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World Health Organization's war on vapes continues as body rules devices can't be recommended to help people quit smoking, contrary to NHS advice

02/07/24 18:07

Currently, the NHS recommends the devices as a healthier way to stop the habit, which is one of the biggest causes of illness and death in the UK. Yet, in world-first guidance setting out interventions to help people quit tobacco products, the UN agency labelled e-cigarettes 'complex'. Vapes 'may' only be recommended as a way to help smokers 'in the future as evidence accumulates', the WHO urged. Instead, countries should turn to 'behavioural' support like counselling or smartphone apps and nicotine replacement therapy....read

27/06/24 17:07

When I was 37, and the mother of an adorable four year old whose life revolved around Peppa Pig, pesto pasta and soft play, a psychologist told me I had ' alcohol use disorder'.

23/06/24 10:58

FEMAIL spoke to nutritionist and chartered psychologist, Dr Naomi Newman-Beinart, who revealed her top five benefits of incorporating seaweed into your diet.

05/06/24 21:05

The World Health Organization has reported that a new strain of bird flu has jumped to people for the first time ever. The patient had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals.

31/05/24 11:26

Dramatic lifestyle changes are affecting the health of young people in Britain and storing up future health problems, experts warn.

29/05/24 21:53

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser said on Wednesday that the Gaza war will not end this year and will continue until early 2025.

28/05/24 03:33

The teacher played an episode of the TV program Behind The News (BTN), during a class at a school in Sydney recently, which featured terms for gender and romantic identity including 'aroace'.

27/05/24 11:34

TikTok and Instagram is filled with people showing off their Loop Earplugs - which could be mistaken for jewellery - with some people revealing they have multiple pairs.

25/05/24 08:57

Research conducted by the University of Bristol found that feeding dogs raw (uncooked) meat increases their risk of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by a widely used antibiotic.

24/05/24 17:35

Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the UN agency's acting director for pandemic preparedness, said it was a 'certainty' the continent would face the threat of influenza.

24/05/24 16:16

Under the deal, America and other rich nations could be forced to hand over a fifth of their vaccines and treatments to the UN's World Health Organization in a crisis.

24/05/24 16:04

Under the deal, America and other rich nations could be forced to hand over a fifth of their vaccines and treatments to the UN's World Health Organization in a crisis.

24/05/24 11:22

As the temperature rises across Britain, more and more people are venturing outside, going on walks, having BBQs and sunbathing. It's important to understand how to apply sun cream properly.

24/05/24 08:50

As the temperature rises across Britain, more and more people are venturing outside, going on walks, having BBQs and sunbathing. It's important to understand how to apply sun cream properly.

23/05/24 00:01

A WHO study of 44 countries, shows England, Wales and Scotland performing poorly on markers such as day-to-day exercise while not all children have breakfast on a school day.

21/05/24 15:20

Stepping beyond 8,000 may not even provide 'much additional benefit', experts also claimed. Instead, walking faster in shorter bursts could be equally as effective.

19/05/24 13:47

How much iron do you really need? How can you check your iron levels? And what are the risks of a deficiency? Here MailOnline explains everything you need to know.

19/05/24 02:12

Millions of people are injecting themselves with weight loss drugs and the firms that make them have seen their share prices soar, but can investors still profit now?

18/05/24 12:39

Doctors want to change the way people think about alcoholism amid a growing body of evidence showing even a small amount is bad for your health.

16/05/24 13:06

Data show 168 people have been told they are eligible for the Vaccine Damage Payment, a £120,000 tax-free sum, due injuries from a Covid vaccine.

16/05/24 00:01

The World Health Organisation found 52 of the 53 countries in its European Region are consuming too much salt, including the UK.

15/05/24 16:02

Millions more Brits could be labelled obese in a proposed major shake-up of body-mass-index classification (BMI) system and their not alone, with stars also caught up in the obesity shake-up.

15/05/24 08:27

'Transsexualism, dual-role transvestism, gender identity disorder in childhood, other gender identity disorders and fetishistic transvestism' are now all recorded as mental illnesses under the decree

13/05/24 11:44

Britain may be forced to accept mandatory lockdowns and vaccines by power-hungry World Health Organisation bureaucrats, Nigel Farage has warned.

13/05/24 11:19

Professor Dame Sally Davies is the UK's special envoy on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) when pathogens develop a resistance to the drugs medics use to treat patients infected by them.

13/05/24 02:13

Six lives every minute. That's the number saved by vaccines, according to a study by the World Health Organisation and published in the Lancet earlier this year.

