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Italian bus driver with cough sparks coronavirus panic in France

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An unwell coach driver sparked a coronavirus panic at a French bus station today after arriving with virus symptoms from Italy, where six people have now died in Europe’s first major outbreak.  French police impounded the coach in Lyon today after it arrived from Milan with the driver reportedly suffering from a bad cough.  Passengers were … Read more

Fears whooping cough is evolving into a SUPERBUG as doctors say a new vaccine is desperately needed

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Bacteria responsible for whooping cough are morphing into superbugs, scientists warn. Australian experts say bordetella pertussis is becoming increasingly better at hiding from the immune system.  The evolving bacteria are producing more nutrient-transporting proteins that help it multiply rapidly. It is also triggering less immune responses, causing fewer symptoms. This allows it to slip under … Read more

I paid £62million in tax – why can’t Amazon cough up? Asks Insurance tycoon Sir Peter Wood

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Judged by the standards of most tycoons, insurance entrepreneur Sir Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line, Esure and Go Compare, is a laid-back figure. A fit septuagenarian, he likes nothing better than to spend time on the tennis court or playing golf, and loves personally to direct promotional campaigns as he constantly invents and backs … Read more

Cream made from COUGH SYRUP could be the unlikely new remedy for agonising head and face pain

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A cream made from cough medicine could be an unlikely new remedy for agonising face pain suffered by thousands of people in the UK. The rub-on cream contains a drug called ambroxol, which has been used for decades in cough syrups to break up mucus in the lungs. But now scientists have discovered it also … Read more