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How giving up that glass of wine could HALVE obesity levels: Analysts call for fat Brits to shave off 216 calories every day - so here's how you could do it...

January 23, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCutting a large glass of wine, a pint of beer or a bar of chocolate from the diet of overweight Brits would…

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World's fattest countries REVEALED: Interactive map reveals how up to 90 per cent of adults are overweight in worst-offending nations

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January 23, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minutebmi It’s one of the world’s most remote islands, home to picturesque beaches, golden sands and even an underground lake. Read More

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How stigma turns people with HIV away from health facilities

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January 23, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen HIV first became known to the world in the early 80s, the fear of the disease caused negative feelings towards those…

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African laboratories training rats to quickly detect tuberculosis

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January 23, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn laboratories in Tanzania and Nairobi, rats have been trained to sniff out tuberculosis. Read More

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More than two-thirds of hospitals STILL use outdated Covid restrictions to stop patients from seeing loved ones

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January 23, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHospital patients are being denied cherished visits from their loved ones by NHS institutions using outdated Covid restrictions, it has been revealed. Read…

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The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess

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January 23, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa’s years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping…

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Lira woman jailed for 7 years over injecting stepson with HIV blood

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January 23, 2023

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 27-year-old woman in Lira district, northern Uganda has been jailed for seven years after confessing to intentionally infecting her 5-year-old stepson…

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