Health news

• Sperm counts have fallen by 60 per cent in 25 years

  09-08-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richard Clothier, from Dunstable, says his 'world came crashing down' when he found out he can't have children. Research shows sperm counts are declining at a terrifying rate.
  
  Read more

• How to Make Your Stubborn Acne Scars Disappear

  09-08-2017 23:36
  Smooth your skin with these dermatologist-approved products.
  
  Read more

• New AI algorithm tracks sleep using radio waves

  09-08-2017 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists discovered a non-intrusive way to study sleep. It lives in a device thatanalyzes the radio signals around a person, translating those to measurements to track the stages of sleep.
  
  Read more

• NHS U-turn to say it will fund youngster's life-saving op

  09-08-2017 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health bosses had earlier refused to fund the operation for Oliver Cameron’s extremely rare heart condition as it is not available in the UK but will now meet the £150,000 cost.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 'I Bought Super-Cheap Prescription Glasses Online—Here's What Happened'

  09-08-2017 23:19
  EyeBuyDirect offers frames for as low as $15—and they have a BOGO deal right now.
  
  Read more

• Jennifer Aniston's yogi reveals her top health tips

  09-08-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Aniston’s LA yoga teacher of 15 years and life long friend Mandy Ingber shares what she has learnt is the key to a healthy life and how she teaches her celebrity clientele.
  
  Read more

• 9 Things You Can Do Before Sex To Make It Even More Amazing

  09-08-2017 22:57
  Get into the mood so you can get into your groove.
  
  Read more

• ‘I Tried A Cult-Favorite Foot Peel That Makes Skin Shed Off Like a Snake'

  09-08-2017 22:49
  ​So gross. So amazing.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 'I Tried Baby Foot—Here's What Happened'

  09-08-2017 22:49
  ​So gross. So amazing.
  
  Read more

• 7 Foods That Will Give You Glowing Skin All Year Long

  09-08-2017 22:15
  ​Oysters anyone?
  
  Read more

• ABC News' Ginger Zee: 'This Is How My Workouts Changed After I Had A Baby'

  09-08-2017 21:19
  "He's the best motivator."
  
  Read more

• The Guardian view on premature deaths: inequality kills | Editorial

  09-08-2017 21:16
  England’s northerners are dying younger at far higher rates than their southern counterparts. This is a result of an unequal society with a withered state unable to level life’s playing fieldHas England’s north-south divide turned into a deadly one? If the latest research on premature deaths is to be believed, it certainly seems so. Researchers from Manchester University looked at the death rates of two groups of 25 million people either side of a line from the Wash to the
  
  Read more

• How To Cook Every Type Of Meat Without Accidentally Giving Yourself Food Poisoning

  09-08-2017 20:57
  Your guide to beef, pork, chicken, and more!
  
  Read more

• There is no shame in suffering mental pain | Letters

  09-08-2017 20:44
  When we can think of our suffering as part of being human, and not a fault in ourselves, going on living becomes a possibility, and not a curse, says Yair KleinThank you for Giles Fraser’s insightful piece on suicide (It is dangerous to think of suicide as heroic – or cowardly, 8 August).What does take fortitude, though, is facing the reasons for wanting to kill yourself, such as mental pain, profound grief, overwhelming debt, unsustainable rejection etc – and the shame it
  
  Read more

• We could close this lethal north-south gap – if we wanted to | Dawn Foster

  09-08-2017 20:42
  The regional death gap has widened since 2008. If we do not acknowledge the role that poverty plays, poorer people will continue to sufferIf the Conservative party were a car, it would be in dire need of new tyres, having worn the treads bare with the sheer number of policy U-turns since this year’s snap general election. The reversal on funding rail electrification in the north and Wales is symbolic of the Conservatives’ contempt for the regions, and symptomatic of how Britain has p
  
  Read more

• Racial gap narrows in heart attack deaths

  09-08-2017 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The data from the University of Iowa show black patients now have a 21.4 percent chance of surviving, compared to whites' 23.2 percent. That is up from 11 percent and 16 percent in 2000.
  
