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• Science-backed diet that lowers risk of dementia in women

  18-09-2024 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the Mind diet - which stands for Mediterranean-Dash Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay - was linked to lower cognitive impairment , a precursor for dementia.
  
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• America's geriatric STD crisis laid bare: The states where seniors are having most unprotected sex

  18-09-2024 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases is tearing through the country, fueled by ballooning rates among adults 65 and older.
  
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• How doctors dismissed a 11-year-old boy's stage 4 CANCER as 'growing pains'

  18-09-2024 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Landon Motter of Maryland was 11 when he was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin lymphoma last year. Doctors had mistaken excruciating cramps for normal growing pains.
  
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• Two people in LA catch brain-eating parasite from raccoons in 'concerning' event

  18-09-2024 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two people in Los Angeles have been infected with Baylisascaris procyonis, or raccoon roundworm. It is a raccoon-borne parasite that can burrow into the brain and cause blindness.
  
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• Tom Tugendhat’s call for review of Huw Edwards’ sentence backfires after experts tell him law doesn’t allow it – as it happened

  18-09-2024 18:15
  
  This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereJohn Swinney, Scotland’s first minister, has said that Scotland is closer to independence than it was in 2014.According to PA Media, Swinney made the claim at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the referendum, which saw voters rejected independence by 55% to 45%.Swinney said that promises made to people who voted No (ie to remain in the UK) had been broken. He said since 2014 the Scottish parliament had
  
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• You're peeing wrong! Shock video shows exactly where men should 'aim' to avoid stomach-churning risk of splashback

  18-09-2024 17:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men are putting themselves at risk by peeing standing up, as a viral video explains the dangers of not sitting down.
  
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• Doctors told boy, 11, his aches were growing pain - then he was diagnosed with stage 4 blood cancer

  18-09-2024 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Landon Motter of Maryland was 11 when he was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin lymphoma last year. Doctors had mistaken excruciating cramps for normal growing pains.
  
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• Families' eight-year wait to see full Letby report

  18-09-2024 17:12 via bbc.com
  
  The mother of twin boys told the Thirlwall Inquiry she had only seen the unredacted version this week.
  
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• Health warning over face-slap fighting

  18-09-2024 17:08 via bbc.com
  
  Doctors worry about brain damage from a new type of championship fighting that has grown in popularity.
  
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• Concussion warning over face-slap fighting

  18-09-2024 17:08 via bbc.com
  
  Doctors worry about brain damage from a new type of championship fighting that has grown in popularity.
  
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• Small beer: Study calls on government to shrink pints

  18-09-2024 17:04 via bbc.com
  
  Cambridge University found serving beer in two-thirds of a pint glasses led to a 10% drop in drinking.
  
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• New XEC Covid variant: What are the symptoms and is it spreading in the UK?

  18-09-2024 16:20 via bbc.com
  
  It has some new mutations that might help it spread this autumn, scientists say.
  
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• The trendy diet that researchers suspect could fuel bowel cancers... as cases surge in under 50s

  18-09-2024 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Japan found that a diet that includes milk proteins could reduce the risk of tumours growing in the small intestine.
  
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• The bizarre health factors proven to make men's penises shrink

  18-09-2024 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have revealed that certain health issues like obesity and heart disease, as well as normal aging, can cause penis size to shrink over time, along with difficulties maintaining an erection.
  
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• M&S boss reveals heartbreaking preparations that made his cancer-stricken wife's death 'beautiful'

  18-09-2024 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cancer widower and former M&S chief, Robert Swannell, says his wife died a 'beautiful' death as the the family planned following her diagnosis.
  
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• Inside the warped mind of Trump's second would-be assassin, according to top therapists

  18-09-2024 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From Trump voter to would-be Trump assassin, Ryan Routh is now the second person to attempt to take the Presidential nominee's life in just two months.
  
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• I beat leukemia as a kid - but the treatment that saved me triggered mouth cancer at 27...and brain tumours at 45

  18-09-2024 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a child Katie Thorington beat leukaemia but the treatments that helped her led to her getting cancer again as an adult, she now hopes a new project will help other kids avoid a similar fate.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint subtle changes that could signal risk of Alzheimer's YEARS before symptoms start

  18-09-2024 14:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The memory-robbing illness has long been believed to be caused by a build-up of amyloid and tau in the brain. These clump together and form plaques.
  
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• 5p pill lowers cholesterol even in people with family history of condition, says study

  18-09-2024 14:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Scientific researchers have found the supplements could have a beneficial effect and also help with diabetes, inflammation and high blood pressure
  
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• Mom reveals how subtle red mark was actually sign she was suffering a silent health emergency

  18-09-2024 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hanah Thornton, a 23-year-old mother-of-one from Willow Springs, Missouri , began to feel a pain in her leg over the weekend, but put it down to being from the gym. But doctors found something much worse.
  
