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• Size DOESN'T matter! The shape of your bottom can predict if you will develop diabetes

  25-11-2025 12:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Most of us know that being overweight or obese is associated with a host of health problems, whilst muscle loss is associated with aging. But its not just the size, but the shape of your behind that counts.
  
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• Multiple recalls issued for personal care products over risk of death from poisonings

  19-12-2025 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission revealed two personal care products had been recalled Thursday.
  
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• A new form of diabetes has officially been recognized… how to tell if you have 'Type 5'

  19-12-2025 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Worldwide health authorities have officially recognized a new form of diabetes that targets young and slim people. Dubbed type 5 diabetes, the condition is thought to affect 25million people.
  
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• Woman who used sun beds for just a year to get a 'golden glow' left fearing for her life after a forehead mole turned out to be skin cancer

  19-12-2025 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stacey Galifskiy, now 39, said she had always been careful in the sun because of her pale skin and red hair.But, aged 19, the tattoo artist from Fife opted for sun beds.
  
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• 'Lip King' Jordan Parke linked to UK's first liquid BBL death is STILL working in cosmetics industry, probe reveals

  19-12-2025 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage shows the beautician from Dudley welcoming an undercover reporter posing as a client for a surgical lip lift.
  
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• Chinese national charged with allegedly smuggling deadly bacteria into US, FBI Director Kash Patel says

  19-12-2025 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FBI Director Kash Patel said a post-doctoral researcher on a J-1 visa was charged with allegedly smuggling Escherichia coli ( E. coli) into the country and making false statements about it
  
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• FDA issues urgent recall of cheeses and vegetables over contamination with deadly bacteria and undeclared allergen

  19-12-2025 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FDA has issued two more recalls this week for cheeses and vegetables that may contain harmful bacteria and an undeclared allergen.
  
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• Yes, you CAN enjoy Christmas lunch on Mounjaro: Doctor reveals game-changing technique that means you won't just be nibbling carrots - and the red flag foods to avoid

  19-12-2025 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One in four of us feel anxious about our weight during the holidays. For people on Mounjaro, the pressure can feel heavier - as many worry a traditional Christmas feast could undo their progress.
  
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• ‘She was like a deer in headlights’: how unskilled radical birthkeepers took hold in Canada

  19-12-2025 15:00
  In holistic communities and midwifery deserts, women are turning to the Free Birth Society for information and unlicensed providersWhen the holistic practitioner Emma Cardinal, 32, became pregnant in May 2023, she planned to have a home birth with midwives. Cardinal lives in a town in British Columbia with strong counter-cultural roots. “The community that I live in, home birth is something a lot of women prioritise,” she explains.Then Cardinal stumbled across a podcast from the Free
  
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• Revealed: The common texting habit that indicates someone might be a PSYCHOPATH

  19-12-2025 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Entwistle, a psychologist at the University of Liverpool, claims it's possible to spot personality dysfunction through everyday word use.
  
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• Artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke and chewing gum could trigger heart AND brain damage, study suggests

  19-12-2025 14:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts behind the research from the Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials in San Sebastián, urged officials to review current aspartame consumption guidelines.
  
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• Trump’s EPA wants to weaken formaldehyde protections – this is what it could mean

  19-12-2025 14:30
  EPA proposed undoing Biden-era policy on exposure to carcinogenic toxin in latest push to weaken toxin standardsDonald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to increase the levels of exposure to highly carcinogenic formaldehyde it considers safe. If successful, people would continue to be exposed to concerning amounts of the toxin in thousands of everyday products used across the economy, experts and advocates say.Formaldehyde, a pungent colorless gas at room temperatu
  
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• Experts pinpoint exactly how many steps you need to take to burn off festive food and drink favourites - and it's good news for wine lovers

  19-12-2025 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers analysed the calories in standard servings then converted them into the number of steps and walking time required for an average adult walking at a moderate pace.
  
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• GPs to offer transgender hormone treatments under NHS shake-up

  19-12-2025 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GPs will now be able to specialise in 'gender medicine' and prescribe hormone-altering drugs including cross-sex hormones on the NHS.
  
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• The simple 30p natural remedy that can REPAIR your damaged liver... as our experts reveal exactly how it protects the organ from alcohol and disease

  19-12-2025 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's been a natural remedy for liver damage for more than 2,000 years and was the fourth highest selling supplement at health store chain Holland and Barrett last year.
  
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• Eat to beat stress: Foods that can help you feel calmer, according to experts

  19-12-2025 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diet shapes how the body responds to stress, influencing blood sugar control, inflammation, sleep quality and appetite - all of which affect how resilient or depleted we feel when life gets busy.
  