  Read more

• ​This Is Exactly What You Should Do After You Get Sunburned

  09-08-2017 20:30
  It happens to the best of us.
  
  Read more

• Reaction times in elderly may indicate how long they live

  09-08-2017 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reaction times of elderly may predict how long they have to live, researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia have found.
  
  Read more

• Pioneering type 1 diabetes therapy safe

  09-08-2017 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  One day, the immunotherapy could free patients from daily insulin injections.
  
  Read more

• Katherine Heigl Says She Gained 50 Pounds While Pregnant With Her Son

  09-08-2017 19:44
  She says the weight gain made her feel "moments of sheer panic."
  
  Read more

• ​Why Taylor Swift's $1 Sexual Assault Lawsuit Is Huge For Women Everywhere

  09-08-2017 19:30
  ​It's something that's rarely seen in court.
  
  Read more

• Alcoholism among women rises in new study

  09-08-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism say that the rise could constitute a public health crisis that is being overshadowed by the opioid epidemic and marijuana legalization.
  
  Read more

• Eyes are the most beautiful part of someone's face

  09-08-2017 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Winchester found attractive hair and lips is also an important factor in the beauty stakes. The least important facial feature seems to be someone's nose, researchers said.
  
  Read more

• People In THIS Country Reportedly Have the Most Orgasms

  09-08-2017 18:48
  We never would have guessed...
  
  Read more

• 'I Tried Hypnotherapy To Deal With My Driving Phobia—Here's What Happened'

  09-08-2017 18:29
  "Whenever I got into the driver's seat, dread would consume my entire body."
  
  Read more

• Music therapy for autism doesn't improve symptoms

  09-08-2017 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study conducted at the Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre in Norway, found music therapy plus standard care didn't improve symptoms any more than standard care alone.
  
  Read more

• ​3 Whole-Grain Breakfasts That Will Keep You Full All Morning Long

  09-08-2017 18:13
  Your peanut butter toast needs a serious upgrade.
  
  Read more

• ​This 15-Minute Workout Will Make You Think About Strength Training In A Whole New Way

  09-08-2017 18:02
  ​Prepare to make your muscles quake.
  
  Read more

• Sleep helps your baby learn to talk

  09-08-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In tests, babies performed better at learning new words after a nap, German researchers found. They were able to link meanings to words while those who didn't nap couldn't.
  
  Read more

• Pets don't boost your child's health, claim researchers

  09-08-2017 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's long been suggested that growing up with an animal in the home boosts the developing body's immune system. The RAND Corporation study involved a total of 5,200 children.
  
  Read more

• 8 Habits You Need To Break If You Want To Lose 5 Pounds

  09-08-2017 17:35
  You don't have to dramatically alter your life.
  
  Read more

• Can Dads Get Postpartum Depression, Too?

  09-08-2017 17:14
  It’s called paternal postnatal depression, and it’s very real.
  
  Read more

• What Every Woman Should Know About Using Scented Tampons And Pads

  09-08-2017 16:59
  Read this before buying ANY product that promises to make your vagina smell like a bouquet.
  
  Read more

• Why men and women at the gym tie their biceps and glutes

  09-08-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blood-flow restriction training (BFR) is an increasingly popular technique to build muscle. A University of Mississippi professor says its rehabilitation potential is 'exciting'.
  
  Read more

• Damning studies showing complication rates of vaginal mesh

  09-08-2017 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Currently, the NHS state only 1 to 3 per cent report side effects. But it is known to have ruined the lives of thousands of women, including Julie Gilsenan, 41, from Liverpool.
  
  Read more

• Bulgaria found to be the laziest country in Europe

  09-08-2017 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 78 per cent of Bulgarians say they don't exercise at all, according to a new survey. But at the other end of the spectrum, the cold landscape of Sweden was found to be the move active.
  
