You can’t catch a cold from kissing - but don’t hold hands!

Revealed: Fact and fiction about protecting yourself from bugs and viruses

• Diseases spread through touching another person or an object with germs
• Children are likely to carry bugs because of developing immune system
• Getting plenty of sleep is a precaution you can take against cold infections
• Feeling more positive was linked to a greater ability to fight off a cold

Diseases can spread through touching another person or an object contaminated with germs from someone else, or through the air, for example, when someone sneezes and the droplets enter your nose or mouth or get on to your hands.

A disease’s contagiousness is measured by its basic reproduction number. ‘This is the number of people without immunity who would likely be infected by one person with the virus,’ says Paul Griffiths, professor of virology at University College London. ‘One of the worst viruses for that is measles, with a basic reproduction number of 17. It’s airborne and really contagious. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2965656/Viruses-t-catch-cold-kissing-don-t-hold-hands.html

Forget Viagra, just eat like a Greek! Fish, salads and olive oil could change lives of men suffering from impotence, experts say

• Research found healthy foods clean out blood vessels, especially in penis
• Dr Athanasios Angelis says Mediterranean diet helps a man's performance
• He recommended plenty of cereals, nuts, fish and poultry – but no kebabs
• Red meat once a week is enough and recommended small glasses of wine

Never mind those little blue pills – men who have problems between the sheets could reinvigorate themselves simply by eating a Mediterranean diet. Eating fish, salads and olive oil, and enjoying the odd glass of wine, could transform the lives of men suffering from impotence, according to Greek cardiologist Athanasios Angelis. He said his research had shown that consuming such healthy foods helped clean out blood vessels, especially the narrow ones in the penis that are essential for a man to perform. 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2944293/Forget-Viagra-just-eat-like-Greek-Fish-salads-olive-oil-change-lives-men-suffering-impotence-experts-say.html

How the menopause can drive women MAD! Panic attacks, violent rages, hallucinations: just some of the terrifying symptoms you’re NOT warned about

• Christina Roberts suffered from anxiety and almost ended up agoraphobic
• She was initially prescribed anti-depressants before being switched to HRT by a doctor in New York
• Samantha Cole had similar problems with the menopause, she started to feel really down and victimised for no reason
• Jo Gordon was suffering from extreme rage and frustration, which she and her family found very hard to deal with 

When Christina Robert saw a strange man climbing in through her bedroom window, she was terrified.‘He was wearing dark jeans and a black leather jacket. I ran on to the landing and screamed for someone to call the police,’ says the 52-year-old writer, who lives in London.

‘My 16-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter rushed out to see what was wrong. It was only then that I realised it couldn’t possibly have happened — we were on the fourth floor. The entire thing was a hallucination.’

Read more:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2925818/How-menopause-drive-women-MAD-Panic-attacks-depression-hallucinations-just-terrifying-symptoms-youre-NOT-warned-about.html

Revolutionary new PILL could treat skin cancer: Scientists discover drug could help patients resistant to standard treatments

• Drug called a panRAF inhibitor could help advanced skin cancer patients
• Skin cancer patients can become resistant to standard drugs within a year 
• The new drugs hit several cancer cell survival routes at once
• They suppress tumours without any significant side-effects
• Clinical trials focusing on safety and dosage will begin next year

A revolutionary new pill for advanced skin cancer is to be trialled next year. Laboratory tests suggest that the drug is likely to be effective in melanoma patients who no longer respond to existing treatments.

Known as a panRAF inhibitor, the drug may also help people with a strain of cancer that cannot be treated with standard drugs.

Melanoma, or malignant skin cancer, affects around 13,000 people and causes more than 2,000 deaths in the UK each year. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2894612/Revolutionary-new-PILL-treat-skin-cancer-Scientists-discover-drug-help-patients-resistant-standard-treatments.html

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