FDA adds 1,500 hand sanitizer manufacturers to meet demand amid the pandemic

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added hundreds of hand sanitizer manufacturers to meet demand amid the coronavirus pandemic, but is warning they make the products less palatable in a bid to discourage people from drinking the liquid. More than 1,500 new makers of alcohol-based hand sanitizers have registered with the agency to … Read more

Sales of wine, beer and spirits up 31 per cent (and hair clippers have sold out too)

Brits drink their way through lockdown: Sales of wine, beer and spirits up 31 per cent (and hair clippers have sold out too) Boom means an additional £200million has been spent on alcohol in March Grocery sales also accelerated to £10.8billion partially due to panic buying Wine was the most popular lockdown drink, followed by … Read more

Ant McPartlin’s ‘£31million divorce with Lisa Armstrong is FINALISED’ 

Ant McPartlin’s £31million divorce has reportedly been finalised and he is now free to propose to girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett. The TV talent, 44, was granted a decree absolute this week which formally ends his 12-year marriage and 23-year relationship with Lisa Armstrong, 43. The former couple split in January 2018 after the presenter’s highly documented … Read more

Fans slam Gogglebox Australia stars for joking about a driver on RBT being on drugs – but he WASN’T!

The moment Gogglebox Australia stars accuse a driver on RBT of being ‘off his head’ on drugs only to be left stunned when he tests NEGATIVE – proving you can never judge a book by its cover By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:48 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 02:35 BST, 22 … Read more

Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits, research suggests 

Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits such as exercising and ditching junk food, research suggests Key habits to adopt are daily exercise, consuming less junk food and alcohol Diets should include eating more fish, nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables  The findings show that it is … Read more

How drinking a pint of beer each night really IS in your genes: Scientists find more DNA twists

Drinking too much alcohol may be caused by a gene which makes a pint of beer or glass more pleasurable than it should be, scientists claim. Tens of thousands of people had their genome analysed to investigate whether their DNA affects how much alcohol they consume. Researchers found those who drink a lot – at … Read more

‘Hippy crack’ is less addictive than alcohol, drug tsar claims

‘Hippy crack’ is less damaging than alcohol and should never have been banned, the Government’s former drug tsar has said. Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, gives users a feeling of euphoria. It was outlawed by officials three years ago. Professor David Nutt said nos, as it is sometimes known, was a ‘great British discovery’ … Read more

80% of young vapers say they feel safe using e-cigarettes but HALF say they plan to quit

Four out of five young adult vapers say they feel ‘safe’ using e-cigarettes despite the epidemic of lung illnesses that have killed 55 – but HALF say they plan to quit as a New Year’s resolution 77% said they believe vaping is healthier than smoking cigarettes and 60% think it’s healthier than drinking alcohol Three-quarters … Read more