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• New cholesterol-lowering pill offers hope for patients who cannot take statins

  17-05-2025 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found it was even more effective taken in combination with another commonly prescribed drug.
  
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• I suffered from plaque psoriasis all over my body... doctors kept prescribing me steroids but a diet swap changed my life

  06-01-2026 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MMA fighter Chad Mendes' severe psoriasis cleared completely after he adopted a drastic new elimination diet.
  
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• Scientist reveals top five tips to kick-start a healthier lifestyle and reduce dementia risk at the same time

  06-01-2026 16:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A leading dementia expert has revealed five ways you can lower your risk of dementia in 2026.
  
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• New study into intermittent fasting reveals why it doesn't work for everyone... and it's a common mistake made by thousands of dieters

  06-01-2026 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Limiting the amount of time you can eat per day seems like a surefire way to lose weight- but experts have warned that intermittent fasting (IF) only works if you're sticking to a calorie deficit.
  
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• I have vascular dementia AND Alzheimer's. So why do I feel there's a silver lining to having both? A former senior nurse tells all..

  06-01-2026 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After almost 40 years in nursing, much of it spent in cardiology, using a defibrillator machine was second nature to Fran Murt.
  
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• Open wide! AI spots diabetes and stomach cancer from just the colour of your tongue

  06-01-2026 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have developed artificial intelligence programs that check the tongue's colour, texture and shape with impressive accuracy for early signs of diabetes and even stomach cancer.
  
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• Already teetering on the edge of the wagon? How to stick to Dry January, by a psychologist

  06-01-2026 11:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over 17 million Britons are expected to take part in Dry January - a month abstaining from booze - but most fail within the first week.
  
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• Full-blown agony: my battle against the mysterious pain of cluster headaches

  06-01-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  They can hurt more than broken bones or pancreatitis. But with the right drugs and therapies, relief is possible from this debilitating and often misunderstood conditionIt was a dreary Monday morning in September 2016, and I was working as a teacher, trying to settle a new year 7 class, when a sharp pain bloomed behind my right eye. It was followed by quick jolts, like electric shocks. As each class came and went, the pain eased and then returned with greater intensity. Four times that day I lef
  
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• Nestlé recalls baby formulas due to contamination with deadly toxin: 'Do NOT feed this to your child'

  06-01-2026 10:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nestlé has issued a global recall on a bath of their baby formula products over concerns they contain a toxin that causes nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
  
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• Male bonds develop one way, female friendships another. Should we stop trying to make men more like women? | Gaby Hinsliff

  06-01-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  The strong and silent masculine image is often derided, but why? Perhaps companionship via trains, golf or a quiet drink is enoughIt’s good to talk. Or so men are always being told, by everyone from mental health campaigners to the women they live with, bemused by the male tendency to spend all night in the pub with friends they have known for decades and yet come back utterly clueless about whatever is going on in each other’s lives. What can they be doing, all that time? Why haven&
  
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• Hard to digest: we still live in Fast Food Nation | Eric Schlosser

  06-01-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Twenty-five years after I revealed the practices of the industrial food giants, the profits – and dangers – of mass producing meat and milk have only grownCats have long been kept at American dairy farms to kill rats, mice and other rodents. In March 2024, a number of barn cats at dairies in the Texas panhandle started to behave strangely. It was like the opening scene of a horror movie. The cats began to walk in circles obsessively. They became listless and depressed, lost their bal
  
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• Can a youth club revival help the ‘anxious generation’? – podcast

  06-01-2026 04:00 via theguardian.com
  What is the UK government planning for young people? With Emma Warren“I was sat on the tube on the Northern line going south and I noticed a group get on – a man and three young people. There was something happening that I couldn’t quite recognise. They’re not from school. They don’t look like a family group.”Emma Warren, a journalist and author of Up the Youth Club: Illuminating a Hidden History, explains to Helen Pidd how she realised that the man she was ob
  
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• Britons eat the 'equivalent of 22 packets of crisps a day' in salt, increasing their risk of developing heart failure, dementia and diabetes

  06-01-2026 02:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adults are consuming the equivalent of 155 packets of crisps worth of salt a week, increasing the risk of heart failure, diabetes and dementia concerning research suggested today.
  
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• The dangerous truth about your dad bod or beer belly... and why our leading experts are urging more men to use Mounjaro - to tackle brain 'shrinkage', diabetes and fatty liver

  06-01-2026 02:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aged just 39, Dan Hayes viewed going to the doctor as no more than a sensible precaution when he started to feel a bit sluggish and less energetic than normal.
  
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• Roman got chickenpox at four. His family weren't concerned... until they found him collapsed with a high fever. This is the little-known complication that left him in a wheelchair... and his mother's message to all parents

  06-01-2026 02:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sociable, confident and football-mad, Roman settled in quickly when he started in reception at primary school. But all this changed after Roman contracted chickenpox, aged four, in 2022.
  
