Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds
World news | The Guardianby Tom Perkins23 Aug 2026
Common personal care products widely contain unlabeled toxic chemicals, results from a new peer-reviewed study suggest.
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top 84%These Babies Grew Up With Strict Sugar Limits. Decades Later, The Results Are Dramatic.
ScienceAlertby Peter Dockrill23 Aug 2026
It was January 1940, and the United Kingdom had a serious problem. German attacks on import ships were threatening to trigger extreme food shortages, effectively starving the nation into...
Menopause coach reveals how being sober transformed her looks
Mail Onlineby Maanya Sachdeva23 Aug 2026
- READ MORE: The one-hour facelift that left me looking years younger: I've tried all the tweakments but I was staggered by this method that made my jawline so much more defined and gave me back...
Andhra junior doctors to continue strike as talks with govt. make no headway
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
For the first time since their strike began, a delegation of junior doctors met Andhra Pradesh Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav at the Secretariat on Thursday...
Dissolvable 3D-printed patch aims to improve skin cancer treatment
The Independentby Jonathan McCambridge23 Aug 2026
A new dissolvable 3D-printed patch has been developed by researchers in Belfast with the aim of improving treatment for localised skin cancer.
How the deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped
Al Jazeeraby Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; Mohamed Yakub Janabi; Jean Kaseya23 Aug 2026
Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we first go to listen. In Bunia, we have met dozens of community representatives: survivors, women, young people, local...
H1N1 symptoms: What to look out for as cases rise in major Indian cities
The Independentby Shahana Yasmin and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar23 Aug 2026
India’s health ministry has issued an advisory as H1N1 cases continue to rise in several parts of the country, with doctors warning people to pay attention to persistent or worsening flu-like...
Book Box: Honey, Mustard and the Art of getting back to life
Hindustan Timesby Sonya Dutta Choudhury23 Aug 2026
Book Box: Honey, Mustard and the Art of getting back to life After a health scare, the author finds solace in honey and homemade mustard while reminiscing about food’s cultural significance and her...
Doctors achieve new feat in cancer treatment with cord transplant and Car T-cell therapy
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau23 Aug 2026
Doctors from a private health facility in West Bengal have successfully treated a seven- year-old boy suffering from thalassaemia using an advanced Haplo Cord transplant process.
Is the US seeing a turning point in obesity rates?
DW Englishby Hannah Fuchs23 Aug 2026
The United States has been grappling with an obesity epidemic since the late 1970s, but there is growing evidence that the constantly climbing obesity rates are beginning to drop.
Jaiñtia Hills to the G7: Can Meghalaya turn ‘Lakadong’ into a global brand?
Hindustan Timesby David Laitphlang23 Aug 2026
Jaiñtia Hills to the G7: Can Meghalaya turn ‘Lakadong’ into a global brand? The high-curcumin turmeric has gone from an obscure hill crop to a GI-tagged premium product showcased before world...
Ten days of yoga, naturopathy may alter stress-regulation system for months: Study
ThePrintby Payal Banerjee23 Aug 2026
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Aug 23 (PTI) A 10-day programme combining yoga, naturopathy and dietary modification may bring measurable changes in the body’s autonomic regulation that remain detectable...
The food group that’s key to preventing muscle injuries in middle age
The Independentby Patricia Yárnoz Esquíroz23 Aug 2026
More and more people over the age of 50 are taking up physical exercise. Medical associations resoundingly agree that this is a good thing.
The cheap supplement that can boost energy levels and support muscle growth
The Independentby Scott Mills23 Aug 2026
Creatine supplementation is booming among those seeking greater muscle size and performance. Although creatine is certainly not a new discovery, with research dating back to the 1830s, its...
One Type of Diabetes Responds Better to a Weekly GLP-1 Drug Than to Insulin
ScienceAlertby David Nield23 Aug 2026
GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) drugs are now perhaps best known in relation to weight loss, but they were originally developed – and continue to be widely used – for diabetes.
Nurse tells parents to grab pen if they spot rash on kids – tip could save lives
Irish Mirrorby news@irishmirror.ie (Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz)23 Aug 2026
Nurse tells parents to grab pen if they spot rash on kids – her tip could save lives Paediatric nurse Sarah Hunstead has shared a quick and easy pen trick to help parents monitor whether a rash or...
My neurospicy brain: Ten ADHD traits that took me by surprise after diagnosis
TheJournal.ieby Ranae von Meding23 Aug 2026
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H1N1 symptoms: What to look out for as cases rise in major Indian cities
The Independentby Shahana Yasmin and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar23 Aug 2026
H1N1 cases are rising in several parts of India, with doctors warning people to pay attention to persistent or worsening flu-like symptoms as the country enters its monsoon influenza season.
London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
Environment | The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor23 Aug 2026
Ten years ago, Alastair Harper was an advocate for young people’s health sitting in a stuffy meeting room in London planning an air pollution campaign. “My phone started buzzing,” he said.
Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in local mammal
DW Englishby Mahima Kapoor23 Aug 2026
Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal on Sunday, after it found the deadly virus in a long-nosed fur seal.