Almost half of all cancer deaths can be prevented, scientists suggest

Sep 4 2022

After analysis close to 10 years’ worth of data related to the largest ‘risk factors’ in the world, a study in peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet suggests that almost half of all cancer deaths can be avoided.

Exploring various factors related to cancer, a group of researchers analysed the links with multiple risk factors which can be avoided such as smoking, consuming alcohol and being overweight.

Smoking remains the leading cancer risk factor across the globe but field experts highlight how other substantial contributors vary.

The researchers, from the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, highlight how the combined factors contribute to an equivalent of 44 percent of all cancer deaths, with 50.6 percent of male deaths in 2019 being due to risk factors, compared to the 36.3 percent of female deaths.

“Cancer risk reduction efforts must be coupled with comprehensive cancer control strategies that include efforts to support early diagnosis and effective treatment,” the study says.

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Heinz launch pre-stained clothing line with REAL ketchup stains

Sep 4 2022

Global condiment giant Heinz has always been one to sauce it up and their latest project is most certainly different gravy. That’s right, Heinz have launched a line of sustainable second-hand clothing with actual ketchup pre-stained on the clothes.

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Collaborating with resale platform thredUP for its Vintage Drip collection, the line features a whopping 157 pieces of clothing ‘intentionally designed to be inclusive across size and gender’, with the proceeds going to non-profit Rise Against Hunger which aims to address global hunger.

The iconic brand says that the ketchup stain is a ‘statement’, with brand manager Alyssa Cicero arguing that a splash of ketchup adds to ones outfit.

“While Heinz is recognised globally for its iconic glass bottle, keystone and slow-pouring ketchup, we saw an opportunity to view the stain we’ve been leaving on clothes as another iconic brand symbol and change the narrative from a stain to a statement”, Cicero added.

Send this to someone who puts ketchup on EVERYTHING.

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WATCH: Hundreds attend Gozo’s first-ever pride march

Sep 4 2022

Hundreds took to the streets of Gozo on Saturday to attend the island’s first ever Pride March in Rabat.

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Individuals, couples and families from various communities donned rainbow clothing and branded banners as they marched down the streets of Gozo’s capital city, with various public figures in attendance such as Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, MEP Cyrus Engerer, MPs Claudette Buttigieg & Alex Borg and Parliamentary Secretary Rebecca Buttigieg, amongst others.

This historic event was welcomed by many with some admitting that it truly was an emotional moment for their community, with LGBTI+ Gozo congratulated for their efforts in organising the march.

Did you attend any of the Pride Week festivities?

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It has been 27 years since the first eBay item was sold: a broken laser pointer

Sep 4 2022

It has officially been 27 years since the first eBay purchase ever was made and if that’s not enough to make you feel old, here’s the full story.

Back in September 1995, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and Mark Fraser conducted an exchanged with made online shopping history after locking in a sale of a broken laser pointer.

Omidyar had spent the entirety of his Labor Day weekend at home writing eBay’s code, not knowing that he was about to revolutionise the online shopping experience with a concept never seen before. Originally launched as AuctionWeb, Omidyar listed the faulty laster pointer for $1 before people started placing bids and brought the final price up to $14.83.

Fraser, from Canada, explains that he bought the object because standard, fully-operational laster pointers cost around $100 those days and his boss definitely wasn’t going to fund it, so he thought he’d build it himself.

Nowadays, Fraser is an icon in eBay history, once used to support the company’s slogan that “people will buy anything”, but his relationship with the company remains strong and wholesome, admitting that in 2015, he had bought over 2000 items from the site.

Have you ever used eBay?

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