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• HRT skin patch 'has less stroke risk' than pills, study

  19-08-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study, by Copenhagen University, based on a million women, tracked for 15 years found that those taking hormone tablets had an increased stroke risk those with patch did not.
  
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• HEALTH NOTES: I'm not so sweet now, says Paris Hilton

  19-08-2017 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris Hilton says that she’s in the best shape of her life after cutting out fast food and sugar from her diet. She says her trim figure is a result of eating well and dancing around her DJ booth in Ibiza.
  
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• New hope for victims of 'Cinderella' bladder cancer

  19-08-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atezolizumab, can help those with an advanced form of the disease survive an average of almost 16 months compared to a survival rate of only 7.9 months for patients on chemotherapy.
  
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• 10 REASONS: to eat a Mediterranean diet 

  19-08-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of Barcelona study found that cutting down on fat was the least effective way to trim ‘spare tyres’ and eating 'good fats' like olive oil, lost more weight than those who controlled calories.
  
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• School exclusion ‘linked to long-term mental health problems’ – study

  19-08-2017 22:56
  Research shows that exclusions can amplify pupils’ psychological distress and encourage behaviour it intends to punishExcluding children from school may lead to long-term psychiatric problems and psychological distress, a major new study has shown.The research by the University of Exeter also finds that poor mental health can lead to school exclusion. Related: Can a new technique stem England’s rising tide of school exclusions?Continue reading...
  
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• Stephen Hawking: I'm worried about the future of the NHS

  19-08-2017 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Cambridge professor criticises health secretary and warns about role of private sector in the NHS.
  
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• NHS psychiatrist lists 10 ways to achieve happiness

  19-08-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While life is complex, there are a few simple things to follow that would make all the difference to our happiness. Here are some of the lessonslearnt from Dr Max's patients.
  
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• Male hair loss: Three ways to reduce YOUR risk of going bald

  19-08-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  MALE hair loss is a common problem due to an inherited sensitivity among many men to a particular hormone. However, there are steps you can take to reduce balding, including changes to diet and your grooming routine.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt accuses Stephen Hawking of 'pernicious falsehood' in NHS row

  19-08-2017 17:38
  Health secretary reacts to physicist’s claim that the Conservatives are trying to implement US-style health insurance systemJeremy Hunt has accused Stephen Hawking of a “pernicious” lie after the physicist said it seemed the Tories were steering the UK towards a US-style health insurance system.
  Hours after the health secretary was criticised for claiming Hawking was wrong in the row about the government’s seven-day NHS plan, he leapt back into the fray with two tweets de
  
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• Stroke risk: Drinking THIS every day could PREVENT heart disease

  19-08-2017 14:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  STROKES are on the increase in the UK, but drinking dairy-free coconut milk could reduce your risk - as well as lowering likelihood of heart disease - according to an expert.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt says Stephen Hawking is 'wrong' on the NHS

  19-08-2017 13:51
  The health secretary was criticised by doctors and scientists after questioning the physicist’s grasp of evidence on weekend deaths in hospitalsJeremy Hunt has been criticised for claiming Stephen Hawking is wrong amid a row about the government’s seven-day NHS plan.Hunt was responding to criticism from the renowned 75-year-old physicist and author of A Brief History of Time ahead of a speech at the Royal Society of Medicine on Saturday. Stephen Hawking is brilliant physicist but wro
  
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• Jeremy Hunt says Stephen Hawking is wrong about weekend NHS deaths

  19-08-2017 13:51
  Health secretary criticised by doctors and scientists after questioning the physicist’s grasp of evidence on weekend deaths Jeremy Hunt has been criticised for claiming Stephen Hawking is wrong in the row about the government’s seven-day NHS plan.Hunt was responding to criticism from the renowned 75-year-old physicist and author of A Brief History of Time ahead of a speech at the Royal Society of Medicine on Saturday. Stephen Hawking is brilliant physicist but wrong on lack of eviden
  
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• A visão das favelas: 'Temos que lutar pela vida ao conviver com a violência' | Thaís Cavalcante

  19-08-2017 10:00
  Um ano após as Olímpiadas, Thaís Cavalcante explica que entre a crise economica e violencia vivida diariamente as pessoas ainda lutam para sobreviver no dia-a-diaRead this in EnglishUm ano depois de grandes olhares para a “cidade maravilhosa”, estamos nos reinventando em meio a crise econômica, a violência e o poder popular.Os Jogos Olímpicos determinaram como seria a qualidade de vida dos moradores de favelas da cidade. E com todo o gasto dura
  
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• What I’m really thinking: the disappointed counsellor

  19-08-2017 09:59
  While in the final year of my training, undertaking a placement in a mental health service, I saw how stretched these support services areI put four years of my life and £12,000 of my hard-earned savings into training to be a counsellor. I sacrificed my time, relationships and mental health so I could give my all to this exhausting and emotionally draining course, which included spending two years in personal therapy.While in the final year of my training, undertaking a placement in a ment
  
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• North Korea nuclear war: How could a missile hitting Europe HARM your health?

  19-08-2017 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  NORTH Korea's nuclear programme has instilled fear across the world of an imminent nuclear attack. What effect would a nuclear missile have on our health if it landed in Europe?
  
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• Diarrhoea and vomiting warning: Why you should NEVER drink cloudy water

  19-08-2017 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  DIARRHOEA and vomiting are symptoms of gastrointestinal illnesses, linked by a new study to drinking cloudy water.
  
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• Struggling after giving birth? You're not alone

  19-08-2017 06:23 via bbc.co.uk
  These mums had traumatic births, and they want more to see more honesty about the toll it can take.
  
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• How to get up mountains in a wheelchair

  19-08-2017 02:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Michelle, who has multiple sclerosis, is going on a trek in the Lake District for the first time in more than 10 years.
  
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• Britain is still the teen motherhood capital of Europe

  19-08-2017 02:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A round-up of numbers of women who had their first child before 20 showed that more than 16,000 British girls gave birth in 2015, a third more than those in the second highest, France.
  
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• Medical experiments on Caribbean slave plantations

  19-08-2017 00:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Londa Schiebinger, a science history professor at Stanford University, sheds light on how slave owners tested dangerous medical experiments on people in her new book Secret Cures Of Slaves.
  
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• Stressed women more likely to miscarry UCL study claims

  19-08-2017 00:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, conducted at University College London and Zhejang University in China, provides strong evidence that stress in a woman's early adulthood could have serious consequences later in life.
  
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• Mom who gave birth in US and UK compares healthcare

  19-08-2017 00:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Being pregnant and giving birth in both the US and the UK were hugely contrasting experiences. Both were simultaneously wonderful and hellish, but for very different reasons, Katherine Bebo explains.
  
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• Artificial womb used to incubate a lamb for second time

  19-08-2017 00:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Western Australia tested a second artificial womb on fetal lambs. They were able to keep the lambs in there for one week and say the animals were born healthy.
  
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