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Article written by Rebecca camber, 

The streets of London are now more deadly than New York, with the capital recording a higher murder rate for the first time in modern history in February. The past two months of bloodshed in London have overtaken New York’s murder rate, official police figures show, as Scotland Yard battles a 38 per cent surge in killings since 2014.

Fifteen people were killed in London in February, compared to 14 in New York.

And the trend looks set to continue, with 22 killings in London in March – one more than the city on the other side of the Atlantic, where urban violence has long been prevalent. The figures emerged as Scotland Yard was called to yet another stabbing in the early hours of yesterday.

Devoy Stapleton, 20, was knifed to death on his way home from a night out at 1am in Wandsworth. It is the 31st fatal stabbing in London this year.

The surge in killings comes as rates of rape, robbery, and violent offences in London have already eclipsed those in New York. 

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Article written by Anna hodgekiss, 

Lithopedion, which is Greek for “stone baby,” is so rare that there are only around 400 cases of it documented in history. 

According to Margo Vargas Lazo, director of the Chilean hospital, the calcified fetus was “large and developed” and probably died when it was around 7 months old, news reported. As with most cases of lithopedion, the woman was completely unaware of the fetus, which occupied all of her abdominal cavity. 

The BBC reported that due to the woman’s age, the doctors felt it was best to not attempt to remove it and discharged her after a few hours. But an scans revealed lithopedion, where the fetus becomes calcified.There are fewer than 300 cases reported in medical literature. 

The woman will now will undergo surgery to have the fetus - mostly comprised of dead tissue - removed. According to NTD, Dr Kemer Ramirez of Bogota's Tunjuelito Hospital said that the doctor overseeing the woman noticed something 'abnormal in her abdomen' - and suspected gallstones. 

An ultrasound showed nothing then radiography of her abdomen revealed a tumour in her abdominal cavity. 

Dr Ramirez explained: 'This happens because the fetus does not develop in the uterus because it has moved to another place. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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Article written by Alex green, 

A bouncy castle boss has been jailed after stealing more than £200,000 from a Christian charity to fund his lavish lifestyle. o inflate the profits of his party-hire business.

Lee Patterson, 51, swindled money from disadvantaged children and blew the funds on an extension on his house and a car for his son.

Patterson, director of soft-play area Adventure Kids Leeds, siphoned money from alcohol and drugs charity The Yorkshire Band of Hope Union.

He moved the money to Little Legs, a soft-play area company he started in 2011.

Leeds Crown Court heard Patterson stole £216,000 while working as the project manager for Band of Hope-funded Bramley Family Support Project and Wildfire Project.

Prosecutor Lee Fish said the charities provide emotional support for disadvantaged children, adding: 'There is clear evidence that funds were used to fund a lavish lifestyle.

'It has had a significant impact on the charity. They have had to close a number of projects.

Patterson worked for the Leeds based charity from 2008 until 2012 when the trustees spotted he had used a charity credit card to withdraw money.

Investigations revealed charity money had been transferred to a building firm carrying out work on his house.

Other amounts were also paid into the accounts of Little Legs and his other company Vision Housing.

Patterson, of Marsh, Huddersfield, admitted four offences of fraud. He was the sales manager at a builder's merchant when he sold company property and kept the money for himself.

Nicholas De La Poer, mitigating, said Patterson was still committed to charity work and had continued to support a charity based in Romania.

Mr De La Poer said Patterson had also given some of the stolen money to people who were in financial need. He added: 'He exhibits defective thinking.

Patterson was jailed for three years and four months by Judge Simon Phillips QC who said: 'Many people have been cruelly let down and misled by you.

Your fall from being a senior employee has been monumental.' 

After the case, Detective Constable Kate Hardaker said: 'He stripped the charity of thousands of pounds that would have been used to provide emotional and practical support to disadvantaged children and their families.

He has clearly shown no regard for the consequences of his actions and seemingly cared more about personal gain than for those in the community he was charged with caring for.  

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Article written by ciara farmer, 

Jenni Falconer has revealed the gruesome reality of her ongoing battle with Raynaud's disease as she posted a painful snap of her blood-deprived finger.  The 42-year-old shared the snap on Instagram on Thursday evening, showing one finger a white colour in contrast to others, a side-effect of the condition with affects blood circulation around the body.

In the post, Jenni told fans that the cold weather has elevated her struggles with the condition, after previously admitting a Raynaud's attack brings 'tears to my eyes. Jenni posted the snap with the caption: This is my hand at its most attractive... Anyone else suffer with bad circulation?

