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• Oxford scientists pinpoint best drug for beating migraines - and the prescription pill that's no better than paracetamol

  19-09-2024 00:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The most effective medicine for migraines has been revealed in a comprehensive analysis by Oxford University researchers - with paracetamol proving surprisingly effective.
  
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• Dieticians reveal which foods you should NEVER eat on an empty stomach - or risk hours on the toilet

  09-11-2024 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A group of leading dieticians have revealed eight drinks and foods you should never consume on an empty stomach, with these potentially exacerbating a range of health problems.
  
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• My wife was diagnosed with the same dementia as Bruce Willis - this is our 'unbearable' reality

  09-11-2024 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An unnamed 45-year-old man posted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread on Reddit discussing the struggles his wife faces after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) at age 53.
  
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• Revealed: The WORST fizzy drinks for your health - and the surprising non-diet drink that's the healthiest

  09-11-2024 14:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fizzy drinks can increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease and can pile on the pounds. Now scientists have revealed which drinks are the worst for your health.
  
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• DR ELLIE: Unusual reasons for an intimate itch... and how to get rid of it

  09-11-2024 12:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I've had a genital itch for years. I take prescription drugs which have itchiness listed as a side effect, but I can't understand why it would be confined to just down there. What can I do?
  
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• My husband became a conspiracy theorist. Would our marriage survive?

  09-11-2024 12:00
  When we met, Arlo was a charming and adventurous photographer. Then the pandemic hit and he fell for fake news, financial scams and flat-EarthersIt’s a unicorn of a summer’s day in 2020; the kind that demands factor 50 and flip-flops. I’m being driven around my neighbourhood by my husband, Arlo, my hair pulled up off my neck and a cool can of something fizzy in my hand. My daily medication has kicked in: a serotonin reuptake inhibitor that I’ve taken for 15 years to ease
  
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• How to check a hot-water bottle’s age, and other ways to stay safe and warm

  09-11-2024 12:00
  
  Some dos and don’ts when it comes to portable heaters, electric blankets and real fires in winterIf you’re looking for ways to stay warm this winter, here are several checks you should make to stay safe. Continue reading...
  
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• Reasons to be hopeful: five ways science is making the world better

  09-11-2024 11:00
  
  If Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you upIan Sample Continue reading...
  
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• NHS patients dying because of problems sharing medical records, coroners warn

  09-11-2024 11:00
  IT issues and restrictions on access to information are leaving staff unaware of crucial background detailsCoroners in England and Wales have issued 36 warnings this year over inadequate sharing of NHS patient information, with some patients dying because clinicians couldn’t access important details about their needs.Problems caused by conflicting IT systems, restricted access to medical records and obstacles to sharing information outside the NHS mean staff often struggle to access detail
  
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• ‘It’s indescribable’: the hospital on the frontline of Haiti’s devastating gang war

  09-11-2024 11:00
  Doctors in Port-au-Prince try to save lives as the bloodshed accelerates in the face of a powerless international security forceIt was mid-morning in downtown Port-au-Prince and already two shooting victims had been rushed into the hospital past a mural instructing visitors to leave machetes and rifles outside.The two men – a 60-year-old accountant and a 29-year-old electrician – sat in the trauma centre’s “shock room” being patched up as the city around them fell a
  
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• David Lloyd members outraged by 'mice-infested' and 'mouldy' gyms 'swarming with flies' - and accuse staff of posting 'fake' Google reviews to cover it up

  09-11-2024 09:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A MailOnline investigation has found concerning reviews about the sanitary conditions of pricey David Lloyd clubs. Customers have suggested that staff are inventing 'fake' Google reviews.
  
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• Mental health tips on how to handle Trump blues and anxiety

  09-11-2024 09:00
  
  Charity relaunches advice page recommending volunteering and getting involved in local civic causes during traumatic world eventsAfter Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory this week, a briefing handily re-appeared in the “most popular topics” section of the Mental Health Foundation website: “Tips to look after your mental health during traumatic world events.”The briefing has been well-read before, at times of war, conflict, violence and social tension &n
  
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• ‘We have learned to have low expectations’: why can’t British hospitals serve better food?

  09-11-2024 08:00
  After spending years in and out of hospital with my daughter, I know the patients’ food isn’t usually very good. But does it have to be this way?• The best and worst of hospital food around the world – in pictures‘We tend to think of this as a nutritional holiday,” said the dietician, as we looked down at the blue plastic tray on my four-year-old daughter Vida’s overbed table. Vida was about to start a long-awaited bone marrow transplant at a major London
  
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• Bland, soggy slop or scratch-cooked chilli and pancakes? The best and worst hospital food around the world – in pictures

  09-11-2024 08:00
  
  From Kenya to Brazil, patients need tasty, nutritious food more than most – so which countries do it best?• ‘We have learned to have low expectations’: why is UK hospital food so bad?One of the best meals of my life was the platter of food that I ate in a Taipei hospital after I gave birth to my son last year. There was tofu braised in five-spice, shiitake mushrooms, steamed cauliflower with diced carrot, and sauteed spinach with ginger. It was paired with plenty of liquid
  
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• MPs urge government to regulate UK psychotherapists and counsellors

