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ALLERGIES are the most common chronic disease in Britain, with millions of us suffering from reactions to pollen, dust and foods.More than 40 per cent of adults suffer at least one allergy — and almost half have more, according to charity Allergy UK.5Sun on Sunday Health gets in touch with allergy experts as hay fever season hitsCredit: Getty5Professor Helen Bough said specialists are seeing more allergies among adults and childrenAs hay fever season hits, with pollen counts climbing from now until mid-summer, Sun on Sunday Health asks the experts to explain some of the most common allergies — and if…

IRAN is desperately downplaying the strike on its air base yesterday, branding the supposed attack drones as “children’s toys”.Tehran’s foreign minister branded media reports of Israel’s successful hit – which struck on Iran’s Supreme Leader’s birthday – “inaccurate”.6Iranian’s chant anti-Israel slogans during a march yesterdayCredit: AP6Iranian state TV tries to show off a ‘tranquil’ Isfahan after the attack6Iranian foreign minister Hossein Abdollahian said Iran was only hit by drones that he compared to ‘children’s toys’Credit: AFPWhile Israel has yet to officially claim responsibility, it was widely reported that their missiles were behind the precision strike on Iran’s Isfahan base.At least…

CARDIO days, running sessions and lifting weights can be good for all of us but rest and recovery is also essential.Rest days allow the body’s muscles to recover and repair, which in turn builds strength.4Here are ways to make sure a big workout doesn’t end up being detrimentalAnd if you don’t refuel correctly after a big workout, it can be detrimental to your body.Here, Jane Atkinson looks at ways to bring some balance to your sporty life . . . PROTEIN TEA4Runners should have 15 to 30grams of this within 30 minutes to an hour of finishing a workoutWE have all gone potty for…

THOUSANDS of people took to the streets today in Tenerife to demand restrictions on holidaymakers after telling Brits to “go home”.The anti-tourist hordes filled a square in the capital brandishing banners including some that read “You enjoy we suffer” in English.9Thousands of people marched through Tenerife and other Canary Islands todayCredit: Solarpix9People carried banners complaining about mass tourism in the holiday hotspotCredit: Solarpix9The march is part of a growing anti-tourist movementCredit: Solarpix9Protestors waved Canary Islands’ flags and blew horns to make a deafening noiseCredit: SolarpixMore than 15,000 people waved Canary Islands’ flags and blew horns to make a deafening noise in capital Santa Cruz.Protests…

A MYSTERIOUS flu-like illness has landed dozens of seemingly healthy people in hospital following an outbreak eerily similar to the early days of Covid.Sixty people are receiving critical care after falling ill with “severe atypical pneumonia” in Buenos Aires, Argentina.2Some of the sick patients required machine ventilation to help them breatheAn alert about the suspicious cluster of cases was posted on Tuesday on disease outbreak monitoring network ProMED – the same used to flag the start of the Covid-19 outbreak in late December 2019.Submitted anonymously by an “individual known to ProMED”, the alert said: “In the past 30 days there appears to…

A MAN rushed to the hospital after he was mauled by a shark in a horror attack.The beachgoer was horrifically bitten by the deadly beast at the Bombie Surfing Spot in western Australia at around 12.30pm on Saturday.2A deadly shark mauled a beachgoer in west AustraliaCredit: Getty2The horror incident took place in Bombie Surfing Spot near Exmouth (stock picture)Credit: GettyCops said paramedics were not alerted about the horror attack until the man presented himself at the hospital.He was immediately admitted – and is now in a stable condition, a WA Country health spokeswoman said in a statement.The Department of Primary…

KIDS addicted to vaping should be given nicotine gum and patches rather than punishment, health officials say. A Public Health Wales (PHW) report on the rapid rise of youth vaping said “support should be prioritised over punishment”, while calling for sweet-flavoured disposable devices to be banned. 1Youngsters hooked to vaping should be given nicotine patches instead of punishment, a PHW report saidCredit: Getty – ContributorIt recommended that vaping be seen as a dependency issue, rather than an act of deliberate misconduct, with services rolled out to reflect that. Youngsters who are particularly dependent to vapes should be given nicotine replacement…

A SUSPECTED British paedophile has been arrested in Columbia alongside a woman accused of pimping out her own teenage daughter.Cops called the case “perverse” after the man was seen holding hands with the 14-year-old girl alongside her mum.6CCTV footage appears to show the suspected paedophile holding hands with a young girl in school uniform6Another clip shows them at a restaurant and the man puts his hand on the girls leg as her mum fiddles with her phone6The suspected Brit was led away in handcuffsLocals tipped off police after seeing him acting strangely around the teen – who he is accused…

WE know that good sleep is a vital ingredient for a healthy life.However for many of us, it’s not always a case of hitting the pillow, falling into a deep sleep for eight hours and waking up refreshed and ready to take on the day. 1Symptoms that are caused by issues with your sleepIn fact, according to research by Nuffield Health, on average Brits are only getting 5.91 hours of sleep a night.Good quality sleep is important for good health.Symptoms experienced during the day can tell us a lot about our sleep quality, such as headaches.And it works the other way…

A MAN has been arrested after Billund Airport received a warning about a bomb threat.Denmark’s second largest airport was evacuated immediately and will remain shut as police carry out investigations.2Billund Airport has been evacuated following a bomb threatCredit: Getty2One man has been arrested in connection with the threatCredit: XThe South East Jutland Police confirmed that they received reports of a bomb threat at 10.30am on April 20.All passengers and staff were evacuated from the airport at 11.40am.It has since emerged that one man has been arrested in connection with the bomb threat.Pictures from the airport show a man in handcuffs…