Blood in your urine is the typical symptom of bladder cancer. Starting as a small tumour within the bladder, it then spreads to lymph nodes, before advancing to bone, liver and lungs โ as seen in this picture by Cancer Research UK. Caught early it has a very high survival rate. However if the original […]
Fancy becoming a vinyl record after you die? A Scarborough company will press a teaspoon of your ashes into a vinyl record as a memorial to your loved one. You can record audio from your loved one or whatever you like๐ง Frank๐ wants โ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐โ by Cornershopโฆ any other recommendations? #bemorefrank
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The picture (from Bob J Galindo) shows a category 4 bed (or pressure) sore โ they should never be allowed to reach this level. People who spend all day in bed or a wheelchair will almost certainly get category 1 sores โ but these can be easily treated with basic nursing care. If ignored, they
He made $100m and Jonny Depp played him in a film. George Jung (๐ธby Nish) was a famous cocaine smuggler who died this year aged 78. He started selling a portion of the marijuana he used himself to break even. Within a few years, he was making $1.7m a month flying cocaine from Mexico in
If your doctor asks you to describe your bowel movements โ what would you say? In 1997 Dr Ken Heaton from Bristol Royal Infirmary enlisted 66 volunteers to change their diets and keep a diary. The result was the famous Bristol Stool chart (๐ธCabot Health), used all over the world to help patients accurately answer
Coroners (always famous for crossing roads very carefully ๐๐) investigate sudden or unexplained deaths. The office of coroner originated in the 11th Century (1066 and all that). Deaths can be reported to the coroner including if the deceased:Hasnโt been treated or seen by a doctor in the last 2 weeks โ๏ธDied during or after an
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Warren Higgsโ kidneys weighed 45kg โ the heaviest on record. He couldnโt eat or breath properly. Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic condition where your kidneys become riddled with sacks of fluid called cysts. There is no cure or treatment. This BBC interview shows Warren before and after his operation to remove his kidneys. He
Archaeologists are searching for the ashes of 15 York City fans scattered at the ground where they played for 89 years. The ashes are to be reburied in a special memorial built as part of the new housing development. Redevelopment of football grounds havenโt always been so sensitive to relatives. When Sunderlandโs Roker Park was
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90% of people with tuberculosis have no symptoms. Half of those that do will die โฐ๏ธ It is spread by inhaling the droplets from someone else who has coughed or sneezed ๐ฃ๏ธ The vaccine against TB is the most widely used in the world โ however, immunity tends to decrease after about 10 years ๐
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In days of yore โsoulersโ (mainly children or the poor) would go from door to door on All Hallows Eve to be given soul cakes (think shortbread with spices) to commemorate the dead๐ฅฎ Soulers would carry hollowed out turnip lanterns to represent a soul trapped in purgatory (the place you hang out before going to
