Sunday 9 October 2016
Red-footed Booby in East Sussex — a first for Britain
A brown-morph Red-footed Booby was found on the shore at St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, on the afternoon of Sunday 4 September. The bird was alive but was taken to East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) in Whitesmith, where it was found to show signs of feather stress and was underweight. It was transferred to RSPCA Mallydams on Monday.see photos
HIV cure possible after disease becomes undetectable in blood of British man
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British man could become the first person in the world to becured of HIV using a new therapy designed by a team of scientists from five UK universities.
The 44-year-old is one of 50 people currently trialling a treatment which targets the disease even in its dormant state.
Scientists told The Sunday Times that presently the virus is completely undetectable in the man’s blood, although that could be a result of regular drugs. However if the dormant cells are also cleared out it could represent the first complete cure. Trial results are expected to be published in 2018.
"This is one of the first serious attempts at a full cure for HIV,” said Mark Samuels, managing director of the National Institute for Health Research Office for Clinical Research Infrastructure.
“We are exploring the real possibility of curing HIV. This is a huge challenge and it's still early days but the progress has been remarkable."-read more
Sunday 2 October 2016
strange place to sleep.
dear loyal reader have you slept in a strange place well in my past i have two one of which you may doubt true .the first being a sauna room at my local gym - in essex-i trained in back in 80s due to leaving home for reasons long forgotten and i was charged 20 pound a week for this privilege and lasted about a month. second one was bushes in barnstaple devon in 90s due to fact got dropped off from police van as then to be wife was taken to a place of safety due to then and now deceased ex partner so hence i was forced to sleep rough for a couple of nights in a bush and unsure if see then to be wife again.,this has a happy ending due to whilst walking around barnstaple with the weight of the world on my shoulders i saw my now wife come around the corner with her step son she then got me a b and bas not happy with me sleeping rough -fate.
How to Survive a Lion Attack
Safaris through wildlife reserves are a thrill ride. Now, the popularity of walking safaris is growing, and these are more thrilling than ever before. Along with the thrill comes a heightened amount of danger. While most lions flee from people, even while you’re on foot, an attack is always a possibility. Knowing how to react ahead of time could save your life.[1]read more
Disney rollercoaster helps pop out kidney stones
A study from Michigan State University has found that a ride on a rollercoaster is just the ticket for those needing help in passing a kidney stone.
More specifically, you need to get yourself to the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney World Florida. And you need to sit at the back.
To verify their findings, the doctors took more than 60 rides on the ride clutching urine-filled devices containing kidney stones, or renal calculi. The study's findings were published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
The renal models were created by scanning the renal system of a renal calculi-forming patient. That information was passed to a 3D printer which created a cast of their renal system. The cast was then placed into a silicon block and removed. The block was then filled with urine and four kidney stones.
The study was sparked almost 10 years ago by patients reporting to the university that they had passed stones after taking the ride.
One lucky punter passed a stone three times after three consecutive rides on Big Thunder.
The study found that renal calculi were passed just four times out of 24 rides in the front seat. But sitting in the back pushed these figures up to 23 out of 46 times.
Rides containing quick drops and sharp turns are best for dislodging kidney stones. But there’s no need to exceed 40mph or go upside down.read more and see video
Lads, I caught some fin big: Three friends find giant 7ft tuna in River Severn
A7ft-long tuna fish has been found dead in the River Severn near Gloucester - hundreds of miles from its normal habitat in warm sea waters.
Friends Kevin Brady, Steve Burgess and Alec Foster found the giant fish in the estuary at Minsterworth, Glos, at the weekend when they were paddle boarding.
It had been washed up into the side of the river better known for salmon and elvers.read more and see video
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