Health

Many people don’t know that the bottom of their shoes can contain harmful bacteria that could become life threatening. The bacteria are called ‘Clostridium difficile’ – named that way due to the ‘difficult’ nature of treatment. The Remedist reports: We want to keep the interior of our house clean to prevent diseases. However, we should also be wary of the germs that are found just outside our homes. In fact, a recent study conducted by scientists from the University of Houston found that 2 out of 5 doorsteps contain the bacteria Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).

Thousands of Junior doctors took to more than 160 picket lines across England on Wednesday to reject a new contract that the health secretary wants to impose on them. NHS Junior doctors are asking for a better deal for themselves, their patients, the NHS and the UK. The Daily Express reports: It is the second strike this year and doctors told Express.co.uk the public are only getting more onboard with their fight as time goes on. Doctors say the contract will cut their overall pay while forcing them to work longer hours which they fear will put patients’ safety at risk.

A report from one of the world’s most respected medical journals, The Lancet, has confirmed that fluoride is a dangerous neurotoxin – confirming what alternative media outlets have said for decades.  A report published in The Lancet Neurology, Volume 13, Issue 3, says that fluoride should be put into the same category as arsenic, lead and mercury. Wakingscience.com reports: As noted in the summary of the report, a systematic review identified five different similar industrial chemicals as developmental neurotoxicants: lead, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls, arsenic, and toluene.

The psychiatrist brother of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has admitted having sex with a vulnerable patient under his care to a disciplinary panel of the General Medical Council. Dr Adam Osborne engaged in an “inappropriate” emotional and sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient. This is the second time the General Medical Council has had to take disciplinary measures against the psychiatrist. Dr Osborne was previously suspended for behaving “dishonestly” over another matter.

Over 25,000 people are now confirmed as being infected with the Zika virus in Colombia, with 3,100 of them being pregnant women, President Juan Manuel announced over the weekend.  As the disease continues to ravage the America’s Brazil is investigating the link between Zika and microcephaly, a birth defect marked by an unusually small head size. Alarabiya.net reports: Researchers have identified evidence of Zika infection in 17 of these cases, either in the baby or in the mother, but have not confirmed that Zika can cause microcephaly.