Patrick Swayze is looking remarkably well for someone who is supposed to be dead.
The Dirty Dancer was given only five weeks to live by doctors when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March.
But seemingly nothing really can put Patrick Swayze in the corner as he was pictured at LA Airport yesterday looking like he Cheshire cat that got the cream.
Ever wondered which fruit juices are the healthiest?
No, it hasn’t exactly kept us awake at night either. But, conveniently, researchers at UCLA have given it some thought, and have come up with the eight best ones to get next time you are in a supermarket or cafe.
Most of us usually go for apple or orange, but have you ever considered pomegranate? Again, neither did we.
Women who like to eat flame-grilled food are more likely to get breast cancer than those who don’t.
That’s according to a new study, which found that ladies who feast on flame-grilled foods more than twice a month were 74% more likely to develop the disease.
You have to hand it to Amy Winehouse – she certainly isn’t a quitter.
There was us worrying about whether we would ever be able to complete our Amy Winehouse Disease Bingo card and the she manages to pull ‘skin cancer’ out the bag.
OK, we are not crossing it off yet, but by the sounds of it, it will only be a matter of time until she’s be able to shout “house, splutter, splutter” at the top of the gunk-filled, peanut-sized husks she once called her lungs.
From HECKLERSPRAY - There was a golden age in the movies when actors acted, when movies were interesting and when men were MEN.
It was an age of moralising without snobbery, with heroes you wanted to be and leading men you wished you could just hug and say ‘thank you’ to.
It seems nothing can put Patrick Swayze in a corner.
Just a few months ago, the Dirty Dancing star had weeks to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. But it was reported this week that 55-year-old Patrick Swayze is actually returning to work.
Yes, you heard that right: cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze is going to be back on your TV screens very soon. Next year, in fact.
A study by Newcastle University has found that organically-reared cows produce healthier milk than the standard-bred variety.
Cattle fed on fresh grass had 60% more good fatty acids than milk from non-organic cows, with the most notable results being found in the summer months.
These good fatty acids are known as CLA9, and consist of conjugated linoleic acids and omega 3.
Scientists have found that people who have gum disease also have an increased risk of getting cancer.
Patients who have a history of gum disease and dental problems may find that they could be 14 percent more likely to develop cancerous tumours.
In the past, research has found that sufferers of advanced gum disease are far more susceptible to serious illnesses such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Now the risk has become worse with cancer added to the list.
Researchers in the United Kingdom have moved a step closer to developing an anti-cancer vaccine.
The new study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, found that a protein on immune cells could possibly attack tumours.
The protein could then be used to make a vaccine which could home in on the invading cancer.
Healthy eating can come from the strangest of sources.
Sure, we all know if you eat plenty of fruit and vegetables and cut down on sugary snacks you are on the right track.
But there are foods we just don’t associate with healthy eating. Or, at least, we just didn’t even think about them in the first place.
Don’t lock up your daughters - new research has found that exercise is vital for helping to protect young girls from developing breast cancer in later life.
Girls in their teenage years can best benefit from an exercise regime that will cut their risk of breast cancer.
Dr. Graham Colditz of Washington University, who carried out the study, said: “This really points to the benefit of sustained physical activity from adolescence through the adult years, to get the maximum benefit.”
Having fat friends could be making you fat.
Or at least that’s according to a recent UK study, which states humans are subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them.
Researchers at the University of Warwick into European lifestyles say people tend to gauge how fat they are by comparing themselves to their peers.
So, if most of your mates are fat, your idea of what is overweight is different to those whose mates are all skinny.
Professor Andrew Oswald, who analysed data from 27,000 European adults across 29 countries, said: “Human beings compare themselves among their localised peer group even if they are not conscious of it.”
This, of course, is instead of utilising the usual fail-safes when judging weight, such as scales, how much their bits wobble and what they see when they look in the mirror.
So how does this make you fat? Well, once your ideas of what a fat person actually look like, you start to tell yourself that being 16st and only 5ft 1 is normal.
After all, among your fat friends, you are the one they all call ‘anorexic’ and ‘skinny’.
This, of course, is forgetting one thing: the rest of the world’s population. Yep, if you were to believe this research you would think people blindly stumble around their lives paying little attention to the people in work, people in shops, people in the street. You get the idea.
