Health

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Miss Junior Teen Great Britain Grand Final features Bolton girl

A teenager from Bolton has made it through to the final of a national pageant....

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Bolton mums-to-be get a little help from midwife, 70s-style

It might look like an, as yet , unscreened episode of Call the Midwife but this photo shows an ante-natal class in Bolto...

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Plans to convert empty Chichester offices into flats

Plans have been proposed to turn offices in South Street, Chichester into flats....

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Turton School praised by Ofsted during recent visit

Ofsted inspectors said students were ‘increasingly confident and respectful’ of one another....

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Rottingdean Longhill High School told to improve by Ofsted

Longhill High School in Rottingdean has been rated "requires improvement" after a recent visit from Ofsted inspectors....

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Bolton: Motorists banned for cannabis driving

A number of people from Bolton have recently been banned from the roads after driving with excessive amounts of cannabis...

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The Gilnow Arms with it 'lovely' regulars and trip abroad

Every week we love to shine the spotlight on some of the best local venues that the borough has to offer, in our Pub of ...

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Bolton to take action on domestic abuse after death of man

The resident, anonymised as 'Andrew', died around five years ago of a stab wound sustained after an argument with his pa...

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Horwich St Catherine's Care Home hosts fiesta fun for residents

Residents and their families at a Horwich care home had all the ‘fiesta fun’ recently to celebrate the Cinco de Mayo...

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New principal appointed at Healing Academy

Stephen Logan is currently Deputy Headteacher at Malet Lambert School in Hull...

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Man questions Sunday parking rules at Grimsby’s Market Hall after shopping trip ends with a fine

Adam Cooney said he and other motorists were parked ‘out of chargeable hours’...

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M60 to close all night every night for more than a month

The closures are are all night, every night, between May 22 and June 28....

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Horwich: Call for filter on Winter Hey Lane/Chorley New Road junction

Calls have been made for changes to a major town centre junction with a layout that has been labelled "dangerous"....

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Blackburn man ordered to pay over £5.6M Bolton drugs plot

The right-hand man in a multimillion pound conspiracy to import Class A drugs inside "frozen chicken" vans has been orde...

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YASMIN QURESHI: Our justice system is at breaking point

The recent announcement that the Government has triggered what is known as ‘Operation Early Dawn’ for our justice sy...

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Call for bids for M61 junction 7 as £500M fund opens

A fund worth £500M could help making building a new junction on one of Bolton’s busiest roads a reality....

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New visuals of planned data centre at South Killingholme that could create 400 jobs

There have already been a number of objections from residents, with traffic concerns among the reasons cited...

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Gary Davies bringing Radio One Roadshow spirit to Blackpool

FOR 11 years he was one of the most recognisable voices on Radio One...

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Clough & Willis holds 'will month' in aid of Bury Hospice

A law firm will be holding a special “will month” to encourage more people to make wills while raising money for an ...

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Tottington's Big Day Out: Popular festival returns this July

A popular annual festival has announced its return to Tottington this summer....

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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust 'updates' uniform policy

Nurses, doctors and other staff will now be allowed to wear stud earrings, false eye lashes and tattoos at Royal Bolton ...

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Charges proposed for Bolton at Home run UCAN Centres

Charges of up to £30 a session could be brought in to use community centres all over Bolton....

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Newhaven man to walk five D-Day beaches in France for charity

A man is taking part in a mammoth team challenge of walking across 5 D-Day beaches in France for a military charity....

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Rother Police urge residents to be more 'deer aware'

Rother Police are urging residents across Sussex to be more "deer aware" while driving....

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Spring arrivals thrive at Crawley pond of conservation importance

The adorable new arrivals brought by spring are thriving at a mill pond and water garden....

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Queen says King Charles was disappointed he couldn't attend Rye visit

Queen Camilla said her husband was "very cross" he couldn't come to Sussex as she arrived for the afternoon....

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Brighton union rep denies having sword at Hollingdean bin depot

A man has been accused of having a “samurai sword” at a bin depot....

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Chichester council to install car park deterrent measures

Chichester District Council agrees to spend £66,000 on vehicle deterrents at two key city centre car parks....

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Sussex Police detective receives final warning over assault allegation

A Sussex Police detective who was accused of hitting someone with a door has kept his job after a disciplinary hearing....

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Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis sends message to Bexhill teenager

A teenager battling cancer has received a special surprise in a video from Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis....

