Eating cotton wool is not a 'diet', it's a sign of an eating disorder, and people who do it are taking serious risks with their health. That's the stark warning from health experts after a teen girl ...

Cotton is cold, cashmere is costly, lambswool itches, and synthetics have no sauce.

Cotton wool has become a staple household item for many of us – but do we really need it? These small, fluffy disks have taken an awfully long journey – from a field in India, perhaps, then picked, ...

When the weather heats up in Ireland, you can bet your bottom dollar that flies will start to invade your home. Whether it's because you've left your windows and doors open to let in a cool breeze, or ...

Far from wrapping children in cotton wool, a growing number of WA public schools are doing the opposite, giving their students the opportunity to race around on rollerblades, fly off ramps in crates ...

With the February chill about to hit, I’m in the market for a cozy new sweater. Ordinarily I’d opt for wool, but I wonder whether all those methane-belching sheep are killing the planet. Cotton seems ...

A 24-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. On admission, his blood pressure was 185/102, his heart rate was 160, and he was mildly febrile with a ...