Stronger food labelling are being proposed to prevent further deaths of people with allergies. All packaged food such as sandwiches and salads could be required to list the full ingredients. This comes after the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse who suffered an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger baguette in 2016. Under current laws, the…
Drug-resistant superbugs are as big as a threat as climate change, a new twenty-year plan will be done to tackle the problem. The overuse of antibiotics is making infections harder to treat and leading to thousands of deaths a year through drug-resistant superbugs. The government plans to change the way it funds drug companies to…
In a new study, researchers have looked at whether the chemical bisphenol (BPA) could be found in shop, till, cashpoint or similar types of receipts. BPA used to be widely used in the manufacture of plastics and resins. It is now less used because of the health concerns that exposure to BPA could cause a…
Fertility experts are telling the government that women who freeze their eggs should be allowed to keep them for longer than 10 years. A legislation states frozen eggs must be destroyed after ten years unless there is a medical condition that has left the woman prematurely infertile. Experts told the Victoria Derbyshire programme that the…
An Alligator, named (now ironically) Mr Stubs has had a new tail 3D printed for him. Mr. Stubbs’ tail was probably bitten off by another gator and has left him at quite a disadvantage. But thanks to a team of researchers and doctors, he now has a chance! “If he is in a pen with…
Obesity is overtaking smoking as the biggest risk to health in Wales experts have warned. The problem with overweight children could also mean this generation will not live as long as their parents according to wales’ chief medical officer. It comes as the nation’s first strategy to combat obesity is launched. The health minister wants…
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