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Woman’s best friend
TRISHA ALLISON, 50, from Wilford (Nottingham) credits her dog Luna with saving her life. One day Luna, a twoyearold colliegreyhound cross repeatedly sniffed and nudged at Trisha’s chest before lying next to her, something she rarely does.
Aware of a pain shortly afterwards, she examined her breast and discovered “something wasn’t right,” she told the UK media.
Visits to her GP and hospital confirmed that she had breast cancer, and Trisha who has now undergone surgery calls Luna her “little lifesaver.”
Few doctors would con tradict her as research has shown that thanks to their acute sense of smell, dogs can detect the markers of breast, colorectal, lung, and other cancers.
In a lather
WHETHER you should wash your hair daily depends on texture and whether it is oily or processed.
Lifestyle and age also play a large part.
Shampooing each day is the best option for people with oilier scalps where accumulated sebum makes their hair limp and greasy, said dermatologist Dr Murad Alam. Fine hair also becomes greasy more quickly, because there is less hair to absorb the oil, also making a daily wash advisable, he said.
