Last winter’s flu jab worked in 34% of cases, according to a final report by Public Health England. At one stage early in the season, it was estimated that the vaccine was stopping only three out of every 100 immunised people developing symptoms. But the report said there had been a “shift” in the dominant circulating strains during the rest ...

The chief executive of a major NHS hospital has resigned after it was revealed the hospital is running a deficit of up to £1.2m a week. Dr Keith McNeil had been appointed to the job at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge in November 2012. The hospital’s chief finance officer Paul James has also resigned. They have stepped down ahead of a ...

Many women who have chronic pelvic or belly pain, which is associated with ovarian vein varicosities (dilation) termed as pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS), undergo surgery and remove their uterus. It is not widely known that Embolisation can cure women of this pain and they need not undergo surgery. Most women who suffer from this are young , having more than ...

Single mothers are far more likely to live in poverty than single fathers and their condition deteriorates with each additional child they have, new research has found.The income of single fathers, on the other hand, remains the same or increases with each added child in their family, the findings showed.”Single mothers earn about two-thirds of what single fathers earn,” said ...

Women have a tendency to vent about every detail to their pals. This habit can do more harm than good. We tell you more.When a group of friends get together, in most cases their current relationship status always comes up as a topic of discussion. The male species is dissected, studied and condemned for any wrong doing, and details of ...

Economic recession is a setback for every person serving as an employee to any company, whether sitting at the top management or just a staff employee, recession-related stress hits everyone. It is a time of serious considerations in professional life and should be managed accordingly.Work-related stress reaches its peak during the times of economic stiffness across the globe. It negatively ...

If you thought coercing your teenage child or sibling into exercising would do the trick, you are off the mark as it won’t make the youngsters any more active, says a new study.The study found that students who don’t feel in control of their exercise choices or who feel pressured by adults to be more active typically are not.Middle-schoolers who ...

The Portuguese international became the club’s all-time top goalscorer with an amazing haul on Saturday, scoring a hatful and also providing an assist in the rout. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensational five goals and became Real Madrid’s record goalscorer as his side thrashed Espanyol 6-0 on Saturday. After notching a first-half hat-trick, the Portuguese star turned home Gareth Bale’s cross ...

Australia’s destructive batsman Glenn Maxwell feels the modification in the rule for boundary-catch does not goes with the spirit of the game. Maxwell caught a beauty on the boundary in England vs Australia 2015 fourth ODI but he thinks that such catches should not be allowed by ICC. The rule was changed in October, 2013. Before the modification in the ...

In yet another attempt to get the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) to resume the bilateral series against Pakistan in the UAE during the month of December, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar M Khan held a meeting with ICC president Zaheer Abbas here on Friday, asking him to help persuade the Indian authorities for the ...