Day: February 25, 2017

Jeremy Kyle’s ex-wife says her nanny ‘morphed’ into her

Jeremy Kyle’s ex-wife says her nanny ‘morphed’ into her during nine years with the TV host’s family by copying her clothes, hair-style and even her POSES before stealing her husband Jeremy Kyle’s former wife believes her children’s nanny deliberately copied her style and looks before beginning a relationship with the TV host. Carla Germaine said to friends that Vicky Burton gradually ‘morphed’ into looking like her during nine years serving her family.

Ex-NFL star Johnny Manziel parties on yacht in Miami

Disgraced NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel spotted smoking and drinking on a yacht with pretty girls amid rumors he is set to stage a football comeback Disgraced NFL player Johnny Manziel has been spotted smoking and drinking on a yacht in Florida amid rumors he is set to stage a football comeback. The ex-Cleveland Browns quarterback enjoyed two days of sun-filled fun on a yacht and at the beach with friends in Miami on Friday and Saturday.

Border agents ask Muhammad Ali’s son: ‘Are you Muslim?’

In this April 15, 1975 file photo, Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, and Little Muhammad Ali, his 2 1/2 year old son, arrive at Miami Beach, Fla. Muhammad Ali’s son, who bears the boxing great’s name, was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport and questioned about his ancestry and religion in what amounted to unconstitutional profiling, a family friend said Saturday.

Swedish politician: officials should have sex in lunchbreak new

A politician in northern Sweden wants to list sex as an officially approved activity for civil servants during their daily paid lunchbreak. Per-Erik Muskos of the city council of Overtornea on the Arctic Circle says he made “a serious and formal” proposal Monday to add sex to the list of acceptable activities, which also include going to the gym or getting a massage, as well as eating.

Son of boxer Muhammad Ali detained at Florida airport

A son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica because of his Arabic-sounding name, US media reported late Friday. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, who was born in Philadelphia and has a US passport, was traveling with his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the late sports icon’s second wife, friend and lawyer Chris Mancini told the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Turn awareness into action, Malaysians urged

… it but many people who are well generally do not care until they see the urgency, she says. “We need to improve health literacy and encourage people to take preventive steps and ensure early detection to increase chances of survival,” she says in a …

Scientists debate underlying cause of bird flu

The answer to whether industrial-scale poultry farming is responsible for bird flu differs depending on who you ask – a virologist or a geographer. In a book published last month, Stephen Hinchliffe, a professor of human geography at the University of Exeter in Britain, argues that mass livestock production is driving molecular changes in diseases that could lead to human pandemics.

#DrKen stands up to cancer

… there, and it helped me and my brother deal with her passing that much better. I don’t want people to be afraid of health or illness or mortality, because it’s a natural part of life. We have all been touched by #CANCER . Sending out love to any of …

You can rid your life of heartburn

Heartburn can be a thorn in someone’s flesh, especially if it becomes a constant occurrence in one’s life. According to Ivy-Marie Komutambo, a nutritionist at St Francis Hospital Nsambya, heartburn is a burning sensation that happens in the esophagus due to the back flow of acid from the stomach.

A cool head in a crisis – all thanks to MoonWalkers

Thousands of women with breast cancer could be spared the devastation of hair loss thanks to a cooling cap worn during chemotherapy that could halve the chance of patients losing their hair. Scalp cooling systems, which use either a cold gel or a refrigerated pump system to lower the temperature of the head, have been available for years for use during chemotherapy but have never been widely taken up.

Photos: Skating to support children with cancer

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2/25/2017

… her testimony – surpassing the time limit by several seconds to urge lawmakers to “stop playing with women’s health care as if it’s your own political puppet” – Schwertner hammered his gavel prompting a swift crack that shattered the desk top and …

‘Are you Muslim?’

A son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning from Jamaica because of his Arabic-sounding name, US media reported late Friday. Muhammad Ali Jr., 44, who was born in Philadelphia and has a US passport, was traveling with his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the late sports icon’s second wife, friend and lawyer Chris Mancini told the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Grim finding

An estimated 64 lakh people in the country suffer from depressive disorder while 69 lakh from anxiety disorders, says a new study of the World Health Organisation . The persons with anxiety disorders constitue 4.4 percent of the total population, the highest among the 11 countries of the WHO’s South East Asia Region.

Health Canada proposing smoking ban in apartments, raising legal age to 21

Ottawa is considering new anti-tobacco guidelines that could ban smoking inside apartments and on post-secondary school campuses, as well as raise the legal age for buying tobacco products to 21. According to a discussion paper published by Health Canada on Feb. 22 , approximately four million Canadians smoke, making up about 15 per cent of the population. Their new proposal is to cut the smoking population to less than five per cent by 2035.

Pre-existing conditions complicate health care replacement

As Republicans try to unite around a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, one of the most popular parts of the law will be among the most difficult to replace: the guarantee of health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. The challenge of providing insurance for Americans who have no other alternative has some congressional Republicans considering whether to ask the states to reboot high-risk pools, an option with a rocky history.