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A WOMAN was convinced she was having a heart attack when her lung popped out of the blue while she was opening her 21st birthday presents. Olivia Smith had no prior health issues and was neither a smoker nor a vaper, leaving doctors baffled about what had cause the incident. 10Olivia Smith’s lung collapsed despite never vaping or smokingCredit: Jam Press/@livsmith7110Olivia on her 21st birthday – she was opening presents when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chestCredit: Jam Press/@livsmith7110The now-23-year-old was diagnosed with pneumothoraxCredit: Jam Press/@livsmith7110Her lung went on to collapse a further three timesCredit: Jam Press/@livsmith71Since…

A MAP has revealed Britain’s unhealthiest towns where stacks of fast-food joints fill up the high-street.Boffins have worked out the unhealthy hotspots by calculating the areas with the most fast food outlets per 100,000 people.2In first place is Camden with a staggering 417 fast food joints per 100,000 peopleCredit: GettyThe Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) have counted a range of junk foods including burgers, pizza, kebabs, chicken, Indian takeaways, Chinese takeaways, and fish & chips.In first place is Camden with a staggering 417 fast food joints per 100,000 people.This is a steep jump up from the 205 recorded in…

A SMASH-HIT game loved by millions is potentially worth hundreds of pounds if you’ve got the right copy at home.The title appears on a list of the most valuable Nintendo 64 games being snapped up by fans of the beloved nineties console.3The Nintendo 64 is one of the best-loved consoles of all timeCredit: Alamy3The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is considered to be one of the greatest games ever madeCredit: Handout / Public ArchiveNintendo sold more than 32 million units of the console globally – and it was a big hit in Britain.One of the console’s most iconic games…

WE’VE all experienced uncomfortable digestive issues at some point in our life. Burping and bloating are totally normal – but a simple test, which is rather gross, could explain why you get such symptoms in excess.2A simple test could work out why you are experiencing bloating, gas or other IBS-like symptomsCredit: GettyFoods are often the culprit behind symptoms like belching or belly pain, or perhaps you have eaten too quickly, drank excessive caffeine or alcohol.Your uncomfortable symptoms might even be down to a digestive condition, like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). While it’s one idea to look at the types of…

THERE are more than 200 different types of cancer that can cause a range of symptoms.From bloating to losing your voice – it seems like nearly anything can be a sign of the disease.2But there are 22 indicators that crop up most often, according to Cancer Research UK (CRUK).And spotting them early and seeing a doctor straight away gives you the best chance of survival, the charity adds.Dr Julie Sharp, head of health and patient involvement, says: “If you notice a change to your health that’s unusual for you or isn’t going away, contact your GP as soon as you…

VISITORS to the Moon could race across the planet’s surface in an “extreme” car dropped there by Elon Musk.That’s the vision of a Nasa-backed company that is working on a vehicle for lunar roadtrips of the future.9Concepts reveal what the final version of the Lunar Outpost space car might look like9Nasa’s Artemis astronauts will use the vehicles to travel across the rugged lunar terrainLunar Outpost, the company behind the space-age motor, says its vehicle will be capable of navigating the Moon’s treacherous south pole.And the company recently signed a contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to delivery the Lunar Terrain Vehicle…

IT feels like ‘everything causes cancer’ these days, and with one in two of us to get a diagnosis in a lifetime, it may feel like the odds are stacked against us.However, Dr Liz O’Riordan never dreamed she’d get the disease – not least because she was a breast cancer surgeon herself.6Dr Liz O’Riordan was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 40 despite being fit and healthy. She says getting cancer is “rotten luck” – but there are some things that do and do not raise the risk of the diseaseCredit: jenny smith6In her new book, Dr Liz…

THE UK government has reportedly told Apple to hand over access to the encrypted cloud data of any iPhone or iPad owner worldwide.The Home Office issued an order for the request last month under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the Washington Post reported. 3Encryption ensures all the pictures, videos and files that are saved to Apple’s iCloud are visible to you and only youCredit: Getty3In its security support pages, Apple says it believes “privacy is a fundamental human right”Credit: AppleThe 2016 legislation allows the government to compel companies to grant access to data that could be used as evidence in…

WHEN Chloe Broad split from her boyfriend last year, she was heartbroken.Like many of us after a break-up, she was stressed, exhausted, and spent hours upon hours every week “just moping around”.13Chloe Broad was diagnosed with skin cancer after thinking she was heartbroken following a break-upCredit: Kennedy News13The 24-year-old had spent weeks ‘just moping around’Credit: Kennedy NewsShe put her extreme fatigue down to her newly-single life, as well as jet lag from her job as an air hostess. But months later, she discovered the true cause of her tiredness – skin cancer. “I just wanted to stay in bed, thinking…

AN easy-to-miss Netflix button could change the way you watch telly on your phone forever.It’s a handy trick that can save you storage – and even help your phone work a little faster.4Head into your Netflix app’s settings pageCredit: The SunThe feature is called Smart Downloads, and it’s an extension of the regular Offline Viewing that you might have used.Offline Viewing lets you download content to watch offline, which is handy if you’re going to be without signal.But the problem with Offline Viewing is that you’ll need to plan ahead and download content manually, which isn’t always ideal.Netflix figured that…