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• 'I beat breast cancer - but side effects nearly killed me'

  20-02-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virginia Harrod, 52, beat breast and thyroid cancers, but the Kentucky attorney and farmer could have been killed by her constant battle with an infection caused by a common treatment side effect.
  
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• Dementia news: Slashing alcohol intake 'could curb your risk by up to a third'

  20-02-2018 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  CUTTING down on how much we drink could slash the risk of dementia by a third. Scientists say heavy boozing is a “major factor” in all forms of the incurable illness, having looked at 57,000 cases of dementia diagnosed before 65.
  
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• 7 Signs Your Pee Problems Are Actually Kidney Stones

  20-02-2018 22:00
  Nope, that's not just a UTI.
  
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• Head lice - do YOU wash your hair regularly? This is why you’re still at risk

  20-02-2018 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  HEAD lice treatments include lotions or sprays, and they usually kill all of the insects within a day. But, this is why you’re still at risk of nits if you regularly wash your hair.
  
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• Arthritis: Woman cured joint pain with £1.13 a day supplements - these are the ingredients

  20-02-2018 20:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARTHRITIS pain and symptoms affect about 10 million people in the UK. These supplements could reduce joint pain and inflammation with these two natural ingredients.
  
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• Low-carb diets aren't better than low-fat for weight loss

  20-02-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stanford University found low-fat diets and low-carb diets are equally effective when it comes to weight loss. The findings were published today in JAMA.
  
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• Antony Holly had entire memory wiped after brain injury

  20-02-2018 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antony Holly, 22, can't remember his mum, sister, nieces, friends or even his own name after he collapsed at a train station on his commute home to Romford, Essex
  
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• Pacemakers, other devices at risk for hacking, study says

  20-02-2018 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Medical devices like pacemakers and insulin pumps are at risk for hacking the could have deadly consequences, warns a new report by the American College of Cardiology.
  
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• We’re entitled to eat safe meat. Why has that become such a lottery? | Felicity Lawrence

  20-02-2018 20:03
  As meat products are withdrawn from sale, and cash-strapped councils struggle to enforce standards, the regulatory system is breaking downHere we go again: all the signs of another scandal involving meat and food safety. The first stirrings were in January, and while the authorities seem to have kept the lid on it for the moment, it has the feel of previous crises over food supply that have erupted after initial rumblings. There is confusion about what’s actually happened, and arguments ov
  
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• Humans evolving a gene that may stop us drinking alcohol

  20-02-2018 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania analysed a library of genetic data, finding that new gene variants that have arisen in Asia and Africa seem to protect people against alcoholism.
  
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• Gun violence is not a mental health issue, officials say

  20-02-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Top medical organizations have criticized the Trump administration for blaming the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, last week on mental health rather than weak gun control laws.
  
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• Cough symptoms? FIVE natural ways to get rid of a dry or chesty cough

  20-02-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  COUGH and flu symptoms are can be annoying and uncomfortable. You can get rid of a chesty or dry cough with these natural medicines.
  
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• Alfie Evans' father: 'My son's been sentenced to the death penalty'

  20-02-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The parents of a boy with a mystery illness lose a fight in the High Court for doctors to continue life support.
  
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• Serena Williams rallies for healthcare for new mothers

  20-02-2018 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tennis star, 36, was forced to have a c-section to deliver Alexis Olympia after her heart rate plummeted. A day later she came near death. Now she urges fans to donate to midwives globally.
  
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• Herbal drug kratom blamed for 20-state salmonella outbreak

  20-02-2018 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Consuming kratom, an herbal supplement marketed as an alternative to opioid drugs, has sickened 28 people with salmonella infections in the US, the CDC announced today.
  
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• Sackler family made billions off of the opioid crisis

  20-02-2018 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brooklyn-born brothers Arthur, Raymond and Mortimer (main, with his third wife and daughter) Sackler began a pharmaceutical legacy that would lead to the creation of addictive Oxycontin
  
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• Cancer drugs could help Nikki's blood vessel disorder

  20-02-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists uncover faulty genes behind a rare blood vessel disorder and say cancer drugs could treat it.
  
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• Diabetes type 2: FIVE complications of high blood sugar if it isn't looked after

  20-02-2018 18:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  DIABETES type 2 symptoms include feeling very thirsty, unexplained weight loss and feeling very tired. This is why you should always take care to control your blood sugar.
  
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• Alfie Evans: Sick toddler’s life support ‘can end’

  20-02-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Doctors can stop providing life support to Alfie Evans against his parents' wishes, a court rules.
  
