The surprising benefits of breathing through your nose
By the age of 30, each one of us will have taken around 250 million breaths. But are we doing it right? Author James Nestor makes the case for nasal breathing. Source link
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IIIT-Delhi, French researchers develop AI tool to outsmart drug-resistant superbugs – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: In a boost to scientific advancement aimed at curbing the global threat of drug-resistant infections, researchers from the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) and France’s Inria Saclay have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that can recommend effective combinations of existing antibiotics to fight superbugs. Superbugs are germs like bacteria and fungi … Read more
Horse charity calls on NHS to fund child wellbeing services
Kelly Morgan BBC News, West of England Listen: How horses help young people facing emotional and mental health challenges A charity has called on the NHS to fund equine-assisted services which help children with their emotions and mental health. Cotswolds-based Horses for Wellbeing helps young people develop trust, emotional regulation and confidence. Its users told … Read more
Target mosquito parasites with drugs to cut malaria, study says
Mosquitoes should be given malaria drugs to clear their infection so they can no longer spread the disease, say US researchers. Malaria parasites, which kill nearly 600,000 people a year, mostly children, are spread by female mosquitoes when they drink blood. Current efforts aim to kill mosquitoes with insecticide rather than curing them of malaria. … Read more
Call for NHS to give women with dense breasts extra cancer scans
Getty Images Women with very dense breasts should be offered additional scans as part of the UK’s NHS breast screening programme to help detect more cancers and save lives, researchers say. A Cambridge University-led study of more than 9,000 women found using different scans from traditional mammograms could treble the number of cancers detected in … Read more
Stoke-on-Trent MP Allison Gardner in tears over ‘excruciating’ chronic UTI
Gavin Kermack BBC News, West Midlands Allison Gardner spoke through tears as she described her experiences in a Westminster Hall debate An MP has described the “debilitating and excruciating” experience of living with a chronic urinary tract infection (UTI). Allison Gardner, the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, made an emotional speech in a Westminster Hall … Read more
Cross-sex hormones for under 18s could be restricted or banned
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, is “actively reviewing” banning or restricting the private prescription of cross-sex hormones to young people, according to evidence given to the High Court. Government lawyers say an expert panel will report in July on the use of this type of medication by under 18s wishing to change their gender. An application … Read more
I Kissed A Boy star teams up with mental health hub
A new online support group has been created to help gay and bisexual men across Wales. Jake Devline-Reed, who appeared on BBC Three programme I Kissed a Boy, has teamed up with the mental health hub Helpu to launch it. Jake, from Swansea, was bullied at school and said the group will be “really beneficial” … Read more
Tech important catalyst to improve health outcomes: PM Modi – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: Technology is an important catalyst to improve health outcomes, PM Narendra Modi said Tuesday while addressing the 78th World Health Assembly being held in Geneva. Highlighting India’s achievements in this regard, Modi, in a video message, said, “We have a digital platform to track vaccination of pregnant women and children. Millions of people … Read more
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time
West Nile virus has been detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time, UK health officials say. The risk to the general public is “very low” and although the virus can make people seriously ill in rare cases, there is no evidence the virus is spreading in mosquitoes in the UK, the UK Health Security … Read more