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London, Apr 28 (ANI): A five-minute screening test has been developed, which researchers say, could cut the risk of developing bowel cancer by a third.
The research led by Imperial College London has been published in the Lancet.
According to the 16-year study, funded by the Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research, and Cancer Research UK, a single flexible sigmoidoscopy examination in men and women aged between 55 and 64 reduced the incidence of bowel cancer by a third, compared with a control group who had usual care.
Screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy (named the ”Flexi-Scope test” by the research team) was particularly effective in the lower bowel, where it halved incidence of the disease.
Over the course of the study, bowel cancer mortality was reduced by 43 percent in the group that had the Flexi-Scope test compared with the control group.
The randomised trial followed 170,432 people over an average period of 11 years, of whom 40,674 underwent a single Flexi-Scope exam.
Professor Wendy Atkin from the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, who led the research, said: “Our study shows for the first time that we could dramatically reduce the incidence of bowel cancer, and the number of people dying from the disease, by using this one-off test. No other bowel cancer screening technique has ever been shown to prevent the disease. Our results suggest that screening with Flexi-Scope could save thousands of lives.”
The Flexi-Scope test works by detecting and removing growths on the bowel wall, known as polyps, which can become cancerous if they are left untreated. Flexi-Scope is able to prevent cancer from developing by removing polyps before they become cancerous. (ANI)
London, April 19 (ANI): Terry Southgate says he could not believe his eyes when he spotted his wife on Google Street View 43 times.
Terry, 55, wanted to find if he could see himself or Wendy, 52, on the site.
He was excited when he saw Wendy walking their dog Trixie and began following their usual route online.
However, he was stunned when Wendy”s image popped up in shot after shot.
The Google camera car snapped Wendy for almost half a mile in the village of Elmswell, Suffolk.
“It was a surprise when I found Wendy and the dog. Then there she was – over and over again. I counted 43 different shots,” the Sun quoted Terry, as saying.
Wendy, who can be seen glancing suspiciously at the car in numerous shots, said: “When Terry showed me I couldn”t believe it.
“I didn”t know what it was doing. It was just driving round very, very slowly.” (ANI)
London, April 19 (ANI): Terry Southgate says he could not believe his eyes when he spotted his wife on Google Street View 43 times.
Terry, 55, wanted to find if he could see himself or Wendy, 52, on the site.
He was excited when he saw Wendy walking their dog Trixie and began following their usual route online.
However, he was stunned when Wendy”s image popped up in shot after shot.
The Google camera car snapped Wendy for almost half a mile in the village of Elmswell, Suffolk.
“It was a surprise when I found Wendy and the dog. Then there she was – over and over again. I counted 43 different shots,” the Sun quoted Terry, as saying.
Wendy, who can be seen glancing suspiciously at the car in numerous shots, said: “When Terry showed me I couldn”t believe it.
“I didn”t know what it was doing. It was just driving round very, very slowly.” (ANI)
A former Sydney police officer has lost her latest legal bid to be given a preview of the latest Underbelly TV series to check it for defamation.
Wendy Hatfield appealed against last month’s refusal by the Supreme Court to let her preview episodes of Underbelly: The Golden Mile.
She alleged the series was based on a book that she believes has defamed her by suggesting she had a sexual relationship with Kings Cross nightclub boss John Ibrahim.
Her case has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal, with legal costs.
While judges did not accept Channel Nine’s claim that the series was not based on the book, they ruled that it was not in the interests of justice to order that Ms Hatfield get a preview of the show.
Washington, March 31 (ANI): Jennifer Garner’s alleged stalker has been sent to a mental institution.
“Steven Richard Burky, pleaded no contest today to two counts of felony stalking. Judge Katherine Mader then found him not guilty by reason of insanity and sentenced him to Patton State Hospital,” RadarOnline.com, quoted Jane Robison, spokesperson for the Los Angeles District Attorney”s Office, as saying.
“Deputy District Attorney Wendy Segall said the judge made her ruling based on reports from two psychiatrists who examined Burky,” Robison added.
A 10-year restraining order was also issued by the judge that prevents Burky from getting any closer than 500 yards to Ben Affleck, Jennifer or their two children if or when he is released. (ANI)
Former New South Wales police officer Wendy Hatfield is trying to appeal against a court ruling on the latest Underbelly TV series.
