‘Legal high’ review after laughing gas cases collapse – BBC News

In a statement the Home Office said: “Nitrous oxide is covered by the Psychoactive Substances Act and is illegal to supply for its psychoactive effect. ‘Legal high’ law secured 26 convictions in six months What you’ve told us about legal highs “However, the Act provides an exemption for medical products. Whether a substance is covered […]

New Skin Patch Could Get Rid Of “Love Handles”

Ever wanted an easy way to get rid of the stubborn excess fat around your midriff? Well, scientists have come up with a clever way to combat “love handles” in mice. They hope in the future it could be used to combat obesity and type 2 diabetes in people. Using a special medicated skin patch, researchers […]

Tom Brady, Trump’s good buddy, links arms with teammate during national anthem

Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock The NFL vs. President Donald Trump showdown is really heating up now that Trump’s good buddy Tom Brady is getting involved.  The 45th U.S. president called on NFL owners to fire any players that kneel or protest during the pre-game national anthem at a rally on Friday. Unfortunately for Trump, he overlooked the […]

Need motivation to keep exercising? 25 tips from trainers

If it were easy to stay motivated to work out, then we’d all have rock-hard abs. Alas, the drive to get out of bed for an early morning sweat session is elusive, except for those infectiously positive and perky fitness trainers and instructorsor so you thought. Even they need some encouragement once in a while. […]

Read the Fine Print on the $475,000 Price of a Cancer Breakthrough

It's been an historic week for cancer treatment.  Kicking it off, Gilead Sciences Inc. bought Kite Pharma Inc., a pioneer in "CAR-T" cell therapy, which uses a patient's immune cells to potentially eradicate blood cancers with just one treatment. And on Wednesday, Novartis AG's entry in this field, Kymriah, became the first such treatment to get FDA […]

5 Ways To Make Sure You And Your SO Go To Sleep Tonight Feeling Content

Keeping a relationship together can often feel like an entire occupation in and of itself. It takes work, even in areas that you didn’t realize needed work, like going to sleep. And sometimes, it can feel daunting to figure out how happy couples sleep well, especially when stress runs high for both you and partner. […]

Peter Hall: the peerless showman who transformed British theatre

The great director, who has died aged 86, was a founding father of both the National Theatre and the RSC and masterminded landmark stagings of Shakespeare, Beckett and Pinter The roles of director and producer in theatre often involve contrasting qualities academic and bureaucrat, happy collaborator and back-room schemer, maverick and establishment figure but what […]

Microneedle skin patch used to treat obesity and diabetes -Columbia University Medical Center

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Fire destroyed their home during Harvey. But a Virgin Mary statue survived

(CNN)It wasn’t just wind and rain that caused damage when Hurricane Harvey blasted through the Texas coast. Fires did their share too. The family said the Robstown Fire Department battled the flames even as the hurricane raged. “I wanna thank the Fire Department of Robstown for courage to show up in the storm while the […]

Man ‘choked on anniversary steak’

Mrs Pitts told the Basingstoke inquest her husband had complained the steak was a bit chewy but when asked by the waiter if he wanted it changed, he said that it was “probably just the cow”. “It was his sense of humour,” she added. She continued: “I just saw him coughing and I thought he […]