Chris Evans discusses bowel cancer and Deborah James' death Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Chris Evans has opened up about a bowel cancer scare he experienced following the death of BBC podcast host Dame Deborah James. The radio star, 56, paid tribute to the mum-of-two following her heartbreaking death aged 40 from the disease, before revealing that he experienced a scare almost a decade ago. Related articles Ulrika Jonsson, 54, recreates Kendall Jenner's completely NAKED snap Andy Murray’s sweet and secret tribute to wife Kim when he plays I'd been told I was high risk and I was too scared to do anything about it Chris Evans … [Read more...] about ‘Too scared to do anything’ Chris Evans on bowel cancer scare after Deborah James’ death
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Diabetes type 2 symptoms: The ‘most effective’ diet to reduce high blood sugar risk
Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert Sign up for FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Doctor Sundhya Raman revealed the "most effective" diet to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes and thereby the dire complications of the condition. "Studies suggest that poor diets have overtaken tobacco as the number one driver of chronic diseases," Doctor Raman pointed out. "So, while diet isn’t the only factor affecting our disease risk, it seems that our kitchens are the best place to start if we want to improve our health." Related articles How to live longer: The diet linked to ‘20-year’ changes in lifespan Bowel cancer signs: Three feelings … [Read more...] about Diabetes type 2 symptoms: The ‘most effective’ diet to reduce high blood sugar risk
Doctors said I just needed my ‘tired old womb’ removed to ‘cure’ extreme bloating – but they were wrong
DESPERATE to end the extreme bloating and crippling pain she had suffered for years, Sarah Garlick accepted extreme measures. Aged just 40, she underwent a hysterectomy which plunged her into surgical menopause. The now 46-year-old was so sick of being “fobbed off by doctors” who had misdiagnosed her with irritable bowel syndrome, and felt she had no choice but to have the op. She was forced to wear maternity clothes, and could go from being a size 10 to looking nine months pregnant within the space of 30 minutes when she had an “attack”. However, when Sarah, from Portishead, Bristol, recovered from the hysterectomy and her symptoms returned, she realised the drastic measure that changed her life hadn’t solved her bloating problem at all. It took another five years for Sarah to get a final diagnosis; that she was suffering with a ‘torturous colon’, which is when the colon becomes too long and thin, making digestion difficult. Read more on women's health … [Read more...] about Doctors said I just needed my ‘tired old womb’ removed to ‘cure’ extreme bloating – but they were wrong
Sean Connery suffered for ‘some time’ before death – ‘terrible’ dementia battle explained
Dr. No: Sean Connery stars as James Bond in 1962 Sign up for FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Connery died while sleeping at his home in the Bahamas in October 2020, according to his widow, Micheline Roquebrune. He was aged 90. The death certificate, retrieved by the publication TMZ around his time of death, stated he had respiratory failure caused by pneumonia, old age, and an irregular heartbeat or atrial fibrillation in medical terms. Sean Connery’s son Jason told the BBC at the time: “We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently, even though my dad has been unwell for some time." Related articles Dementia: The type of … [Read more...] about Sean Connery suffered for ‘some time’ before death – ‘terrible’ dementia battle explained
Action for ME says patients struggle to get medical help
By Robert Cooper Published 2 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing People with a chronic fatigue illness are struggling to access medical help, a charity has claimed. Figures sourced by the BBC show many Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) patients are being discharged just months after starting treatment. Action for ME chief executive Sonya Chowdhury said ME had been "neglected for decades" with patients finding services "inaccessible". Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced plans to better tackle ME . Stephen Hocking from Keswick, Cumbria, was diagnosed with ME 15 months ago and said the condition had been "devastating", but there was a lack of medical understanding. "When I was finally diagnosed nobody explained what it was or how it would affect my life," he told BBC Politics North . "The only treatment option was a clinic led by a health … [Read more...] about Action for ME says patients struggle to get medical help
The Last Stand: Gatekeepers v ‘self-entitled’ walkers where nearly half kauri at risk
JASON DORDAY/STUFF Auckland Council kauri dieback biosecurity manager Lisa Tolich explains why her council has been so proactive in protecting kauri. Kauri are some of New Zealand’s most important taonga – both ecologically and culturally. But the trees are being killed by incurable kauri dieback disease – caused by a pathogen called Phytophthora agathidicida – and the fight to save them has been slow and convoluted. Stuff senior journalist Denise Piper and visual journalist Jason Dorday investigate what is happening to save kauri while they still stand. In the fight to protect kauri, Aucklanders have opened their wallets to help, with ratepayers funding $107 million over 10 years through a natural environment targeted rate . The funding – which towers over the Government’s $32 million for all of Aotearoa – is being used for everything from building new kauri-safe tracks to investing in the latest research. The measures are working, according to Auckland Council’s … [Read more...] about The Last Stand: Gatekeepers v ‘self-entitled’ walkers where nearly half kauri at risk
Covid: UK hospital cases set to rise, says health chief
By Alex Kleiderman Published 7 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic The number of people being admitted to hospital with Covid is expected to rise further, the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency has said. Hospital cases and infections are down on earlier highs but Dame Jenny Harries told the BBC there could still be an impact on treating other patients. Her warning comes after figures showed UK Covid cases jumped by 32% in a week. Dame Jenny said people were being encouraged to "go about their normal lives" but in a "precautionary way". In England, almost 9,000 hospital beds were taken up with Covid patients on 30 June, a doubling of admissions since the start of the month. Data from the other UK nations is not as up to date but suggests a similar rise in June. The latest rise in Covid … [Read more...] about Covid: UK hospital cases set to rise, says health chief