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• Type 2 diabetes: Sweat-measuring device costing SEVEN PENCE to make could manage symptoms

  28-06-2017 21:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TYPE 2 diabetes, if not managed properly, can lead to complications such as heart disease, erectile dysfunction and foot problems.
  
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• Map reveals hotspots for 'stalwart smokers', where cigarette users refuse to quit

  07-10-2026 15:44 via dailymail.com
  
  The Government has been accused of 'deepening the North-South divide' with its tobacco policy, after official figures reveal men in the north are now smoking more than ever.
  
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• 'Sugar-free' Starbucks protein drink loved by fitness fanatics packed with more sugar than a Reese's peanut butter cup, according to lawsuit

  07-10-2026 14:53 via dailymail.com
  
  Starbucks' own website says that eight of its 'sugar free' protein drinks contain sugar. Now, that is the subject of a lawsuit filed earlier this month against the coffee giant.
  
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• I put my exhaustion down to the menopause - it turned out to be breast cancer at 48. The scariest part of it all? I didn't have a lump

  07-10-2026 13:13 via dailymail.com
  
  When Elaine Carrigan first noticed she felt more tired than usual, she assumed it was an early symptom of the menopause.
  
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• Store-cupboard staples - including hot chocolate, pesto and sweet chilli sauce - 'packed' with hidden salt, Which? analysis reveals

  07-10-2026 13:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Popular items like sweet chilli sauce, lentil crisps, protein bars, hot chocolate, houmous, cottage cheese, nut butters and pesto are often well beyond the recommended salt intake.
  
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• Why a plague death is among the most harrowing: Bacteria ravages organs in 24 hours

  07-10-2026 13:01 via dailymail.com
  
  It is among the deadliest diseases in the world, capable of killing its victims within 24 hours if left untreated. And this week, the plague has been thrust back into the spotlight.
  
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• Fruit and veg is up to 50% less nutritious than it was in the 1960s, scientists suggest

  07-10-2026 12:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The nutritional value of some of Britain's most common crops including wheat, apples and carrots has fallen by up to 50 per cent, research suggests.
  
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• Is banana bread healthy? Nutritionist reveals surprisingly fattening features of 'lighter' treat that makes it no better than a slice of cake

  07-10-2026 11:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Could we all do with eating a little less of the popular bake that's widely deemed to be healthier than a typical slice of chocolate cake?
  
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• As a GP I was shocked when a test found I was at risk of cancer. I didn't want surgery that could ruin my sex life. Here's the anti-inflammatory diet that I believe helped rid me of pre-cancerous cells

  07-10-2026 09:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Rosemary Nyabadza presumed the routine smear test she had six years ago would be no more than a formality - but the results left her in shock.
  
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• DR PHILIPPA KAYE: I've seen countless middle-aged women with chronic shoulder pain - most of them have a little-known nerve problem in their neck... and it can be fixed with daily exercises

  07-10-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Kirti had been trying to ignore the pain in her shoulder and upper arm for weeks.
  
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• Weight loss drug ad crackdown after controversial Mounjaro maker's campaign airs during Bake Off

  07-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Online pharmacies have been banned from promoting weight loss drugs to the public in a crackdown by the advertising watchdog.
  
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• Private cannabis prescriptions surge to high of two million after clinic's weed 'depression treatment' drove 34-year-old to suicide

  07-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Despite experts repeatedly warning of the dangers, private clinics handed out 1,967,268 prescriptions to Britons for medical cannabis in the 12 months to May this year.
  
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• Government set to FAIL on life-saving cancer target: Patients won't be treated rapidly until 2032, analysis suggests

  07-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The Government will fail its pledge to treat urgent cancers within two months of referral in England, Cancer Research UK has warned.
  
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• Deadly Legionnaires disease returns to New York as two new cases are detected... after outbreaks sickened 117 and killed nine this year

  06-10-2026 21:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The state Department of Health is investigating the North Shore Towers complex on Grand Central Parkway after two residents tested positive.
  
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• New York declares state of emergency over rapid spread of measles

  06-10-2026 19:46 via dailymail.com
  
  New York has declared a state of emergency over the spread of highly infectious - and deadly - measles.
  
