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• Who is most at risk of bowel cancer?

  09-10-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Regularly enjoy tucking into a steak? Need to lose a few pounds? Or do you have type 2 diabetes? If you answered yes to one of those questions then you could be at increased risk of bowel cancer
  
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• Once-blind AGT singer's gene therapy is set for approval

  09-10-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christian Guardino, 17, was on the brink of total blindness several years ago when he got gene therapy which cured him, before he went on AGT. Now the FDA will consider recommended approval.
  
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• High-tech gel could stop your knees becoming arthritic

  09-10-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A high-tech gel to prevent the damage that leads to arthritic knees is being tested. The treatment aims to encourage the growth of cartilage.
  
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• Side effects are WORSE if you think the drug is expensive

  09-10-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new German study found that the nocebo effect, in which people experience negative side effects from a dummy medication, is worse when people think the drug is expensive.
  
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• Everyday health dilemmas solved by experts 

  09-10-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We asked the experts for the most appropriate response to the everyday health conundrums. Their answers may surprise you (and might just stop you getting ill).
  
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• This Is Why So Many Women Are Posting Naked Yoga Photos On Instagram Right Now

  09-10-2017 21:00
  Here's the story behind the social media trend.
  
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• 8 Ways You Can Tone Your Entire Body With Just Dumbbells And A Bench

  09-10-2017 20:33
  The bench makes your go-to moves even more effective.
  
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• How meditation practices affect the brain differently

  09-10-2017 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from Science Advances found that different forms of meditation have different effects, and they all help with separate character traits. We've broken down the meditation types here.
  
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• NSW five-year-old is going through the menopause 

  09-10-2017 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emily Dover, from New South Wales in Australia, was a toddler when she started to develop breasts, body odour and acne. Aggressive treatment has kick started the menopause with all its side effects.
  
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• Shortage of Puerto Rico-made saline solution impending

  09-10-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shortages of saline solution could cripple US hospitals after two of a major manufacturer’s Puerto Rico plants were damaged by Hurricane Maria.
  
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• Noel Conway’s case illustrates the difference between living and surviving | Letters

  09-10-2017 19:47
  Palliative care cannot always ensure ‘a good death’, say Philip Cuttell and Brigid Purcell; Joan Carter wants to hear from centenarians about their quality of lifeNoel Conway’s plight is desperately moving, and he argues his case with great lucidity (Terminally ill man loses high court fight for help to end life, 6 October). By contrast we hear from Not Dead Yet UK that what is needed is “a proper discussion on ensuring proper palliative care is provided for the term
  
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• Britain also has a fatal overwork problem | Letters

  09-10-2017 19:35
  Regularly working 49 hours or more a week is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke, writes David Hardman of the London Hazards CentreYour report on the death from overwork of the Japanese reporter Miwa Sado states that 80 hours of overtime per month is the level at which working hours start to pose a serious risk to health (Journalist died after doing 159 hours of overtime in a month, 6 October). This is far too high a threshold for health problems related to working hour
  
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• Ritual observance of PM’s pious pause | Brief letters

  09-10-2017 19:32
  ‘Invalid carriage’ jaunts | Frequent photos of Theresa May’s church visits | Missing Notes and Queries | Babies and bathwaterMy father had one of those three-wheeled “invalid carriages” designed for driver only (Lorraine Gradwell obituary, 4 October). My brother and I had an annual treat of being taken to the Matlock Bath illuminations (a 50-mile return journey) in it. We had to go on consecutive nights, and as soon as we left the town, up we would pop from the
  
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• Birds who live next to family or friends are healthier

  09-10-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of East Anglia studied Seychelles warblers to test whether birds with more familiar neighbours had more peaceful territories and better health
  
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• 7 Moves That Will Instantly Make You Look More Toned

  09-10-2017 19:00
  Do these when you need a pump or posture boost right away.
  
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• Medical marijuana cut rate of opioids in Illinois

  09-10-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The controversial study by researchers at DePaul University and Rush University is one the first peer-reviewed analyses of medical marijuana as a viable alternative for pain treatment.
  
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• Nutribullet blenders could make juice a healthy option

  09-10-2017 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Plymouth University found Nutribullet juices produce no more of a blood sugar surge in drinkers than eating fruit normally, which may be due to them retaining more fibre.
  
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• CA mother saving heroin addicts' lives from her home

  09-10-2017 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tracey Helton (pictured), 47, from California, mails packages of a lifesaving drug that prevents fatal overdoses to drug addicts. The addicts can request the medicine via her social media accounts.
  
