HEALTH NOTES: The risk in rushing to the loo

Overactive bladders can lead to potentially fatal trips and falls. 

Scientists in the US analysed the gait of 30 older adults with overactive bladders – the most common type of incontinence – to work out their risk of falling while walking to the toilet. 

Overactive bladders can lead to potentially fatal trips and falls. [File image]

The feeling of urgency caused from a full bladder was associated with changes in gait that were associated with an increased chance of falling.

About 5,000 people are killed each year by trips or falls. 

One in four Britons say they’d go to work while suffering Covid symptoms, according to a poll of 2,000 workers. 

Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce conducted a survey and found that the most common reason for others being at risk was fear about job insecurity. 

One in four Britons say they’d go to work while suffering Covid symptoms, according to a poll of 2,000 workers. [Stock image]

Two in three respondents said their employer would deny them statutory sick pay, while a quarter said having to self-isolate would ‘push their financial situation over the edge’. 

Low earners forced to self-isolate due to Covid infection in England are entitled to a £500 Government grant. 

A recent study by Swansea University found that only 40% of Britons were aware such a system exists. 

Mental health is a major issue for young men 

According to a poll of 2000 millennials, two-thirds say that their mental health issues have prevented them from pursuing their careers. 

25% of respondents aged 18-30 said that they felt unable to motivate themselves to learn more.

The 18- to 30-year-olds surveyed said that their emotional difficulties became more severe during the last two years of the pandemic. 

According to a poll of 2000 millennials, two-thirds say that mental health issues have hindered them in their careers.

Open Study College has released the results of a new study that shows mental health referrals to England are at their highest level in over two years. 

A study published in 2013 found that nearly a third (500) of the 500 ex-students dropped out of college due to their poor mental health. 

Experts state that poor mental health can make it more difficult for men to get help from their friends, families, or doctors. 

Australian researchers discovered that taking sleeping pills could increase your likelihood of experiencing hallucinations following surgery. 

A higher risk of death and dementia is associated with post-surgery depression, which can be caused by general anaesthesia. It has been identified in up to 50% of those who had hip surgery. 

Australian researchers discovered that sleeping pills may increase the likelihood of having hallucinations.

Researchers at the University of South Australia discovered that patients who were given the common sleeping pill nitrazepam had a higher likelihood of experiencing the distressing symptoms after surgery. 

There was also a greater risk associated with other drugs in the same medication family.