‘Our service hasn’t been as we would have wished’: Royal Mail admits surging demand, staff absence and poor weather hit operations as Britons send nearly 500MILLION parcels in three months

Royal Mail's workforce handled nearly 500m parcels in the third quarterIn a single day, the group delivered nearly 12m parcels up and down countryGroup has kept on 10,000 out of…

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David Beckham invests in synthetic cannabis company that makes athletic recovery products

David Beckham is backing a company making synthetic cannabis to be used in skincare and athletic recovery products. Cellular Goods, which the former England star has invested in through his business…

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Perfect for high tea! £2.19 cannabis infused health drink is ‘flying off the shelves’ at QUEEN’S farm shop, insider claims

TRIP, a drink with 15mg of CBD in, is on sale at the Queen's shop in Windsor Insider said the cannabis-infused drink is 'flying off the shelves' and has sold outWindsor…

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‘Cannabis cards’ system could decriminalise the drug and make possession legal for up to 3.5million Britons who use the drug to treat medical conditions such as multiple sclerosis and cancer

Medicinal users will be given 'cannabis cards' to protect them from prosecution Police will accept the cards as proof the person is in possession of the drug Patients with conditions such as…

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Half of advanced cancer patients given new drug saw their tumours stop growing or disappear completely as first clinical trial provides ‘encouraging’ results

Researchers in the UK tested berzosertib on 40 patients with advanced tumoursDespite being an early trial to evaluate safe dosage, results were 'encouraging'Berzosertib works by blocking the protein in cancer cells that…

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Simple urine test could help diagnose bladder cancer TEN YEARS before symptoms appear by detecting genetic mutations

Detection of bladder cancer is usually very poor and tests are invasiveInternational researchers analysed urine samples of 131 people in IranAlmost half who developed bladder cancer could be spotted 10…

Continue ReadingSimple urine test could help diagnose bladder cancer TEN YEARS before symptoms appear by detecting genetic mutations

UK may face an opioid addiction crisis like the US within FIVE YEARS, expert warns as pharmacies are caught handing out addictive painkillers without prescriptions

A BBC investigation revealed it is easy to get hold of opioids in the UKPharmacies were found to not be asking buyers proper questionsThe painkillers, including codeine and tramadol, are…

Continue ReadingUK may face an opioid addiction crisis like the US within FIVE YEARS, expert warns as pharmacies are caught handing out addictive painkillers without prescriptions

More than ONE MILLION Britons ‘are illegally using cannabis to treat illnesses including epilepsy, arthritis and anxiety’

Around half of the 1.4million users are thought to use cannabis every day The total black market spend is estimated to be around £2.6billion a year Users range across all ages, social…

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If you get cancer in Australia you now have DOUBLE the chance of surviving compared to sufferers in Britain – and the ‘stiff upper lip’ is to blame

Australians have better chance of surviving cancer than elsewhere in the world The five-year survival rate for pancreas is set to reach one in four by 2024 The UK survival rate is…

Continue ReadingIf you get cancer in Australia you now have DOUBLE the chance of surviving compared to sufferers in Britain – and the ‘stiff upper lip’ is to blame

GP patients will have their entire genome screened for clues related to cancer and heart disease risk in a study in the hope of rolling it out on the NHS

Researchers will assess how patients cope psychologically with resultsGenetic screening can identify clues for cancers and heart diseases The method is said to be much more reliable than popular at-home genetic kits…

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Hope for dozens of families as country’s first medical cannabis charity plans to offer grants to epilepsy and MS patients forking out for private prescriptions

Sapphire Medical Foundation aims to dish out grants to 20 patients next yearThey will target poor families unable to afford expensive private prescriptionsIt will heap pressure on government as drugs still…

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