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• Best treatments to help those tormented by foot problems

  29-05-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you treat the problem yourself, the difficulty is choosing the most effective product available over the counter.
  
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• Yes, you can beat anxiety without taking tablets

  29-05-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elizabeth, 28, from Brighton, has suffered from worsening anxiety for several years. It is affecting her ability to meet new people but she is reluctant to try medication to treat it.
  
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• Secrets of an A-list body: Thandie Newton's shoulders

  29-05-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fresh from her role as DCI Roz Huntley in Line Of Duty, Thandie Newton recently swept on to the red carpet in a strapless gown that showed off her toned upper body and shoulders.
  
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• Would YOU swallow a glassful of worms to banish allergies?

  29-05-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The idea of growing a colony of worms inside you may sound unappetising, but for thousands of people, it becomes an annual, or even weekly task they perform.
  
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• Bursts of cold water are better for the immune system

  29-05-2017 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists are finding more and more health benefits to having a quick blast of cold water, including boosting your immune system and easing low mood.
  
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• Modified antibiotic successfully kills drug-resistant bug

  29-05-2017 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in the US modified the drug so it works in three separate ways on bacteria, making it much harder for them to develop resistance.
  
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• What those diesel fumes are REALLY doing to your health

  29-05-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Air pollution has become a major health problem in Britain, claiming more lives here than in most Western European countries, an alarming UN report revealed last week.
  
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• Charlie Gard's parents condemn hospital's treatment of son

  29-05-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nine-month-old Charlie Gard’s parents have raised £1.3 million in public donations for him to undergo experimental treatment, but a court has said they cannot take him to the US for the therapy.
  
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• Do you know how much sugar is in your wine?

  29-05-2017 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While enjoying a glass of wine, many don't realize they are consuming grams of sugar. Red is the best option for dieters while dessert wines should be avoided with nearly two teaspoons of sugar.
  
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• Modified antibiotic brings fresh hope to battle against drug resistance

  29-05-2017 21:00
  
  It has taken 60 years for bacteria to become resistant to vancomycin; modified drug now works in three ways, making it harder for bugs to develop resistance An antibiotic has been modified to make it more potent against bacteria, in an advance which researchers hope will help fight the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections. The medicine, vancomycin, has been prescribed by doctors for 60 years and bacteria are only now becoming resistant to it.Related: Without action on antibiotics, medicine
  
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• Beta blockers may not help many heart attack victims, research claims

  29-05-2017 20:59
  
  Study finds 95% of patients who had heart attack but not heart failure saw no benefit, suggesting drugs are overprescribed Many patients given beta blockers after a heart attack may not benefit from being on the drugs, suggesting they may be being overprescribed, researchers have said.UK medical guidelines recommend all people who have had a heart attack should be put on beta blockers, medicines that reduce the activity of the heart and lower blood pressure. Related: Robot hearts: medicine&rsquo
  
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• Smartphone thumb is becoming a major problem in the US

  29-05-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to researchers at the Mayo Clinic, smartphone thumb causes joints in the hand to get loose, and the abnormal thumb bone movement could be causing pain and eventual arthritis.
  
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• Mother-of-six dies after medical device spread cancer

  29-05-2017 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Amy Reed, 44, died of cancer on May 24 in Philadelphia. The anesthesiologist and mother-of-six had her cancer upstaged to stage 4 after a morcellator spread cancerous cells.
  
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• Scientists develop a way to detect 'hidden' traces of HIV

  29-05-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HIV is notorious for lying dormant in immune cells in a way that even the most developed and expensive methods could not spot.
  
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• Millions of Britons could be at risk of skin cancer

  29-05-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most tend to choose their lotion based solely on its SPF, according to a study of 2,000 British adults. But this only protects them from one type of UV ray - and not the one directly responsible for cancer.
  
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• Sleep disorders could be a sign of Parkinson's disease 

  29-05-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian academics have found REM sleep behaviour disorder - which often causes movement while dreaming - is the strongest predictor of neurodegenerative disease.
  
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• Scientists find tobacco wrecks babies' LIVERS

  29-05-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both genders can suffer lasting harm, but much different, by being exposed to the 7,000 chemicals in smoke, Edinburgh University experts say.
  
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• Heat-not-burn cigs contain more cancer-causing chemicals

  29-05-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Smoking giant Philip Morris markets its IQOS device, which tobacco sticks can be placed into, as containing 90 per cent less toxins. But a new Swiss study suggests the opposite.
  
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• Manchester surgeon: 'The families understand this attack does not represent Muslims'

  29-05-2017 18:34
  
  Mohamed Ismail Aly, one of the surgeons to operate on victims of last week’s attack, tells of his experiences on the nightMohamed Ismail Aly, 44, is a consultant burns and plastic surgeon at the Royal Manchester children’s hospital I got the call at about midnight – it woke me up. It was the hospital switchboard informing me that there had been a major incident and I had to come in. They didn’t say what had happened but I checked on the BBC website and saw that something
  
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• 6 Natural Beauty Products You Can Feel Good About Using

  29-05-2017 18:30
  
  And you'll look good doing it, too.
  
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• Is this the best but grossest way to remove blackheads?

  29-05-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAPHIC CONTENT: A video showing a dermatologist using a nifty tool on someone's blackheads has hundreds of thousands of views - but you'll need a strong stomach to watch it.
  
