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• You’re Only 5 Steps Away From A More Organized Life

  21-04-2017 22:49
  
  Junk drawer, be gone!
  
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• Minute by agonizing minute, how plague takes over your entire body: Gruesome countdown from moment of infection to total organ failure... as Russian lab worker's death sparks panic

  08-10-2026 21:23 via dailymail.com
  
  It is one of the deadliest infections known to medicine - capable of destroying the lungs, causing vital organs to shut down and killing even a healthy person within days.
  
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• Trendy countertops could be banned in California as material is linked to dozens of deaths and hundreds of illnesses

  08-10-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  California is set to become the first state to ban trendy quartz countertops after the material has been linked to hundreds of illnesses and dozens of deaths.
  
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• How plague really kills you: Hour-by-hour, the gruesome countdown from infection to total organ failure... and crucial window for life-saving treatment

  08-10-2026 18:35 via dailymail.com
  
  It is one of the deadliest infections known to medicine - capable of destroying the lungs, causing vital organs to shut down and killing even a healthy person within days.
  
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• It's the stuff of nightmares. But I thought I would go mad from years of itching, swelling and weeping eyes. Then I discovered that microscopic MITES were living in my eyelashes

  08-10-2026 18:17 via dailymail.com
  
  When Charmian Edgerton saw a photograph of herself taken by a friend on a night out, she thought she was going mad.
  
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• How sucking on a zinc lozenge really CAN cut three days off a cold: As Covid, flu and winter bugs surge, experts reveal the exact dose that actually works... and why ordinary supplements are a waste of money

  08-10-2026 18:08 via dailymail.com
  
  While experts say there is no magic treatment that can stop a cold in its tracks, some evidence suggests certain remedies may help shorten it.
  
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• The £20-a-month fibre pill rip-off: Popular supplements contain less fibre than a bowl of porridge... and experts warn over misleading health claims

  08-10-2026 16:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Health conscious consumers are wasting money on fibre supplements that contain very little fibre, a new report has revealed.
  
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• Flunami warning: Cases of flu surge to highest level since 2022 - amid COVID spike and warning of winter hospital crisis in autumn

  08-10-2026 16:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts say Britain looks set for an 'early flu season' as the NHS struggles to recover from its busiest-ever summer.
  
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• Flunami: Cases of flu surge to highest level since 2022 - amid COVID spike and warning of winter hospital crisis in autumn

  08-10-2026 16:08 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts say Britain looks set for an 'early flu season' as the NHS struggles to recover from its busiest-ever summer.
  
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• Recall of pasta sold nationwide at Walmart classified as FDA's highest risk level over deadly bacteria... 'reasonable probability of death'

  08-10-2026 15:34 via dailymail.com
  
  A recall of frozen pasta sold nationwide in Walmart stores has been classified as the FDA's highest risk category.
  
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• Prostate cancer cases hit record high: More than 60,000 men diagnosed in a year for the first time as rates jump 7 per cent

  08-10-2026 13:14 via dailymail.com
  
  The number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in England surged by almost 4,000 in just one year, a major national audit has found.
  
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• I’m a nurse — this is the difference between a heart attack and a panic attack

  08-10-2026 13:00 via express.co.uk
  The British Heart Foundation explained when to seek medical attention.
  
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• Prostate cancer cases hit RECORD high: More than 60,000 men diagnosed in a year for the first time as rates jump 7%

  08-10-2026 12:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in England surged by almost 4,000 in just one year, a major national audit has found.
  
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• Should we bring back masks?

  08-10-2026 12:27 via express.co.uk
  A rising number of XFG - or American Covid - cases have been recorded in the UK.
  
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• Which nut is the healthiest? As royal nutritionist swears by Brazil nuts for hair loss, experts reveal the type you should eat every day

  08-10-2026 11:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Nuts have long had a reputation as diet wreckers - too fatty, too calorific, too moreish. But Gabriela Peacock, nutritionist to the royals, is turning that idea on its head.
  
