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• From dodgy home testing kits to advice on social media and chatbots, Britons are risking malnourishment and eating disorders by self-diagnosing food allergies and intolerances, experts warn

  29-12-2025 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dodgy at-home testing kits and unscientific symptom-checkers on social media are leading people to experiment with diets that cut out the likes of gluten or dairy, top nutritionists have cautioned.
  
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• FDA recalls snack foods and supplements across five states over rodent and bird contamination at Minnesota distributor

  29-12-2025 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health officials have issued a massive recall of dozens of products, including cold and flu medications and pet food, that may have been contaminated with rodent feces and urine.
  
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• NHS alert issued for anyone who has taken lansoprazole for three months or more

  29-12-2025 19:58 via express.co.uk
  The health service has issued information for anyone taking the common drug.
  
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• The Guardian view on antibiotics: recent breakthroughs are great news, but humanity is losing the bigger race | Editorial

  29-12-2025 19:30 via theguardian.com
  Our magic bullets are increasingly rare and ineffective. The golden age of discovery is over and the way we develop and use drugs needs to changeDuring her tenure as director general of the World Health Organization, Dr Margaret Chan used to say that all of the “easy” antibiotics had already been found. Her point was that in responding to the urgent threat of antibiotic-resistant infections, we would struggle to find new medicines – or preserve the ones we have &
  
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• I was a high-flying news anchor with a secret double life. Then my boss found out... here's how I lost everything

  29-12-2025 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Veronica DeKett seemed to be a rising TV anchor destined for greatness. But she was hiding a secret that would destroy her career.
  
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• Common tropical plant doubles hair growth and thickness in less than two months, study finds

  29-12-2025 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists created a serum containing extracts from a tropical plant and specialized proteins that support hair follicle health, with Initial testing showing it can effectively increase hair thickness and density.
  
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• This is the simple way you can avoid developing dementia... but few doctors or patients even know about it: Leading brain professor ADAM GREENSTEIN reveals top factor behind disease... and what you must do

  29-12-2025 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Could a simple visit to your High Street pharmacist save you from developing dementia? This is the claim being made by one of Britain's leading experts in brain health...
  
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• My rabbit and I have the same back problem... and we're not the only ones: Our experts reveal the surprising rise in humans with the same health conditions as their pets - this is what you have to watch out for

  29-12-2025 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here six owners who've all been diagnosed with the same condition as their pet, tell their unusual stories - and how their animals have helped them cope...
  
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• Hundreds of Detroit home demolition sites may have been filled with toxic dirt

  29-12-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Toxic chemicals like lead and asbestos are likely in dirt used to backfill demolished structures in city, experts sayHundreds of Detroit home demolition sites were potentially backfilled with toxic construction debris from a demolished shopping mall and other sources, creating an unfolding public health threat in the city’s neighborhoods.Detroit, the nation’s lowest income big city, is in the US industrial heartland. It was left with tens of thousands of empty structures as industria
  
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• Gen Z shunning the pre-flight pint for matcha green tea, airports say

  29-12-2025 16:21 via theguardian.com
  Healthier trends of younger travellers are transforming departure lounge habits, says Manchester Airport GroupChristmas is over and a new year is upon us. Time, then, to start planning your next summer holiday.Next year, however, you may be more likely to be downing gut health shots and Japanese tea in the airport than the once-traditional morning pints. Continue reading...
  
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• Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment

  29-12-2025 15:24 via bbc.com
  A rising number of patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group of regional NHS leaders have been told.
  
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• Five senses? Try 33! Scientist claims humans have dozens of 'hidden' senses - here's how to harness their powers

  29-12-2025 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Barry Smith, Director of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of London, claims that humans don't just have five senses. Instead, he says there are between 22 and 33.
  
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• The best way to come off antidepressants and avoid the brutal side effects, according to new study

  29-12-2025 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coming off antidepressants is notoriously difficult, with many experiencing horrendous side-effects including stomach problems, irritability and insomnia.
  
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• I knew all about the NHS’s challenges and flaws. But then as a patient, I saw the love and the magic | Anne Perkins

  29-12-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  There is something about the care and professionalism to be seen on a ward that defies abstract analysis: a reminder of what it is to be humanI watched Nye, the National Theatre’s hit show about Aneurin Bevan, the former Labour MP for Ebbw Vale and his fight to found a national health service, twice. Both times it left me feeling a bit queasy. Bevan is a mighty working-class hero. Probably no other minister, even in that 1945 government of heroes, would have had the vision, the muscle or t
  
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• Decline of GPs laid bare in graphs that reveal EIGHT MILLION people waited a month to see one... and satisfaction with services are at an all time low

  29-12-2025 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The total is around 300,000 higher than at the same point last year, piling fresh pressure on the Government and adding to growing evidence that the NHSis buckling under Labour.
  
