Doctors Find Ketchup Packet Stuck In Woman's Intestine For 6 Years

Doctors Find Ketchup Packet Stuck In Woman's Intestine For 6 Years

05.01.2018

Doctors who had treated a patient for serious bowel disease for six years without any improvement made a decision to operate - and found she had swallowed a ketchup sachet. It was a ketchup packet. "To our knowledge, this is the first report of a synthetic plastic packaging causing ileo-caecal junctional perforation mimicking Crohn's disease ", doctors said in the journal.

Avoid eating romaine lettuce after E. Coli outbreak in US, Canada

05.01.2018

Coli cases are linked to the patients in the U.S. The organization stopped short of issuing a full ban on eating romaine lettuce until it finishes its investigation into the illnesses. "Even though we can't say with 100 percent certainty that romaine lettuce is the cause of the E. coli outbreak in the USA, a greater degree of caution is appropriate given that romaine lettuce is nearly always consumed raw", said James Roger, food safety director at Consumer Reports .

Alcohol byproduct causes DNA mutations that might lead to cancer

Alcohol byproduct causes DNA mutations that might lead to cancer

05.01.2018

Using mice that lack both protection mechanisms, we show conclusively that alcohol exposure causes damage to the chromosomes in the blood cells resulting in rearrangements of their chromosomes - the structures in the nucleus of the cells where DNA is packaged.

Scientists Expect Chocolate to Go Extinct by 2050

Scientists Expect Chocolate to Go Extinct by 2050

05.01.2018

By 2050, rising temperatures will push the present chocolate-developing areas more than 1,000 feet tough into rocky landscape - a lot of which is at present protected for untamed life, as per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Penis bleaching is a thing - and it's getting bigger

Penis bleaching is a thing - and it's getting bigger

05.01.2018

One user said she was " not that serious about the colour " but was " more concerned about the size and the moves ". Now, it has 100 clients a month, or up to 4 clients a day, for this $650 five-session treatment. When the whitening stops, the skin will have to return to its previous color, but it is likely to leave marks, he stresses. "Penis whitening? OK Thailand", wrote another.

Nebraska to face tough flu season

Nebraska to face tough flu season

05.01.2018

Grand Lake Health System in St. Marys started to restrict visitors Thursday to limit the spread of respiratory infections as well as precautionary measures to limit seasonal flu. Even with less than ideal prevention rates, last year's statistics indicate flu vaccinations are estimated to have prevented about 5.1 million flu illnesses, 2.5 million flu-associated medical visits, and 71,000 flu-associated hospitalizations, according to the health district, which says studies also show ...

Recent E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce

05.01.2018

Americans have been warned not to eat romaine lettuce after an outbreak of E. coli infection in Canada was attributed to people eating contaminated romaine lettuce, it has been reported. While some individuals may only remain ill for five to 10 days, in other extreme cases people may have to be hospitalised if they exhibit more severe reactions.

Perfectionism on the Rise Among College Students

Perfectionism on the Rise Among College Students

05.01.2018

According to lead author Dr. Thomas Curran , from the University of Bath, this is the first study that examines group generational differences in perfectionism. The United States also has "an especially strong meritocratic ethos at the heart of the American dream, which places emphasis on college to lift individuals up the social and economic ladder", they add.

WHO to list gaming addiction as mental health condition

WHO to list gaming addiction as mental health condition

05.01.2018

Gaming disorder could well be seen as linked to controversy around loot boxes and what constitutes gambling in gaming . While the final version of the diagnostic manual won't be published until next year, it now states that gaming disorder is "characterised by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour ('digital gaming" or "video-gaming'), which may be online (ie.

Chocolate Could Go Extinct in 40 Years

Chocolate Could Go Extinct in 40 Years

05.01.2018

Good thing we still have it (for now). Half of the world's chocolate is now sourced from just two African countries: Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and changes in the amount of rain and sunshine could make growing the plant in these regions unsustainable.