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Monday, 19 May 2014

The killer pimple: Doctors warn of aggressive form of skin cancer which is six times more likely to kill if it is not removed within two months

  • Nodular melanomas look like a red lump rather than an ugly dark mole
  • The aggressive form of skin cancer makes up just 15 per cent of melanoma cases but causes 43 per cent of melanoma deaths
  • The deadly melanomas grow at four times the rate of other melanomas
  • The skin cancers can be harmless-looking so often go undiagnosed
Dermatologists have raised the alarm on an aggressive form of melanoma that looks like a harmless pimple but kills hundreds of Australians a year. Diagnosis delays mean people with the cancer are six times more likely to die than from other melanomas.

Nodular melanomas usually appear on the skin as a red nodule rather than an ugly dark mole, leading doctors to mistake them for relatively harmless forms of skin cancer or even pimples.Read more:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2632452/The-killer-pimple-Doctors-warn-aggressive-form-skin-cancer-six-times-likely-kill-not-removed-three-months.html

Diagnosis delays for nodular melanomas (like the one pictured) mean people with the cancer are six times more likely to die than from other melanomas

Sunday, 11 May 2014

The mother's story anyone who still says cannabis is harmless MUST read: Henry came from a wealthy family and had a golden future but his life is now in tatters thanks to the drug

  • Henry was a bright young boy with a promising future
  • Starting smoking cannabis in his teens
  • Today, age 28, he lives in a state of terror and tried to take his own life
  • Regularly admitted to psychiatric hospitals
  • A doctor said cannabis use contributed to his psychosis
Lost boy: Susan with Henry aged five when he had a bright future ahead of him

The phone call from British Transport Police came one night in the summer of 2005. It was about my son, the officer said. He told me that Henry had jumped on to the Tube line at Baker Street in the thick of the rush hour and my legs buckled under me.

The officer explained they had rescued him just before the train had come in and was now with the police at Goodge Street station in central London. Why had he jumped? It was weeks before Henry told me about the voices in his head that had urged him to. He had leapt from the platform on to the track, and as he lay there waiting for the train, he imagined he was in heaven. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2622755/The-mothers-story-says-cannabis-harmless-MUST-read-Henry-came-wealthy-family-golden-future-life-tatters-thanks-drug.html

Thursday, 8 May 2014

How coffee can save your sight: Chemical in the drink prevents degeneration of the retina due to glaucoma, ageing or diabetes

  • Researchers made discovery when looking at coffee's antioxidant effects
  • Coffee contains 7-9 per cent chlorogenic acid which is strong antioxidant

A daily cup of coffee can save your eyesight, scientists claim.

A chemical found in the drink prevents deteriorating eyesight and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, ageing and diabetes. Researchers at Cornell University in New York were looking at coffee's antioxidant effects when they made the discovery. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2622866/How-coffee-save-sight-Chemical-drink-prevents-degeneration-retina-glaucoma-ageing-diabetes.html

Monday, 5 May 2014

  • Having seafood at least twice a week reduces the risk of depression
  • Omega-3 fatty acids may combine with female sex hormones to help brain
  • Around five million Britons are living with depression at any one time

The secret to happiness could lie in something as simple as a tuna sandwich or cod and chips.
Eating fish can keep the blues at bay, according to a new study – but only in women. Researchers discovered that having seafood on the menu at least twice a week reduces the risk of depression among females by 25 per cent. However, for men, fish had no protective effect. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2620307/Feeling-Try-tuna-sandwich-Eating-fish-reduce-risk-depression-25-woman.html

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Could laughter be the best way of improving memory? Older people had better short-term recall after watching comedy

  • The stress hormone has a negative impact on memory, researchers found
  • When a person laughs, they have lower levels of cortisol in their bodies

Laughter can improve short-term memory in older people, research suggests


From tying knots in handkerchiefs to writing on our hands, we'll try anything to avoid forgetting something important. But a study has found that laughter could be the best way of improving memory.

U.S. researchers say older people are more likely to remember something if they have been laughing. This is because laughter reduces stress levels - and stress can have a negative effect on memory, ABC News reports.

Scientists at Loma Linda University, in California, asked 20 healthy adults to watch an amusing video for 20 minutes.