A banned weight-loss drug with dangerous cardiac side-effects is being marketed to young people as a natural supplement on social media.
- Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
The social media trend ‘menstrual masking’ claims period blood can rejuvenate skin. Some call it spiritual, others pseudoscience – here’s what research says.
Garlic may help lower blood pressure and cholesterol and support healthier arteries.
Your Halloween sweets might do more than cause a sugar rush. Some ingredients can interfere with medicines or trigger harmful reactions.
Belladonna, mandrake and mugwort may be better known for magic than medicine, but these so-called witches’ herbs helped shape modern pharmacology.
A supermarket painkiller could change how we think about inflammation and disease.
Mais de 21 milhões de pessoas sofrem de alergias no Reino Unido, razão para que os rótulos dos alimentos acompanhem os riscos.
Rápidas, discretas e na moda: as bolsas de cafeína feitas para serem colocadas embaixo do o lábio prometem energia sob demanda, mas podem ser mais perigosas do que parecem
Bladder trouble isn’t just bad luck. These six common mistakes could be the reason.
From peppermint to cumin, research suggests these herbs and spices could help soothe your digestive system.
Fast, discreet and trending: caffeine pouches promise energy on demand. But here’s why they could be riskier than they might seem.
From ashwagandha to CBD, the new ‘functional beverages’ claim to help you relax.
Over 21 million people in the UK live with allergies. Here’s why food labels need to keep up with the risks.
A study tracking 2.4 million children found no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism.
The little blue pill stars are using to calm their jitters.
Cloves: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and possibly pain-relieving. Here’s what centuries of tradition – and modern science – say about them.
Ginger does more than spice up your stir-fry. Research shows it may ease nausea, reduce inflammation and even support heart health.
Hearing loss isn’t just caused by loud noise – some medicines can harm your ears from the inside out.
Medicines rules every traveller should know.
These Ayurvedic ingredients may support digestion, diabetes and hormones - but they’re not without risks.
Sem sabor, sem odor e potencialmente fatal, a escopolamina está provocando alarme no Reino Unido após relatos recentes de seu uso em crimes, como já acontece em países da América do Sul
Foot washing is essential for health as well as hygiene
Tasteless. Odourless. Potentially fatal. Scopolamine is raising alarms after reports of use in UK crime.
Seus hábitos diários estão prejudicando seu fígado? Não é apenas o álcool - até mesmo o açúcar, os analgésicos e o hábito de ficar sentado em demasia podem ser prejudiciais.
Many common prescription drugs block the body’s ability to keep us cool.
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