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• 'Put your eggs here when you get back from supermarket' - UK FSA advice

  18-06-2026 11:49 via express.co.uk
  The Food Standards Agency and BBC Good Food both advise storing eggs in appliance to reduce salmonella risk and maintain a safe, consistent temperature
  
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• They've FINALLY found it! Scientists create first-ever 'map' of female pleasure center that's confused men for centuries

  18-06-2026 20:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists at Amsterdam University Medical Center have finally pinpointed the exact anatomy of a long-ignored female sex organ, the clitoris, with the first-ever detailed 3D map.
  
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• Infection found in wildlife evolved to spread between humans, experts fear... after two clusters are identified

  18-06-2026 18:47 via dailymail.com
  
  An infection typically seen in animals has been diagnosed in nearly two dozen people, raising concerns that the zoonotic condition has evolved to now be transmissible between humans.
  
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• A common medication taken by millions turned my kind father into a killer: He stabbed my five-year-old twin sisters to death... but I forgive him

  18-06-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The school intercom crackled and Jessica Barrett's name was called for her to go to the front office. She was 17, a high school senior in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  
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• One-shot cancer cure? Breakthrough radiotherapy wipes out prostate tumours in MOST men with just a single high-dose session, trial finds

  18-06-2026 17:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Charities described the reduction in sessions as 'transformative' as it allows doctors to cut waiting lists faster and saves men the inconvenience of making so many trips to hospital.
  
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• Baked beans: From fry up favourite to fitness food, why the humble tins are finally getting a health makeover

  18-06-2026 14:54 via dailymail.com
  
  The old rhyme tells us that 'beans, beans, are good for your heart' - and, as it turns out, that is true. But they pack even more of a nutritional punch beyond protecting our cardiovascular health.
  
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• One dead and hundreds more sickened with deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria linked to chicken across 42 states

  18-06-2026 13:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Hundreds more people have been sickened and dozens more hospitalized with an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria being linked to backyard chickens.
  
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• Dr Ellie: A patient of mine has been taking the unlicensed 'Godzilla' of fat jabs. This is exactly what it's done to her body - and why people will keep taking 'Reta' regardless of the risks

  18-06-2026 13:03 via dailymail.com
  
  When you've been a GP for over 20 years, you start to feel like you've seen it all. But a few months ago, I had an experience with a patient that left me shaken.
  
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• Why 9,000 cancer experts gave this huge breakthrough a standing ovation

  18-06-2026 13:00 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Express health editor Hanna explains how cancer treatments are becoming smarter, kinder and more personalised.
  
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• Fake fat jab crisis: A quarter of GPs have treated patients needing hospital treatment after taking illegal weight-loss meds

  18-06-2026 12:18 via dailymail.com
  
  As demand for appetite-suppressing drugs such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro continues to soar, fears are growing that counterfeit 'black market' medication is putting patients at risk.
  
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• Baked beans: Why eating more of them can boost your heart health and give your digestion a serious boost

  18-06-2026 12:16 via dailymail.com
  
  The old rhyme tells us that 'beans, beans, are good for your heart' - and, as it turns out, that is true. But they pack even more of a nutritional punch beyond protecting our cardiovascular health.
  
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• It's not rare... it's RAW: Concerning figures reveal a third of people admit to eating undercooked burgers - putting themselves at risk of food poisoning

  18-06-2026 11:23 via dailymail.com
  
  New research has revealed that one in three people admits to eating undercooked burgers, which could be putting them at risk of food poisoning.
  
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• Cervical cancer deaths plummet to record lows thanks to life-saving HPV vaccination

  18-06-2026 09:06 via dailymail.com
  
  The rate of young women dying from cervical cancer in the UK has fallen drastically since the nationwide rollout of the HPV vaccine, research today suggested.
  
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• Drug shortages are 'some of the worst GPs and pharmacists have ever seen': Patient safety is increasingly at risk due to Iran war supply chain issues

  18-06-2026 01:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Health chiefs are seriously concerned about patient safety amid an ongoing shortage in pain killers, blood pressure drugs and epilepsy medication.
  