Fans were left shocked as she displayed her hand in the image to expose her shocking battle with the painful disease. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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Article written by rod  Ardehali, 

 Tributes have poured in for the university student who was shot and stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack outside a train station in north London. Russell Jones, 23, became the eighth person in a week to be killed in London when he was ambushed outside shops near Ponders End station, in Enfield on Saturday.

A friend described how Mr Jones was in 'the wrong place and the wrong time' when the unidentified attack inflicted fatal knife injuries and a suspected gunshot wound.

'Russell was a kind, loving guy and very humble in school,' said Jordon Welsh, who attended Lea Valley High School along with Mr Jones told the Evening standard.

'He was in the wrong place at the wrong time,' he added.

Mr Jones, who is understood to have been in the last two weeks at the University of Hertfordshire was with a friend, also 23, when four hooded men launched a brutal attack.

His friend was also stabbed and taken to hospital but is not in a serious condition.

Detectives from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating.

Police have yet to make any arrests.

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Partridge, who is leading the investigation, said: 'This was a totally unprovoked attack on the victims and their group, with the level of violence used being utterly deplorable. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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Article was written by idaz medical, 

Cryptococcosis is a fungal infection caused by Cryptococcus gattii or Cryptococcus neoformans. The fungus is found in the environment in tropical and sub-tropical areas around the world. Symptoms will depend on where the infection occurs. An infection of the lungs will cause a pneumonia-like illness and can include cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fever. Cryptococcal meningitis can occur if the fungus spreads from the lungs to the brain. 

Symptoms include headache, fever, neck pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and confusion or behavior changes.

Individuals at higher risk include individuals who are immunocompromised, have lung conditions, are 50 years or older, or smoke tobacco.

Transmission

Transmission occurs when individuals breath in the fungus.

Lab Tests & Specimen Info

Test*	Specimen
Culture (this is needed to tell the difference in C. neoformans and C. gattii)	CSF, Sputum, Lung Tissue
Immunoassay	CSF, Sputum, Lung Tissue

 Isolation Precautions

Standard precautions are recommended in healthcare settings. 

Prevention for Patients
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Article written by emerging technology,  How Network Neuroscience Is Creating a New Era of Mind Control

It might come down to the same network theory that rules computer science and economics. 

Complex networks form the backbone of modern society: the Internet, the aviation network, the pattern of connections between individuals. And more complex examples are constantly emerging—the way genes interact in cells, how information flows through the banking system and the ecosystem.

The more complex the system, the harder it is to control. Nevertheless, computer scientists, doctors, economists and the like exercise a modicum of control over many of these networks.

And that raises an interesting question: is it possible to exercise the same kind of control over the most complex network we know of: the human brain?   Today we get an answer of sorts, thanks to the work of John Medaglia at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and a few pals who assess the discipline that is emerging at the intersection between network neuroscience and network control theory. “A critical question … is how to modulate a human brain network to treat cognitive deficits or enhance mental abilities,” they say. “We posit that network control fundamentally relates to mind control.”

The basic idea behind this kind of control is straightforward. Injecting energy into one part of a network should influence activity in other parts of the network.

In the brain, this kind of manipulation is already used in deep brain stimulation techniques, such as those used to Parkinson’s disease. This involves injecting energy into a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, which is involved in movement. This then reduces impairment of movement.

A similar technique is also used for obsessive compulsive disorder, where people experience overwhelming urges to engage in repetitive behavior. This is often associated with unusual electrical activity in the brain’s fronto-striatal circuitry. Deep brain stimulation can normalize this activity and substantially improve quality of life. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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Article written by Jessica green, 

A very fortunate cat 'who is lucky to be alive' after becoming impaled on three eight-foot metal fence posts less than a week ago has returned home. Ginger moggy Skittles was found stuck on the railings by a shocked passerby in Cricklewood, north west London, but miraculously survived after three operations.

The cat was nicknamed Angus, which means 'strong' in Gaelic, by RSPCA staff who rushed him to a vet for the lifesaving surgery.

Inspectors have no idea how the cat ended up stuck on the three posts but they suggest that the cat could have fallen from a nearby building, or it might also be the work of the Croydon Cat Killer. Four-year-old Skittles, his real name, has now been returned home to Shanakei Forde, 27, who lives in Neasden, north London.

The mum-of-two said: 'He came home on Saturday after having two operations at Medivet in Hendon, then he opened up his stitches and had to have a drain put in. <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->

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