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• Sound cure for thyroid problems

  29-07-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The butterfly-shaped gland, situated just behind the Adam's apple, produces hormones that regulate the body's metabolic rate. But tiny growths that develop over months or years.
  
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• Ask Dr Ellie: I've become allergic... to everything 

  29-07-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I seem to be becoming allergic to more and more things. It started after I used a pesticide spray in my garden; now I’m allergic to perfume, household cleaners and paints.
  
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• Kneesy does it! Andy Baddeley swaps running for cycling

  29-07-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like many runners, Andy Baddeley was plagued by a mysterious and exasperating knee pain. It forced him to hang up his running shoes.
  
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• Ten cases like Charlie Gard’s heard in English courts this year

  29-07-2017 21:01
  Figures emerge as debate grows over merits of legal secrecy and high-profile public campaignsEnglish courts have considered 10 cases involving the disputed medical treatment of children so far this year, the Observer has learned.The news comes as concern grows over the manner in which such cases are dealt with in the wake of the traumatic final days of Charlie Gard, the 11-month-old boy who died on Friday following a protracted legal battle. Continue reading...
  
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• The man who made his wheelchair into a disco

  29-07-2017 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Lee Kingsberry has cerebral palsy and says he wanted to give people a reason to stare at him.
  
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• How to prevent mosquito bites: Avoid doing THIS on holiday to keep the insects at bay

  29-07-2017 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  MOSQUITO bites tend to affect some people more than others - but now a study has revealed that exercise could increase the risk of being bitten.
  
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• Arthritis symptoms: Being hypermobile a sign of this rare type

  29-07-2017 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARTHRITIS symptoms normally include joint pain and stiffness, however for one rare type - Ehlers-Danlos syndromes - there are some more unusual signs.
  
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• Dr Max talks depression and BBC's Panorama programme

  29-07-2017 03:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study shows that mental illness accounts for nearly half of all ill health in under 65s.
  
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• Alzheimer’s breakthrough: 'Life-changing' improvements after magnetic pulse treatment

  29-07-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE first batch of patients to have undergone a revolutionary magnetic pulse treatment for Alzheimer’s disease have told of “life-changing” improvements in brain function.
  
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• Erin Andrews urges fans to meditate to lower cancer risk

  29-07-2017 00:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Erin Andrews urges her fans to take up meditation as a way to prevent cancer in her first major interview after battling with the disease.
  
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• Leicester cancer boy heading home after treatment in US

  29-07-2017 00:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Goodwin, from Rugby, England, was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma last year after months of agony in his joints and muscles. He finished treatment earlier this month and is headed home in August.
  
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• 5 Arm Moves That Use Little Weights For BIG Results

  29-07-2017 00:07
  Tone those triceps.
  
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