WeightWatchers dumps old ‘calorie counting’ plan to make dieting tastier

LONDON – Dieting company WeightWatchers’ fat and calorie-based points is set to be replaced by a new system that allows treats, from birthday meals out to the odd fast food binge.

According to Grocer magazine, the international dieting giant said it was adopting the ‘ProPoints’ system because ’science had moved on’ and the previous style of … Read more »».

Flirting with patients to cost Oz nurses’ their jobs

MELBOURNE – Nurses have been banned from flirting with patients as per the new professional-ethics guidelines introduced in Australian hospitals.

Also forbidden under the code are sexual innuendo, ‘off-colour’ jokes and using offensive language.

The guidelines were drawn up by the newly created Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and have been issued to all nursing staff.

Nurses have …. Source  : Flirting with patients to cost Oz nurses’ their jobs.

Breast density linked to breast cancer risk

LONDON – A new study has found that women with dense breasts and no lobular involution are at a higher risk for developing breast cancer than those with non-dense breasts and complete involution.

Apart from age, family history, and age at menarche, two additional factors associated with breast cancer risk include mammographic breast density and extent … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Breast density linked to breast cancer risk.