  Read more

• See All Of The Stunning Photos Of The Celebs In Our First-Ever Global Naked Issue

  09-08-2017 15:52
  And read what these women have to say—in their own words—about their bodies.
  
  Read more

• Doing your weekly food shop online could make you skinnier

  09-08-2017 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By shopping for food online, adults avoid the impulse purchases of junk-food and stick solely to the goals of maintaining a healthy diet, University at Albany scientists claim.
  
  Read more

• NHS has paid £17m to victims of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson

  09-08-2017 15:42
  Compensation likely to increase as private patients launch legal challenge against NHS trust, private health provider and PatersonThe NHS has paid more than £17m in compensation for victims of rogue surgeon Ian Paterson. NHS Resolution said as of 31 July it had received 277 claims involving Paterson’s NHS practice and paid a total of £17,411,639 on those cases.Related: Ian Paterson: the 'likeable' breast surgeon who wounded his patientsContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• This UFC Fighter Is Getting Real About Why She Embraces Her Scars And Bruises

  09-08-2017 15:30
  "All the bumps and bruises, all the muscles—that is a story of everything I have done."
  
  Read more

• This Actress Says People Used To Judge Her For Being Too Skinny

  09-08-2017 15:30
  "I can't tell you the number of people who've said I need to eat a cheeseburger."
  
  Read more

• 'The Moment I Learned To Embrace My Lopsided Breasts'

  09-08-2017 15:30
  TV host Franchesca Ramsey says she now jokes about the "big boob."
  
  Read more

• Singer Betty Who Gets Candid About What It Means To Be An 'In-Between Girl'

  09-08-2017 15:30
  "I've gotten passed over for jobs—ads, campaigns, beauty and fashion stuff—because I am an in-between."
  
  Read more

• Instagram-Famous Trainer Anna Victoria: 'My Naked Body Reminds Me That I Am Human'

  09-08-2017 15:30
  The fitness star says living in Europe changed the way she viewed her body.
  
  Read more

• 'I'm An Olympian, But This Is The First Photo Shoot Where I Wasn't Trying To Suck In My Abs'

  09-08-2017 15:30
  Swimmer Dana Vollner says her career caused her to pick apart her body for many years.
  
  Read more

• Third of men say work a factor in mental health problems

  09-08-2017 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Andrew Ormerod explains how his unsustainable workload led to mental health problems.
  
  Read more

• Thank you, Sinéad O’Connor, for showing the messy reality of mental illness | Paris Lees

  09-08-2017 13:50
  People tend to only talk about their mental health struggles after the event. The Irish singer’s Facebook video is difficult to watch, but vitally importantThree cheers for Sinéad O’Connor, who has this week torn down the glossy facade of the public debate around mental health. The video the Grammy-award-winner posted to her Facebook page on Monday – a motel room recording that has caused concern around the world – is not easy viewing. Seeing her desperate call for
  
  Read more

• Energy drinks make people more likely to use cocaine

  09-08-2017 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Maryland found such people aged 21 to 25 are also more at risk of taking prescription drugs for non-medical reasons and having alcohol problems at an older age.
  
  Read more

• Monsanto continued selling PCBs for years despite knowing health risks, archives reveal

  09-08-2017 13:14
  Company refutes legal analysis of documents suggesting it ignored risk to human health and environment long after pollutants’ lethal effects were knownMonsanto continued to produce and sell toxic industrial chemicals known as PCBs for eight years after learning that they posed hazards to public health and the environment, according to legal analysis of documents put online in a vast searchable archive. More than 20,000 internal memos, minuted meetings, letters and other documents have been
  
  Read more

• Engineer creates lotion to cure her trichotillomania

  09-08-2017 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emily Kight, 27, from Philadelphia, became addicted to hair pulling, known as trichotillomania, after being told at seven years old her wishes would come true if she blew her eyelashes.
  
  Read more

Follow @Health_UKnews on Twitter!