France has launched a national investigation into the number of babies being born with missing arms or hands – weeks after an initial inquiry closed. The first investigation began after it emerged more than a dozen children had been born…
Month: October 2018
Vegan diet ‘can boost mood and ease symptoms for Type 2 diabetes
Going vegan could help people with Type 2 diabetes feel happier and lose weight, say researchers. Eating a plant-based or vegan diet helps to manage the condition, cuts blood sugar and can reduce depression, according to a study. 90 per…
102-year-old Sylvia ‘an absolute legend’ and ‘inspirational’ as she shoots a basketball
Viewers have branded a 102-year-old an ‘absolute legend’ after she successfully shot a basketball into the hoop during an episode of Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds. The show is about what happens when one of the UK’s biggest…
‘I never knew men could get breast cancer’
Moses Musonga never thought men could get breast cancer until he was diagnosed with the disease. The 67-year-old Kenyan told the BBC that he was in profound shock when doctors told him in 2013 that he had stage-three breast cancer,…
Painting of Christ survives as church is destroyed in fire
A seven-alarm hellish fire has destroyed a historic 150-year-old church in Massachusetts – but a massive painting of Jesus Christ miraculously survived the blaze. First Baptist Church in Wakefield, Massachusetts has been a landmark in the Boston area for over…
Become a morning person in minutes
When the alarm starts ringing in the morning, it’s often hard to resist the temptation of hitting snooze and rolling back over. But rising with (or before) the sun comes with a slew of serious benefits for health and mental…
A hot bath twice a week is ‘BETTER than exercise’ for treating depression
Taking hot baths could be a better way of treating depression than exercising, a study has found. People who go to a spa for an hour twice a week show better improvements in their mental health than those who work…
Cooking rice with coconut oil slashes 60 per cent of the calories
One cup of cooked white rice contains an average of 200 calories so it’s treated by many as a ‘sometimes’ food. However, scientists from the College of Chemical Sciences in Sri Lanka are making the delicious carb-filled staple healthier for…
Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease
We’ve all heard exercise helps you live longer. But a new study goes one step further, finding that a sedentary lifestyle is worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease. Dr. Wael Jaber, a cardiologist at the Cleveland…
Loretta Lynn ‘Feeling Better’ After Brief Hospitalization
Loretta Lynn is on the up and up. The legendary country singer took to Facebook on Saturday to reveal that she was back home and feeling better after a “brief hospital visit.” Earlier this week, Lynn was forced to miss…