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• Cancer-linked 'forever chemicals' discovered in scores of Tesco own-brand fish, dairy and meat products, experts claim

  18-06-2026 01:03 via dailymail.com
  
  In what has been described as an 'alarming' revelation, per-and poly fluoroalkyl substances - or PFAS for short - were detected in every food item analysed from the popular supermarket.
  
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• Birth control used by millions of women associated with life-threatening gut 'strangulation' complication

  17-06-2026 21:34 via dailymail.com
  
  Two women required life-saving bowel surgery after complications from a birth control device used by more than 50 million people globally.
  
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• GP names nasty infection that will thrive in the UK over summer - full list of symptoms

  17-06-2026 19:22 via express.co.uk
  There is one thing that Brits should be more cautious of in the summer months, as certain insects can lead to nasty symptoms and serious illness.
  
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• Parenting expert shares tips on how you can manage your toddler's tantrums no matter how terrible they get - and reveals the TRUTH about meltdowns that too often go unnoticed by exhausted parents...

  17-06-2026 18:57 via dailymail.com
  
  It can be both rewarding and challenging raising a small toddler and parents can often feel under pressure.
  
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• Taking the combined oral contraceptive pill can increase binge eating, study suggests

  17-06-2026 18:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A study has found that the combined contraceptive pill may increase binge-eating risk in some women.
  
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• Officials urge families to check homes for popular squeeze toys after testing shows they may contain cancer-causing toxin

  17-06-2026 17:37 via dailymail.com
  
  US health officials issued an alert over the popular toys, which were made in China, and urged parents to dispose of them immediately. They were sold in Walmart among other outlets.
  
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• Doctors told me 10 times my stomach lump was a hernia... it turned out to be stage 4 cancer

  17-06-2026 17:11 via dailymail.com
  
  A mom-of-three was devastated after doctors dismissed her cancer symptoms as a hernia because she was too 'fit and young' to be seriously ill.
  
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• Health chiefs update side effect warning for medications used to treat high blood pressure and heart problems: 'Can cause dangerous reaction even after months or years'

  17-06-2026 17:10 via dailymail.com
  
  People who take heart and blood-pressure medication have been warned about a dangerous side effect that can appear months or even years after they first take the drug.
  
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• Can we grow a third set of teeth?

  17-06-2026 17:08 via bbc.com
  
  Can we grow a third set of teeth? Dr Oscar examines the truth behind the headlines
  
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• The terrifying number of patients who have suffered Covid jab complications revealed, after NHS pharmacist left paralysed by vaccine takes his own life

  17-06-2026 15:24 via dailymail.com
  
  Nearly half a million Britons claim to have suffered from side effects from the Covid jab, analysis of official figures reveals.
  
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• DVLA risk as drivers with high blood pressure could face £1,000 fine

  17-06-2026 14:57 via express.co.uk
  People need to be aware of how expensive it can be to hide this common health problem from the DVLA, as well as the other serious consequences
  
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• Experts issue warning as tick-borne infection that causes brain damage in 15 minutes strikes another American

  17-06-2026 13:37 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts are raising the alarm over a virus spread by blood-sucking ticks that could permanently damage your brain - as the US suffers its worst tick bite season in a decade.
  
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• NHS Dr Amir Khan's 'comforting' drink recipe whenever he's unwell

  17-06-2026 13:18 via express.co.uk
  The TV doctor and NHS GP explained that his family often uses turmeric when someone's feeling unwell
  
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• The new, life-changing drugs that can stop your crippling migraines for good within just weeks. Some wait YEARS to access them - here's how you can get the pain relief you need

  17-06-2026 13:06 via dailymail.com
  
  Migraine affects around ten million people in the UK and often runs in families. While there's no single 'migraine gene', several are known to make nerve cells more sensitive to light and sound.
  
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• What can't they do? Now scientists find that weight loss medications also reduce crime

  17-06-2026 13:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Early research has indicated that GLP-1 medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic could reduce the risk of a person committing a violent crime .
  
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• As a divorced mother-of-three, cocaine was my little treat while my fellow middle-class friends had a few wines. What happened next was every family's worst nightmare... this is my warning to mums who 'dabble'

  17-06-2026 13:04 via dailymail.com
  
  As her sons enjoyed the waterslides and other families splashed nearby, Nikki's thoughts were on cocaine - and how quickly after returning home she could indulge her craving for the class A drug.
  
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