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• You'll Never Guess What Researchers Found Living In Semen

  24-09-2017 22:55
  This is scary.
  
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• Obesity epidemic puts 240,000 lives at risk each year

  24-09-2017 22:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITAIN’S obesity epidemic has put hundreds of thousands at risk of heart disease and stroke, analysis shows.
  
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• The Scary Thing That Can Happen If You Don’t Wash Your Towels Enough

  24-09-2017 21:17
  Run, don't walk, to the laundry room.
  
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• Falling number of NHS child psychiatrists provokes 'deep concern'

  24-09-2017 20:51
  Shortage of mental heath specialists comes at same time as distress among children is rising, says Royal College of PsychiatristsThe number of NHS psychiatrists helping troubled children and young people in England is falling despite the growing demand for care, new official figures have shown.
  The total number of psychiatrists working in children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) fell from 1,015 full-time equivalent posts in May 2013 to 948 in May this year. The figure includes all
  
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• The Big Anxiety festival: mental health, science and the healing power of art

  24-09-2017 20:00
  The world’s biggest mental health and arts festival features more than 60 events, ranging from relaxing art installations to Awkward ConversationsAnxiety can come in many forms: from feeling nervous about giving a presentation, to not wanting to leave the house. But can an arts festival provide some sort of balm for mental health problems?
  An ambitious and large scale project, The Big Anxiety festival – a University of New South Wales initiative run over seven weeks in Sydney –
  
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• Fighting the flu can be a matter of life and death – so what more can we do?

  24-09-2017 20:00
  Australia is coming out of its most deadly influenza season for more than 10 years and experts say increased vaccination alone will not help enoughAs Australia endures one of its worst flu seasons in more than a decade, questions are being raised about how the public can be better prepared and what can be done to protect the most vulnerable.At least 170,000 influenza cases have been confirmed this season, almost two-and-a-half times more than in 2016. The federal health department logged 72 flu-
  
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• Kelly Holmes tells how she self-harmed at height of athletics career

  24-09-2017 18:18
  Olympic champion speaks out about experience of depression as new figures reveal mental health crisis among girlsDame Kelly Holmes has spoken about how she self-harmed at the height of her athletic career as figures emerged showing mental health problems are rising sharply among teenage girls and young women.
  Holmes, who won gold in the 800m and 1500m at the Athens Olympics in 2004, said the year before her victories she was cutting herself regularly to release the anguish she was experiencing a
  
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• Kelly Holmes reveals she self-harmed at height of athletics career

  24-09-2017 18:18
  Olympic champion speaks out about experience of depression as new figures reveal mental health crisis among girlsDame Kelly Holmes has spoken about how she self-harmed at the height of her athletic career as figures emerged showing that mental health problems are rising sharply among teenage girls and young women.
  Holmes, who won gold in the 800m and 1500m at the Athens Olympics in 2004, said that the year before her victories she was cutting herself regularly to release the anguish she was expe
  
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• Common asthma drug could stop prostate cancer spreading  

  24-09-2017 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Once prostate cancer has formed tumour outposts in bone marrow, the disease is usually considered incurable. But scientists at the University of York discovered a drug could stop it spreading.
  
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• WARNING: How a diet heavy in fruit vegetables and nuts could lead to FATAL heart infection

  24-09-2017 11:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  EATING too much fruit, vegetables and nuts can increase your risk of triggering a deadly heart infection caused by MRSA.
  
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• Why we are hard wired to watch pornography | Daniel Glaser

  24-09-2017 10:30
  A mirroring system in the brain means watching an activity can help us enjoy it moreThe launch of David Simon’s new series The Deuce (starting on 26 September), has thrust pornography back into the spotlight. One of the most famous neuroscientific discoveries of the last decade probably plays a role.This is the finding of a ‘mirror neuron’ in the cortex of a macaque monkey, so named because it fires both when the monkey sees an action and when it performs it – ‘mirr
  
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• Weight loss diet: THREE health benefits of Jennifer Aniston’s favourite drink

  24-09-2017 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  EIGHT loss staple - apple cider vinegar - can also help a number of health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease and heartburn.
  
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• Cancer diet matcha link: Why THIS trendy health food might protect you from disease

  24-09-2017 10:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  CANCER risk could be reduced by drinking matcha -a green powder made from green tea leaves. It is packed with antioxidants said to ward off symptoms.
  
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• The bowel surgery that spares patients misery of 'the bag'

  24-09-2017 03:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The procedure, which is a world first, involves removing large growths from the bowel in a far less radical fashion than is currently performed. Pictured: A stock image of a stoma bag.
  
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• Why I'd never send my patients to a chiropractor  

  24-09-2017 03:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The founder of chiropractic treatment wrongly believed that all ailments can be alleviated with spinal manipulation, writes Dr Ellie Cannon (Pictured: stock image).
  
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• Overstretched hospitals face winter flu crisis, doctors warn

  24-09-2017 01:05
  A&E departments risk ‘grinding to a halt’ as number of patients waiting more than 12 hours for treatment soarsEmergency departments risk “grinding to a halt” this winter, say medical leaders. They warn that the number of patients facing long waits for treatment is likely to hit record levels.Dr Taj Hassan, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said staff were dangerously overstretched, as NHS figures showed the number of people waiting more than 12 hou
  
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• Nurses who failed English test aimed at curbing immigration set for a reprieve

  24-09-2017 01:05
  Hurdle that included correct use of tenses and essay structure led to dramatic fall in skilled staff registeringLanguage rules introduced to curb immigration are set to be relaxed after they prevented native English-speaking nurses from working in the NHS.The NHS has a shortage of 40,000 nurses and recruiters and NHS employers have been lobbying for looser language requirements so that thousands of nurses from countries such as Australia, India and the Philippines can work in Britain. Related: D
  
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• YouTube-style confessionals expose anorexia’s devastating hold in BBC drama

  24-09-2017 01:04
  BBC3 series Overshadowed follows a teenager’s battle with her eating disorderAnorexia has long been a controversial subject for film and TV with dramas such as Netflix’s To The Bone attracting a wave of negative attention. Now BBC3 aims to counterbalance those negative headlines with Overshadowed, which mimics the feel of confessional YouTube video diaries to paint a devastating, realistic picture of the way in which the illness can take hold.The drama series was produced by Rollem,
  
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• Woman fighting with breast cancer: My trusty horse was my saviour

  24-09-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  AFTER Alison Ironside rehomed stricken Hercules, it was his turn to come to her rescue...
  
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• Triathlete Chrissie Wellington: We can all turn the tide for ourselves

  24-09-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  NO ONE trains harder than champion triathlete Chrissie Wellington. Here, she shares her secrets so we can all get off the sofa and lead more active lives.
  
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• Flu warning: Experts warn of UK's worst epidemic for almost 50 years

  24-09-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITAIN faces the worst flu outbreak for almost 50 years and public health officials must take urgent steps to protect the public, experts have said.
  
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• Beauty expert Liz Earle on assisting a campaign with the National Osteoporosis Society

  24-09-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  BEAUTYexpert Liz Earle and her daughter Lily are on a mission to teach young women how to care for their bones.
  
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• 999 call handlers asking public to perform CPR on deceased

  24-09-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Susan Laverick (pictured), from Kent, has been left traumatised after a 999 call handler instructed her to perform CPR on her dead mother's body.
  
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