Complications in the thumbs are growing and an alarming issue among texters, gamers and computer users. For every pound of pressure that you push at the tip of your thumb, it is magnified at the base of your thumb. It is estimated that people run a high risk of texting injuries if they text over 80 messages a day. This is about the equivalent of spending one hour a day only texting — repeatedly and rapidly tapping the thumb on a key pad daily makes sustained pressure at the tip of the thumb being magnified at the thumb’s base! Over time, repeated thumb use or injury can lead to problems.

Researchers says in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) that current exercise guidelines are unrealistic and argue that doctors should sometimes advise small increases in activity instead.

The popularity of cosmetic surgery in the UK plummeted in 2014, figures show, reports BBC.

Consuming a healthy diet throughout the life-course helps prevent malnutrition in all its forms as well as a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and conditions. But the increased production of processed food, rapid urbanisation and changing lifestyles have led to a shift in dietary patterns. People are consuming more foods high in energy, saturated fats, trans fats, free sugars or salt/sodium, and many do not eat enough fruit, vegetables and dietary fibre such as whole grains.