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• 'Tis the season of... exhaustion: Try these three foolproof strategies for managing Christmas stress (and you can start right now)

  08-12-2025 11:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's meant to be a time of good cheer, relaxation and celebration, but for many, Christmas is stressful.
  Nearly half of Britons say they find this time of year stressful, but experts say that it doesn't have to be.
  
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• More than 100 people infected with 'rib-cracking' virus after outbreak on cruise ship

  08-12-2025 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people have been sickened with a highly contagious virus that causes such forceful vomiting, sufferers can experience cracking in their ribs.
  
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• Travel warning for American tourists as outbreak of dangerous tropical virus accelerates

  08-12-2025 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The CDC has issuedLevel 2 travel advisories for two South Asian nations, advising American travelers to 'practice enhanced precautions' when visiting.
  
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• The 29p-a-day 'bodybuilders' supplement that can slash body fat, boost energy and even counteract the side effects of Mounjaro - especially if you are over 50

  08-12-2025 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research suggests it might be beneficial for age-related ­problems, such as muscle loss.
  
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• The essential super-healthy Christmas gift guide: From a water filter that removes microplastics to a toothbrush that cleans with an energy beam

  08-12-2025 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Regardless if you dedicated the past 12 months to health and fitness, 2026 brings with it a blank canvas ready to be filled with new habits
  
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• Common cold virus may dramatically raise risk of potentially deadly heart issues, alarming study finds

  08-12-2025 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spread by coughs and sneezes, it already hospitalises around 30,000 children and 18,000 adults in the UK every year, due to serious breathing complications.
  
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• They are the wellness fads of the year. Now the Daily Mail tests them to reveal which ones REALLY live up to the hype

  08-12-2025 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whether it is a new probiotic to help with my digestion, a pillow to ease neck pain or a water bottle to filter out impurities, I will try anything (at least once) to improve my health and wellbeing.
  
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• Daily Mail's health editor reveals the best tech, supplements and gear... from bidets to weighted vests and creatine

  08-12-2025 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whether it is a new probiotic to help with my digestion, a pillow to ease neck pain or a water bottle to filter out impurities, I will try anything (at least once) to improve my health and wellbeing.
  
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• I'm a skin expert and I can tell if you drink or smoke just by looking at your face. Here's the good (and bad) news about how you can reverse the damage

  08-12-2025 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We all know the feeling of waking up with a pounding headache and queasy tummy after a big night out. But most people don't think of the impact alcohol and cigarettes have on your appearance.
  
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• Truth behind 'mouth breathing' cures as the childhood bad habit is controversially linked to ADHD, tantrums and more: Our experts separate the fact from fiction

  08-12-2025 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some influencers insist mouth breathing is secretly to blame for ' ADHD behaviour', tantrums, poor school performance, crooked teeth and even the shape of a child's face.
  
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• How an expert nutritionist feels and looks their best through the festive season

  08-12-2025 13:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Going too far off the rails in December can leave you on the back foot for months. Here are my expert hacks to help prevent any shift on the scales without sacrificing enjoyment.
  
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• Officials issue urgent warning after NEW mpox strain detected in England

  08-12-2025 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed patient has recently returned to the UK after travelling to Asia. Seeking medical advice, the case was flagged with the UK Health Security Agency.
  
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• The one simple lifestyle hack that can help prevent psoriasis - and stop the condition that affects one in 50 from flaring up

  08-12-2025 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psoriasis is a condition that causes itchy, sore patches of skin all over the body. It comes on when the immune system misfires and attacks healthy skin cells.
  
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• I'm in a relationship with an active younger woman... but I'm suffering from this embarrassing problem in the bedroom. Nothing helps. What should I do? DR SCURR reveals exactly how to solve the awkward issue that plagues ALL men as they age

  08-12-2025 12:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In your longer letter, you mention that you are on tablets for high blood pressure, and that ten years ago you underwent extensive radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer.
  
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• I'm a gastroenterologist, we all overindulge at Christmas-this is how to tell if your 'food coma' is actually warning signs of bowel cancer

  08-12-2025 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A gut doctor has warned of five symptomatic overlaps between Christmas bloat and bowel cancer.
  
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• Health officials reassure parents that hepatitis B vaccine is safe, as US changes recommendation for infancy jab

  08-12-2025 11:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reassured parents that hte hepatitis B vaccine is safe.
  
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• Is it true that… you should take vitamin C when you’ve got a cold?