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• You're cooking your Christmas dinner WRONG! Health chiefs warn of 12 festive kitchen mistakes that put families at risk of food poisoning, and how to avoid them

  19-12-2025 08:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Food Standards Agency (FSA) officials say eating food that's been left out with no chilling, or putting hot food straight into the fridge risks causing food poisoning.
  
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• 'Old age' doesn't kill us... scientists reveal true causes of death

  19-12-2025 05:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The traditional idea is that people die because their bodies slowly wear out with old age. New research says that death, even in centenarians, is caused by diseases, not by aging itself.
  
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• Doctors said my hip pain was just tendinitis from sitting all day at work. The real cause may kill me... they had left it far too late

  19-12-2025 02:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When 23-year-old Brooke Bailey began experiencing intense hip pain, doctors blamed it on her height and sitting for long hours at her job.
  
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• Terrifying maps break down exactly who is at risk of new 'super flu' exploding across America... as doctors reveal symptoms to really worry about

  19-12-2025 02:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new and dangerous strain of 'super flu,' H3N2 subclade K, has driven an unprecedented rise in influenza cases weeks ahead of when surges are typically expected each year.
  
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• Terrifying maps break down exactly who is at risk of new 'super flu' exploding across America... as doctors reveal symptoms you should really worry about

  18-12-2025 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new and dangerous strain of 'super flu,' H3N2 subclade K, has driven an unprecedented rise in influenza cases weeks ahead of when surges are typically expected each year.
  
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• The $2 supplements that will solve your constant abdominal pain, bloating and gas

  18-12-2025 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A blend of two common supplements taken by one in 20 Americans could be the key to solving pesky stomach pain, bloating and gas, a study from researchers in India has suggested.
  
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• Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous

  18-12-2025 21:02
  Change will loosen limits on research and certain regulations but stops short of making marijuana legalDonald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to move cannabis out of the most restrictive drug category, a change that would loosen limits on research and certain regulations but stop short of making marijuana legal nationwide.“I’m pleased to announce that I will be signing an Executive Order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance with
  
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• Popular salad dressings sold at Costco recalled in 27 states because of contamination by 'foreign objects'

  18-12-2025 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of cases of popular salad dressings from major retailers are being recalled over fears they are contaminated with foreign objects that pose a choking risk.
  
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• Long waits and ‘unacceptable’ lack of data at NHS gender clinics in England, review finds

  18-12-2025 20:04
  Impossible to judge safety or effectiveness as adult clinics not systematically recording outcomes, Dr David Levy findsDoctors treating vulnerable patients with gender dysphoria have no way of assessing whether the NHS treatment provided has worked because outcomes are not systematically recorded, a damning official inquiry into the clinics has found.Waiting times for a first appointment at NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics (GDCs) in England are projected to reach 15 years unless there are impr
  
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• Scientists discover why women are dramatically more likely to suffer irritable bowel syndrome - and how to treat it without changes to diet

  18-12-2025 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has revealed why women are more likely to get irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), paving the way for new treatments.
  
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• PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation

  18-12-2025 19:35
  PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemicThe company linked to the former Conservative peer Michelle Mone, which owes the government almost £150m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic, has been put into liquidation.The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) applied for PPE Medpro to be wound up at a high court hearing on Thursday, arguing that the company was “h
  
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• Stay at home if you have flu symptoms, experts urge amid fears of second surge

  18-12-2025 18:38
  NHS England on high alert as admissions reach all-time high for this time of yearPeople should stay home over the Christmas period if they have symptoms of flu or Covid, experts have warned amid fears flu cases could see a second surge in the New Year.Flu levels appear to be plateauing, but it is too soon to say whether they have peaked, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). As a result, experts are urging people to wash their hands regularly, make sure indoor spaces are well venti
  
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• There’s no easy way to stop postpartum bleeding – but maternal choice is key | Letters

  18-12-2025 18:17
  Prof Andrew Weeks, Anna Melamed and Sonia Richardson on the rising rate of postpartum haemorrhage, and the factors associated with itYour report (Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England, 13 December) rightly points out that the risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth is at a five-year high. The article suggests that this is due to the declining quality and safety of NHS maternity care. But this is not true. The problem of increasing haemorrhag
  
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• Don’t weaken health and safety rules in the name of growth | Letter

  18-12-2025 18:09
  Ruth Wilkinson says good regulation allows business to thrive without risking workers’ health John Fingleton’s claim that health and safety rules are holding UK infrastructure back (Report, 12 December) is not only wrong, it’s dangerous. Stripping back protections in the name of speed is a false economy that risks lives, reputations and resilience. The UK’s health and safety framework is the backbone of safe and sustainable growth. These regulations have driven a his
  
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