Leah Messer delves into her struggle with a pain medication addiction in a new interview

Leah Messer got sober after an addiction to pain killers following the birth of her youngest daughter. Now Teen Mom 2 star has told People that she is much happier that she has overcome her troubled past as she touches on her struggle. ‘People don’t have to feel ashamed, they don’t have to feel alone in their … Read more

Honey ‘beats antibiotics’ for curing colds: Study shows it’s more effective than medication

Honey ‘beats antibiotics’ for curing coughs or colds: New research shows the sweet goo is more effective than medication Oxford University experts said patients should have honey instead of antibiotics ‘Nectar of the Gods’ is filled with anti-microbial compounds put there by bees The study found it reduced the frequency of coughing by 36 per … Read more

Lady Gaga reveals she’s on anti-psychotic medication

Singer Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, revealed she is taking anti-psychotic medication because she ‘can’t always control what her brain does.’ In a frank and open discussion with Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio station, Lady Gaga, 34, said that she has found olanzapine helpful – a drug used to treat schizophrenia and … Read more

Fashion model, 27, claims CBD has helped her ditch medication for crippling Lyme disease

A former fashion model who’s spent a decade battling a crippling medical condition that left her unable to get out of bed has revealed how CBD is helping her recovery. Kelly Brooks, 27, of Hampshire, suffers from chronic Lyme disease – a tick-borne condition that has severe symptoms including agonising joint pain, extreme fatigue and blinding … Read more

Woman describes painful withdrawal from eczema medication

A woman has revealed how steroid creams left her with sight loss in one eye and pain so severe that it hurt to breath. Full time mother-of-two, Anita Wong, 36, from Auckland, explained how she ditched steroid creams to treat her eczema after years of over-using, which left her with permanent damage to her right … Read more

Coronation Street’s Georgia May Foote reveals she is taking anxiety medication that ‘saved her life’

Coronation Street’s Georgia May Foote reveals she is taking anxiety medication that ‘saved her life’ in tell-all Q&A For information or support with mental health issues visit mind.org.uk or call 0300 123 3393 By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 20:16 BST, 17 May 2020 | Updated: 21:35 BST, 17 May 2020 Former Coronation Street star Georgia … Read more

Does taking medication encourage an unhealthy lifestyle?

As a nation, we take a lot of pills. One in four people in England take at least three different types of medication daily, according to NHS Digital. The two most commonly prescribed medicines are blood pressure pills and cholesterol-lowering statins — for which there are seven million prescriptions alone every year in the UK. … Read more

Jean Slater attacks Suki Panesar and Phil Mitchell as she spirals out of control off her medication

JEAN Slater takes out her frustrations on Suki Panesar and Phil Mitchell next week in EastEnders as she struggles with her mental health. The cleaner has stopped taking her bipolar medication after a stressful run in with Suki Panesar and is spiralling out of control. Visit our dedicated EastEnders page for all the latest spoilers, … Read more

Brits stranded abroad with no money food medication after flights cancelled

An NHS nurse stranded in Cambodia has pleaded with Boris Johnson to bring her and her husband home to the UK. Frontline healthcare worker Cheryl Baxter issued a heartbreaking video message saying they are ‘near meltdown’ and begged the Prime Minister for help so she could go back to work. Breaking down into tears, she … Read more

Pharmacists plead with the public to STOP stockpiling medication amid coronavirus panic

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more