Tag Archives: Sick

Miss England reveals sick Instagram images drove her to contemplate suicide

Miss England Alisha Cowie says sick images on Instagram drove her to self-harming and thoughts of suicide. The beauty queen backs Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s crackdown on graphic social media content as she pours out the story of her hellish childhood today. Relentlessly bullied at school, Alisha, now 19, became anorexic and weighed just six… Read More: Miss England reveals sick Instagram images drove her to contemplate… »

The Death of the Sick Day

Adam Toren remembers the last time he crawled into bed, pulled the covers over his head and took off sick from work. “My whole family got wracked by the flu around 2006,” said Mr. Toren, a tech entrepreneur and writer. “Hopefully, that was the last time.” Thirteen years later, Mr. Toren, who lives in Phoenix,… Read More: The Death of the Sick Day »

Girl writes letter to Santa, asks for kidney on behalf of sick brother

A girl wrote a letter to Santa asking for a kidney for her big brother. (Shelly Thomas / Lowe’s) Most kids write letters to Santa asking for toys for Christmas, but one little girl has something bigger in mind. The letter was dropped in a mailbox for letters to Santa at a Lowe’s in Franklin, N.C.… Read More: Girl writes letter to Santa, asks for kidney on behalf… »

E. Coli-Tainted Romaine Threatens Frail, Sick Most

By EJ Mundell HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials have warned all Americans to stay away from romaine lettuce this holiday season, due to potential contamination with E. coli. So far, 32 people across 11 states have been sickened. Although no one has died, illnesses have been so severe… Read More: E. Coli-Tainted Romaine Threatens Frail, Sick Most »