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• Antidote saves victims of painkiller overdose

  23-09-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Currently, emergency medication must be given within eight hours of an overdose, as after this time, the build-up of damaging chemicals released by the liver becomes fatal.
  
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• You’ll Never Forget To Wash Your Hands Again After Seeing This Disgusting Photo

  23-09-2017 21:49
  It’s seriously repulsive.
  
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• See How Kylie Jenner Has Been Hiding Her Growing Baby Bump

  23-09-2017 17:59
  A look at the most recent photos of Kylie.
  
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• Cure for herpes - forget sores and antiviral medicine THIS could stop infection spreading

  23-09-2017 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  A CURE for herpes could be on the horizon - but how do you know if you have the STI? Sores on your genitals is just one of the symptoms. NHS advice and information about the trial of the TheravaxHSV-2 drug.
  
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• Schools fear impact of budget cuts amid girls' mental health crisis

  23-09-2017 11:00
  Problems include self-harm, eating disorders, depression, panic attacks, school refusal and attempted suicideIn a girls’ school on the fringes of London, the headteacher and her deputy are contemplating the challenges their pupils face, and the toll it takes on them every day. They describe self-harm, eating disorders, depression, panic attacks, school refusal and attempted suicide.Where do the roots of the problem lie? “I’ve been in teaching 40 years,” says the headteach
  
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• Mental health data shows stark difference between girls and boys

  23-09-2017 11:00
  There is a discrepancy between emotional problems perceived by parents and the feelings expressed by their childrenA snapshot view of NHS and other data on child and adolescent mental health reveals a stark difference along gender lines. Related: Stress and social media fuel mental health crisis among girlsContinue reading...
  
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• How can we improve the mental health of girls and women?

  23-09-2017 11:00
  Girls and women are excelling in many fields, but figures show increased anxiety, depression, eating disorders and self-harmGirls and women are currently in a paradoxical place when it comes to their wellbeing. Outwardly they are excelling in multiple fields, including education, sport, science and politics. Yet figures confirm increasing anxiety, depression, eating disorders and self-harm, particularly and disproportionately in young girls. So what can be done to help them feel as well on the i
  
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• Stress and social media fuel mental health crisis among girls

  23-09-2017 08:00
  NHS data shows 68% rise in hospital admissions because of self-harm among girls under 17 in past decadeGirls and young women are experiencing a “gathering crisis” in their mental health linked to conflict with friends, fears about their body image and pressures created by social media, experts have warned.Rates of stress, anxiety and depression are rising sharply among teenage girls in what mental health specialists say is a “deeply worrying” trend that is far less pronou
  
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• 'Our daughters must not be scared to talk about their mental-health issues'

  23-09-2017 08:00
  Young women and their parents describe what triggered their depression and panic attacks, and their strategies to cope Related: Stress and social media fuel mental health crisis among girls We have strategies to cope but we cannot tell her what to do.If a post does not get more than 100 likes, it's depressing.We support her by having very open conversations – she tells me everything.I use social media and my blog to seek help and advice. Continue reading...
  
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• Abortion should not be a crime, says doctors' body

  23-09-2017 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The pregnancy association votes to regulate terminations in line with other medical procedures.
  
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• I’m lucky. I can afford private mental health treatment. What about those who can’t? | Deborah Orr

  23-09-2017 07:00
  Experts know how to help me, and thousands of others. But the NHS just doesn’t have the moneyAlmost one in 10 14-year-old boys have symptoms of anxiety and depression. Which is awful. But almost a quarter of 14-year-old girls have such symptoms. That is such a sad and miserable statistic that one barely knows where to start. The worst thing of all is that it isn’t really surprising. There is so much in this world of ours for a teenage girl to feel worried and hopeless about – n
  
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• DR MAX: Sometimes doctors should lie to patients

  23-09-2017 02:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DR MAX: Honesty, my mum used to impress on me, is the best policy. Of course, this didn’t stop her telling me that I had to eat all my vegetables, or else Father Christmas wouldn’t give me any presents.
  
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• Mexico earthquake survivors face same health woes as 9/11

  23-09-2017 02:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Louis De Palo, professor of pulmonary medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, said it would be a good idea for well-wishers to donate good quality masks to first responders in Mexico.
  
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• 'My baby is allergic to milk'

  23-09-2017 02:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Tammy worries that her baby's allergy to milk protein damaged their bond.
  
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• 'I've Helped Hundreds Of Women Transform Their Bodies—This Is the Best Way To See Results'

  23-09-2017 01:06
  Hint: You're probably spending way too much time on cardio.
  
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• Farmer wants a revolution: 'How is this not genocide?'

  23-09-2017 00:34
  Health comes from the ground up, Charles Massy says – yet chemicals used in agriculture are ‘causing millions of deaths’. Susan Chenery meets the writer intent on changing everything about the way we grow, eat and think about food
  The kurrajong tree has scars in its wrinkled trunk, the healed wounds run long and vertical under its ancient bark. Standing in front of the homestead, it nestles in a dip on high tableland from which there is a clear view across miles and miles of ro
  
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