Apple Music has launched ‘saylists’ of songs with challenging sounds to help young people with speech impediments. There are 10 saylists now on Apple Music, each corresponding to a vocal sound that can be challenging for people with speech disorders to say – such as ‘CH’, ‘K’ and ‘R’. Repetition is key to treatment for … Read more
Meet Skipper! Puppy is born with SIX legs due to conjoining disorders that left her with two pelvises, urinary tracts and reproductive systems Skipper, an Aussie Border Collie mix, was born with two extra legs and and an extra tail, among other traits Her condition was likely caused by not fully separating from a littermate in … Read more
A former GB swimmer has told how she was left battling eating disorders after struggling to maintain her professional athlete figure. Lucy Davis, 24, from Salford, Manchester, swam for England internationally and came fifth in the British Championships before she quit her career to go to university. But years of competitive swimming and being weighed … Read more
Teenagers with mental health disorders who smoke marijuana are THREE times more likely to self-harm, study warns US researchers studied more than 200,000 teens with mood disorders Found ten per cent of these were diagnose with ‘cannabis use disorder’ This condition linked to 3.28 times higher risk of non-fatal self harm By Joe Pinkstone For … Read more
It began with skipping breakfast. When the first work-from-home order was announced last year, Elle Pemberton saw little need for the bowl of porridge that had fuelled her 50-minute commute. To compensate for her new sedentary lifestyle, the 27-year-old also committed to a two-hour online workout every day. In April, she embarked on a ‘healthier’ … Read more
Child eating disorders soar amid the pandemic as isolation from friends and cancelled exams promote stress, experts say Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health asked parents to look out for signs Social media use can give children unrealistic ideas of how body should look Some paediatricians had seen eating disorders quadruple compared to last … Read more
Actress Madelyn Cline is getting candid about past struggles with body dysmorphia and eating disorders. The 22-year-old star of Netflix’s Outer Banks appeared in a ‘Body Scan’ video for Women’s Health on Thursday, during which she talked about her experience. Madelyn said her issues began when she was ‘younger, specifically when I was a teenager. … Read more
Nadiya Hussain has revealed she didn’t feel the ‘textbook rush of love’ for her first child straight away. The Great British Bake Off star, 35, said she felt the ‘rush of love’ a few weeks after her son Musa, now 14, was born. Speaking on Spinning Plates, a podcast hosted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Nadiya also … Read more
Leading private girls’ school Cheltenham Ladies’ College is giving vegan pupils regular blood tests amid fears the diet could trigger eating disorders Experts are concerned veganism is more common in girls with anorexia nervosa The college said it ‘does not actively encourage a vegan lifestyle’ for pupils It offers pupils options including vegetarian but has … Read more
In August, she celebrated being six years free from the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia that had plagued her since childhood. And on Tuesday, Ireland Baldwin looked fit and healthy as she ran some errands in LA’s Studio City neighborhood, The 24-year-old daughter of Hollywood stars Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin was dressed in a … Read more