More than 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the UK each year, and almost 1,000 lose their lives to the killer disease – yet it is 99.8 per cent preventable with regular screening. Big Brother star Jade Goody’s death at 27 in 2009 led to a surge in women having smear tests. But… Read More: Jade Goody saved our lives – meet three women inspired… »
We’re a few days into 2019 and many people are in the throes of Dry January, a new diet or a keep fit routine – I however, have quit smoking… again. You can post all the memes you like about how difficult it is to go for four days without a pint but you may… Read More: Five things you'll only understand if you've quit smoking for… »
290 Comments By Peter B. Bach Jan. 17, 2019 7:23 p.m. ET Photo: Peter Morgan/Associated Press Ten states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational marijuana use, and another eight look likely to do so in 2019. I favor the move but am troubled by the gateway to it: All these jurisdictions first passed… Read More: If Weed Is Medicine, So Is Budweiser – The Wall… »
Contagious people also went to Portland International Airport, as well as to hospitals, schools, stores, churches and restaurants across Washington’s Clark County and the two-state region, county officials said. A public health emergency was declared Friday in Clark County, less than a half hour drive from Portland, in response to the measles outbreak. Of 19… Read More: Measles sickens 19 in Washington state. Portland Trail Blazers fans… »