Urgent warning as symptoms of deadly poisoning can easily be mistaken for cold and flu

Urgent warning as symptoms of deadly poisoning can easily be mistaken for cold and flu

BRITS are being urged to check if their cold symptoms are a sign of something more sinister this winter. Headaches, shortness of breath and fatigue can potentially be signs of carbon monoxide exposure. 2 Shortness of breath can be a sign of both flu and carbon monoxide poisoningCredit: Getty Carbon… Urgent warning as symptoms of … Read more

Thousands of cancer cases MISSED as Brits ignore vital invites – are you at risk?

Thousands of cancer cases MISSED as Brits ignore vital invites - are you at risk?

THOUSANDS of cancer cases are being missed among people ignoring NHS screening invitations, figures suggest. Cancer Research UK said the free checks diagnose about 18,000 tumours per year but only 70 per cent of people take them up. 1 Women are invited for regular breast cancer screening after the… Thousands of cancer cases MISSED as … Read more

Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in smartwatch wristbands – as scientists recommend which ones to buy

Potentially toxic 'forever chemicals' found in smartwatch wristbands - as scientists recommend which ones to buy

ELEVATED levels of potentially toxic “forever chemicals” have been found in several smartwatch wristbands. The chemicals may be more common at certain price points, say scientists. 1 American scientists say PFAS were detected in the bands of several smartwatchesCredit: Getty PFAS (Per- and… Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in smartwatch wristbands – as scientists recommend … Read more

Man, 29, battling ‘brain-swelling disease’ after terrifying night terrors left him feeling ‘inside his nightmare’

Man, 29, battling 'brain-swelling disease' after terrifying night terrors left him feeling 'inside his nightmare'

A ONCE fit and healthy man has had his life turned upside down after suffering a terrifying night terror. Ben Tarver, 29, woke up in the middle of the night on September 11 after experiencing something he described as worse than a nightmare. 6 Ben Tarver woke up in the middle of the night one… … Read more

‘Fit and healthy’ dad-of-5, 53, dies weeks after falling sick and vomiting on dream holiday

'Fit and healthy' dad-of-5, 53, dies weeks after falling sick and vomiting on dream holiday

A HEALTHY dad-of-five suddenly got sick during a dream holiday to Turkey with his wife. Less than two months later, he died of multiple organ failure aged just 53. 7 Yvonne with her late-husband, Andy Morrall, who passed away after falling ill suddenly in TurkeyCredit: Jam Press/Co-op Funeralcare