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• Tell us what we need to pay for good public services | Letters

  29-05-2017 18:11
  
  Readers respond to the Institute of Fiscal Studies’ criticisms of the parties’ general election manifestosLike a lot of people, I was very interested in the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ criticisms of the parties’ policy proposals – given that the latter would no more than somewhat ease the position of our severely cash-strapped health and social care services (Report, 27 May). Could the IFS now do us all a favour before this election gets underway and tell us once
  
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• Mother blasts surgery nurse after diagnosis blunder

  29-05-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kayleigh Chapman, 29, of Pershore, Worcestshire, visited her local doctor's surgery when Lily-Mae Filmer's spluttering cough started to get worse on April 23.
  
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• Crispr gene tool can cause hundreds of unplanned mutations

  29-05-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The finding, led by researchers at Columbia University in New York, could put a stop to clinical trials of the controversial technology scheduled in the US next year.
  
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• The Best Beach Eats, According To A Nutritionist

  29-05-2017 17:30
  
  Navigate the temptations of the boardwalk with this expert advice.
  
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• Walking just 25 minutes a day 'can stave off dementia'

  29-05-2017 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Canada monitored a group of 38 adults with vascular cognitive impairment, the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer's. The results were stark, they said.
  
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• 5 Reasons You Keep Getting Sunburned

  29-05-2017 16:30
  
  Plus, how to fix your mistakes.
  
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• Too many children being prescribed melatonin to aid sleep, experts warn

  29-05-2017 16:28
  
  Some specialists concerned use of hormone has become a ‘fashionable treatment’ for parents who want ‘perfect children’The hormone melatonin is being handed out too readily to children who are struggling to sleep, despite the fact little is known about the long-term risks of taking it, experts have warned.Melatonin, a hormone the body produces naturally in reaction to darkness that helps prepare us for sleep, has been authorised for use among the over-55s, and has been hai
  
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• Scientists find that smoking harms livers of unborn babies

  29-05-2017 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers find that the cocktail of chemicals in cigarettes is harmful to developing liver cells.
  
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• These Super-Easy Tricks Can Help You Lose 10 Pounds Without Even Trying

  29-05-2017 15:30
  
  You can even do one of them in your sleep.
  
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• For disabled people like me, this election will be a life-changer | Luke Nash

  29-05-2017 14:58
  
  The progress of the past 50 years has stalled, and the government has stopped listening – that’s why we’re holding Tuesday’s disability hustingsNext year I’ll be leaving school and I don’t know what that will mean for my life. Obviously a lot of 18 year olds feel this way, but for me it’s different. I have profound physical disabilities and a learning disability.This is my first time voting and I know that, as a disabled person, my future will be greatly
  
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• Risk of psychotic disorders up to five times greater for people from ethnic minorities – UK study

  29-05-2017 14:05
  
  Although psychosis is rare, factors including stress related to migration and discrimination could contribute to increased risk, say researchersPeople from ethnic minorities have up to a five times greater risk of psychotic disorders than the white British population, researchers say.A new study reveals that the trend holds in both urban and rural settings, with first-generation migrants who arrive in the UK in childhood among those at increased risk. Related: It’s time to tackle mental he
  
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• Conservatives are influenced more by threats than liberals

  29-05-2017 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from the University of California claim that liberals are more likely to ignore negative statements from politicians while conservatives are more likely to believe them.
  
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• Woman with 80 degree back bend can finally stand straight

  29-05-2017 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sophie Green, from Suffolk, was diagnosed with Scheuermann's disease last year. Doctors dismissed her concern of the curve in her spine during her teenage years.
  
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• Bigger wine glasses are encouraging us to drink more

  29-05-2017 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Theresa Marteau, based at Cambridge University, discovered the average size of glasses have increased by nearly 600 per cent in three centuries.
  
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• Optometrist's top five beauty tips to avoid eye damage

  29-05-2017 11:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Optometry Australia's resident optometrist, Luke Arundel, recently shared his top beauty tips to help women avoid eye infection and damage.
  
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• Ear lobe crease is tell-tale sign of a stroke

  29-05-2017 10:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having diagonal creases across your ear lobes may mean you are at increased risk of suffering a stroke, according to new research.
  
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• From exercise diet: How to improve gut health in 24 hours

  29-05-2017 09:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gut is the key to good health. But how can you make sure yours is happy and healthy? Sydney-based nutritionist, Lyndi Cohen, shared her top gut health tips. These include low-impact exercise.
  
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• What if getting help for mental illness were as easy as going to the dentist? | Karl Mercer

  29-05-2017 09:00
  
  I have bipolar and know how hard it is to get treatment. We should invest in routine services to give people the tools they need to fight their own demonsIgnorance and a lack of empathy are responsible for most of the world’s ills, but they are at their most insidious when it comes to how we treat those with mental health issues.People get uncomfortable when I’m open about my bipolar , as though speaking candidly about my mental health was violating some unspoken pact. It’s a f
  
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• In Pursuit of Memory: The Fight Against Alzheimer’s – review

  29-05-2017 08:00
  
  Joseph Jebelli’s personal study of a disease that has reached epidemic proportions offers the latest research – but not much hopeThe human animal derives its humanity from language and memory. What are we, without memory ? The short answer is: wild beasts.Memory gives us personality, emotional intelligence, family relations, and community. Memory anchors us in space and time. It defines the parameters of existence. Paradoxically, it might even confirm the futility of existence. Conti
  
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• How to manage back pain

  29-05-2017 02:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Rangan Chatterjee, from Doctor in the House, on the options available to people living with back pain.
  
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• Found, gene that raises hope of weak bladder cure

  29-05-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Their discovery brings hope that the problem, which affects millions of women at some time in their lives, could eventually be cured by adapting existing drugs.
  
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