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• Children as young as 10 should be offered fat jabs, says World Health Organisation

  08-10-2026 11:50 via dailymail.com
  
  The global health specialists said children and teenagers should be able to use powerful slimming injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy.
  
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• Chilling map reveals America's pancreatic cancer explosion: State-by-state investigation uncovers alarming trend among young people… as doctors reveal lifestyle factors putting you at risk

  08-10-2026 02:16 via dailymail.com
  
  It is the most feared cancer in America, and of those diagnosed, the vast majority die in just five years. Now, a Daily Mail analysis has revealed striking differences in who gets pancreatic cancer.
  
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• Labour 'disconnected from reality' as a damning report warns patients face waiting twice as long for care as ministers promised

  08-10-2026 01:14 via dailymail.com
  
  Think tank urges government to set a 'more realistic' goal as prospects of meeting 18-week target by the end of Parliament 'are receding'.
  
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• Doctor, 30, receives UK's first prosthetic tongue following cancer treatment: 'People can understand me again'

  08-10-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Imogen Brooks was left despairing around three years ago after surgery left her without most of her tongue - and debilitating speech complications.
  
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• Two more cases of deadly Legionnaires' disease reported in New York... after previous outbreaks sickened 117 and killed nine this year

  08-10-2026 00:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Two cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported in the New York City borough of Staten Island, a day after officials announced they were investigating two cases in the borough of Queens.
  
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• People with ADHD four times more likely to develop dementia in old age, major study suggests

  08-10-2026 00:01 via dailymail.com
  
  People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD - are significantly more likely to develop dementia, a study suggests.
  
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• Daily pill for Parkinson's disease raises hopes patients could see first major new class of treatment in decades

  07-10-2026 23:19 via dailymail.com
  
  The drug significantly reduced the amount of time patients spent struggling with the stiffness, slowness and tremors associated with the condition.
  
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• Unique symptom of horror 'American Covid' spreading in UK as 5-day rule issued

  07-10-2026 21:44 via express.co.uk
  Medical experts have issued covid warning as the UK sees an increasing in hospital admission related to the virus.
  
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• Former CDC director questions whether Russian researcher was working with 'manipulated' strain of plague before death

  07-10-2026 21:44 via dailymail.com
  
  Dr Robert Redfield made the warning during an interview, saying the scale of the response from the Russian authorities 'doesn't make sense' for a standard plague infection.
  
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• Two-thirds of Brits accept poor sleep as a fact of life despite negative effects

  07-10-2026 20:18 via express.co.uk
  A new study has found that Brits are collectively losing nearly 10 billion hours of sleep a year because they refuse to confront their worries during the day
  
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• Do you eat Brazil nuts? Nutritionist Gabriela Peacock tells LAUREN COWELL why you should - and what the superfood could do for your thinning hair

  07-10-2026 19:26 via dailymail.com
  
  Peacock, a qualified nutritional therapist whose clients include Princess Beatrice, founded GP Nutrition, the supplement brand that sponsors the show.
  
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• NHS ‘stay at home’ advice as American Covid XFG strain explodes

  07-10-2026 18:23 via express.co.uk
  The NHS has set out exactly when you should stay home if you catch American Covid, or any of the other strains of the virus.
  
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• More than 112,000 bottles of acetaminophen pain reliever sold on Amazon recalled over quality concerns

  07-10-2026 18:22 via dailymail.com
  
  India-based Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc pulled the generic acetaminophen caplets from the storefront on due to consumer complaints about 'discolored tablets.'
  
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• I have an inoperable brain tumour - why won't MPs let me die with dignity?

  07-10-2026 18:00 via express.co.uk
  Briton with inoperable brain tumour pleads with MPs to reconsider the rejection of the Assisted Dying Bill as it's his ‘only wish to die with dignity'.
  
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• Because I was under 35, the wait for a mammogram was six months - I chose to go private. Two days before Christmas, I was told I had breast cancer. Here's the difference THAT decision meant for my recovery chances

  07-10-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Serca, a mother of two young boys Lux, five, and Zay who is just three, was in good health. She went to the gym four days a week and didn't feel in any way ill.
  
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