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New video animation shows how the coronavirus outbreak has outpaced the SARS, MERS, Ebola and swine flu epidemics. Made by production company Abacaba, and uploaded to YouTube on February 12, the clip compares how quickly each disease spread once cases were reported. At first, the coronavirus outbreak spread slower than Ebola, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 75,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
The defining image of the coronavirus outbreak has been pictures of people with their faces covered by masks. And it’s not just in Wuhan, where the Chinese government has made it compulsory for residents to cover their noses and mouths in public. The rapid spread of the virus has prompted some in the UK to … Read more
A second person has died from coronavirus in China amid fears the lethal outbreak may spread globally, officials have said. The 69-year-old man, named only as Xiong, died in the early hours of January 15 at Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan city. He had been admitted to hospital on December 31 with symptoms of the virus, … Read more
From vagina-sweetening pills to eating grapefruit to prevent heart disease, 2019 had its fair share of outrageous health claims. Ian Marber, a London-based nutritional therapist, has amassed thousands of fans for debunking several of them on his Twitter page. Now, in a piece for MailOnline, Mr Marber has revealed 16 of the strangest claims he … Read more
Extra vitamin D may slow the growth of colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. On average, cancer stopped in its tracks for 13 months for patients on the highest dose of the vitamin supplement (4,000 IU), and for 11 months for those on the over-the-counter dose. Rates of colorectal cancer have been soaring in recent … Read more