How your breast size affects your mental health

Girls with uneven breasts have more mental health problems than girls with ‘normal breasts’, in the first study to focus on mental wellbeing
Also found to have issues functioning socially and with attitudes to food
Impact is equally damaging for girls with mild differences in breast …
Source:How your breast size affects your mental health

‘Trojan horse’ parasites disguise themselves to attack immune systems

Parasites use a ‘trojan horse’ tactic to get past a victims’ immune system
They secreted tiny sealed ‘packages’ of genetic material into cells 
This suppresses the victims’ immune response to an infection
Packages, known as vesicles, mimic those produced …
Source:‘Trojan horse’ parasites disguise themselves to attack immune systems

New test could ‘revolutionalise’ diagnosis of prostate cancer

New technique being trialled uses multi parametric (MP) MRI scans 
These could give accurate and detailed images to identify prostate cancer
Could also ascertain the cancer’s size, location and aggressiveness
Currently men undergo test to see if a higher level of protein PSA is f…
Source:New test could ‘revolutionalise’ diagnosis of prostate cancer

Britain kicks the habit: Fewer than 1 in 5 people are still smokers and more than half have never even tried it

Just 19% of people in Great Britain smoke, down from 46% in 2014 
Unemployed people, least qualified and low earners more likely to smoke
Married people and older people are all less likely to be cigarette smokers

By
Matt Chorley, Political Editor for MailOnline

Published:
12:16 EST, 25 …
Source:Britain kicks the habit: Fewer than 1 in 5 people are still smokers and more than half have never even tried it

Taking Stock Of America’s Toxic Sites And The Millions Living Near Them

A recent National Geographic article looks at toxic waste sites in the U.S. and the more than 49 million Americans who live near them. NPR’s Eric Westervelt talks with writer Paul Voosen about his piece.

Source:Taking Stock Of America’s Toxic Sites And The Millions Living Near Them

New bird flu case in Netherlands

Dutch authorities reported a new outbreak of bird flu Sunday at a poultry farm, but could not say if it was the worrying new strain detected elsewhere in the country.
“Avian influenza has been detected on a poultry farm at Zoeterwoude, where some 28,000 birds are affected,” the…
Source:New bird flu case in Netherlands

One in four organ transplants from ‘high risk’ donors

“If they don’t get it in perspective they may worry or end up turning
down an organ.”

NHS Blood and Transplant confirmed that last year 25 per cent of organs came
from donors with a history of drug abuse, tumours, or those over the age of
70.

Guidelines state that…
Source:One in four organ transplants from ‘high risk’ donors

Qatar court overturns conviction of U.S. parents in adopted girl’s death

By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) – An appeals court in Qatar on Sunday overturned the convictions of a Los Angeles couple who were sentenced to three years in jail for the death of their adopted African-born daughter, but the government was refusing to let the couple leave…
Source:Qatar court overturns conviction of U.S. parents in adopted girl’s death

Danielle Sheehan’s life transformed after Botox eradicates her eczema

Danielle Sheehan has suffered eczema since she was a baby
It disappeared during her childhood but returned when she was about 20
When she was 20 the patches returned on around her eyes and on arms
She tried everything doctors suggested including creams, tablets, lotions, other natural remedies…
Source:Danielle Sheehan’s life transformed after Botox eradicates her eczema

Workers having a bad work day ‘more likely to gorge on junk food at lunch’

Majority of people say the mood in the office impacts on the food they eat
Half said they abandoned plans to eat healthy lunches if they had a bad day
Roughly four meals a week are selected on the basis of the mood we are in
72% said a bad day in the office was the main reason for comfort…
Source:Workers having a bad work day ‘more likely to gorge on junk food at lunch’ 

Teenager with bi-gender boyfriend says she loves whoever she wakes with

Ryan Wigley is bi-gender, a condition recognised by psychologists
Each morning the 22-year-old’s outfit choice is determined by which gender he has woken up feeling like that day
Half the time he rouses feeling like a woman, Ria and the rest of the time he wakes feeling like a man,…
Source:Teenager with bi-gender boyfriend says she loves whoever she wakes with

Former quadruple amputee Will Lautzenheiser underwent double arm transplant

 Will Lautzenheiser became a quadruple amputee in 2011 following a streptococcal infection
 Lautzenheiser said at a news conference he’s grateful to the anonymous donor who ‘will always be as close to me as my own skin’
He underwent a nearly nine-hour operation last month that …
Source:Former quadruple amputee Will Lautzenheiser underwent double arm transplant

Explainer: why do I sweat so much and how can I stop it?

Everybody sweats, some more than others. It’s a physiological reaction to heat and the body’s mechanism to regulate core temperate.
Individual sweat rates vary and are influenced by factors such as ambient temperature, humidity, air movement, exercise intensity, clothing and body size. Daily flu…
Source:Explainer: why do I sweat so much and how can I stop it?

Moscow medics rally against hospital closures, job cuts

Thousands of poorly paid Russian medics and opposition supporters marched in central Moscow and other Russian cities Sunday to protest against controversial health reforms that will lead to hospital closures and job losses.
The protesters, some dressed as the Grim Reaper and carrying scythes,…
Source:Moscow medics rally against hospital closures, job cuts

New approach with elderly addicts at nursing home

A surge in baby boomers is driving up the number of elderly people abusing drugs or alcohol, and a New York City nursing home is trying a new approach to addressing the problem.
Patients 60 and older who come in for medical rehab after heart surgery or a knee transplant are screened for…
Source:New approach with elderly addicts at nursing home

Stand-up advice for preventing back pain

(HealthDay)—Age-related wear and tear of the spine is a common cause of back pain, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk of back injury and discomfort, an expert says.
“Many people with lower backaches say symptoms disrupt their daily routines; however, everyday habits may b…
Source:Stand-up advice for preventing back pain

Health boost in British budget update as election looms

British finance minister George Osborne said Sunday that his pre-election budget update this week will contain a financial boost for the state-run National Health Service.
The so-called autumn statement, to be delivered to parliament on Wednesday, will contain his latest taxation and spending…
Source:Health boost in British budget update as election looms

Up to 13,000 People Work As Slaves in United Kingdom

As many as 13,000 people in Britain are victims of slavery, about four times the number previously thought, analysis for the government has found.
The figure for 2013 marks the first time the government has made an official estimate of the scale of modern slavery in the UK, and includes women…
Source:Up to 13,000 People Work As Slaves in United Kingdom

Waking Up During Surgery Can Be Traumatic

A new research has revealed that people who wake up while undergoing surgery might suffer from long-term psychological effects. The event becomes highly terrifying for them and they are left more than shocked. The research has been published in leading journal Anesthesia. However, waking up…
Source:Waking Up During Surgery Can Be Traumatic

Now Starring in China’s Anti-Smoking Ads: Bill Gates

The fight against smoking in China has a new champion. Wearing a T-shirt with the words “Say No to Forced Smoking,” Bill Gates appears in a new anti-smoking video starring Feng Zhe, an Olympian gymnast.
While Microsoft (MSFT) may be having problems with the Chinese government, the company’s forme…
Source:Now Starring in China’s Anti-Smoking Ads: Bill Gates