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Worthing care home failed to protect man, court hears

A care home in Sussex failed to protect an elderly man who had ten falls before he died of a traumatic head injury....

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The Cheese and Chilli Festival to be held in Chichester

The UK's only festival dedicated to cheese and chilli will host an event in Chichester....

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Pizza Express: Gatwick Airport adds new restaurant with breakfast menu

Pizza for breakfast will now be on the menu at Gatwick as Pizza Express launches its first airport restaurant....

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Plant-based diets reduce cancer and heart disease risks, study shows

Study reveals that plant-based diets significantly reduce the risks of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases while improvi...

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Boosting mitochondrial health can reverse protein clumping in aging and Alzheimer's

It has long been known that a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and most other neurodegenerative diseases, is the clumpin...

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Proteologix, Inc. to be Acquired by Johnson & Johnson

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Proteologix, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company focused on ...

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Seelos Therapeutics Announces Pricing of $1.1 Million Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement Priced At-the-Market Under Nasdaq Rules

NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEEL) ("Seelos" or the "Company"), a clinical-...

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Weak brain circuit connection found to influence overeating and obesity

Why can some people easily stop eating when they are full and others can't, which can lead to obesity?...

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Alcohol consumption higher in regional and affluent areas, wastewater analysis reveals

People from a higher socioeconomic status drink more alcohol on average than those of lower socioeconomic background, ac...

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Global life expectancy to rise by nearly 5 years by 2050, GBD 2021 study predicts

The latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021, published today in The Lancet, forecast that glo...

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Celiac disease in India: Expert answers all FAQs about gluten allergy in children

Celiac disease manifests in two primary forms – GI symptoms or non-GI symptoms. Kids typically present between 6 month...

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Nurses close beds as 'fruitful' pay talks continue

Nurses negotiating for better pay say talks with Victorian hospital administrators have been "fruitful", after one in fo...

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Study shows impact of primary health care in reducing child mortality in Latin America

The implementation of primary health care (PHC) over the last two decades has prevented more than 300,000 child deaths i...

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Weight Loss Wonders: New Study Uncovers Surprising Benefits of the Protein Kallistatin

New research indicates that weight loss in overweight individuals boosts Kallistatin expression in fat tissue, enhancing...

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High social media use linked to increased smoking and vaping in youth

The more time spent on social media, the greater the likelihood that children and young people will both smoke and/or va...

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Hormone disorder affects quality of life of qathet resident

More awareness needed about acromegaly, a rare condition...

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Surge in bad health due to lifestyle choices, age: Study

Air pollution, smoking, low birthweight and short gestation were also among the largest contributors to disability-adjus...

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Over 30% of Covaxin takers suffered from health issues, claims BHU study

Serious AESI, which included stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome, were reported in one per cent of individuals....

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Men face higher risk of diabetes complications than women, study finds

Men are at greater risk than women of the major health effects of diabetes (types 1 and 2), suggests a long term study p...

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USC researcher receives $3.1M to study early brain development in babies born to diabetic mothers

It has long been understood that pregnant women with diabetes are more likely to have children with obesity than women w...

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Offering screening options boosts colorectal cancer test rates

The rate of colorectal cancer screenings more than doubled when patients were given a choice between which type of scree...

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Criticism over application for 150 Cambridgeshire homes next to 170 planned homes

One local person said: "The state of our roads are bad enough"...

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Is Prince Harry’s favoured therapy EMDR another fad, or does it work?

Assessing the real benefits of EMDR beyond the celebrity endorsements....

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Healthy snack options for toddlers

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) - March was National Nutrition Month - a great time to learn more about healthier eatin...

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China and Russia reaffirm their 'no limit' partnership as Moscow presses its offensive in Ukraine

China, which hasn't criticized the invasion, proposed a broadly worded peace plan in 2023, calling for a cease-fire and ...

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Over 30% Covaxin takers suffered from health issues after 1 year, claims BHU study

Published in the journal Springer Nature, the study comes in the wake of UK pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting i...

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Text messages with financial rewards boost weight loss in obese men, study finds

Study found that combining behavioral text messages with financial incentives promotes significant weight loss in obese ...

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World Hypertension Day 2024: Pediatric Cardiologist explains the causes of high BP in children

World Hypertension Day 2024: A recent study from 2021 reported that 7% of school going children in India are hypertensiv...

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OIC African First Ladies Unite To Combat Cancer

First Ladies from Organization of Islamic Cooperation African member-states have agreed to join forces to accelerate can...