Ms Hatfield took Channel Nine to court demanding access to Underbelly episodes featuring a character based on her.
She argued the series could be defamatory because it is based on the book Underbelly: The Golden Mile.
Ms Hatfield said the book falsely claims she had a sexual relationship with nightclub boss John Ibrahim, was promoted in exchange for sex and guilty of misconduct.
A judge ruled in the Nine Network’s favour, saying the case was far from clear.
A three-judge panel in the Supreme Court has started hearing her application for leave to appeal that ruling.
Nine’s barrister has referred to the network’s right to “keep information confidential until its broadcast”.
The peak motoring body the NRMA says governments should play a role in regulating safety features on trucks to help address the rising road toll.
More than 300 people a year are killed in crashes involving trucks across the nation.
The motoring body says with the number of trucks on the roads set to triple by 2050, the safety risks will worsen.
NRMA president Wendy Machin says more rest stops need to be provided and trucks also need better safety features.
“Barriers to stop your car running underneath a truck in the event of a crash,” she said.
“Technology in trucks that monitors how long they’ve driven … whether they’ve taken the number of rest stops and stability control – the sort of things we’re now seeing on cars that makes sure that if a truck is going round a corner, it maintains its stability and doesn’t spin out.”
The Boorowa Council is taking action to curb rising debt levels.
Ratepayers owe more than $320,000 in outstanding rates and charges, as well as about $63,000 in overdue water bills.
The council has adopted a debt recovery policy, which involves using a debt collector to recoup some of the money.
Mayor Wendy Tuckerman says while councillors empathise with locals who are affected by the drought, it is vital rates are paid to maintain public services.
“What we’ve ensured is that the policy has a big lead time so ratepayers are able to negotiate how payment can be made to council,” councillor Tuckerman said.
The last thing we wanted to do as a council was to bring in the heavy guns to make sure that debt was recovered.
“We realise the impact this drought is having on many, many ratepayers.”
Cr Tuckerman says a debt collector could be necessary.
“Certainly, the whole idea of the policy is that we have a level of debt to manage and we would like to make that at 6 per cent and that’s the whole idea is making sure that we’re managing that debt correctly to the benefit of all ratepayers,” she said.
The council says people who are unable to pay their debts can apply for assistance under the hardship policy.
There are claims that almost three-quarters of merging lanes on Sydney motorways are unsafe.
The motoring group the NRMA has audited 124 locations across the city, and found 73 per cent of motorway merger lanes are incorrectly signposted and 22 per cent are too short.
The NRMA is calling on the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) to fix the problems.
NRMA motoring and services president Wendy Machin says the organisation found a number of particularly unsafe lanes.
“The worst two were on the M5 east outbound and the city bound entry there from Marsh Street,” she said.
“Other areas that were singled out was Southern Cross Drive, the southbound entry from General Holmes Drive before you get into the airport tunnel.
“And on the M4 westbound, the entry on to that part of the road from Concord.”
RTA director of operations Mike Veysey says it will consider the audit but merging lanes are not a priority.
“We have no evidence that the number of accidents is extremely high in these locations,” he said.
“The more serious accidents tend to be occurring elsewhere so the majority of our focus is where the more serious accidents are occurring.”
A former Sydney police officer has lost her legal battle to preview the latest series of Underbelly so she could see if she had been legally defamed.
Wendy Gaye Hatfield is mentioned in a tie-in book for the Network Nine series, which she said painted her in a bad light.
The court heard the book suggests Ms Hatfield had a sexual relationship with Kings Cross nightclub owner John Ibrahim and had been promoted through the ranks of the force by giving sexual favours.
Ms Hatfield argued she should be allowed to watch Underbelly: The Golden Mile before it goes to air because the episodes featuring her character could be defamatory.
If that was the case, Ms Hatfield would seek an injunction preventing the show’s broadcast.
Today Justice Harrison dismissed the case.
He ruled Ms Hatfield would have all she needed to decide whether to launch a defamation action after the program went to air.
Underbelly: The Golden Mile focuses on organised crime and underworld figures that operated in Sydney’s Kings Cross area in the mid-1990s.
Washington, May 15 (ANI): A study authored by researchers at from Imperial College London and the University of North Carolina has revealed that avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside their noses is very low.
The researchers say that the new finding may help explain why bird flu viruses do not cause pandemics in humans easily.
