Men with beer bellies warned they are at risk of weaker bones

Men with excessive fat around their middles aren't just putting their hearts under strain - they are also at risk of weaker bones.

A study from Harvard Medical School found men with beer bellies had a higher chance of developing osteoporosis, a disease usually associated with older women.

The condition makes bones more prone to breaks as they lose density. Over a third of women have one or more bone fractures because of osteoporosis in their lifetime, however so do one in five men.

'Most studies on osteoporosis have focused on women,' study leader Dr Miriam Bredella said. 'Men were thought to be relatively protected against bone loss, especially obese men.

' To check this assumption, Dr Bredella and her team of researchers evaluated 35 obese men with a mean age of 34 and a mean body mass index, a measure of body fat, of 36.5.

When butt enhancement goes horribly wrong

A shocking video emerged today showing a grotesque bulge in a woman's buttock apparently caused when her botched silicone implant 'flipped inside out'.

Instead giving her a smooth, plump appearance, the implant has popped out and is left protruding in an ugly disc shape at the back of her cheek.

In the 20-second clip, the unidentified woman slowly manipulates it back into place while explaining: 'This is my implant flipping backwards'. She adds: 'I don't think an implant's supposed to do that. It shouldn't be able to flip.

The video has been 'liked' by 278 people on Facebook and shared nearly 20,000 times.

Why having regular sex increases your chance of having a healthy baby

It may sound obvious but couples who want to have a baby should regularly have sex first, say scientists.

A study found women had a better chance of having a healthy baby if they had repeated exposure to their partner's sperm before they conceived.

This was because it gave their immune systems time to build up a tolerance to the foreign fluid and so support a pregnancy

Research author Prof Sarah Robertson from the University of Adelaide, said: 'We now know that an average of at least three to six months coitus with their partner is necessary to get their immune system to respond correctly to enable a healthy pregnancy.'

Researchers Unveil Natural Remedies For Breast Cancer

Nigerians and indeed mankind should no longer die because of breast cancer. Researchers have unveiled natural remedies that could be effectively used for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. CHUKWUMA MUANYA writes.
 BREAST cancer has been shown to be the leading cause of death among women between 40 and 55 years of age, and the second overall cause of death among women.

Fortunately, the mortality rate from breast cancer has reportedly decreased in recent years due to an increased emphasis on early detection and more effective treatments.
Despite early detection, conventional and chemotherapeutic methods of treatment, most women with breast cancer are still dying.

Tomatoes Helpful In Fighting Prostate Cancer, Says Nutritionist

A Lagos-based nutritionist, Grace Odinaka, said on Saturday that good consumption of tomatoes could help in reducing the risk of having cancer.

Ms. Odinaka, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Divine Release Nursing Home, Ojo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

She said a lot of people had relegated the importance of tomatoes and that some, especially children, were fond of picking them out of their meals.

Ms Odinaka said that tomatoes contained Lycopene, an antioxidant, which researchers agreed, had powerful anti-cancer properties.
She said that the properties were especially helpful in warding off prostate cancer and in reducing the risk of heart disease and premature aging.

Nigeria At High Risk Of Yellow Fever Epidemic – Experts

Health experts yesterday in Abuja expressed fears of possible outbreak of yellow fever in the country.
They said 30 years after the last yellow fever epidemic outbreak in the country, no nationwide vaccination had been conducted since, stating that over 101 million Nigerians are at risk of being infected with the disease.
The warning is coming amidst recent outbreak of yellow fever in six districts of Cameroun bordering Cross River State, which places Nigeria at risk because it is the only country among 13 in West Africa yet to conduct mass vaccination.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday in Abuja on the Preparation for Mass Vaccination against yellow fever in high risk states in Nigeria, the Chairman, Expert Review Committee (ERC) on Polio Immunisation, Prof Oyewole Tomori, disclosed that about 377 local government areas in 25 states in the country had been marked out as high risk states.

Teething Powder Can Destroys Kidney In Future - Paediatrician

Dr Solomon Adeleke, a paediatrician, has advised parents against the use of teething powder for babies, as it can cause kidney failure in adulthood.

Adeleke, who works with University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, told the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that teething powder contained mercury, which is hazardous to the health.
He said, “Most of the time, they give it twice or thrice a day, the powder will then accumulate in the kidney, it destroys the kidney not at that natal age of the baby.
“This happens when the child is around 40 years; It is when they get to 40 years because the accumulation of leads to renal insufficiency, so we should be very careful about using teething powder.’’