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LIVERPOOL — The world's oldest living man has died at the age of 112, his family have confirmed.John Alfred Tinniswood died on Monday at the Southport care home where he lived.The lifelong Liverpool football fan became the world’s oldest living man in April this year, when Juan Vicente Pérez Mora died at the age of 114.His family said Tinniswood's final day was "surrounded by music and love".Tinniswood, who was born on 26 August 1912, the same year the Titanic sank, became the UK’s oldest man in 2020.He was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man in April 2024.Born to Ada and John Bernard Tinniswood, Tinniswood, a widower, leaves behind a daughter, Susan, grandchildren Annouchka, Marisa, Toby and Rupert, and great-grandchildren...
November 26, 2024
World's oldest man dies aged 112
November 19, 2024
Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out
November 13, 2024
Don’t sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn
November 07, 2024
HRT does not impact life expectancy — UK health body
MANILA — Jennylyn M Barrios’ job as a make-up artist takes her all over Manila – precious time away from Uno, her 10-month-old son.There simply isn’t enough time in the day to make the homemade meals her growing baby needs. But in rapidly developing Philippines, there are increasingly options for busy, working mums like her.“If I need to make something from scratch, I need to work double time before I finish the product,” she explains.“But for Cerelac, I just need to add hot water and prepare the mix. I feed it three times a day – for breakfast, lunch, and then for dinner. It’s easy to feed, available, affordable – all great for working mums.”Jennylyn is one of many mums increasingly turning to commercially available baby food products in recent years: sales of...
November 01, 2024
Hidden sugars in Asia’s baby food spark concerns
October 22, 2024
A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike
October 21, 2024
Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort
LONDON — Children's eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests.The researchers say Covid lockdowns had a negative impact on eyesight as children spent more time on screens and less time outdoors.Short-sightedness, or myopia, is a growing global health concern that is set to affect millions more children by 2050, the study warns.The highest rates are in Asia - 85% of children in Japan and 73% in South Korea are short-sighted with more than 40% affected in China and Russia.Paraguay and Uganda, at about 1%, had some of the lowest levels of myopia, with the UK, Ireland and the US all about 15%.The study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, looked at research involving...
September 25, 2024
One in three children are short-sighted, study suggests
September 17, 2024
Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050: Study
LONDON — A boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to trial a new device fitted in their skull to control seizures.The neurostimulator, which sends electrical signals deep into his brain, has reduced Oran Knowlson’s daytime seizures by 80%.His mother, Justine, told the BBC he was happier and had a “much better quality of life”.The surgery was carried out in October as part of a trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London when Oran, who is now 13, was 12.Oran, from Somerset, has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a treatment-resistant form of epilepsy that he developed at the age of three.Since then he has suffered several daily seizures ranging from two dozen to hundreds.When we first spoke to Oran’s mum last autumn, prior to surgery, she explained how...
June 24, 2024
World's first epilepsy device fitted in UK boy's skull
