Here's some hair-raising news! New hope for baldness cure after scientists find way to trigger growth using white blood cells

• Method discovered by accident at Spain's main cancer research centre
• Researcher found mice given anti-inflammatory drugs grew extra hair
• Study now claims link was due to complex cells called macrophages
• Infection-fighters activated nearby stem cells responsible for hair growth
• Author: Method could allow regeneration without need for a transplant

A researcher's accidental discovery could pave the way for a baldness cure by harnessing the power of white blood cells.

The cancer expert was testing anti-inflammatory drugs on mice when she was surprised to discover they were growing extra fur, so investigated what was causing the phenomenon. She discovered it was due to macrophages, which are derived from white blood cells called monocytes and are produced by the immune system to fight infections and clear up dead tissue. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2885921/Here-s-hair-raising-news-New-hope-baldness-cure-scientists-way-trigger-growth-using-white-blood-cells.html

Got a sore throat? Take paracetamol but NOT ibuprofen: Drug dampens the body's natural immune defence, leading doctor advises

• Dr Mike Smith is a former GP and co-chair of the Patients Association
• Says paracetamol should be used for a sore throat but not ibuprofen
• Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory so dampens the body's immune defense
• Inflammation such as a red throat is the body's way of fighting a virus
• Paracetamol kills pain without affecting the body's immune system 
• Research has shown that ibuprofen may prolong symptoms of colds 

When you have a sore throat, it’s natural to reach for all the painkillers you can get your hands on.

But taking ibuprofen could actually impede recovery, a leading doctor warns. Ibuprofen will dampen the body’s natural response to a virus causing a sore throat, Dr Mike Smith, a former GP and co-chair of the Patients Association, argues.

He advises taking paracetamol and a local anaesthetic spray instead. Read more: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4329180868192790291#editor/target=post;postID=3415208019451079099

Major breakthrough for paralysed people after drug that restores movement shows 'extraordinary promise'

• New drug, known as intracellular sigma peptide, or ISP, helps damaged nerve cells regenerate, allowing vital messages to be passed to muscles
• Normally, when they try to grow across a scarred and damaged spinal cord, their path is blocked by glue-like chemicals
• ISP, which is given as a daily injection, sticks to the chemicals instead
• This allows the nerves to grow and grow, say scientists in Ohio, U.S. 
• Rats with badly damaged spinal cords given drug daily for seven weeks
• Their ability walk, balance and control their bladder muscles monitored
• Vast majority of rats got something back in terms of function 
• Some went from barely moving to being able to walk like healthy creatures 

A drug could restore the gift of movement to millions of people paralysed in car crashes, sporting accidents and falls, doctors believe. The chemical has shown ‘extraordinary promise’ when given to rats with severely damaged spinal cords. Some animals went from being barely able to take a step to being able to walk almost as well as healthy creatures. They also became more nimble and regained control of their bladder muscles. Overall, 21 of the 26 animals improved on the drug – an unparalleled success rate. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2859274/Major-breakthrough-paralysed-people-drug-restores-movement-shows-extraordinary-promise.html

It's not just jet lag you need to worry about! A complete guide to how flying affects your health (and what you can do to combat it)

• From sickness at 30,000ft and Breathing difficulties to DVT ...
• Frequent flyers can also suffer from bad breath and constipation

It’s great fun to fly off on holiday every now and then, but as any health professional will tell you, an airplane cabin is not a healthy environment.

Any time in the sky, from a couple of hours to a whole day or more when crossing multiple time zones is, for the human body, a real challenge.

Aside from the cabin pressure, dry air, and sitting squashed in one place while a small child uses the back of your seat as a punch bag, there are a host of unpleasant things that happen to your body while you’re travelling. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2852166/A-complete-guide-flying-affects-health-combat-it.html

Could Wifi be harming YOUR health? That’s what a growing number of people believe is triggering their headaches, nausea and crippling pain

• The list of places off-limits to Mary Coales is extensive 
• The 63-year-old can’t go to theatres, restaurants, airports, or parks
• Mary has electromagnetic hypersensitivity intolerance syndrome (EHS)
• More than 3 million people think they have electro-sensitivity

The list of places off-limits to Mary Coales is extensive. The 63-year-old can’t go to theatres, restaurants, cinemas, airports, or parks. If she has a hospital appointment, she has to wait outside the building until the very last moment, while trips to the supermarket are conducted at lightning speed.

Even walking down the road outside her house can cause a terrible shooting pain in her mouth — which is why, whenever she goes out, she wears a top made from a special gauzy silver and polyamide material.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2846494/Could-Wifi-harming-health-Thats-growing-number-people-believe-triggering-headaches-nausea-crippling-pain.html