HEALTH NOTES: Too lazy to brush tooth correctly 

More than half of Britons don’t brush their tooth for 2 minutes, twice a day, analysis suggests.

About 55 per cent in a survey of two,000 individuals mentioned they had been both too lazy or didn’t assume two minutes was crucial, in line with tech agency Philips. Experts say two minutes of brushing within the morning and night is the simplest method to take away plaque with out damaging gum tissue.

Dentist Dr Rhona Eskander mentioned: ‘My recommendation is get steerage from trusted practitioners and use an electrical toothbrush. Keep it easy.’

Dentist Dr Rhona Eskander mentioned: ‘My recommendation is get steerage from trusted practitioners and use an electrical toothbrush. Keep it easy’

Mums miss out on abdomen op

British girls are unfairly denied important surgical procedure to restore abdomen injury brought on by being pregnant, specialists have warned.

About a 3rd of recent moms undergo from a situation referred to as diastasis recti, the place the muscle tissue that stretch from the abdomen to the pelvis separate throughout being pregnant and by no means come again collectively. This could cause extreme ache and incontinence.

An operation to tighten the muscle tissue, referred to as an abdominoplasty, is an efficient therapy – however at present not out there on the NHS. Instead, girls are provided physiotherapy, which the researchers say usually fails to grant everlasting aid.

The analysis was introduced on the annual British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons’ convention. Study writer Dr Siobhan Fitzpatrick mentioned: ‘This situation may be handled successfully, so why isn’t it?’

British teenagers are at larger danger of contracting lethal meningitis by failing to have the vaccine.

Official knowledge reveals take-up of the jab, which protects towards 4 strains of micro organism that trigger the illness, is at its lowest in six years – possible as a result of pandemic. Last yr, 69 per cent of 14- and 15-year-olds had the vaccine, in contrast with 76 per cent in 2021 and 88 per cent in 2018. Cases of the situation doubled between 2020 and 2022, in line with charity Meningitis Now.

‘Many who missed out have already caught up, however those that want the vaccine ought to contact their college nurse, college immunisation crew or GP surgical procedure to rearrange a catch-up,’ says Dr Vanessa Saliba, advisor epidemiologist on the UK Health Security Agency.

British teenagers are at larger danger of contracting lethal meningitis by failing to have the vaccine

Less than 5 per cent of girls may spot the indicators of cervical most cancers, in line with a ballot.

The survey, by charity Eve Appeal, additionally discovered solely seven per cent of the two,000 girls polled had ‘good information’ of the indicators of intimate cancers – ovarian, vulval and vaginal. Dr Naomi Sutton, a sexual well being advisor, mentioned: ‘Education wants to start out once we are younger. This will assist fight the disgrace some would possibly really feel when identified with a gynaecological drawback.’

Signs of intimate cancers embrace irregular bleeding, bloating and ache within the stomach or throughout intercourse.