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The head of the NHS has demanded tougher regulation of e-cigarettes as she revealed the number of kids hospitalised by vaping has quadrupled in two years.Amanda Pritchard described reports of children being harmed by vaping as 'worrying'…

Overdose mortality among people age 65 and older quadrupled over 20 years, suggesting the need for greater mental health and substance use disorder policies addressed at curbing the trend, a new research paper finds. The deaths stemmed from…

UK is worst in world for diabetes rise in the young as study shows Type 2 cases of the condition have QUADRUPLED since 1990Type 2 diabetes usually develops in middle aged and older peopleSoaring rates of obesity have led to…

The number of Americans using melatonin is skyrocketing, but some experts warn that there could be devastating consequences down the line if the drug is overused.A joint American and Chinese research team representing the Mayo Clinic in…

The number of patients left waiting in the back of ambulances outside A&E for an hour has quadrupled within a year, according to official data.Britain has been in the midst of an ambulance crisis for months, with patients left stuck…

Almost four times as many parents in England and Wales are using surrogates now compared to a decade ago, it was revealed today.  A report by Kent University found there were 413 babies born to surrogate mothers last year, compared to just…

Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports. But these disasters are killing far fewer people. In the 1970s and…