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• I've finally found a health MOT that works: The Mail's DR MAX PEMBERTON has always dismissed full-body scans... but now reveals the one everyone should get

  06-01-2026 02:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I'll be honest - I wasn't particularly keen on the idea. A full-body health scan? At my age? I'm 46, eat properly, I don't smoke, I'm generally sensible about these things.
  
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• I treat older patients with Parkinson's and MS... but my clinic has been overwhelmed with young people suffering horrific problems caused by ketamine. The youngest was just 12 - and this is what the drug really does to your bladder and insides

  06-01-2026 02:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a urologist I'm seeing teenagers with bladders so damaged they need the kind of major reconstructive surgery I'd normally reserve for those with spinal injuries.
  
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• The Ozempic mistake everyone makes that piles ON the pounds: Obesity doctors reveal ingenious new ten-week plan to keep weight OFF for good

  06-01-2026 01:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have unlocked a ten-week strategy that will ensure the weight you've worked so hard to lose stays lost.
  
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• Adults in England eating as much salt a day as in 22 bags of crisps, study shows

  06-01-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Campaigners call for action to make manufacturers reduce salt in food, which can contribute to high blood pressure and deathsAdults in England eat the same amount of salt every week as is found in 155 bags of crisps, according to analysis by a leading health charity.The British Heart Foundation, which carried out the study, said this also equated to 22 bags a day of ready salted, lightly salted or sea salt crisps. Continue reading...
  
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• The hidden label to look for on your food that means it contains toxic chemical

  06-01-2026 00:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite its role in killing dangerous bacteria, a common step in foodprocessing is seen by some experts as a potential threat to public health.
  
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• 'Super flu' still spreading uncontrollably... as cities see record number of cases and hospitalizations

  06-01-2026 00:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More US states are reporting 'very high' levels of deadly 'super flu,' terrifying data shows. Positive tests are also up 56 percent, and hospitalizations are surging.
  
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• Prostate problems and menopause to be tackled via new NHS 'online hospital'

  05-01-2026 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Patients will be able to use the NHS App to have a video consultation with a doctor anywhere in the country, following a referral from their GP.
  
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• Health officials slash number of childhood vaccines

  05-01-2026 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US officials on Monday said they were revising the nation's childhood immunization schedule to recommend four fewer vaccines.
  
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• US to slash routine vaccine recommendations for children in major change experts say creates doubt

  05-01-2026 20:45 via theguardian.com
  Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other vaccines are no longer fully recommendedThe Trump administration will slash routine vaccine recommendations during childhood from 17 to 11 jabs – the biggest change to vaccines yet under the purview of longtime vaccine critic Robert F Kennedy Jr.The changes, which US health officials announced on Monday afternoon and are effective immediately, will erode trust and reduce access to vaccines while allowing infe
  
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• Health officials slash childhood vaccines, recommending four fewer shots

  05-01-2026 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US officials on Monday said they were revising the nation's childhood immunization schedule to recommend four fewer vaccines.
  
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• The Guardian view on the junk food advertising ban: shaping tastes is a job for government | Editorial

  05-01-2026 20:04 via theguardian.com
  Weight-loss drugs cannot solve the problem of poor diet. Ministers are right to demand healthier food and promotionsAfter years of wrangling, from this week new rules shield children in the UK from junk food advertisements. Those featuring processed food and drink products in 13 categories – including soft drinks with added sugar, crisps, chocolate and sweets – are now banned online, and can only be shown on broadcast TV after 9pm. In a month already strongly associated with the givi
  
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• Shortage of NHS stroke specialists resulting in thousands dead or disabled, say doctors

  05-01-2026 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Lack of consultants in UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in time, say senior medicsThousands of people who have had a stroke are ending up severely disabled or dying because the NHS has too few specialists to treat them quickly enough, senior doctors are warning.A chronic shortage of stroke consultants across the NHS means that patients are suffering horrendous consequences because of delays in getting clot-busting drugs and surgery, they said.70% of stroke
  
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• Shortage of NHS stroke specialists leaving thousands dead or disabled, say doctors

  05-01-2026 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Chronic lack of consultants across UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in timeThousands of people who have had a stroke are ending up severely disabled or dying because the NHS has too few specialists to treat them quickly enough, senior doctors are warning.A chronic shortage of stroke consultants across the NHS means that patients are suffering horrendous consequences because of delays in getting clot-busting drugs and surgery, they said.70% of stroke units a
  
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• Simple finger-prick blood test could soon diagnose dementia

  05-01-2026 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At home blood tests could soon be used to diagnose dementia, revolutionising dementia care and treatment access.
  
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• Do you suffer from crippling knee pain? This is the simple five-minute trick that ANYONE can try to ease soreness - and delay the need for joint replacement

  05-01-2026 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nine million people in the UK have osteoarthritis, where the protective cartilage within a joint breaks down, causing pain and problems moving the joint.
  
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