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• Dentists warn posh popcorn is cracking teeth

  09-10-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ever-growing popcorn market, worth around £104 million in Britain, is now considered more harmful to teeth than boiled sweets. Chomping down on uncooked kernels is the main culprit.
  
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• Legalising marijuana increases its use report finds

  09-10-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers including France's National Institute of Higher Security found cannabis use has increased in those aged over 25 years old since the drug was legalised.
  
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• LA scientists find milk could prevent a cardiac arrest

  09-10-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those with blood calcium levels in the lowest quartile had twice the odds of sudden cardiac arrest, scientists at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles found.
  
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• The 15 Grossest Things You're Eating

  09-10-2017 17:30
  The stuff on this list makes rat hair in peanut butter seem appetizing.
  
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• No evolutionary need to live beyond 50 claim experts

  09-10-2017 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The claims come as part of a University of Edinburgh study which found no obvious evolutionary need to live beyond the age of 50 in humans.(stock image).
  
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• 'I Used Only Natural Deodorant For 3 Months—Here's What Happened'

  09-10-2017 17:00
  "I wasn’t as struck by the amount of sweat I had (and it wasn’t insignificant!) as I was by stains."
  
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• Seven-day 'Pioppi diet' plan that extends life by 10 years

  09-10-2017 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pioppi, in southern Italy, has been dubbed the 'world's healthiest village', with its residents frequently living to 100 years old. This is despite bacon and chocolate being a staple of their diet.
  
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• No longer a felony to knowingly transmit HIV in California

  09-10-2017 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new bill was signed into law on Friday, making the knowing transmission of HIV to a partner a misdemeanor crime, rather than a felony. The law is meant to destigmatize HIV.
  
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• 'I Lost 100 Pounds By Learning To Love This Workout'

  09-10-2017 16:30
  "The competitive spirit took over."
  
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• Stigmas around periods is prompting boys to mock girls

  09-10-2017 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Plan International UK, periods should be taught in classrooms to both boys and girls. This comes after research reveals some males believe periods should not be mentioned.
  
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• What You Need To Know About The Connection Between Cellulite And Weight Loss

  09-10-2017 16:00
  It's a complicated relationship
  
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• If the ‘antibiotic apocalypse’ happens, it’ll be because our politicians let it | Nick Dearden

  09-10-2017 15:33
  Agribusiness and big pharma prioritising profits could lead to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 – but political intervention can prevent this disasterAn antibiotic apocalypse is coming. It threatens to reverse medical practice by 100 years by making life-saving operations impossible and turning routine infections into killers again. Rather than panic and head to the hills, we need to understand the heart of the problem, and transform two of the most antisocial industries in the global econ
  
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• This Woman's Terrifying Story Shows Why You Should Never Ignore A Black Line On Your Nail

  09-10-2017 15:30
  The mark might be more serious than you think.
  
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• Boys with ‘narcissistic cult’ mindset removed from mother’s care

  09-10-2017 14:16
  Three teenage brothers, who believed they were intellectually superior, had suffered physical and emotional harm, judge toldThree teenage brothers who developed a “narcissistic cult” mentality and came to believe there was no point leaving home, socialising or going to school should leave their mother’s care, a high court judge has concluded.They formed a group identity and saw themselves as intellectually superior and separate to the rest of the world, psychotherapists told Mr
  
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• Why going sockless could be a health risk

  09-10-2017 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  It may be fashionable but it's being claimed going sockless is not good for your feet.
  
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• Seven-day 'Pioppi diet' plan that helps people reach 100

  09-10-2017 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pioppi, in southern Italy, has been dubbed the 'world's healthiest village', with its residents frequently living to 100 years old. This is despite bacon and chocolate being a staple of their diet.
  
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• Britain's most prolific sperm donor has fathered 34 kids

  09-10-2017 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The data is based on official donors. However, Simon Watson, 43, from Luton, boasts of having fathered 800 offspring from selling his semen on Facebook for £50 a pot. His claims are unverified.
  