In their study report, the scientists point out that there are 16 subtypes of avian influenza, some of which can mutate into forms that can infect humans by swapping proteins on their surface with proteins from human influenza viruses.
They say that normal avian influenza viruses do not spread extensively in cells at 32 degrees Celsius, the temperature inside the human nose, which is probably because the viruses usually infect the guts of birds, which are warmer, at 40 degrees Celsius.
Based on this observation, according to them, it may be said that avian flu viruses that have not mutated are less likely to infect people, as the first site of infection in humans is usually the nose.
When the researchers created a mutated human influenza virus by adding a protein from the surface of an avian influenza virus, they found it to struggle to thrive at 32 degrees Celsius. This indicates that any mutated virus would have to undergo further changes to adapt to the conditions in the human body.
The study also revealed that far fewer cells died as a result of infection with avian influenza compared with human influenza at 32 degrees Celsius, supporting the idea that the avian virus could not thrive at that temperature.
Professor Wendy Barclay, one of the authors of the study from the Division of Investigative Science at Imperial College London, said: “Bird viruses are out there all the time but they can only cause pandemics when they undergo certain changes. Our study gives vital clues about what kinds of changes would be needed in order for them to mutate and infect humans, potentially helping us to identify which viruses could lead to a pandemic.”
Professor Barclay added: “It would be impossible to develop vaccines against all 16 subtypes of avian flu, so we need to prioritise.
By studying a range of different viruses in systems like this one we can look for warnings that they are already beginning to make the kinds of genetic changes in nature that mean they could be poised to jump into humans; animal viruses that spread well at low temperatures in these cultures could be more likely to cause the next pandemic than those which are restricted.”
The study has been published in the journal PLoS Pathogens. (ANI)
London, May 2 (ANI): Windsor Castle romper Phil Carden’s ex- fiancée has stated that she is furious with him for his public sex act.
Lucy Meredith, who is Carden’s childhood sweetheart, was further infuriated when she received a text message from him pledging his love for her just three days after he was caught with his pants down with another woman.
“Why are you trying to make out I’m seeing someone else? Are you trying to hurt me? I love you and always will,” the Sun quoted the text as saying.
Meredith, 29, a children’s nurse, had been due to marry Carden on December 5 and had already splashed out 5,000 pounds on her big day, but she now does not want to have anything to do with him.
“He makes me sick to the core,” she said.
“What the hell was he thinking of? I never want to see him again.
“I was so wrapped up in the wedding I fooled myself into thinking things were ok.
“He would turn off his phone for long periods, he wouldn’t ring or text me.
“He would make excuses for staying an extra night and then barely look at me when he got back,” she revealed.
Meredith called off their engagement on April 17, and when the sex romp story first appeared she had found it funny, though she later was hurt by it.
“When I first saw the story I chuckled and wondered what sort of sex-crazed idiot would get caught with his trousers down on the Queen’s lawn?” she said.
“Well now I have my answer – the man I loved and was supposed to be marrying.
“I could hardly believe it’s the same person because Phil was never very adventurous in bed.
“But I took a copy of the article to show his mum. She had a face like thunder,” she said.
Meredith has left the couple’s three-bedroom home in Cheshire and moved in with her mother Wendy.
“I’m a hard-working nurse and I’m really proud of what I do,” she said.
“If that’s not good enough for Phil, he’s welcome to chase after as many businesswomen as he likes.
“I just wish he wouldn’t be so public about it,” she added. (ANI)
Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): A group on the social-networking site calling itself “I Heart Jews” garnered more than 2,000 members until the group’s name was suddenly changed to “Hitler: Great Modern Man of History”.
“It’s disgusting. It’s despicable,” said Facebook user Wendy Erdheim, who had been part of the group.
Other members of the group were similarly shocked. “Is this a joke?” posted one. “Because if it is not I am absolutely appalled.”
Mark Weitzman of the Simon Wiesenthal Center said the name change was no accident. “One would have to say that it’s premeditated and that the intent was there from the beginning,” FOX News quoted Weitzman, as saying.
“We don’t allow groups that are hateful or threatening, for example, and will remove these as quickly as possible when they’re reported,” a Facebook spokesman said.
He confirmed that this specific group’s name had indeed been changed to “Hitler: Great Modern Man of History,” but was later changed again to “I Love Jews” and was still on the site.
