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When it comes to drink driving, its as simple as taking a breathalyser test to detect whether someone is under the influence. But when it comes to drugs, such as marijuana for example, things aren’t as simple. That’ why scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a breathalyser, that can tell if a person…
A man from Brighton who almost died from meningitis has revealed how he began to look forward to having his limbs amputated, as his illness progressed. 60 year old Mike Davies spent 70 days in intensive care with meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia, and during this time, he said he knew his hands and feet were…
Two heatwaves hit France this summer and it led to an additional 1,500 deaths in the country according to France’s health minister. Ms Buzyn said: “The 2003 heatwave lasted 20 days. We had 18 days in two waves and we managed to cut mortality by a factor of 10 thanks to preventative measures.” The country’s…
Oregon health officials are investigating the death of another person who suffered from a mysterious respiratory illness after vaping. This comes after the State of Illinois launched an investigation last week into the death of an individual who had used an e-cigarette product and was later hospitalised with a severe respiratory illness. Oregon Health Authority…
An elderly woman has died after being attacked by her pet rooster in Australia. The 76 year old woman was reportedly collecting eggs when a domestic rooster that lived on her rural land, pecked her lower left leg, causing “significant haemorrhage with collapse and death”. An autopsy of her left leg showed that it was…
A major study suggests people who eat vegan and vegetarian diets have a lower risk of heart disease but a higher risk of stroke. They had 10 fewer cases of heart disease and three more stokes per 1,000 people compared with the meat-eaters. The research, published in the British Medical Journal, looked at 48,000 people…
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