Your health Why I’m happy I got cancer

It’s a crushing blow that would leave most of us devastated. But after being told she had cancer, mum-of-two Jo Bayles, 43, says she is glad she got the disease, and has never felt healthier. Here, she reveals

why she wouldn’t change her diagnosis

HERBAL REMEDY

Spider venom could be used to treat a rare form of epilepsy in children.

Treatment and medications cannot fully manage Dravet Syndrome but now New Zealand researchers say arachnid peptides could control convulsions.

Early studies found the insect compounds can help by targeting the specific sodium channels in the brain the little-known condition affects, restoring the function of the neurons and eliminating seizures.

The heatwave has been blamed for a record number of people attending Accident & Emergency centres last month.

At 2.1 million, the figures for July were the highest since they began being recorded in 2010, with dehydration, heart failure and kidney problems some of the conditions related to high temperatures.

Older people are particularly at risk.

A spokesman for NHS England said: “Thanks to the hard work of staff, nine in 10 people were seen, treated and admitted or discharged within four hours.”

A new two-minute challenge aims to

CHANGES encourage people to take regular short breaks from sitting for long periods and reduce their risk of joint pain. Voltarol’s Take 2 to Move initiative says slotting quick stretches, walks or boogies into sedentary daily routines can also work wonders for overall physical wellbeing and mental health.

Movement ideas from yoga teacher Katarina Rayburn include backbends, forward folds and side stretches. Visit www.voltarol.co.uk/ take2tomove