News Fresh Today: November 2019

Friday 29 November 2019

Smartphone 'addiction': Young people 'panicky' when denied mobiles

Psychiatrists warn a quarter of young people have addictive behaviour towards their smartphones. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/37PC4rm

Japanese store 'rethinks' badges for staff on periods

The badges - which featured a cartoon character known as Miss Period - led to complaints. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/35KLnqw

Zimbabwe health crisis: 'My cousin died as the doctors are all on strike'

Health staff cannot afford to work, the government is now firing them amid what some call a "silent genocide". via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/35NZ7B5

Thursday 28 November 2019

Breast cancer: 'I have one breast, would you like to see it?'

Three women tell us why having a mastectomy never made them feel less of a woman. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/35HkDr1

‘I got HIV my first time’

Aged 17 when she was diagnosed with HIV, one woman tells the BBC about living with the virus. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2OREUn6

Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer

A small number of men were "super responders" and remained well even after the trial ended. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/37E1BDE

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Justin Welby: 'I felt nervous about opening up about my mental health’

The Archbishop of Canterbury tells Emma Barnett about seeking help and challenging the stigma of mental health. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2ONtFMl

'Proof NHS at risk under US trade deal' - Labour

Jeremy Corbyn says his party has a 451-page dossier of evidence - but the Tories say he is lying. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/35FpPeS

General Election 2019: NHS is in no way on the table, says Johnson

Boris Johnson calls Labour's dossier a "diversionary tactic" and says "there will be no sale or privatisation of the NHS". via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2OPMoqv

General election 2019: 'Election now a fight for survival of NHS' says Corbyn

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says 'this election is now a fight for survival of our National Health Service.' via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2qGkm95

Tuesday 26 November 2019

Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers' craving

It may help to change habits and memories linked to alcohol, researchers believe. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2OqpJSR

New unit for 'forgotten' patients with alcohol related brain damage

A County Down woman speaks to BBC News NI about suffering from alcohol related brain damage. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/35Gn1OV

Monday 25 November 2019

Indian doctors remove 7.4kg kidney from patient

A kidney usually weighs between 120-150g, so this was one of the heaviest on record, doctors say. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2ODxTWA

'How do I go back to the Debbie I was?'

BBC News meets women reversing a gender transition and hears from experts concerned for this vulnerable group. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/34l15bB

DR Congo workers for Feronia made impotent by pesticides - HRW

A UK government-funded firm is accused of not doing enough to protect workers in DR Congo. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2Okcp2n

Lassa fever 'at risk' Britons sent home from Sierra Leone

UK officials says it is a precautionary measure to contain the virus, which is circulating in Sierra Leone. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2s7UYsW

Cancer in Senegal: 'I had to sell everything to pay for treatment'

Senegal has introduced free chemotherapy treatment - but cancer patients are still left facing a huge bill. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/34hUmPT

Cannabis legalisation: Democrats argue over whether it leads to using other drugs

Leading Democrats have clashed over whether legalising cannabis leads to harder drug use - what's the evidence? via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2qLBB8G

Living near busy road can stunt children's lung growth, study says

A King's College London study finds children's lung development can be reduced by up to 14%. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2KOMr4G

Cancer survivors 'have higher heart risk'

More than 10% of patients in an extensive study died from cardiovascular disease - not their cancer. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2qytcWo

Male breast cancer: Men warned to check for symptoms

It is very rare and makes up fewer than 1% of all breast cancer cases in the UK. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2rsgJmT

Cancer immunotherapy drug 'less toxic and prolongs life'

Pembrolizumab held advanced head and neck cancers in a group of patients at bay for around two years. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/34mnkhq

Magee Medical School: The institution waiting to train doctors

It had been hoped the first students would be training this year at a new school in Londonderry. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/33i713G

'I used to pull sickies every few months because of stress'

Almost half of Britons would fake a sick day, but very often it is due to mental health issues. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2OfVSMM

Saturday 23 November 2019

Samoa measles outbreak worsens with death toll reaching 22

Close to 2,000 people are infected in the Pacific nation, which has declared a state of emergency. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2D6jltt

Friday 22 November 2019

Bacterial allies make dengue fever cases dive

Scientists infected mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria to make it harder for them to spread disease. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2D5qURd

Global epidemic' of childhood inactivity

Report shows 81% don't exercise enough with effects on health, brain development and social skills. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/34eloaA

Thursday 21 November 2019

Pneumonia: How a bead necklace is tackling the disease in Kenya

'Village doctor' Beatrice Lokwawi explains how she uses beads to diagnose people with pneumonia. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2OwWWe9

Vaping linked to teen's 'popcorn lung'

Canadian doctors who treated the teen say the injury is unlike vaping-related illnesses in the US. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/34aqPHM

DR Congo measles: Nearly 5,000 dead in major outbreak

Almost 250,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have been infected in 2019. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2Xxzfq8

Johnson & Johnson loses vaginal mesh class action

In one of Australia's biggest class actions, a court ruled the firm failed to warn women of the risks. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2Oyfc6U

Patient died after 'transplant surgeon error'

A surgeon spilt stomach contents on organs which were transplanted into three patients. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2s0IROh

'Flu nearly killed me last winter'

Adam Blackman says he "learned the hard way" why it is so important to be vaccinated against flu. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2QzFHLT

Wednesday 20 November 2019

Vegan sues Burger King for cooking Impossible Whopper on meat grill

An Impossible Foods spokeswoman says vegans should ask for the burger to be cooked in a microwave. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2D4gKjq

Tuesday 19 November 2019

A million faulty condoms recalled in Uganda

Some of the male contraceptives supplied by charity Marie Stopes contained holes or risked bursting. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/348j9G4

Old age: Why 70 may be the new 65

Experts say health and life expectancy gains mean it is time to rethink how we measure and define being elderly. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/3342Ok6

Ollie Gardiner: Cancer teen's family donates treatment funds to research

Ollie Gardiner's family raised money to treat his brain tumour but he died aged 13 after a relapse. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/343bdG2

Britain's 'unprecedented' drug shortage

File on 4 looks at the impact Britain's medicine shortage crisis is having on patients. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/37h5zlv

Monday 18 November 2019

Switch to vaping 'helps smokers' hearts'

A month-long study on smokers suggests vaping could reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/32Xdy3Z

NHS staff shortages put 'cancer survival rates at risk'

A Holyrood committee finds 18% of cancer patients in June were not seen within the six-week target. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2Xt9J5s

Sunday 17 November 2019

Sir Chris Hoy and his wife reveal tiny nappies for premature babies

Sir Chris and Lady Sarra Hoy's son, Callum, was born 11 weeks early, in 2014. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2Ku7kC8

Thursday 14 November 2019

Severe allergic reactions rise in children in England over past five years

The parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who died in 2016, call the increase "deeply alarming". via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2Xfv6a4

Wednesday 13 November 2019

Complementary cancer therapies 'do more harm than good'

Garlic and ginger pills can delay the healing of skin wounds when breast cancer spreads, expert says. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2QdnrYu

Teen Instagrammers open up on mental health chat

Harry and Samuel post videos with advice and tips for sufferers in the hope others will open up. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/377czl4

Getting NHS back on track 'could take many years'

Targets covering A&E, cancer and routine operations have been missed for more than three years. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2O8OKR4

Election 2019: NHS policy check - what to look out for in party manifestos

If you care about what the parties are promising on the NHS, here are some key issues to watch for. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2pcAWfM

Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled

A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. via BBC News - Health Read More Here.. Lake forest health and fitness https://ift.tt/2CH5g5s