Minutes after taking some painkillers she’d bought in the supermarket, Ginny Davis felt light-headed and noticed a ringing in her ears. ‘I then began to itch intensely on the palms of my hands and within an hour noticed a red rash spreading over my body,’ recalls the actress and writer. Ginny, 61, who lives near Stratford-upon-Avon, had taken paracetamol and ibuprofen after waking up with a sore shoulder. She had used both drugs many times before without problems. But on this occasion, two years ago, her symptoms were so concerning that she went straight to her GP. Finding her blood…

Laser therapy could eradicate the prostate cancer tumours of thousands of men Technique could spare many patients the trauma of surgery or radiotherapy Nearly half of men with early-stage prostate cancer saw their tumour destroyed Targeting prostate cancer with bursts of light could eradicate the tumours of thousands of men, a major trial has found. The technique, in which a light-sensitive chemical is activated by a laser when it reaches cancer cells, could spare many patients the trauma of surgery or radiotherapy. Nearly half of men with early-stage prostate cancer saw their tumour completely destroyed by the highly targeted technique…

Since the presidential election result was announced last month, America has become an embittered battlefield. Few issues are causing fiercer controversy than the role of Russia in securing Donald Trump’s victory. The CIA last week asserted ‘with high confidence’ that Kremlin-directed hackers were responsible for the revelation through Wikileaks of thousands of Democratic Party emails, derailing the Hillary Clinton campaign wagon just at a crucial moment during the election when Trump was in trouble over his appalling treatment of women. Then, in a sensational development reported yesterday, intelligence officials said that Russia’s President Putin was personally involved in the hacking…

The current prosecution of some judges for alleged corrupt practices and the ongoing trial of some politicians and public functionaries in the immediate past administration on allegations of diverting funds meant for arms procurement have left Nigerians and the world in no doubt that President Muhammadu Buhari's anti-corruption war is on course. Many Nigerians are pleased by these actions especially the one which touches a section of the public service hitherto thought to be shielded by the system from external scrutiny. Coming on the heels of this development was the disclosure by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences…