Silent Epidemic of Cancer Spreading Among Men

Jason Mendelsohn had been married for close to 20 years and was happily raising three kids when he noticed the painless lump on his neck while shaving three years ago.
Within days, he had been diagnosed with a deadly form of cancer caused by a virus that he probably caught while in college, decades before.

Mendelsohn, now 48, is the classic victim of head and neck cancer caused by HPV, the human papillomavirus. A new study out this week shows there's a silent epidemic of HPV-related cancers among men.

Meet the man who spent $9 million on a license plate

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or high-rolling drivers in the United Arab Emirates, no car is complete without a single-digit license plate.

The oil-rich country's wealthy elite are willing to drop millions of dollars to get their hands on one.

Dubai property developer Balwinder Sahni wanted a highly coveted plate bearing the number 5. He wanted it so much, he bid 33 million dirhams ($9 million) for it at a government auction earlier this month.

Abandoned Nigerian medical scholars in Caribbean take to stealing

Sixteen Nigerian medical students studying in St Vincent and Grenadines in the Caribbean, under the Rivers State Scholarship scheme, have resorted to stealing and fraudulent acts to survive, just as they are reportedly being starved of their monthly upkeep allowances and tuition fees for close to two years.




Cross section of the abandoned 16 Medical scholars in the Caribbean.

The aggrieved final year students who spoke separately, said that two of the medical students who are billed to graduate with the other 14 this October, went into stealing when it was apparent they didn’t know where their next meal will come from.

At the time of filing this report, some of the students (males and females) confirmed that they had not eaten for three days, let alone pay school fees.

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Zika Virus Transmitted Through Sexual Intercourse

A rare case of the Zika Virus being transmitted through sex has been reported in the US. Zika Virus was initially reported to be transmitted by mosquito bite.

A Patient infected in Dallas County, Texas has contracted the virus through sexual contact with an infected person who travelled to Venezuela. Several cases of Zika virus had been confirmed across the United States, but only among people who were believed to have contracted the virus while traveling abroad in countries with active Zika virus outbreaks. The case in Dallas is the first time that experts believe a person with Zika symptoms contracted the virus within the United States.
Zika is carried by mosquitoes and has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains.

Thailand Supernatural Dolls

A craze for eerily lifelike supernatural dolls has swept Thailand in recent months.

Their name, "luk thep", literally translates as "child angels" and people believe they bring good fortune and they are pampered by their owners as if they were children.

But the privileges lavished upon them have also drawn a backlash and warnings from Thai authorities.

They get blessings from Buddhist monks

After purchasing a doll, the owner brings it to a monk who conducts a prayer and an anointing ceremony known as "plook sek".

Zika Virus: Up to four million Zika cases Predicted

The World Health Organization has set up a Zika "emergency team" after the "explosive" spread of the virus.

Most people have no symptoms, but WHO expects "three to four million cases of Zika virus disease" in the Americas.

WHO director general Dr Margaret Chan said Zika had gone "from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions" and was having a "heart-breaking" impact.
The team will meet on Monday to decide whether Zika should be treated as a global emergency.
The last time an international emergency was declared was for the Ebola outbreak in West Africa which has killed more than 11,000 people.

 

 

Tyra Banks is a mom!

The former America’s Next Top Model host welcomed her first child, Yorks Banks Asla, to the world via surrogate, and wrote a sweet message on Wednesday to thank the “angel of a woman” who carried the baby to term.

“The best present we worked and prayed so hard for is finally here. He’s got my fingers and big eyes and his daddy Erik’s mouth and chin,” the 42-year-old model wrote on Instagram. “As we thank the angel of a woman that carried our miracle baby boy for us, we pray for everyone who struggles to reach this joyous milestone. York Banks Asla, welcome to the world.”

Child Obesity an 'Exploding Nightmare' in Developing World: WHO

Childhood obesity has reached alarming rates globally and become an “exploding nightmare” in the developing world, including Africa where the number of obese and overweight children under five has nearly doubled since 1990, a WHO commission said Monday.

The authors of the report from the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity stressed that the epidemic has historically not been treated as a grave public health issue and was regarded by some as a product of lifestyle choices by individuals and families.

But following two years of research in more than 100 countries, the authors underscored that governments and global public health bodies were central to reversing the scourge.

“What’s the big message? It’s not the kid’s fault,” commission co-chair Peter Gluckman told reporters.

Bride Dies in Motorcycle Crash After saying "I do"

An Illinois bride died just minutes after saying "I do" to the love of her life when the motorcycle she and her groom were riding to their reception crashed, family said.

Jana Miles-Burnett exchanged vows with William Burnett, 31, in a city park in Buckner, Illinois about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 

The couple had met through friends and decided to wed after a whirl-wind romance, family said.

"After two months, they knew they wanted to be together," the woman's daughter, Sarah Smillie, said.

"There wasn't a time that I had seen her happier. If they were together, she was smiling," Smillie, 22, told IE.

The wedding ceremony reflected their relationship and was light and full of love, she said.

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"Female Viagra" Gets Approval

Women who have lost their sex drive will have a little pink pill to help them come October. On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved flibanserin, which will be sold as Addyi, for the treatment of sexual dysfunction in premenopausal women.

This is the first FDA approved treatment for sexual desire in men or women.

"This approval provides women distressed by their low sexual desire with an approved treatment option," Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said in a statement announcing the approval. "The FDA strives to protect and advance the health of women, and we are committed to supporting the development of safe and effective treatments for female sexual dysfunction."

NYSC Headcount on your Wedding day...

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Bobbi Kristina Brown Dies at 22

Nearly six months after being found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her Georgia home — and a month after being moved to hospice — Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, has died at the age of 22.

