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A family was banned from boarding their flight after British Airways staff became suspicious of insect bites on their baby's leg, according to a report from SWNS.
Expat Jonathan Arthur, 34, and his wife Xun Sun, 35, were flying from Shanghai Pudong Airport to London Heathrow for a family wedding.
They noticed some insect bites on their 1-year-old son Joseph’s leg as they approached the boarding gate and asked airline staff where they could buy some allergy medication, just in case.
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When the staff at the boarding gate saw the bites and heard the family talking about allergy medication, they became concerned, the report stated.
«They asked loads of questions after they saw the bites, and so we told them about his mild peanut allergy,» said Jonathan Arthur. «The medical staff at the airport said to apply some ointment and wait 10 minutes, which we were happy to do. But the BA staff said we needed to call thei..

A TikTok video played a key role in one mother’s cancer diagnosis after it prompted her to see a doctor regarding a strange marking on her fingernail, SWNS reported.
Lauren Koltcz, 45, from North Royalton, Ohio, noticed a brown line on her left thumbnail, but thought it was caused by a vitamin deficiency.
«I had this nagging feeling it was something more than a vitamin deficiency,» she said. (See the video at the top of this article.)
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When the brown line became thicker, the mother of two spoke to her nurse practitioner, who said it could be a fungal infection.
«I put some fungal medication on my thumb, but it didn't do anything,» said Koltcz, as the news agency also reported.
Then, in Feb. 2025, she noticed the line spreading across her nail.
«I started researching online and found some TikTok videos from dermatologists,» she recalled.
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AI technology could be used to detect potentially deadly blood clots before they strike.
That's according to scientists at the University of Tokyo, who say they have created a non-invasive way to observe clotting activity in blood as it occurs.
The new artificial intelligence tool uses a powerful microscope to monitor platelets in real time, the researchers shared in a press release from the university.
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Platelets, which are tiny blood cells that help form clots to stop bleeding, play a «crucial role» in heart disease, particularly coronary artery disease, according to Dr. Kazutoshi Hirose, lead author of the study.
If the platelet count is too high, it can increase the risk of blood clots.
To prevent dangerous clots, patients with coronary artery disease are usually treated with anti-platelet drugs.
«However, it's still challenging to accurately evaluate how well these drugs are working in each individual, which makes monitoring platelet ..

Exercise is known to reduce cancer risk — but that doesn’t have to mean hard-core gym sessions or long runs.
A new study led by Oxford researchers reveals that casual walking and other light-intensity activities are enough to lower cancer incidence.
The number of steps was found to be more important than the pace of the walk, they found.
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Those who walked 7,000 steps per day had an 11% lower cancer risk compared to those taking 5,000 steps per day, and the risk was 16% lower for those taking 9,000 steps per day, according to a press release from the Oxford Centre for Early Cancer Detection at the University of Oxford.
Even shopping and performing household chores have been shown to reduce cancer risk.
Overall, those who had the highest total amount of daily physical activity were 26% less likely to develop cancer compared to those with the lowest amount, after adjusting for lifestyle fa..

GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), medications that help control type 2 diabetes and obesity, can have a profound impact on physical wellness – but what about mental health?
Some examples of these medications include semaglutides, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, and liraglutide, like Victoza and Saxenda.
Various studies have pointed toward GLP-1 RAs causing mental health complications, such as anxiety and depression.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published research in June 2024 that considered the correlation between semaglutide therapy and «exacerbating mood disturbances.»
The study highlighted the association of negative mood changes in patients with type 2 diabetes with a history of depression, warning healthcare providers to be aware of this «potential risk.»
But a more recent study, published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, suggested that these mood changes were linked to genetic variation..

The first-ever blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
In a Friday press release, the agency announced its approval of the first in-vitro diagnostic device, Lumipulse.
The method is intended for early Alzheimer’s detection in adult patients over the age of 55 who are exhibiting signs and symptoms of the disease.
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The new technology works by detecting amyloid plaques in the brain, a telltale sign of Alzheimer’s.
While PET scans can pick up these plaques, they can be «costly and time-consuming» while exposing patients to radiation, according to the FDA.
The new Lumipulse device reduces the need for a PET scan or other invasive testing, the agency said.
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In a clinical study of 499 plasma samples from cognitively impaired adults, the Lumipulse test detected the presence of amyloid plaques in 91.7% of ind..

Following last week’s air traffic control crisis, health officials are now reporting a potential measles outbreak at New Jersey’s Newark Airport.
Travelers were warned of possible measles exposure after a case was confirmed in an individual who traveled through the airport on May 12.
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The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) released a notice on Thursday addressing the situation, detailing that the newly identified measles case was a non-New Jersey resident who visited the state while infectious.
The department noted the following times and locations where exposure could have potentially occurred.
Infected individuals could potentially see symptoms develop as late as June 2.
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The NJDOH urged parents and caregivers to be aware of symptoms and to stay up to date with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination to prevent the «highly contagious virus» from spreading…

A common ingredient in some foods and drinks has been linked to an increased risk of blood cancers.
Taurine — a non-essential amino acid that also occurs naturally in the bone marrow, brain, heart and muscles — was found to promote the growth of leukemia cells, according to a study by Wilmot Cancer Institute investigators at the University of Rochester in New York.
The compound is also found in meats, fish and eggs, as well as some energy drinks and protein powders.
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«The key takeaway from this study is that taurine can be used by leukemia cells to promote cancer progression,» Jeevisha Bajaj, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Genetics and a member of Wilmot’s Cancer Microenvironment research program, told Fox News Digital.
«Developing new methods to block the cancer cells’ ability to take in taurine may improve outcomes for leukemia patients.»
The scientists made the discovery by happenstance as..