  09-11-2024 07:00
  
  MPs with experience in mental health say lack of statutory regulation leaves people vulnerable to harm‘A therapist shouldn’t be giving you hugs’: readers share bad counselling experiencesMPs with experience in mental health have urged the government to introduce statutory regulation for all psychotherapists and counsellors, warning that the current system is leaving people vulnerable to harm.Unlike most other healthcare roles, “psychotherapist” and “counsellor
  
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• ‘A therapist shouldn’t be giving you hugs’: readers share bad counselling experiences

  09-11-2024 07:00
  
  From inappropriate behaviour to encouraging patients to stop medication, reckless therapists can cause real damageGovernment urged to regulate psychotherapists and counsellorsWhen Karin Blak’s troubled marriage ended, she was recommended a therapist by a friend. But she grew increasingly uncomfortable as he made inappropriate personal disclosures, including around his sexual health, touched her and invited her into his home.It later emerged that although he was a practising psychotherapist
  
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• ‘My lips and cheeks caved in’ – when filler removal goes wrong, Marina Hyde on Trump-based amnesia, and my husband the conspiracy theorist– podcast

  09-11-2024 06:00
  
  Donald Trump has triumphed again, and collective amnesia means any lessons Democrats and Republicans may learn from Trump 2.0, they will also forget; influencers have declared the trend for ‘duck lips’ over and many people are seeking to reverse their cosmetic treatment – often with painful and disfiguring results; and ‘Lies, manipulation and fear’ – writer Lucille Howe recounts how she lost her husband to fake news and flat-Earthers. Would their relationship
  
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• We're dying from 'black lung' condition after years of cutting kitchen counters- here's what doctors say

  08-11-2024 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of American workers are being exposed to small silica dust particles from cutting countertops that infiltrate the body and leave thousands of cuts in their lungs
  
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• The importance of knowing your vulva from your vagina | Letters

  08-11-2024 19:07
  
  Guardian readers respond to an article separating fact from fiction on all things ‘down there’As a gynaecological cancer surgeon, I am pleased to see some myths about vulvas and vaginas being busted (Everything you ever wanted to know about vaginas … but were too afraid to Google, 2 November). However, it’s disappointing that you used pictures of vulvas, while only using vaginas in the title, thereby undermining myth No 1 in the article (that the vagina is the name for w
  
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• REVEALED: How weight-loss jabs may be lethal. I'm worried the wrong people are taking them - and the side-effects can be severe, says Professor Wasim Hanif

  08-11-2024 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Any occasion when a medication that's meant to improve someone's life cuts it short has to be viewed as an absolute tragedy.
  
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• Why you should never pop a pimple that's in the 'triangle of death', according to dermatologist

  08-11-2024 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When faced with a new facial pimple, you have an ultimatum: top pop, or not to pop? But when it comes to zits located in the 'triangle of death', it's better to leave them to heal on their own.
  
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• Wild video captures monkeys after escaping South Carolina lab - sparking local lockdown

  08-11-2024 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In video clips released today, monkeys are seen running across the forest floor away from the facility in Yemassee, South Carolina. They had not been caught as of last night.
  
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• ‘There’s so much you can crush’: why hydraulic press videos are so popular and so satisfying

  08-11-2024 18:00
  
  Watching a pumpkin, crayons or a Furby get squashed isn’t just fun – it can also serve as an emotional releaseThere are lots of ways to unwind. You can go on a walk, call a friend or read a book. But sometimes it rains, friends are busy or your book is boring. What then?I have a suggestion: watch random, unrelated objects get mercilessly crushed in the mechanical jaws of a hydraulic press. Continue reading...
  
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• Baby milk price promotion ban should end, watchdog suggests

  08-11-2024 17:43 via bbc.com
  
  Many parents opt for more expensive baby milk, equating higher costs with better quality, the watchdog found.
  
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• Ban Lemsip because 'it doesn't work', say experts after US health chiefs propose pulling cold and flu remedies from chemist shelves

  08-11-2024 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yesterday, US health officials proposed getting rid of oral drugs containing the decongestant phenylephrine over concerns they are 'not effective'.
  
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• Startling photos reveal how anxiety and common habits age your skin

  08-11-2024 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Harley Street Skin Clinic experts, in the UK, used AI to simulate how five factors - including pollution, stress, and sunlight - can cause the skin to age over time.
  
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• Dozen phrases doctors are warned NEVER say to patients, including 'everything's going to be ok'

  08-11-2024 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Everything's going to be ok.' No doubt you or someone you know has heard those words from a doctor - but now physicians are being warned to stop because it could lead to false hope.
  
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• Listeria risk sparks recall of brie and other popular cheeses by major stores including Aldi: Avoid these brands

  08-11-2024 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seven brands of Brie cheese from Savencia Cheese USA were recalled from 12 states due to potentially being contaminated with deadly bug listeria. No illnesses have been reported.
  
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• CDC issues warning over outbreak of 'cow flu' in multiple Americans

  08-11-2024 16:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The H5N1 virus spreading among cows is infecting more farm workers than experts realized. The CDC is now recommending anyone exposed to infected animals get tested.
  
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• Do YOU have criminal tendencies? Two-minute test reveals those most likely to commit crimes

  08-11-2024 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An online tool, created by health website PsychCentral, reveals if you have 'dark triad' personality traits which have been linked with criminal behaviour.
  
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