Passengers endured hours of misery at Heathrow Airport this morning when up to eight planes were put on lockdown over coronavirus fears after passengers on board complained of symptoms of the deadly virus. MailOnline understands a British Airways flight from Kuala Lumpur was held up on the tarmac for two hours when it landed at 6.45am after cabin crew … Read more
Drinking hot chocolate could help over 60s stay on their feet after a study shows cocoa boosts blood circulation in the legs. Those who drank a mug of cocoa three times a day for six months were able to walk significantly further in a walking test at the end of the study. Cocoa is abundant … Read more
US hospitals in five cities will now test anyone with flu symptoms but who tests negative for the common seasonal virus for the novel coronavirus spreading China, officials said Friday. Previously, only people with a recent travel history to China were tested for the virus which has now sickened 15 people in the US. The … Read more
Some years ago, when I worked in a dementia clinic, I used to see an elderly couple who had an interesting dynamic. They’d been together for nearly 50 years and were devoted. The husband had been a university lecturer and, when diagnosed with dementia, was horrified that the thing he valued the most — his … Read more
I’m a 60-year-old woman and have just celebrated the birth of my second grandchild, who lives in America. I’ve been reading about the risks to newborns’ immunity – do I need to get jabs before I meet her? I have a flu jab every year but do I need others? It isn’t normal to expect … Read more
A top official at the National Institutes of Health says the quarantine aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship ‘failed’ after more than 300 Americans passengers were evacuated – 14 of whom tested positive for coronavirus out of 542 total. More than 3,700 passengers and crew members were stuck onboard the ship that has been docked … Read more
Poised for action, cricket-crazy Jake Ternent gets ready to face the next ball coming his way. The 23-year-old fell in love with the game as a young teenager and has been playing regularly for the past ten years, earning a reputation as an accomplished all-rounder. It’s an astonishing achievement – because Jake has been almost … Read more
Doctors are tackling one of the deadliest heart conditions by using a 100-year-old cancer treatment. The unlikely remedy involves beaming radiotherapy, used for nearly a century to kill tumours, into the chest to banish a potentially fatal ailment which makes the heart beat up to three times faster than normal. Tests show the abnormal rhythm … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Vibrating ‘bathroom scales’ developed by Nasa to stop bone thinning in astronauts offers new hope to osteoporosis sufferers By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 07:59 GMT, 16 February 2020 Technology designed to keep astronauts’ bones strong could be the inspiration for a revolutionary new treatment for … Read more
NEVER trust a person’s face: Scientists say it is ‘completely baloney’ that you can read people’s emotions from their expressions Scientists analysed muscle movement in the face connected to specific feelings They found attempts to detect emotions based on these were usually wrong Research carried out by Prof Aleix Martinez at Ohio State University, US … Read more