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It s kept many of us going over the last year, but what is the perfect cuppa? According to new research pouring milk in first on top of the teabag is the secret to a perfect brew - especially if you have hard water. Professor Alan Mackie, the head of Leeds University’s School Of Food Science & Nutrition, found that the minerals in hard water can stop flavour compounds from forming properly. Making tea the traditional way - steeping a bag in hot water before removing it and adding milk - results in the tannins turning into solids before they can develop the flavour properly.
Hiccups could be a symptom of Covid, doctors have claimed.
Medics who treated an infected man who had hiccups for two weeks believe his symptoms were a rare presentation of the illness.
Experts say Covid can attack the diaphragm the muscle that controls breathing causing it to spasm, leading to hiccups. Hiccups have also been linked to other infectious diseases including flu and tuberculosis.
The 48-year-old, from Egypt, first developed a fever, which he treated with over-the-counter medicine.
But then his persistent bout of hiccups kicked in, becoming even more severe over the course of the week. The unidentified man then also developed a sore throat and sought medical help. Doctors noted his fever had returned.