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Coriander, cumin and thyme could counteract harm from high-fat meals 

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Spicing up your dinner with coriander, cumin, thyme and parsley counteracts some of the harmful effects of high-fat meals, according to a new report. Adding even one teaspoon of spice mix to a recipe can have anti-inflammatory benefits, reducing the risk of cancer, diabetes or heart disease.  In experiments, US researchers found people who ate … Read more

Doctors say Chinese ventilators sent to British hospitals would harm patients

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Doctors in the UK have shared their fears over 250 ventilators purchased from China and called for their ‘withdrawal and replacement’. Medical experts from the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust warned that the Shangrila 510 model, made by Chinese firm Beijing Aeonmed Co. Ltd., caused ‘significant patient harm including death’ if used in a … Read more

Self harm in prisons rockets by 14 per cent to a record high with 63,328 recorded incidents in 2019

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The UK prison system is in ‘deep crisis’, with violence, drug problems and overcrowding prevailing in male prisons, according to a report. The ‘infliction of unjustified violence by staff on prisoners’ was particularly ‘deeply concerning’, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) said. The ‘evolution’ of an informal practice of preventive … Read more

How a virus like this one could harm health long after you’ve recovered

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Long after the lockdown is lifted and the pandemic has receded, the UK health service may still be treating vast numbers of long-term victims of the coronavirus. Worrying evidence from early studies of patients with Covid-19 is emerging to suggest the infection may leave behind debilitating conditions ranging from sensory loss to heart and lung … Read more

Is JK Rowling’s Covid-19 breathing exercise doing more harm than good?

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It’s the three-minute breathing exercise that can ease debilitating coronavirus symptoms – and, by now, thousands of Britons will have tried it. A video posted by urgent care specialist Dr Sarfaraz Munshi showing him demonstrating the technique has gone viral – raking in more than three million views on YouTube, no doubt bolstered by the … Read more

Experts now say letting your baby wail Doesn’t harm them

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Four months after having my first child, Alexander, I was an emotional wreck. As the editor of a parenting magazine, I had access to experts on every conceivable topic and, before his arrival, I’ll admit I thought I knew a fair bit about mothering. Well, children have been tormenting their parents with lack of sleep … Read more

Will Woodford’s fund lockdown help or harm investors?

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Neil Woodford’s struggles were not fresh news but his fund being shuttered was a shock. Investors who have stuck with Woodford’s Equity Income fund, including yours truly, are now locked in until an unspecified future date – in a move trailed as having been made to protect us. The soap opera of Britain’s most famous … Read more