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• Woman, 59, undergoes astonishing procedure to destroy hundreds of tumours that cover her face

  18-09-2024 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Annetjie de Wit was born with neurofibromatosis, which causes tumours to grow along the nerves of the skin, resulting in the disfigurement of the face.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint subtle changes that could signal risk Alzheimers YEARS before symptoms start

  18-09-2024 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The memory-robbing illness has long been believed to be caused by a build-up of amyloid and tau in the brain. These clump together and form plaques.
  
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• Buffer zones set to come in around abortion clinics

  18-09-2024 12:36 via bbc.com
  
  Those who break the law protecting areas around abortion clinics could face an unlimited fine.
  
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• Diet guru Prof Tim Spector reveals the healthiest lunch from Pret... AND it includes chocolate

  18-09-2024 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The top nutrition expert and founder of the ZOE diet app posted his tips for picking a heathy lunch on the go on TikTok as well as what 'healthy' foods you may want to steer clear of.
  
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• Debilitating antidepressant side effects could be eight times more common than previously thought, experts claim

  18-09-2024 11:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The drugs - taken by millions - have long been known to potentially trigger symptoms including dizzinessand nausea when coming off them.
  
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• Alarming rise in 'slapped cheek' virus that can spread from children to pregnant women and trigger miscarriage

  18-09-2024 11:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Outbreaks typically peak every four years, with the last big season striking in 2018. Another peak was, therefore, due during Covid. But pandemic measures interrupted the spread of bugs.
  
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• My report on the NHS diagnosed its dire condition. Now here’s the cure | Ara Darzi

  18-09-2024 11:00
  
  Making healthy life expectancy central to all government policy is the surest way of stemming demand on the health service When the secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, asked me to investigate the state of the NHS, I thought I knew what we would find. All of us who have worked in the NHS in recent years have known it was under pressure. But, as a surgeon, I am used to seeing just one piece of the puzzle. Hearing the experiences of millions of patients and staff across th
  
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• The six lifestyle factors driving cancer epidemic in young people, according to major report

  18-09-2024 06:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the country's largest cancer research organization's just released a report detailing six factors that could be contributing to the rise in cancer under age 50.
  
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• Expert who coined presenteeism term says employers who force staff back are dinosaurs

  18-09-2024 06:00
  
  Sir Cary Cooper says ‘micromanagers’ risk driving away talent, damaging wellbeing and harming productivityEmployers who force staff to return to the office five days a week have been called the “dinosaurs of our age” by one of the world’s leading experts who coined the term “presenteeism”.Sir Cary Cooper, a professor of organisational psychology and health at the University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School, said employers imposin
  
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• Inside the warped mind of Trump's second would-be assassin, according to top psychologists

  18-09-2024 04:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From Trump voter to would-be Trump assassin, Ryan Routh is now the second person to attempt to take the Presidential nominee's life in just two months.
  
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• NHS junior doctors to be known as resident doctors after job title change

  18-09-2024 03:12 via bbc.com
  
  They will now be called resident doctors in an attempt tobetter reflect their expertise.
  
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• Nearly half of Brits suffer in silence with 'career FOMO' because they're not brave enough to leave their jobs, study suggests

  18-09-2024 02:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two in five workers have suffered career FOMO - the 'fear of missing out' - after refusing to quit their post in search of better opportunities, according to a new survey.
  
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• Increase your intake of red wine, tea, berries and dark chocolate to reduce dementia risk, scientists say

  18-09-2024 01:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diets rich in flavonoids - plant compounds found in the likes of tea, red wine, berries and dark chocolate - can substantially reduce the risk of the incurable disease.
  
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• The computer will see you now! One in five GPs are using AI to make diagnoses and write notes despite risk of errors

  18-09-2024 01:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One in five GPs admitted using programmes such as ChatGPT and Bing AI during clinical practice, despite no official guidance on how to work with them, a study has warned.
  
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• Flavonoid-rich foods and drinks may cut risk of dementia, study finds

  18-09-2024 01:01
  
  Researchers say six additional servings of foods such as berries, tea and red wine daily could lower the risk by 28%Consuming more food and drinks rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea and red wine, could lower the risk of dementia by 28%, a study suggests.The number of people living with the disease globally is forecast to nearly triple to 153 million by 2050, which presents a rapidly increasing threat to global heath and social care systems. Continue reading...
  
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• Esther's hope for 'impossible dream' after Starmer renews assisted dying vow

  18-09-2024 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Dame Esther Rantzen has been given fresh hope that she will live to see a Commons debate on assisted dying take place.
  
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• One in five GPs use AI such as ChatGPT for daily tasks, survey finds

  18-09-2024 00:30
  
  Doctors are using the technology for activities such as suggesting diagnoses and writing letters, according to BMAA fifth of GPs are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT to help with tasks such as writing letters for their patients after appointments, according to a survey.The survey, published in the journal BMJ Health and Care Informatics, spoke to 1,006 GPs. They were asked whether they had ever used any form of AI chatbot in their clinical practice, such as ChatGPT, Bing
  
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