11/05/24 17:00

This week, a major study found that ultra-processed foods in seven categories raised the risk of death by up to 10 percent. DailyMail.com has picked several of these to create a startling graphic.

10/05/24 10:30

Dr Robert Califf, its commissioner, told a Senate Committee yesterday that they were already drawing up plans to hastily grab tests, anti-virals and vaccines if the disease jumps to humans.

10/05/24 08:51

The World Cancer Research Fund says we should be eating the equivalent of five 80g portions of fruit and veg a day. that means eight florets of broccoli is only one portion of veg.

09/05/24 22:02

Dr Robert Califf, its commissioner, told a Senate Committee yesterday that they were already drawing up plans to hastily grab tests, anti-virals and vaccines if the disease jumps to humans.

08/05/24 14:16

The jab, developed in the UK, was supposed to be a shining example of British ingenuity that would banish the devastating Covid pandemic, now it's being hauled through the courts.

06/05/24 19:02

Researchers at the USDA revealed the development last week after swabbing 26 infected dairy herds across eight states. They said it raised the risk of the disease spreading to humans.

06/05/24 17:53

Researchers at the USDA revealed the development last week after swabbing 26 infected dairy herds across eight states. They said it raised the risk of the disease spreading to humans.

06/05/24 13:48

A team of researchers at Hebei Medical University engineered virus to contain parts of Ebola in a lab that killed a group of hamsters in just three days.

06/05/24 12:39

A team of researchers at Hebei Medical University engineered virus to contain parts of Ebola in a lab that killed a group of hamsters in just three days.

03/05/24 22:37

In the image, which appears to show the patient, both eyes are red and inflamed - causing the patient discomfort. It is following the infection with bird flu of the dairy farmer in Texas.

03/05/24 22:08

A study from researchers at Stanford University and Harvard University found that about 50,000 cases of childhood asthma could be linked to exposure to nitrogen dioxide produced by gas stoves.

03/05/24 18:57

The air in popular indoor rock climbing wall facilities is laden with potentially toxic rubber particles, some of which have been linked to cancer, new research suggests.

01/05/24 22:37

A landmark report has settled a debate that has rattled on for years between scientists - and suggests all that hand washing during the pandemic may have been fruitless.

01/05/24 20:56

Georgia's state GOP primary voters have an odd question on ballots. They get to say whether the UN will usurp the US government and order Americans around the next time a pandemic strikes.

01/05/24 20:35

Georgia's state GOP primary voters have an odd question on ballots. They get to say whether the UN will usurp the US government and order Americans around the next time a pandemic strikes.

30/04/24 11:57

We were told during Covid that Sweden would suffer mass fatalities. Instead, it had one of the lowest excess mortality rates in Europe. Does that not suggest that our response was wrong?

29/04/24 18:31

Gym influencers and homesteaders are swearing by raw milk, despite experts slamming the drink for being 'dangerous' and 'disgusting,' as bird flu has been linked to the drink.

29/04/24 00:58

The UK was one of the countries that announced plans in March 2021 for an agreement that would bind states in tackling global health emergencies.

26/04/24 18:10

Reem Alsalem, a UN rapporteur, said this month's Cass Review into Britain's trans health crisis was 'seminal' and that it could upend gender-affirming care globally.

26/04/24 09:38

As a shocking report finds children in England are more likely to have drunk alcohol than those in any other country two mums explain why they forbid or allow their kids to drink at home.

25/04/24 11:11

It marks the highest rate of childhood drinking across 44 countries, according to a damning World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned report.

25/04/24 00:01

The nation's kids are also being plagued by alarmingly high rates of vaping and smoking, the World Health Organisation warns.

23/04/24 14:52

DailyMail.com's newest columnists, the Nutrition Twins, have shared their top tips for buying supplements. These include choosing magnesium for sleep and steering clear of Amazon.

22/04/24 13:50

Experts are particularly alarmed by a 'concerning' uptick of booze-related fatalities among middle-aged women. Pandemic-era curbs also likely fuelled dangerous drinking habits.

22/04/24 00:15

Tanya Plibersek has derided Elon Musk as an 'egotistical billionaire' after the X owner vowed to defy the Australian government's demands to remove harmful content.

20/04/24 14:00

Fatal 'hemorrhagic' or blood-letting fevers emerged from Kitum in the 1980s. Scientists ascribe Kitum's unique deadliness to the animals who scrape the cave for salt

19/04/24 17:42

Fatal 'hemorrhagic' or blood-letting fevers emerged from Kitum in the 1980s. Scientists ascribe Kitum's unique deadliness to the animals who scrape the cave for salt

19/04/24 15:12

Bird flu has been detected in 'very high concentrations' in raw milk, the World Health Organization announced Friday. However, the pasteurized milk supply remains safe.