Postings to one of the 10 different “I Love Jews” groups on Facebook clearly referred to the Hitler name change, which appears to have taken place on or around March 18. It seems the group was renamed again Tuesday. (ANI)
London, Mar 20 (ANI): A Brit schoolgirl has been suspended after being caught distributing Viagra to male classmates.
The girl from Frome Community College, Somerset, took the prescription sex drugs to her school earlier this week, and offered them to classmates.
However, her teachers caught her.
Head Wendy Missons has confirmed that the unnamed girl has been suspended.
“Viagra causes a lot of humour in society. But our line is firm – any drugs on site, be they legal or illegal, results in exclusion,” the Sun quoted Missons as saying. (ANI)
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Brit actress Wendy Richard, who is well remembered for her role EastEnders, was given a fitting tribute by her friends and fans at the pub where she had grown up in as a little girl.ichard passed away on February 26 from cancer, and the gathering took place at the Shepherd’s Tavern, which lies in the heart of plush Mayfair, on March 1.
She was just five when her publican father Henry and her mother moved from the Isle of Wight to take over the Carrs brewery flagship pub. There are still some old timers who remember the family,” the Daily Express quoted bar manager Magda Wagrowska as saying.
“But Wendy came back many times last year,” he added.
Scott Collier, owner of a nearby photo-printing store, recalled how the soap star befriended him.
“She first came in to get out of the rain,” he said.
Miguel Jaen, a diplomat at the Panamanian Embassy, also has fond memories of the star.
“Wendy was taking part in the show Who Do You Think You Are, where guests trace back their roots. Since then, I met her about five times in just six months. She was so warm and friendly. She had absolutely no pretensions,” he said.
“One day, Scott called me to tell me that Wendy had returned and that she was very happy to pose with me.
“When I got there, I was a bit nervous but Wendy put her arms around me and said, ‘Come on. Come closer’.
“It was wonderful. She was a great woman,” he added. (ANI)
London, February 18 (ANI): Kids own their first mobile phone at an average age of eight, reveals a new survey.
According to an online survey headed by Populus, lads as young as seven chose to do chores to earn money to spend on ring tones, call costs and computer games.
Experts had quizzed 1,435 people including 546 kids aged seven to 15, 676 parents and 759 grandparents, and the charity Personal Finance Education Group found that 35 per cent of the children by that age possessed a mobile.
It was further revealed that three-quarters of all kids between the age bracket of seven to 15 had “at least” one mobile, while a quarter had cast their votes in television competitions, which can often come at a price of a pound or even more to enter.
“Children today face a kind of ‘technological tipping point’ forcing them to develop financial awareness at an earlier age,” the Telegraph quoted Wendy van den Hende, chief executive of the charity, as saying.
“It is therefore, vital, that they are equipped with the skills and judgment to make sound decisions about money management from an early age,” Wendy added. (ANI)
London, Jan 29 (ANI): A 29-year-old mortgage advisor in Britain is in demand these days – because he resembles US President Barack Obama.
After Obama’s historic win, Ryan Skeggs has been snapped up by a doubles agency, and is enjoying his instant popularity.
“I first started getting recognised when he was running against Hillary Clinton,” The Sun quoted him as saying.
“But since Obama came to power it’s gone crazy.
“I did some filming up in London for French TV.
“I was flanked by two guys dressed as Secret Service agents and people were scared to speak to me directly.
“They kept asking for permission to say something.
“I felt nervous at the start but then I thought, ‘Why don’t I just run with it.’ So I put on my Barack Obama accent and had fun.
“I had people ringing up their mums, saying ‘I’ve met the president,’” he added.
Skeggs, who lives in Stevenage, is also perfecting his ‘Obama voice’ since signing a deal with an agency last month.
He taped several speeches and sat at home repeating the lines to make himself seem even more convincing. He’s even worked on mimicking his mannerisms.
“I’ve never properly tried to speak in an American accent, except down the pub messing about,” said Skeggs.
“So I watched a few videos of Obama to work on it.
“He speaks in such a clear and precise way and at a lower octave.
“I’ve pretty much nailed it now. It’s so funny tricking people – I can’t get my head around it,” he added.
Skeggs landed his new double job after girlfriend Wendy sent off his snaps to fakefaces.co.uk . (ANI)
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