by Mia de Graaf, US Health Editor As athletes of all sports speak out about their brain injury fears, we run through the need-to-know facts about risks, symptoms, tests and research. 1. Concussion is a red herring: Big hits are not the problem, ALL head hits cause damage All sports insist they are doing more … Read more
It was unlikely that the residents of Islamic Sicily drank alcohol, but that didn’t stop them being involved in a possible thriving wine trade, according to a new study. Chemical residues of grapes found in medieval containers from Sardinia and Pisa led researchers from the University of York to speculate on how they were used. … Read more
A mother-of-one has claimed that she was left with chemical burns after she accidentally ate a handful of mini fireworks thinking they were popping candy. Lisa Boothroyd, from Rugby, Warwickshire, said she found the multicoloured box of Fun Snaps among the lollipops in a Costcutter store when she was buying snacks for her and her … Read more
A major explosion has occured in a ‘chemical tank’ at a sewge treatment works near Bristol has left several people injured, emergency services have said. Avon Fire and Rescue Service says there has been a number of ‘casulties’ following the ‘serious incident’ at Wessex Water’s water recycling centre in Avonmouth. One eyewitnesses also reported that … Read more
The British chemical giant Imperial Chemical Industries is facing legal action after the family of a worker who died from terminal lung cancer claimed he was exposed to asbestos over a 34-year period. Christopher Lees, 79, who was an in-house healthy safety inspector at the company’s research plants, was unaware he was exposed to what he believes … Read more
Chemical Hearts (Amazon) Rating: Verdict: Teen love tearjerker Perfumes (Curzon on demand and cinemas) Rating: Verdict: French olfactory odd couple The One And Only Ivan (Disney Plus) Rating: Verdict: Live-action gorilla getaway Film streamers such as Amazon and Netflix are churning out coming-of-age romances in a hormonal rush right now. The latest, Chemical Hearts, will … Read more
A nuclear power plant has been evacuated after a dangerous chemical was discovered. Bomb disposal experts cleared part of the Sellafield site in Cumbria after organic peroxide was found during a routine inspection yesterday. The sprawling station has been shut down until the chemical can be safely removed from the Magnox Reprocessing Plant. Bosses said … Read more
Up to 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate is being stored near homes in a busy Australian industrial town, sparking fears of a Beirut-style mega blast. At least 135 people have died and a further 5,000 were injured when 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate blew up in Lebanon early on Wednesday AEST, with the death toll expected to … Read more
Why an apple a day could keep multiple sclerosis away: Compound that gives the fruit’s skin its sheen could help reverse devastating damage caused by the disease Chemical found in apple peel could transform multiple sclerosis treatment Compound could be turned into the first drug that reverses disease’s damage Testing on mice, paralysed animals given … Read more
A married couple who dumped Mustard Gas canisters from the Second World War in a lake have been sentenced for possessing a chemical weapon in what is thought to be the first such prosecution in the UK. Military enthusiast Martyn Tasker, 40, from Lincoln, was jailed for five years after 150 abandoned canisters were discovered … Read more