18/04/24 15:58

The virus, an extremely deadly HN51 subtype, has caused devastating declines in bird populations following its emergence in Europe in 2020.

18/04/24 15:22

The virus, an extremely deadly HN51 subtype, has caused devastating declines in bird populations following its emergence in Europe in 2020.

15/04/24 23:30

While 'tremendous advances' in research and treatments have slashed death rates, bold policy actions are now needed to promote better lifestyles, according to research by the Lancet Commission.

15/04/24 17:21

The Paris Olympiad this summer is the starting point to what Hirshland referred to as 'The Decade', with the United States likely hosting two Olympic Games over the next 10 years.

15/04/24 15:35

Health officials in 18 states have placed restrictions on cattle movement amid fears of bird flu, which has been detected in farms 28 farms across eight states. North Carolina is the most recent to confirm infection.

15/04/24 05:56

Australians with a certain kind of superannuation have seen the value of their retirements savings surge by 69 per cent since the start of the Covid pandemic four years ago.

12/04/24 23:00

A study has found evidence of multidrug-resistant bacteria being passed between sick cats and dogs and their healthy owners in Portugal and the UK.

10/04/24 22:05

A Canadian-based mining company is moving its operations to Michigan, receiving outrage from residents. The mining company will produce nearly 7,500 tons of copper per day.

09/04/24 18:01

The WHO was slammed for claiming vaping can lead to a seizure within hours. The global health agency was fact checked on X by users, prompting the platform to post a Community Note.

09/04/24 15:53

Dr Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert at Northeastern University in Boston and former FDA and USDA food safety advisor, shared foods he would avoid amid fears of bird flu in the US.

09/04/24 15:04

Dr Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert at Northeastern University in Boston and former FDA and USDA food safety advisor, shared foods he would avoid amid fears of bird flu in the US.

08/04/24 19:13

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a date has been set for an Israeli invasion of Rafah

04/04/24 17:26

Mandy Cohen, the agency's director, told NPR that officials were 'monitoring the situation very closely' as farms in six states struggle with outbreaks on dairy farms.

02/04/24 12:03

Easily available and affordable junk and ultra-processed food has been blamed for fuelling Britain's bulging obesity crisis with experts estimated a fifth of the population could be classified as addicts.

02/04/24 11:37

One youngster in Scotland waited 1,518 days for their diagnosis while tens of thousands of children in England are similarly waiting too long according to official health service guidelines.

01/04/24 16:20

There has been a big push to get more Americans talking about their feelings in recent decades. But now experts are starting to wonder if the widespread use of therapy may be having the opposite effect.

01/04/24 06:28

Elon Musk 's X is suing the Australian government after its 'world-first' E-Safety Commissioner ordered an 'offensive' post to be removed from the platform.

29/03/24 09:38

Chaotic scenes facing the thousands of cancer patients receiving NHS care every day are comparable to 'Heathrow on a Bank Holiday' according to a respected oncologist.

27/03/24 22:12

MATT RIDLEY: The WHO has a terrible track record in managing epidemics, not least in its response to Covid-19, where it made a series of bad mistakes and did China's bidding.

27/03/24 11:31

The Australian government's attempts to police online speech have descended into farce after its 'world's first' eSafety Commissioner makes a major admission.

27/03/24 10:04

Two-thirds of products intended for youngsters from Heinz, Nestle, Danone, Hipp, Hero and Hain Celestial contained excessive sugar, salt or calories.

26/03/24 11:49

The Australian government has tried to force a Canadian man to delete an 'offensive' tweet about a UN trans expert, threatening X owner Elon Musk with a $800,000 fine.

25/03/24 23:04

Many of the most polluted cities in 2023 were choked by Canadian wildfires, inflating their numbers. But others suffer a common American scourge: Interstate highways running through them.

25/03/24 11:37

A group of Conservative MPs have warned the UK risks 'signing away' its powers to 'unelected' WHO bosses, complaining about mooted changes in a letter to Alicia Kearns.

25/03/24 00:15

Researchers at UCL said their Drink Less app, which is available to download for free on Apple devices, can help people who are high-risk drinkers.

18/03/24 20:33

Experts have sounded the alarm about flawed research touting ketamine as a wonder drug for depression after Elon Musk admitted to using it during an interview with Don Lemon last week.

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