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• Our future health is decided at just 10 years old

  20-02-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Geneva believe underprivileged upbringings may cause youngsters stress, which could lead to inflammation that affects their immunity and overall health.
  
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• Kourtney Kardashian Reveals She Weighs 98 Lbs.—Just 36 More Than 8-Year-Old Son Mason

  20-02-2018 18:02
  
  [brightcove:5629864721001 default]It won’t be long before Kourtney Kardashian‘s 8-year-old son Mason will be able to lift her up.In a deleted scene from Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the eldest of the KarJenner siblings is hanging out in sister Khloé Kardashian‘s kitchen. After Kourtney mixes up a salad and talks about going for a run in the heat, Khloé tells friend Simon Gebrelul, “You know she’s 97 lbs.?&rd
  
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• Medical body admits it didn't have full backup plan for crashed doctor test

  20-02-2018 18:00
  Australasian College of Physicians apologises to 1,200 students in Australia and New Zealand after online test failThe Royal Australasian College of Physicians has conceded it did not have a complete backup plan for a crucial trainee doctor exam that crashed while being held online for the first time.Hundreds of trainee doctors will have to resit the exam, even if they managed to complete it before a “technical glitch” kicked participants out of the online test on Monday. Related: Au
  
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• Recipes that helped a woman go from a size 14 to a 10

  20-02-2018 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting the day with a banana-spinach smoothie,not only saw UK-based Farah Mohseni, 55, ditch 13lbs (6kg) but also reversed her intolerable menopause symptoms and agonising back pain.
  
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• Skinny cocktails do not protect you from weight gain

  20-02-2018 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say 'booze is booze' and 'diet' cocktails, which are filled with chemicals, can ultimately have the same impact on the waistline as a regular alcoholic drink.
  
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• Certain diets may be better than others, study claims

  20-02-2018 17:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Stanford University found low-fat diets and low-carb diets are equally effective when it comes to weight loss. The findings were published today in JAMA.
  
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• Toddler who battled 11 defects has defied the odds

  20-02-2018 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sophia Marshall, from Wychbold, Worcestershire, was just 18 months old when doctors suggested that her devastated parents take her to a hospice to live out her final days in comfort.
  
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• WHO warns of soaring rates of measles in Europe

  20-02-2018 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  There was a four-fold increase in cases in 2017 compared with the previous year.
  
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• A supermarket manager had his entire memory wiped

  20-02-2018 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antony Holly, 22, can't remember his mum, sister, nieces, friends or even his own name after he collapsed at a train station on his commute home to Romford, Essex
  
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• Francia Raisa Says She ‘Couldn’t Move for 2 Months’ After Giving Selena Gomez Her Kidney

  20-02-2018 16:13
  
  [brightcove:5327389483001 default]Francia Raisa went through a tough recovery process after she donated a kidney to Selena Gomez.“It’s harder as the donor because we are losing something our body didn’t need to lose,” Raisa, 29, said during an upcoming appearance on Harry Connick Jr.’s daytime talk show Harry, according to Just Jared.The Grown-ish actress added that watching her friend get “up and at it immediately” while she still had to go through
  
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• Woman pleads guilty after Tunstall ambulance abuse note

  20-02-2018 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Kirsty Sharman admits a public order offence after leaving a foul-mouthed note on an ambulance.
  
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• 'I no longer lie in bed full of self loathing': Party girl swaps cocktails for triathlons

  20-02-2018 15:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  WHEN I decided to cut down on booze four years ago there was no epiphany. I didn’t wake up to find a mystery man in my bedroom or parts of my anatomy printed by the work photocopier.
  
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• Winter Olympics players 'fist-bump' to avoid norovirus

  20-02-2018 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials have told hockey players to fist-bump each other this year at the Winter Olympics rather than shaking hands to prevent transmission of norovirus, which is highly contagious
  
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• Vascular dementia: What is the life expectancy? Prevent symptoms of disease by doing this

  20-02-2018 15:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  VASCULAR dementia is a common from of dementia which is caused by an impaired supply of blood to the brain and may be caused by a series of small strokes. Symptoms tend to get worse over time - what is the life expectancy?
  
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• Stop portion creep: We are all having TOO MUCH on our plates

  20-02-2018 15:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  IF YOUR belly is getting bigger despite sticking to the same diet there could be a hidden saboteur at work. Yes, we’re talking that old enemy: portion creep.
  
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• Further fall in hospital mortality rates

  20-02-2018 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  New figures show there were 7,800 fewer deaths than expected among people being admitted to hospitals.
  
