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    When you donate a pint of blood, you lose about 3.5 trillion red blood cells, but your body quickly replaces them. You can even lose large chunks of vital organs and live. For example, people can live relatively normal lives with just half a brain). Other organs can be removed in their entirety without having too much impact on your life. Here are some of the non-vital organs. Spleen This organ sits on the left side of the abdomen, towards the back under the ribs. It is most commonly removed as a result of injury. Because it sits close the ribs, it is vulnerable to abdominal trauma. It is enclosed by a tissue paper-like capsule, which easily tears, allowing blood to leak from the damaged spleen. If not diagnosed and treated, it will result in death. When you loo...

    Gonorrhoea is a bacterial infection that can be transmitted via any kind of sex oral, anal, or vaginal and is thought to be the second most common STI in the UK (after Chlamydia). It's recommended all sexually active women under the age of 25 get screened for gonorrhoea annually, and that women who are older but have new or multiple sex partners continue that yearly testing. Testing is really important because gonorrhoea often occurs without any symptoms, according to Elizabeth Torrone, Ph.D., a team lead in the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of STD Prevention. But the infection could still be causing complications, she says. It could be leading to long-term reproductive health consequences like infertility, which isn't necessarily tied ...

    What It Like's Having an Affair With a Married Man When you are in a relationship, cheating is one of the worst things that can happen. First the rage sets in, then self-doubt, more rage, then the hurt. You find yourself questioning every little thing, and even eventually, you may begin to blame yourself. The reasons people cheat tend to be pretty broad, but take it from someone who has been on both sides of the cheating fence: it feels awful no matter what end of it you are on. In graduate school while finishing my thesis, I found myself in a pretty lonely position. I loved the topic I was researching, but socially my life had become pretty isolated. It was all about getting edits to my adviser, research, and what my next professional steps would be, which didn't...

    The longer days and lighter mornings aren't just the only knock-on effect of the clocks going foward. While you may find there's more of a spring in your step come Sunday morning, there's one unpleasant and unexpected potential drawback. And it affects our skin . Yes, as if winter wasn't bad enough for our grey, haggard complexions... THIS weekend’s spring clock change could wreak havoc with your SKIN, according to leading dermatologists. The clocks go forward by one hour this Sunday, March 25, at 1am, switching from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST). Dermatologists have warned that the time shift could play havoc with our skin and we should take precautions to protect ourselves from premature ageing. Losing an hour in bed can cause disrupt...

    Doctor reassuring patient Nearly 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the UK every year could be avoided through lifestyle changes, according to new research. Smoking is the biggest avoidable cause of cancer, followed by excess weight, overexposure to UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds, drinking alcohol, eating too little fibre, and outdoor air pollution, a study by Cancer Research UK found. Experts presenting the data warned that with smoking rates continuing to go down and rates of obesity on the increase, obesity could overtake smoking as the biggest killer. Cancer Research UK chief executive Sir Harpal Kumar said: Obesity is potentially the new smoking, if we’re not careful. My sense would be it’ll be some time in next couple of decades that we’ll see those two ...

    Having car insurance is a legal requirement for motorists, but whether it’s valid or not depends on whether the information your insurance company holds is accurate. Providing false information or failing to update with changes of circumstance, whether accidentally or not, can invalidate your insurance. This means that your insurer could refuse to pay out for claims, or even cancel your policy. Some types of misinformation may even be classed as fraud and could see you end up in court. We’ve teamed up with CarParts4Less.co.uk to share 10 mistakes that might invalidate your car insurance. Lying about your main address Motor insurance premiums can vary depending on the postcode, as some areas have higher rates of thefts and break-ins. It can be tempting to...

    To give us lighter evenings and a glimmer of hope that summer is on the way, the clocks will be going forward on Sunday 25 March 2018. Although it’s easy for parents to cope with one hour’s less sleep and a changing new body clock, it can be a little trickier for children. We asked two sleep experts - Katie Palmer from Inant Sleep Consultant and Maryanne Taylor from The Sleep Works to give their tips on how to make sure changing your kids’ sleep schedule is as pain-free as possible. 1. Enforce a bedtime wind down. The hardest adjustment when the clocks go forward is to convince your child to stay in bed when it is light outside, Palmer told HuffPost UK. A good routine helps keep continuity and gives the body a chance to unwind so that the release of melatonin (...

    According to the latest figures from the Sleep Council, 74% of British people sleep for less than seven hours a night and the lack of good-quality rest takes its toll on your skin. Most of us don’t realise that the hours we spend asleep are actually among our most productive: when it comes to your skin care routine, sleep is a crucial component for the skin’s recovery from the assaults of the day. Just a few nights of missed sleep can lead to dull skin and fine lines, and chronic sleep deprivation leads to dark circles and early ageing. Our ‘always on’ lifestyles means it’s unlikely we’ll be getting more sleep any time soon, so why not enlist some help to ensure you get your best beauty sleep with these night-time wonders… The Overnight Mask Noella Gabriel, Elemi...

    How do we teach our kids about feminism and gender equality from an early age? Parents might have different ways to approach the topic with their kids, but the simple act of having a conversation is an important one. Robert Webb previously spoke out about how he chats to his six-year-old daughter about the patriarchy, explaining that he refers to it as “the trick” because his daughter, Esme, couldn’t pronounce it. Esme had asked if she could wear a Spiderman costume on a non-uniform day. Webb explained during an interview with Channel 4: “She asked: ‘OK, if I go as Spiderman and not as a princess, will I get laughed at?’ My wife said, ’People might laugh and what will you say?” And Esme said, ‘Shall I tell them they’re laughing because of the trick that makes men ...