HEALTH NOTES: Yasmin's still shouldering pain of tuk tuk crash 

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It's been a year since she was thrown from a tuk tuk during a charity race in India, but Yasmin Le Bon is still suffering from the aftermath. The 51-year-old wife of Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon broke her shoulder on the first day of a 350-mile journey in aid of the Elephant Family charity.

She was taking part with her model daughter Amber, 26, when their three-wheel tuk tuk ran over a pothole. Yasmin said: Shoulders take a long time to heal! I'm having physiotherapy. I see a specialist once a month and have to do exercises daily.'

The mother-of-three said her accident hasn't put her off other charity challenges. 'We aimed to raise £10,000, but after my injury actually raised £30,000,' she said.

'I wouldn't mind doing something again – I'll just have to assess the dangers better!'

Yasmin Le Bon (pictured) broke her shoulder on the first day of a 350-mile journey in aid of the Elephant Family charity

It's well-documented that children of successful parents live longer, but it turns out it also works the other way around – and that parents of successful children live longer.

Researchers at universities in the US and Canada used a database containing records on 29,972 people born between 1864 and 1883, with children born between 1886 and 1920. They compared the socio-economic status, or SES, of the children with the longevity of the parents.

The team, which published its findings in the journal Demography, found that parents whose children had high SES lived longer than those whose offspring had low status, even when the parents themselves had low SES.

The camera on your smartphone could be able to identify a heart defect, thanks to a new app that analyses the changes in colour of your skin.

Atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat, is the most common rhythm disturbance in the UK, with about a million people believed to be affected.

The app, called Cardiio Rhythm, uses an iPhone camera to detect subtle changes in skin colour between heartbeats to determine whether a person has atrial fibrillation.

Researchers, who presented their results this month at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2016 in New Orleans, tested the app on 85 patients, 25 of whom were already diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.

The app was able to detect atrial fibrillation in 92 per cent of the confirmed cases, as well as determine that it was not present in 95 per cent of the non-atrial fibrillation patients.

The developers, from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, say they are still perfecting the app ahead of releasing it to the public, aiming for a 100 per cent accuracy rating.

A big fat boost for cheese 

Full-fat cheese is just as healthy, and possibly more healthy, than low-fat versions, a new study has found.

Researchers at Copenhagen University compared the effects of different cheeses on the body. The study split 139 volunteers into three groups, with a third eating three ounces of 25 to 32 per cent fat cheese per day, a third three ounces of 13 to 16 per cent fat cheese and a third eating none.

Blood samples were taken after three months. There was no difference in LDL, also known as 'bad' cholesterol, between the groups, but a small increase in HDL, also known as 'good' cholesterol, in the group that ate full-fat cheese. The team concluded that 'it is reasonable to include regular-fat cheese as part of a healthy diet'.

A new study has found that full-fat cheese is just as healthy, and possibly more healthy, than low-fat versions

Illness fears keep us awake 

Proof that Britain is a nation of hypochondriacs has come in a new survey which found that nearly one person in three loses sleep worrying about health issues.

Concern about the health of ourselves or a loved one was named as the most likely reason for a sleepless night – more so than money issues or work problems.

Just 27 per cent said money worries kept them up at night, while 14 per cent were stressed about their job and one in ten cited disagreements with friends and family. Despite Brexit and the recent US presidential elections, just one per cent said they were most likely to lose sleep over political developments.

The research was carried out by The Advanced Screening Centre at The Harley Street Clinic in London to encourage full-body health screenings. The clinic is offering 25 per cent off the cost of an advanced screening booked before December 2.

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