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• UK medical regulator warns against buying weight-loss jabs from social media channels

  29-12-2025 14:53 via theguardian.com
  MHRA says buying from illegal online sellers can put health at real risk amid booming black marketLosing weight may be a common new year resolution but health experts have warned against buying medications for such purposes from social media sellers or other illegitimate channels.Jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro have become hugely popular for weight loss, with trials suggesting the latter can help people lose an average of 20% of their body weight after 72 weeks of treatment. Continue reading...
  
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• Experts pinpoint the perfect amount of exercise AND sleep to reduce the risk of illness and early death

  29-12-2025 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by Australian researchers has revealed the right amount of sleep to optimise daily step count, to help stave off illness and an early death.
  
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• How to enjoy six Starbucks winter favorites without all the calories and fat

  29-12-2025 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts revealed the ultimate low calorie Starbucks cheat sheet for their winter menu.
  
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• Two words when buying weight loss jabs could show they're 'dangerous'

  29-12-2025 13:50 via express.co.uk
  The MHRA has issued a warning to people who are considering taking weight loss jabs, as they could carry serious health risks
  
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• I was told my weight gain, facial hair and fatigue were normal. Really, they were all signs of this condition that women suffer with for years before getting a diagnosis

  29-12-2025 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At 27, newly engaged Bethany Backhouse should be happily lost in wedding plans with her partner, Neil. Instead, she's worrying about her health and whether she'll ever have children.
  
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• Man, 26, dies after grogginess caused by 'flu' was revealed to be symptom of deadly brain tumour

  29-12-2025 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Kieran Shingler first started experiencing grogginess and a runny nose, he put it down to having the flu-unaware it was a warning sign of the brain tumour that would kill him.
  
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• Why you really keep rushing to the toilet at night: The worrying syndrome that affects 1 in 5 and the drinks you must avoid... DR SCURR reveals what's really happening to your body

  29-12-2025 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I have been getting up every hour or so to urinate at night. I have an extremely painful hip, so getting out of bed is difficult. I had a UTI, which cleared up with antibiotics. DR SCURR replies...
  
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• Worried about your drinking? Our experts reveal the simple tweaks to super-charge your favourite cocktail, boost your fibre intake and protect yourself from inflammation

  29-12-2025 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's one more festive event we have to get through: New Year's Eve. Is it possible to still drink alcohol but give it a healthy twist by including one of your five-a-day?
  
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• For months, 16-year-old Ella was told her nagging pain was just a pulled muscle. Then she discovered she had this form of bone cancer that often gets overlooked... and it's not just young people at risk

  29-12-2025 12:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ella, then aged 16, felt a lump as she showered. 'I looked in the mirror and saw it was clearly visible - and once I'd noticed it, I couldn't unsee it,' she says. 'My stomach flipped.'
  
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• Number of patients waiting more than a month to see their GP soar to EIGHT MILLION under Labour, damning new figures reveal

  29-12-2025 12:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The total is around 300,000 higher than at the same point last year, piling fresh pressure on the Government and adding to growing evidence that the NHSis buckling under Labour.
  
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• Breaking my back nearly broke me – until a chance hospital meeting gave me new hope

  29-12-2025 11:23 via express.co.uk
  BookTok sensation Tee Swan was in despair after breaking her back in a freak accident, then a chance encounter with a dying woman gave her the strength to go on
  
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• Turmeric unground: How the potent golden spice can benefit your health, expert tips to maximise its effects... and who must NEVER take it

  29-12-2025 11:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Turmeric is often mentioned in the same sentence as garlic or ginger and for good reason-just like them, it straddles the worlds of food and medicine.
  
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• 'I'm a GP - this is when to get immediate help for your child's cough'

  29-12-2025 11:02 via express.co.uk
  Most children get repeated infections over the winter months but some are more serious than others
  
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• Is it true that … you’re more likely to get sick when you’re stressed?

  29-12-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Stress releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which can suppress your immune system – but chronic concerns are more of an issue than short-term worries‘Stress has a well-established effect on your immune health,” says Daniel M Davis, head of life sciences at Imperial College London. “But stress is a very broad phenomenon. You can feel stressed watching a horror movie, or you can experience long-term stress, like going through a divorce.”Short-term stress
  
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• Tackling the gender gap in CPR treatment

  29-12-2025 08:12 via bbc.com
  Research shows women are 27% less likely than men to receive CPR from bystanders.
  
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• Helping others may prevent dementia - altruism slows brain ageing by 20 per cent, study finds

  29-12-2025 08:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Helping others for just a few hours a week could slow memory loss and help ward off dementia, a major new study suggests.
  
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• Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views

  29-12-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Health minister decries criticism of vaccinations by heads of four authorities as ‘dangerous and utterly irresponsible’A third of Reform UK’s council leaders across the country have expressed vaccine-sceptic views, openly questioning public health measures that keep millions safe.The leaders of four of the 12 councils where Reform is in charge or the largest party – Kent, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Durham – are among those in the party who have publicly critic
  
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• I took the same drug as Donald Trump and 200 MILLION people: Here's the alarming side effect that made me quit

  29-12-2025 03:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is one of the most prescribed drugs in the world, with more than 200 million people taking the medication globally. But when one man tried it, he developed an alarming side effect.
  
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