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• Mixed-sex wards aren’t so bad – better than a trolley in A&E | Ann Robinson

  20-02-2018 14:21
  When hospitals are stuffed to the rafters, it can be hard to maintain best practice. What matters is that the care is good and respectfulNearly 2,000 patients slept in a mixed-sex ward in hospitals in England last month. It’s the highest figure since 2010 when the government pledged to wipe out the practice. So is it a national disgrace or a sensible response to winter pressures? Would you object to being in a mixed ward? Or just be pleased to get a bed at all if you needed one? Is it a ge
  
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• A mixed-sex ward is better than a trolley in A&E | Ann Robinson

  20-02-2018 14:21
  When hospitals are stuffed to the rafters, it can be hard to maintain best practice. What matters is that the care is good and respectfulNearly 2,000 patients slept in a mixed-sex ward in hospitals in England last month. It’s the highest figure since 2010 when the government pledged to wipe out the practice. So is it a national disgrace or a sensible response to winter pressures? Would you object to being in a mixed ward? Or just be pleased to get a bed at all if you needed one? Is it a ge
  
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• Vitamin D deficiency - taking these supplements could lower obesity risk

  20-02-2018 13:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  VITAMIN D deficiency can lead to bone pain and deformities. But, taking the supplements everyday may lower obesity risk in children, it’s been revealed.
  
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• Zaps to the ankle may boost women's libido

  20-02-2018 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Michigan University found sending electrical signals from the foot to the base of women's spines causes a tickling tingle that could leave them aroused in just 30 minutes.
  
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• The flu vaccine depends on a person's immune history

  20-02-2018 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The flu shot's effectiveness depends more on your personal immune history than on how much it mutated in production, Harvard University and University of Chicago research suggests.
  
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• My colleague has compulsive skin-picking disorders I find hard to tolerate. What can I do?

  20-02-2018 13:15
  Have you got a work-related problem? In a new series we invite you to send in a short description of your predicament – so that other readers can offer solutionsThe colleague I sit next to at work shows a number of body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) – nailbiting, skin-picking/scraping and hair-pulling. The nailbiting is pretty much constant, the others more intermittent, but they are exacerbated by boredom or stress and can escalate. I try my very hardest to turn a blind eye
  
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• Woman in ‘locked in’ syndrome for 9 years after tummy bug

  20-02-2018 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rosemary Baker from Southampton is believed to be in a semi-comatose state and suffering from locked-in syndrome. Husband Philip now grieves for the life he hoped they would share
  
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• Measles cases rose by 400% across Europe last year

  20-02-2018 11:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Measles affected 21,315 people across Europe last year, resulting in 35 deaths. This comes after a record low of just 5,273 incidences in 2016. Fear of vaccines is leaving many children unprotected.
  
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• Mitsutoki Shigeta: 'Baby factory' dad wins paternity rights

  20-02-2018 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The Japanese man can now pursue custody of 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers.
  
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• The selfie a woman took just before she had a stroke 

  20-02-2018 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just moments after taking the snap, Debbie Schofield, 37, from Hertfordshire, complained of a pounding headache before her eyes rolled back in her head and she was fighting for her life.
  
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• Are any of the trendy alternatives to jam good for you?

  20-02-2018 09:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peanut butter is set to overtake jam as the nation’s favourite spread in a backlash against sugary foods - but what's the best alternative? Here, we assessed a selection of sweet treats...
  
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• The operation to save patients with pancreatic cancer  

  20-02-2018 09:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kate Rigby was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after spotting a number of symptoms, including jaundiced eyes. Luckily, she was eligible for a pilot scheme testing a new way of treating the disease.
  
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• Lorde isn't here for unsolicited acne advice

  20-02-2018 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The singer posted an Instagram story about the unhelpful things people say to acne sufferers like her.
  
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• Do our memories make us who we are? – books podcast

  20-02-2018 07:01
  On this week’s show, we take a look at the brain and how it relates to our sense of self. Wendy Mitchell, who was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at 58, talks about her memoir Somebody I Used to Know and what changes her dementia has caused in her personality, tastes and everyday life.Neuroscientist Dr Jules Montague explains the science of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, and talks about her new book Lost and Found, a philosophical look at the human brain and th
  
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• Newborn survival rates in US only slightly better than in Sri Lanka

  20-02-2018 07:00
  Unicef report says five newborn babies die every minute across the world, an ‘alarmingly high’ figure as 80% of these are preventableThe risk of dying as a newborn in the US is only slightly lower than the risk for babies in Sri Lanka and Ukraine, according to Unicef.A report by the UN children’s agency found that five newborn babies die around the world every minute, or about 2.6 million every year. The figure is described as “alarmingly high”, particularly as 80%
  
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