HEALTH ADVICE: British office workers are wired differently, according to a study, with nine out of ten describing themselves as ‘neurodivers’
According to a study, nine out of ten British office workers describe themselves as “neurodivers”.
This term is used by some to describe people whose brains work differently than the average person and includes conditions such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia and Tourette’s.
Studies suggest that around 15 to 20 percent of the population is neurodiverse.
However, this new study by online printing company Instantprint suggests that the vast majority of people in the UK who work in an office environment report suffering from one of these brain disorders.
The survey, which polled 1,000 people, also found that women are far more likely than men to describe themselves as neurodiverse.
Nine in ten UK office workers describe themselves as ‘neurodivers’, study finds (stock image)
Bugs lurking in kitchens are harmless… most of the time
Researchers have found that most bacteria found in kitchens are harmless.
A Norwegian team wiped down everything from sinks and countertops to cutting boards and towels in 74 kitchens across five European countries.
Their findings, published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, found that most kitchens grow the same eight types of bacteria, and none of them are considered harmful to humans.
They concluded that the main cause of illness in the kitchen is foods that contain vermin such as salmonella.
Patients with an aggressive form of endometrial cancer now have access to a breakthrough drug that will significantly extend their lives.
About a quarter of those affected suffer from a form of the disease that is particularly difficult to treat because of the DNA in the cancer cells. Previously, when chemotherapy failed, the NHS had no effective treatment options – patients lived an average of eight months.
But in a study of 500 patients, 60 percent of those given the new drug dostarlimab were alive two years later, compared with 15 percent of those who didn’t.
Health authorities last week approved the use of dostarlimab under an unlicensed drug plan that is expected to benefit 725 patients with the life-threatening cancer over the next year.
Tesco sells a test that can detect urine infections in less than two minutes.
The kit, which looks for substances in a urine sample, aims to reduce the time patients have to wait to find out if they have the painful infection.
NHS figures show around 40 per cent of people who are scheduled to see a GP for a urinary tract infection (UTI) wait longer than four weeks.
Left untreated, UTIs can damage the kidneys and become life-threatening if they spread to the blood.
Tesco sells a pack of three tests for around £10.
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