{"id":166782,"date":"2017-04-05T06:17:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T06:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/health-notes-singer-duncan-pins-hopes-on-acupuncture\/"},"modified":"2017-04-05T06:17:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T06:17:09","slug":"health-notes-singer-duncan-pins-hopes-on-acupuncture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/health-notes-singer-duncan-pins-hopes-on-acupuncture\/","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH NOTES: Singer Duncan pins hopes on acupuncture\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Mail on Sunday Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  17:00 EDT, 1 April 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  17:02 EDT, 1 April 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>     <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">           1<\/p>\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4142729d244e8f83\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"384\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Duncan James has turned to acupuncture to try to rid himself of  pain\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4142729d244e8f83\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/01\/16\/3ED4FD6F00000578-0-image-m-33_1491061244073.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Duncan James has turned to acupuncture to try to rid himself of  pain\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Duncan James has turned to acupuncture to try to rid himself of  pain<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Hollyoaks star Duncan James has turned to acupuncture to try to rid himself of the excruciating pain he suffers after spinal surgery last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The former Blue singer, 38, had two operations for a slipped disc, but recovery didn\u2019t go to plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I am on constant painkillers,\u2019 he says. \u2018I still limp and I can\u2019t feel my left foot.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His pain and long rehabilitation have forced him to give up his gym sessions, and he admits that his once-famous six-pack is not what it was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He says: &#8216;I used to be a real gym bunny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Now I have put on a stone in weight and I can\u2019t really exercise.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Hypnosis may be as effective as some drugs for one of the most common symptoms of the menopause, a study has found.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Women with hot flushes were treated with either hypnosis or venlafaxine, an antidepressant that is known to be beneficial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">During hypnosis, patients were given suggestions for mental imagery designed to minimise the intensity of their hot flushes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">The University of Michigan study found that both hypnosis and antidepressants produced a 50 per cent reduction in symptoms after eight weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Heart-disease patients who are overweight are more likely to survive a cardiac arrest, a study has discovered. US researchers looked at more than 550 patients with coronary heart disease who had suffered heart attacks between 2009 and 2015. They found that those with a BMI of 25 to 30 had a better survival rate than those of normal weight (a BMI of 18.5 to 25) and those who were obese \u2013 a BMI over 30. The research was carried out by David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">Clever cane for OAPs<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">A walking stick that senses when the user has suffered a fall and sends a message to family members could help speed up rescue and promote independent living for the elderly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b58402adb40b97cb\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"550\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Dring Smartcane \u2018learns\u2019 the normal movement pattern of its owner, and can detect falls\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b58402adb40b97cb\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/01\/16\/3ED4FD5F00000578-4371224-image-a-40_1491061280669.jpg\" height=\"550\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Dring Smartcane \u2018learns\u2019 the normal movement pattern of its owner, and can detect falls\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Dring Smartcane \u2018learns\u2019 the normal movement pattern of its owner, and can detect falls<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">The Dring Smartcane \u2018learns\u2019 the normal movement pattern of its owner, and can then detect falls, and low levels of activity or waking up late \u2013 both of which can be indications of illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mol-para-with-font mol-style-subhead\">Brits don&#8217;t know their vits<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Britons do not know what vitamins do in the body \u2013 or which foods they should eat to get them. Seven in ten couldn\u2019t name the food sources of Vitamins A and E, a survey of 2,000 UK parents revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Vitamin A is found in cheese, eggs, oily fish, milk and vegetables, while sources of Vitamin E include almonds, avocado and olive oil. The research, commissioned by the British Fruit Juice Association, suggests that many people may be popping pills without knowing why.<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v2\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"social-stats social-stats-pipe\" id=\"shareCountBottom\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!-- NOTE: WARNING: render-partial is a function --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/04\/12\/3EEDB6FA00000578-0-image-a-12_1491305577469.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Baker, 61, and his wife Caroline, 56 (whose face has been obsecured) 'paid' his victim Quality Street sweets for having depraved sex with him and others\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Husband and wife who kept a disabled woman as a sex slave&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/04\/21\/3EF1B4A500000578-0-image-a-32_1491338388191.jpg\" alt=\"Big day: Gayle King interviewed Ivanka Trump on Wednesday afternoon (above) at her $5.5million home in Kalorama\u00a0\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;I&#8217;m complicit &#8230; and I hope to make a positive impact&#8217;:&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/04\/11\/3EE9CC5500000578-0-image-m-120_1491302583958.jpg\" alt=\"This is an image of suicide bomber Akbarzhon Jalilov clenching his fist before boarding the train in St Petersburg\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Sushi chef suicide bomber patrolled St Petersburg for two&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/04\/17\/3EEE56D700000578-0-image-m-40_1491321616963.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Tiny Royal Navy patrol vessel chases giant Spanish&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/03\/13\/3EE6D9D500000578-0-image-m-36_1491223160173.jpg\" alt=\"In the dock: This is Daniel Hennessy, the owner of the dogs shot dead after the incident in Bolton, and he appeared in court today accused of failing to control his five pets\" width=\"154\" height=\"115\" \/><span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Dog breeder calls out to his family as he is held in&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/04\/04\/15\/3EEE694100000578-0-image-a-85_1491317558830.jpg\" alt=\"Hello gorgeous! 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