The Associated Press reported her death on Sunday night. "Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July 26, 2015, surrounded by her family," a rep for the Houston family said. "She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.

Bobbi Kristina was discovered by friend Max Lomas and the man she referred to as her husband, Nick Gordon, on Jan. 31, and was transferred to an Atlanta-area hospital. Though no drugs were found at her home when medics arrived, a criminal investigation was eventually opened; however, no arrests have been made.

Buhari Turns Down U.S. Proposal On Gay Marriage

The Presidency announced on Wednesday that President Muhammadu Buhari has flatly rejected a proposal from the United States to reverse Nigeria’s anti-gay law.

Buhari is in the United States on a four-day official trip on the invitation of President Barack Obama.

Buhari spokesman, Femi Adesina, took to twitter to announce that American officials broached the idea to Buhari, who replied that gay marriage was not only against Nigerian law but against the culture of the people.

“The issue of gay marriage came up here yesterday. PMB (Buhari) was point blank. Sodomy is against the law in Nigeria, and abhorrent to our culture.

“The same sex marriage issue came up at the joint session of Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs, not in direct talks with Obama.

“Talks shifted to another matter once PMB emphatically stated Nigeria’s stand on same sex mar
riage. The issue was not pushed”, Adesina said on his twitter handle on Wednesday.

Many Nigerians had expressed fears that American government would try to get Buhari to reverse the law, which was signed by former President Goodluck Jonathan last year.

The fear is borne out of the belief that America has been emboldened by its recent Supreme Court judgement legalising gay-marriage and may want to push the issue to any country seeking its assistance on any matter as Buhari has gone for help to fulful his campaign promises to Nigerians.

Health Benefits of Watermelons "Watermelon 'has similar effects to Viagra'"

   


Watermelon 'boosts athletic performance and improves recovery'

Eating watermelon before exercise helps cut recovery time and boost performance, a study has found.  The juice has long had a reputation amongst athletes, but now scientists have found evidence that it can relieve post-exercise muscle soreness.

One of the naturally occurring chemicals found in the fruit accelerates lactic acid removal, allowing better physical performance as the athlete can carry out more intense training and is able to recover faster after each workout, it is said.
 

The report, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, attributes watermelon's effects to the amino acid L-citrulline.
 

“Watermelon juice, naturally rich in l-citrulline, is an excellent option for athletes who want to improve their sports performance,” the authors say.
 

Their study confirms previous findings that the fruit can improve athletic ability.

Photos: Miley Cyrus' boyfriend caught in loving embrace with girl in Mexico

How can you be dating one of the most famous women in the world and flirt openly with another woman? So Miley Cyrus boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger was caught getting very close to a bikini-clad girl in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on Sunday and when the photos hit the net, he had the nerve to say she's his best friend's girlfriend...lol. Same way Simon Cowell impregnated his friend's wife. *yawn*. See more photos and what he tweeted in his defense after the cut...

President Jonathan is "Irresponsible" says Julius Malema

 Speaking at a press briefing " Mr Julius Malema mocked Mr. Jonathan using his first name, Goodluck. “Eh Goodlook, or Goodluck or whatever his name is or badluck I don’t know …He is quick to release statement about the killing in Paris; but don’t (doesn’t) say anything about the killings in his own country. That’s an irresponsible leadership,” Mr. Malema said. “We are really saddened by what is happening in Nigeria. It is highly disturbing.

South Africa’s eccentric youth leader and federal lawmaker, Julius Malema, has launched a blistering attack on President Goodluck Jonathan over his handling of the massacre in Baga, Borno State, describing the Nigerian president as “irresponsible” and suggesting South African intervention against the extremist Boko Haram sect.

Mr. Malema, who leads the Economic Freedom Fighters Party, criticised Mr. Jonathan for rushing out public condemnations of the terrorist attack on a newspaper in France when he has remained silent until date on the bloodbath in Baga, a troubled town in his own country.

Abducted Chinese boy; After 24 years apart reunited with family

Hong Kong - A Chinese man has been reunited with his father 24 years after he was abducted as a toddler from a vegetable market.

In 1991, 4-year-old Sun Bin was taken by child traffickers from his hometown in Sichuan province and sold to a family thousands of miles away, in Jiangsu province on the country's eastern coast, Chinese state media reported.

Sun Bin when he was four with his father.

On Tuesday, Sun was finally reacquainted with his 60-year-old father, Sun Youhong, and a younger sister he had never met. The moment was captured in a moving series of photographs.

"I was happy. I was grateful," the father said. "But I was also bitter."

Child trafficking is still a major business in China, as traffickers seek to profit off a growing demand for healthy babies from potential adoptive parents in China and elsewhere.

Boys, prized because they carry on the family line, are in great demand and fetch higher prices.

Earlier this week, Chinese police said they had rescued 37 newborn babies after busting a trafficking ring that sold the babies for up $13,000 each. 

Your Health and You; Contents found in a Can Drink

One can never be too careful but they say the words you hear putting them into action can #SAVE life.

Mr Rekeya heard the Safety Lecture on a Friday morning but never knew it will come handy the next day. On Saturday, he went out with his friends to a relaxation bar and requested for a cold drink but funny enough he just opened the drink without the use of a drinking glass (which most of us do) but after the first sip, the Safety Lecture came back to him, GUESS WHAT! this is what he finds

How men and women experience depression differently

Depressive disorders are a complex and often confusing family of conditions. Sometimes lumped under the general term “depression,” these disorders can cause any combination of several symptoms. Because of this, depressive disorders manifest in a variety of ways, making them sometimes difficult to diagnose.
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