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• Gambling remains a hidden addiction because 'healthcare staff lack training'

  09-10-2017 13:01
  There are an estimated 400,000 problem gamblers in the UK – most do not access treatment or know how to get helpGambling is often described as a hidden addiction. Yet there are an estimated 400,000 problem gamblers in the UK. Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, consultant psychiatrist at the National Problem Gambling Clinic – the only one of its kind in the UK – says that a lack of training among healthcare professionals could partly be to blame for the problem flying under the radar.&l
  
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• Cancer trial in Mexico has shrunk an inoperable tumour

  09-10-2017 12:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucy Moroney, nine, from the Wirral, is in Mexico for a chemotherapy trial that involves injecting drugs via the artery directly into the tumour, in a treatment that is not yet available in Europe.
  
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• Prince Harry: mental health should be at heart of armed forces training

  09-10-2017 12:53
  Prince says fighting fitness is not just about physical fitness as he unveils joint initiative with Ministry of DefencePrince Harry has said mental health strategies for armed forces personnel are crucial to create a “more confident, focused and, ultimately, more combat-ready military”.In a speech at the Ministry of Defence, the 33-year-old prince, who spent 10 years in the army, said that as the number of active-duty personnel had been reduced there was a premium on “every ind
  
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• High blood pressure: What is the condition and how YOU can check it

  09-10-2017 12:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  HIGH blood pressure, a condintion also known as hypertension, rarely has any noticeable symptoms - but it affects hundreds of Britons. How to lower your blood pressure with diet and foods explained.
  
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• Child-on-child sex offence reports 'tip of the iceberg'

  09-10-2017 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The victims are going unheard, says the mother of a six-year-old girl who was assaulted.
  
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• Cancer survivor tattoos breasts after mastectomy

  09-10-2017 11:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hairstylist and model, Allyson Lynch, 30, from Philadelphia said getting her tattoo has helped her get over the loss of her breasts after following her cancer diagnosis when she was 26.
  
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• Why mental health services in England are finally receiving attention

  09-10-2017 11:24
  With the promise of an extra £1.3bn a year and reform of legislation on the cards, the mental health sector is getting the political backing it needsEngland is witnessing the “biggest expansion of mental health services in Europe”, according to health secretary Jeremy Hunt, who has promised that an extra £1.3bn would be invested annually in mental health services by 2021.With one in four people expected to suffer from mental illness at some time in their life – whet
  
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• Tajbir Akhtar has one-stone hand larger than his head

  09-10-2017 11:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tajbir Akhtar, five, from Bangladesh, has been shunned by villagers, who have even asked his mother, Parvin Akhtar, to keep her son out of their sight. Tajbir is unable to attend school.
  
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• What came first, the chicken or the cure for cancer?

  09-10-2017 11:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prices of beta interferons are currently sky-high, but could be halved if the new method works, experts at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan claim.
  
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• Skin cancer treatment: ELECTRIC currents could stop tumours growing

  09-10-2017 10:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  SKIN CANCER could soon be treated by using electric currents to stop tumours from growing, scientists have claimed.
  
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• Bedford woman unable to recognise her own sister

  09-10-2017 10:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gwenllian Evans, 24, from Bedford, was left with memory issues, epilepsy and a condition called prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness. It means she struggles to recognise faces.
  
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• STATIN WARNING: Patients ‘used as guinea pigs’ - shock claim from experts

  09-10-2017 10:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  PATIENTS prescribed statins are being used as unwitting “guinea pigs” because the side effects have not been properly investigated say experts.
  
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• Older people don’t need to suffer depression or anxiety in silence | Ann Robinson

  09-10-2017 10:00
  Mental health problems are so often spoken about in relation to the young. But help is out there for older people tooNearly half of all adults surveyed for AgeUK say they have experienced depression or anxiety, but many feel they have to keep a stiff upper lip and soldier on rather than seek help. There has been some great work in raising awareness and tackling the stigma of mental health problems, spearheaded by the glamorous young royals, but it tends to be aimed at young people, with little o
  
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• We all need psychoanalysis – it would make Britain a happier, kinder place | Susanna Rustin

  09-10-2017 09:46
  With one in four teenage girls being depressed, it’s clear that there is no shortage of people needing help. It needn’t cost the earth – and it certainly worked for meWas I mentally ill? I suppose I was, though the first time someone in my family used the phrase “verge of a nervous breakdown”, or something like it, I was taken aback. Probably I was about as far from well as it was possible to be while still going about my business: essays, lectures, friends and so f
  
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• Obese should measure their own waistlines says RCGP chair

  09-10-2017 08:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Overweight patients should be handed tape measures and told to keep track of their waistlines, a top GP has said in a move backed by Birmingham city council's health scrutiny committee.
  
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