  08-12-2025 09:00
  The vitamin has many benefits, but research shows that people who take it are just as likely to get the sniffles as those who don’t‘Vitamin C is important for your health in lots of ways,” says Daniel M Davis, the head of life sciences at Imperial College London. It is a strong antioxidant, helping protect cells from harmful unstable compounds that arise from toxins and pollution. It helps the body absorb iron, and is also used in the production of collagen. “But the idea
  
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• 'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis

  08-12-2025 08:49 via bbc.com
  Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
  
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• Warning system to spot poor care at NHS England maternity wards

  08-12-2025 06:00
  Statistical analysis will track how many babies and mothers suffer harm so problems can be addressed urgently A new warning system designed to stop babies and mothers suffering preventable deaths or injuries is being rolled out by NHS England.The first-of-its-kind safety system will constantly track how many babies and mothers die and are seriously harmed at every NHS maternity ward in England. Continue reading...
  
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• Public do not trust NHS to cope with Britain's dementia crisis, damning survey reveals

  08-12-2025 01:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Daily Mail and Alzheimer's Society have launched a drive to defeat dementia, which claims 76,000 lives each year and is the UK's biggest killer.
  
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• The new hotspot for hair transplants that isn't Turkey... where people say they get better results than in New York

  07-12-2025 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hair transplant surgeons are reporting that more men are heading to this area for its cut-price procedures.
  
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• Thousands of patients in England at risk as GP referrals vanish into NHS ‘black hole’

  07-12-2025 18:13
  Exclusive: Watchdog finds 14% of cases not put on hospital waiting lists, with many reporting worsening health and rising anxietyOne in seven people in England who need hospital care are not receiving it because their GP referral is lost, rejected or delayed, the NHS’s patient watchdog has found.Three-quarters (75%) of those trapped in this “referrals black hole” suffer harm to their physical or mental health as a result of not being added to the waiting list for tests or treat
  
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• Mom issues chilling warning after botched weight loss surgery left her fighting for her life

  07-12-2025 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mayra del Villar, from Venezuela, has revealed how she nearly died after undergoing gastric bypass surgery.
  
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• Train plan derailed by messy humans | Brief letters

  07-12-2025 17:43
  No more ‘ghost’ trains | Country diary | Patriotic pudding | Fifa peace prize | Inaptly named buildingsHow disappointing that the rail regulator has caved in to the moaning minnies and reinstated the 7am Manchester to London as a passenger service (‘People had forgotten about it’: onboard the 7am Manchester-London train service saved from axe, 4 December). Here was a brilliant idea being piloted before adoption across the rail network. Gone now is the dream of an efficien
  
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• Deprivation divide in Leeds is cutting lives short | Letters

  07-12-2025 17:43
  Alex Sobel draws attention to his constituency’s life expectancy gap and calls for a cross-government health inequalities strategyYour report about the deprivation divide in UK communities brings into sharp focus the granularity of inequalities in the country (‘Posh-poor divide’: the rise in areas of England where wealth and deprivation appear side by side, 1 December). These aren’t just socioeconomic – they have a huge impact on our health, wellbeing and how long w
  
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• DR MAX PEMBERTON: These are the warning signs your winter cold is more than just flu and could be pneumonia... call 999 if you notice these symptoms

  07-12-2025 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A patient I'll call Margaret came to see me a few weeks ago. She's 68, sensible, and not one to make a fuss. But as we chatted she mentioned she'd been battling a nasty cold for over a fortnight.
  
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• Are YOU paying far too much for weight loss jabs? DR BRAD McKAY's warning as more patients skip their doctor for online GPs - and even reputable services can be a rip-off

  07-12-2025 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some online clinics claim convenience and confidentiality as benefits, but charge a premium for being the middleman for a prescription. Here's how to tell if you're being ripped off.
  
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• Maha v Maga: feud grows as Trump EPA rolls back rules on toxic chemicals

  07-12-2025 15:00
  ‘Make America healthy again’ leaders call for Lee Zeldin to quit for favoring chemical companies over US families“Make America healthy again” (Maha) movement leaders have put out a petition calling for Donald Trump to fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals.The petition represents the latest salvo in a growing Mah
  
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• The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it | John Harris

  07-12-2025 14:00
  Thankfully, we now know more about conditions such as autism and ADHD. The health secretary must not be part of this attempt to turn back the clockWes Streeting is a politician whose keen interest in the zeitgeist is only matched by his seeming drive to be as close to the heart of it as possible. It is, therefore, not much of a surprise that the secretary of state for health and social care should end the year by announcing what the official blurb calls an “independent review into mental h
  
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• The seven habits longevity experts swear by for a better 'health span'... and they won't cost you a penny

  07-12-2025 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We're living longer-and the pressure is on to maintain our health well into old age-but it doesn't need to be a pricey endeavour.
  
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