Not to mention the nasty media. So is Prof Oswald saying we have the intelligence of your average garden snail? Well, maybe.
According to his research people of supposedly higher intelligence - in other words, people with more qualifications (not the most accurate barometer admittedly) – are more likely to think they are overweight than those of the same weight with less qualifications. That is, of course, because they read more books.
So what is the point of this research? Are they asking us to ditch our chubby mates and get rid of the elephant in the room?
Well, maybe not. Rather we can’t stop copying our friends, so if we all lost weight, so would they.
And if we didn’t? Well, Prof Oswald added: “[If fatness levels increase and] we all start copying each other we will end up with quite serious health problems.
“Rising obesity needs to be thought of as a sociological phenomenon, not a physiological one.”
Having fat friends could be making you fat.
Or at least that’s according to a recent UK study, which states humans are subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them.
Researchers at the University of Warwick into European lifestyles say people tend to gauge how fat they are by comparing themselves to their peers.
So, if most of your mates are fat, your idea of what is overweight is different to those whose mates are all skinny.
Professor Andrew Oswald, who analysed data from 27,000 European adults across 29 countries, said: “Human beings compare themselves among their localised peer group even if they are not conscious of it.”
This, of course, is instead of utilising the usual fail-safes when judging weight, such as scales, how much their bits wobble and what they see when they look in the mirror.
So how does this make you fat? Well, once your ideas of what a fat person actually look like, you start to tell yourself that being 16st and only 5ft 1 is normal.
After all, among your fat friends, you are the one they all call ‘anorexic’ and ‘skinny’.
This, of course, is forgetting one thing: the rest of the world’s population. Yep, if you were to believe this research you would think people blindly stumble around their lives paying little attention to the people in work, people in shops, people in the street. You get the idea.
Not to mention the nasty media. So is Prof Oswald saying we have the intelligence of your average garden snail? Well, maybe.
According to his research people of supposedly higher intelligence - in other words, people with more qualifications (not the most accurate barometer admittedly) – are more likely to think they are overweight than those of the same weight with less qualifications. That is, of course, because they read more books.
So what is the point of this research? Are they asking us to ditch our chubby mates and get rid of the elephant in the room?
Well, maybe not. Rather we can’t stop copying our friends, so if we all lost weight, so would they.
And if we didn’t? Well, Prof Oswald added: “[If fatness levels increase and] we all start copying each other we will end up with quite serious health problems.
“Rising obesity needs to be thought of as a sociological phenomenon, not a physiological one.”
Having fat friends could be making you fat.
Or at least that’s according to a recent UK study, which states humans are subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them.
Researchers at the University of Warwick into European lifestyles say people tend to gauge how fat they are by comparing themselves to their peers.
So, if most of your mates are fat, your idea of what is overweight is different to those whose mates are all skinny.
Professor Andrew Oswald, who analysed data from 27,000 European adults across 29 countries, said: “Human beings compare themselves among their localised peer group even if they are not conscious of it.”
This, of course, is instead of utilising the usual fail-safes when judging weight, such as scales, how much their bits wobble and what they see when they look in the mirror.
So how does this make you fat? Well, once your ideas of what a fat person actually look like, you start to tell yourself that being 16st and only 5ft 1 is normal.
After all, among your fat friends, you are the one they all call ‘anorexic’ and ‘skinny’.
This, of course, is forgetting one thing: the rest of the world’s population. Yep, if you were to believe this research you would think people blindly stumble around their lives paying little attention to the people in work, people in shops, people in the street. You get the idea.
Not to mention the nasty media. So is Prof Oswald saying we have the intelligence of your average garden snail? Well, maybe.
According to his research people of supposedly higher intelligence - in other words, people with more qualifications (not the most accurate barometer admittedly) – are more likely to think they are overweight than those of the same weight with less qualifications. That is, of course, because they read more books.
So what is the point of this research? Are they asking us to ditch our chubby mates and get rid of the elephant in the room?
Well, maybe not. Rather we can’t stop copying our friends, so if we all lost weight, so would they.
And if we didn’t? Well, Prof Oswald added: “[If fatness levels increase and] we all start copying each other we will end up with quite serious health problems.
“Rising obesity needs to be thought of as a sociological phenomenon, not a physiological one.”
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