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Elderly patients are being ‘deprived of food and drink so they die quicker and free up bed space’, claim doctors
Emily Allen Daily Mail Hospitals may be withholding food and drink from elderly patients so they die quicker to cut costs and save on bad spaces, leading doctors have warned. Thousands of terminally ill people are placed on a ‘care … Continue reading →
Female student, 60, sues college professor after sexuality course required them to ‘masturbate, document sexual abuse, fetishes and promiscuity to pass’
Daily Mail Reporter Daily Mail A woman taking a human sexuality course has filed a lawsuit claiming she was required to masturbate, keep detailed sex journals, reveal her fetishes and if she had been sexually abused – or she would … Continue reading →
World’s first GM babies born
Michael Hanlon Daily Mail The world’s first genetically modified humans have been created, it was revealed last night. The disclosure that 30 healthy babies were born after a series of experiments in the United States provoked another furious debate about … Continue reading →
GPs sent me away 13 times and dismissed me as neurotic. Now I’ve been told that I am dying of cancer
Source: Daily Mail A mother has been given 18 months to live after doctors failed to diagnose her cancer more than a dozen times. Ruth McDonagh, 46, pleaded with GPs for two years to test her for the disease but … Continue reading →
Breast cancer link to working nights: Three late shifts a week ‘doubles the risk of disease’
Jenny Hope Daily Mail Women who work night shifts are at higher risk of breast cancer, warn researchers. Their findings suggest working at night increases the chances of the disease by 40 per cent. Women working more than two night … Continue reading →
Violent crimes committed by teenage girls have surged in NSW
Source: Daily Mail VIOLENT crimes committed by teenage girls have surged in NSW, with a 36 per cent increase in the past decade. Packs of girls, with members as young as 13, are mirroring the territorial behaviour of teenage boys … Continue reading →
Amish children are nearly immune to asthma and allergies
Reuters Reporters Daily Mail Study compared children on Amish farms in Indiana to children in Switzerland, where most Amish originate Amish children have 5 percent allergy rate, compared to 11.2 percent among Swiss kids Amish children raised on rural farms … Continue reading →
Chemical cosh drugs ‘given to children aged three’ as prescriptions to treat hyperactivity soar
Laura Clark Daily Mail Prescriptions for ‘chemical cosh’ drugs to treat hyperactivity have soared four-fold in a decade amid evidence that children as young as three are taking the medication. The number of prescriptions for Ritalin leapt from 158,000 in … Continue reading →
Doctors back demands to deny NHS treatment for smokers and the obese
David Baker Daily Mail More than half of doctors across the UK have backed controversial measures to withhold treatment to smokers and the obese. According to a new survey around 54 per cent of those who took part said the … Continue reading →
Staggering rise of the British food bank: One opens every week after rise in families unable to afford to eat
Jill Reilly Daily Mail Shocking figures have revealed that every week a new food bank opens in Britain as more people find themselves struggling to make ends meet. And the number of people needing emergency aid is expected to rise … Continue reading →