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Experts warn women are making ‘significant life changes’ based on the anti-Müllerian hormone test, which they say is not reliable for many of its advertised usesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAccredited fertility clinics are among companies misleading women about a blood test used to indicate fertility, resulting in women potentially making misinformed health decisions, researchers say.Dr Tessa Copp, from the University of Sydney’s school of public health, says she and her colleagues are concerned by an increasing number of advertisements that overstate what the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) test is useful for.Sign up for

Hailing the success of carrier bag laws, the Marine Conservation Society urges nations to push forward with plans for other single-use itemsThe number of plastic bags washed up on UK beaches has fallen by 80% over a decade, since a mandatory fee was imposed on shoppers who opt to pick up single-use carrier bags at the checkout.According to the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual litter survey, volunteers found an average of one plastic bag every 100 metres of coastline surveyed last year, compared to an average of five carrier bags every 100 metres in 2014. Continue reading... Source link :

Man, 45, has been arrested on suspicion of murder following early-morning assault on Anita Rose in BranthamA 57-year-old woman has died in hospital four days after she was attacked while walking her dog in Suffolk, police have said.Anita Rose was found unconscious with a serious head injury by a member of the public at about 6.25am on Wednesday in the village of Brantham. She had left her house at about 5am to take her springer spaniel, Bruce, for a walk and was discovered on a track near Rectory Lane. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/28/woman-dies-four-days-after-being-attacked-walking-her-dog-in-suffolk Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish