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• Six rules for living with chronic pain and illness: The inspiring vision of GRACE QUANTOCK who has spent 20 years in a wheelchair and suffers 16 conditions

  16-09-2024 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Can you ever live well when you're suffering from chronic illness? It's a question I'm perhaps more qualified to answer than some. Aged 37, I've had no fewer than 16 ­separate diagnoses of illnesses.
  
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• The dozen phrases doctors warned NEVER say to patients, including 'everything's going to be ok'

  08-11-2024 15:06 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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• Plastic surgeon reveals which celebrities 'had buccal fat removal surgery' - and why they'll regret it

  08-11-2024 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Buccal fat removal, used to give a more 'chiseled' appearance, was all the rage just a few years ago but the procedure is falling out of favor among surgeons as the long-term effects become clearer.
  
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• Mounjaro WRECKED my health, I wish I'd never taken it - patients reveal disastrous side effects of jab as UK reports first death from weight loss drugs

  08-11-2024 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Susan McGowan, 58, from Lanarkshire, died from multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis after taking two low-dose injections of tirzepatide.
  
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• Suffering from memory loss, fatigue and body pain? The tell-tale signs you could have Lyme disease - after Miranda Hart revealed it took her 30 YEARS to get diagnosed

  08-11-2024 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England estimates there could be around 3,000 new cases of Lyme disease a year - however the charity Lyme Disease UK suspects the real number to be 'at least three times higher'.
  
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• Approved weight-loss drug contributed to UK nurse’s death, report says

  08-11-2024 12:06
  
  Susan McGowan took two doses of tirzepatide, under Mounjaro brand, before she died in North LanarkshireA weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS contributed to the death of a 58-year-old nurse from North Lanarkshire, according to a report.Susan McGowan took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, under the Mounjaro brand, over the space of a fortnight before she died on 4 September, the BBC reported. Continue reading...
  
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• Drinking cow's milk could increase women's risk of deadly condition - even low fat is a danger, experts warn

  08-11-2024 12:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Uppsala University in Sweden have found that drinking milk - even skimmed - increases the risk of heart attack in around half the population.
  
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• Has Alison Hammond had a FACE LIFT? Plastic surgeons' verdict on This Morning host's age-defying new look

  08-11-2024 12:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After appearing on screens to promote her new book 'Bombshell' yesterday, social media erupted, branding her glow-up 'stunning' and 'bl***y amazing'.
  
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• I thought I'd pulled a muscle - in fact it was the first sign of terminal cancer that's hitting ever more under-50s, and there were NO other symptoms

  08-11-2024 12:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first sign something was wrong came when Claire Turner, 43, tried to pass her daughter a croissant in the car.
  
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• I thought I'd pulled a muscle - in fact it was the first sign of terminal cancer that's killing ever more under-50s, and there were NO other symptoms

  08-11-2024 11:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first sign something was wrong came when Claire Turner, 43, tried to pass her daughter a croissant in the car.
  
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• Now BAN tinned tuna, activists demand - as toxic levels of mercury are detected in store-cupboard favourite

  08-11-2024 08:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The environmental campaigners have accused food safety bodies and the tuna industry of 'cynical lobbying' that serve 'economic interests... to the detriment of health'.
  
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• Doctor warns extreme tiredness is down to little-known reason – and there's simple fix

  08-11-2024 08:00 via express.co.uk
  
  A doctor on TikTok shared a video about feeling tired all the time and how it could be down to something you've been ignoring this whole time...
  
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• ‘Exciting’ new lupus treatment could end need for lifelong medication

  08-11-2024 07:00
  
  CAR T-cell genetic therapy, typically used in cancer patients, could lead to cure for the disease, says expertDoctors are hailing a “groundbreaking” new treatment for lupus that genetically modifies a patient’s cells to fight the autoimmune disease and could end the need for lifelong medication.Lupus can range from mild to severe, with symptoms including joint pain, skin problems, fatigue and inflammation of major organs. Patients often have to take drugs their whole lives, ran
  
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• Warning as 'silent killer' disease with few symptoms sending tens of thousands to hospital

  08-11-2024 05:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Shockingly, there has been an almost 47 percent increase in hospital admissions due to this disease in England in just 10 years.
  
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• Mums can reduce the risk of postnatal depression by exercising for an hour, study suggests

  08-11-2024 02:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Finding time to do an hour or so of gentle to moderate exercise a week could reduce the risk of postnatal depression by almost half, a study suggests.
  
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• People are asking Turkish cosmetic surgeons to give them 'Whoville nose-jobs' - a top doctor is very worried

  08-11-2024 02:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Turkish plastic surgeon is giving patients nose jobs that makes them look like a character straight out of Dr Seuss 's 'Whoville', says US plastic surgeon Dr Anthony Youn.
  
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• Mums can reduce the risk of postnatal depression by exercising - but for HOW long?

  08-11-2024 01:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Finding time to do an hour or so of gentle to moderate exercise a week could reduce the risk of postnatal depression by almost half, a study suggests.
  
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• Tax unhealthy foods to tackle obesity, say campaigners

  08-11-2024 01:01
  
  Health and children’s groups urge UK ministers to impose levies on products containing too much salt or sugarDozens of health and children’s groups have urged ministers to tackle obesity by imposing taxes on foods containing too much salt or sugar.New levies based on the sugar tax on soft drinks would make it easier for consumers to eat more healthily by forcing food manufacturers to reformulate their products, they claim.74% think food firms are not honest about the health impact of
  
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• More than an hour of exercise a week may help with ‘baby blues’, says study

  08-11-2024 00:30
  
  Moderate exercise such as brisk walking may almost halve new mothers’ risk of major depression, analysis suggestsDoing more than an hour of moderate intensity exercise each week may reduce the severity of “baby blues” and almost halve the risk of new mothers developing major clinical depression, the largest analysis of evidence suggests.However, researchers behind the study acknowledged that finding the time amid so many new responsibilities and challenges would not be easy, an
  
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• Local in South Carolina town with lab monkeys on loose reveals terrifying encounter with 'diseased' animal

  08-11-2024 00:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Residents of Yemassee, South Carolina, have been advised to lock their windows and doors after 43 monkeys escaped from a facility on the edge of the town. They are yet to be captured.
  
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• Urgent health warning issued over fall favorite drink

  07-11-2024 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health officials are warning the public to read the label on their apple cider closely because a single detail could mean the difference between enjoying a drink and a potentially severe stomach upset.
  
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• Americans left BLIND, paralyzed and with teeth falling out after Ozempic - now they're suing for millions

  07-11-2024 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More patients come forward with stories about the pains they've suffered since beginning Ozempic, joining a growing number of people suing pharma companies that produce these drugs.
  
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• The ketamine crisis has crept up on British youth | Letters

  07-11-2024 19:29
  
  Samantha Sherratt says young adults are presenting with life-changing bladder problems, while another reader writes that her daughter took her own life after years of addiction Our hearts and gratitude go to “Nick” and Jack Curran for so bravely sharing the devastating impact ketamine has had on their lives (The agony of ketamine addiction: ‘I felt like I was peeing glass’, 5 November). Their stories starkly illustrate the unexpected crisis unfolding in urology clinics na
  
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• I found out my baby had a tumor while pregnant - pioneering surgeons removed it while she was inside me

  07-11-2024 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When the Valenzuela's learned their unborn baby had a tumor pressing on her heart, a team of specialized surgeons in Philadelphia removed it in utero. Both mother and baby are well.
  
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• Medical breakthrough as revolutionary new treatment for illness could cut need for drugs

  07-11-2024 18:47 via express.co.uk
  
  Three UK patients have received 'groundbreaking' treatment for lupus.
  
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• First laser eye op to give patients 'super-vision' - with better than 20/20 eyesight after surgery

  07-11-2024 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The groundbreaking technology, performed for the first time in the UK yesterday, creates a 3D digital clone of a patient's eyes.
  
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• Behaviour expert reveals the four easy-to-miss signs your partner is cheating - would YOU spot them?

  07-11-2024 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Cornwall-based psychotherapist and author Bhavna Raithatha, the lesser-known red flags are more than just subtle behavioural changes.
  
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• Longtime OBGYN surrenders license after 'pushing Jesus on a woman who had an abortion'

  07-11-2024 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Lucien Cox, 75, also came under fire for reportedly performing a rectal exam on another female patient without her consent.
  
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• 7 significant risk factors for breast cancer revealed that everyone should know

  07-11-2024 17:02 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Amy Packer speaks to the team running a 20-year breast cancer study, hoping to allow doctors to anticipate and prevent tumours before they even form
  
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• Eating sprouts protects your hearing - plus 5 hated foods with benefits

  07-11-2024 17:01 via express.co.uk
  
  As audiologists reveal sprouts are a must eat for protecting your hearing, we reveal five other love-to-hate foods that come with hidden health benefits
  
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