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• CDC is 'closely monitoring' possible plague outbreak in Russia as reports emerge of second death

  06-10-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Officials at the CDC said they were working alongside other departments to 'assess developments' as more information becomes available.
  
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• Why a type of 'hidden' cholesterol could be putting YOU at risk of heart attack and stroke - even if you're on statins

  06-10-2026 18:54 via dailymail.com
  
  Good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. For years that's how we've been told to think of the waxy, fat-like substance in blood playing a key role in determining whether we get heart disease.
  
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• Inside the brutality of a plague death: Minute by minute how the biblical bacteria destroy organs one by one in 24 hours

  06-10-2026 17:47 via dailymail.com
  
  It is among the deadliest diseases in the world, capable of killing its victims within 24 hours if left untreated. And this week, the plague has been thrust back into the spotlight.
  
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• Bad bacteria in the mouth is to blame for embarrassing smelly breath that plagues one in four people. Here's how YOU can keep it at bay and smell fresh

  06-10-2026 17:36 via dailymail.com
  
  Would you put a stranger's saliva in your mouth as a medical treatment? Gross as it may sound, that's exactly what some brave volunteers are now doing as part of clinical trials
  
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• Mapped: Britain's prostate cancer hotspots - as study finds disease has shot up 300 per cent in young people

  06-10-2026 15:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Prostate cancer rates in young men across England have nearly quadrupled over the past two decades, concerning new research has suggested.
  
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• 'I've been offered Botox to stop embarrassing leaks and it frightens me': DR MARTIN SCURR reveals the best treatments for an overactive bladder

  06-10-2026 13:19 via dailymail.com
  
  A reader asks: I've had treatment for prostate problems for over 40 years - including two private TURP procedures (including a newer laser version). Nothing has worked.
  
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• As a GP I was shocked when a test found I was at risk of cancer. I didn't want surgery that could ruin my sex life. Here's the anti-inflammatory diet that I believe eradicated my pre-cancerous cells

  06-10-2026 13:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Rosemary Nyabadza presumed the routine smear test she had six years ago would be no more than a formality - but the results left her in shock.
  
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• After the long hot summer, these are the warning signs of skin cancer you need to look out for that aren't moles. Here's what to do if you spot red, scaly patches: DR JUSTINE HEXTALL

  06-10-2026 13:01 via dailymail.com
  
  After the hottest UK summer on record - which also saw the UV index reach 8, meaning exposed skin can burn in as little as 15 minutes - you might well be wondering about sun damage.
  
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• I’m selling my house to fight incurable brain cancer — the drug will cost at least £16,000

  06-10-2026 13:00 via express.co.uk
  Ex-soldier Paul Coleman says: 'I fought for my country, and I'll fight this.'
  
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• How mouthwash made from a stranger's SALIVA could beat bad breath - and how to look after the 'good' bacteria in your mouth

  06-10-2026 13:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Would you put a stranger's saliva in your mouth as a medical treatment?
  
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• 'I've been offered Botox to stop embarrassing leaks and it frightens me': DR SCURR reveals the best treatments for an overactive bladder

  06-10-2026 12:59 via dailymail.com
  
  A reader asks: I've had treatment for prostate problems for over 40 years - including two private TURP procedures (including a newer laser version). Nothing has worked.
  
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• Safety alert issued over insulin injection prescribed to 30,000 diabetics: Patients must switch by December

  06-10-2026 11:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Tens of thousands of diabetic Britons are at risk of running out of insulin by the end of the year, experts have warned. Levemir, a daily injection, is set to be discontinued in December.
  
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• Fears LED BULBS could be sabotaging your metabolism, sleep and driving up diabetes rates - as even health experts switch back to old-fashioned 'freedom' lights

  06-10-2026 11:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Health influencers have finally moved on from blitzing green juices. Posts are more likely to show an LED light bulb being unscrewed and switched for an old-fashioned incandescent version.
  
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• Strictly star says 'some days I can barely get out bed' in agonising health battle

  06-10-2026 11:40 via express.co.uk
  The former Strictly Come Dancing professional says she hopes that by speaking out about her symptoms, she can help others in a similar position
  
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• Can an over-the-counter supplement really ease menopause symptoms? Experts reveal the ones that work… and which to avoid

  06-10-2026 11:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Here, experts reveal the supplements with genuine evidence behind them, and the ones best left on the shelf.
  
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