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• How to avoid CANCER, by Britain's top doctors - including the exact amount of sex you should be having, the store cupboard staple to use instead of sugar and why you must wear suncreen for a MANICURE

  21-09-2026 13:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Cancer cases are at record levels. INDIA STURGIS asked leading oncologists about the steps they take to reduce their risk of the cancer they treat.
  
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• Safety warning over anxiety pills popular with celebrities after 300 overdoses and 12 deaths in a year - as prescriptions double

  21-09-2026 12:22 via dailymail.com
  
  UK health chiefs are reviewing the safety of a common heart drug used off-label to reduce anxiety symptoms, following a string of fatal overdoses.
  
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• DR MAX PEMBERTON: I've watched my dementia-sufferer mother decline dramatically while she waited 18 months to see a specialist. It's time we stopped tolerating this NHS postcode lottery

  21-09-2026 11:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Last week Professor Sir Mike Richards, the former director of cancer services in England, said dementia patients are getting a 'second-class service' and called for a care revolution
  
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• Should we all be stocking up on HP sauce? Experts reveal surprising weight loss benefit of the retro condiment

  21-09-2026 11:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Sales of HP have been continuously dropping since 2014, with shoppers increasingly swapping ketchup and HP for trendy, exotic condiments like Sriracha and chilli crisp.
  
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• How to dodge the back-to-school plague of VERRUCAS: This new treatment can banish them for good

  21-09-2026 11:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Studies suggest it can clear more than three-quarters of verrucas within six months, with podiatrists reporting success even in patients who have battled them for years.
  
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• I spent a year dieting but no matter how much weight I lost I couldn't shift my stubborn lower belly fat… then I discovered this hidden hormone disorder

  21-09-2026 10:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Having been slender without much effort for much of her life, Mila Habsy was surprised when her trousers began to feel tighter each morning.
  
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• The hidden prostate cancer risk in YOUR 'occasional pint': For years, men have been told it's down to genes, age and ethnicity. But now Britain's top health experts warn exactly how much your risk increases with EACH drink

  21-09-2026 10:00 via dailymail.com
  
  One of the most common questions men diagnosed with prostate cancer ask is: 'Why me?' As a prostate surgeon for more than 40 years, I'd usually explain that it was largely down to factors beyond control.
  
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• The little-known but simple diet switch that could end the pain of IBS for Britain's 10 million sufferers: DR ELLIE

  21-09-2026 09:51 via dailymail.com
  
  People are more willing to talk about bowel problems than they once were. Even celebrities, such as reality TV star Millie Mackintosh, have spoken about living with IBS.
  
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• DR MAX PEMBERTON: I've watched my dementia sufferer mother decline dramatically while she waited 18 months to see a specialist. It's time we stopped tolerating this NHS postcode lottery

  21-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Last week Professor Sir Mike Richards, the former director of cancer services in England, said dementia patients are getting a 'second-class service' and called for a care revolution
  
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• UK's first one-stop shop for dementia diagnosis and care will transform how NHS treats patients with the disease

  21-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts say the 'game-changing' clinic offers a fully-integrated service that combines rapid assessment, prevention advice and personalised support.
  
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• First-ever urgent call for organ donors as the number of volunteers plummets to shocking lows - will you sign up?

  21-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The NHS is urgently calling on one million people who have not recorded an organ donation decision to confirm whether they want to donate their organs after death.
  
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