Prostate cancer symptoms don’t usually appear until the cancer has grown large enough to put pressure on the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the penis, known as the urethra. It’s important to recognise symptoms because prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the…
Arthritis: Five of the worst foods that increase inflammation in the body
Arthritis means joint inflammation and the term is used to describe around 200 conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint and other connective tissue. The condition is more common among adults aged 65 years or older, however, it can affect people of all ages. Certain foods can…
Becoming less active and gaining weight: Downsides of becoming an adult
Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity, while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain, conclude two reviews published today and led by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Many people tend to put on weight as they…
Trump says US has plan to contain coronavirus
Trump took swipe at Democratic candidates, environmentalists at Davos: Report Fox News’ John Roberts provides insight into President Trump’s remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. President Trump said Wednesday that the United States has a plan to contain the deadly coronavirus after the first case was reported in the…
People with obesity who experience self-directed weight shaming benefit from intervention
People with obesity are often treated with less respect than other people, discriminated against, and socially devalued because of their weight. This societal stigma can sometimes be internalized, leading individuals with obesity to blame and devalue themselves because of their weight. While it’s known that weight “self-stigma” is associated with…
ANTONIA HOYLE says everything DOES go wrong at 40 but can fight back
Yes, everything does go wrong after 40, but you CAN fight back: From insomnia to exercise injuries and worse hangovers, ANTONIA HOYLE has suffered them all… Antonia Hoyle is a working mother of two children and lacks much spare time Since turning 40 has experienced broken sleep, brutal hangovers and…
Prehospital epinephrine aids out-of-hospital pediatric cardiac arrests
Prehospital administration of epinephrine may aid pediatric patients following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs), according to a study published in the Jan. 21 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Tasuku Matsuyama, M.D., Ph.D., from the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan, and colleagues assessed the effect…
DR MAX: Using receptionists to assess someone is cost-cutting
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: Using receptionists to assess how unwell someone is is cost-cutting dressed up as efficiency The ‘care navigator’ will see you now. When your number is called, please speak to your GP’s receptionist, who is taking an ‘enhanced role’ in ‘active signposting’. Those peculiar euphemisms were…
New Chinese city locked down over virus, first foreign death
China imposed a lockdown Sunday on a major city far away from the epicentre of a coronavirus epidemic, as its death toll from the disease soared to 304 and the first foreign fatality was reported in the Philippines. The events added to deepening concerns about the potential for the virus…
Dr. Oz on coronavirus outbreak: Chinese leaders' new comments 'alarming'
Dr. Oz on Chinese nurse’s explosive claim about true number of coronavirus infections Dr. Mehmet Oz said Monday on "Fox & Friends" that thousands of additional coronavirus cases will soon be confirmed in China and expressed alarm about the incubation period being specified by Chinese officials. China on Monday expanded sweeping efforts to…