More cases of mysterious liver disease identified in children in several countries, health officials say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA mysterious liver disease has hit the UK. Read More
Women in their 30s and 40s warned over popping painkillers for headaches
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Reading Time: < 1 minute HEADACHES are uncomfortable and for most people a pill can relieve the pain. Read More
NHS urges people to take up lung cancer check as 600 diagnosed in mobile trucks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNHS chiefs are urging people to take up invitations for lung cancer check-ups after hundreds were diagnosed with the disease in mobile…
Excess weight almost doubles a woman's risk of womb cancer, new study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteExcess weight almost doubles a woman’s risk of developing womb cancer, a new study has found. Read More
Why eating STALE bread is better for you than We ask the experts whether freezing it or eating a fresh loaf is better for your health
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhether you prefer your toast golden or dark, your loaf frozen or fresh, it changes the structure of the bread — and…
Whether you’re ‘childless’ or ‘childfree’, you shouldn’t have to talk about it
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn recent years, I’ve heard members of the older generation complain that it is no longer considered acceptable to ask a younger…
Boots to stop selling all wet wipes containing plastic by end of the year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK retailer Boots has vowed to stop selling all wet wipes that contain plastic fibres by the end of the year. Read…
Tanzania's Zanzibar launches new drug rehab center
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTanzania’s Zanzibar authorities on Friday announced the launch of a new state-of-the-art center for rehabilitating drug addicts, mostly youths, Read More
Undernutrition Accounts for a Large Number of TB Cases in India, Says Study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUndernutrition accounts for a much bigger share of India’s counts of new tuberculosis patients than hitherto assumed, Read More
Why it's only going to get harder to see your GP: Nearly 60% of family doctors now only work THREE DAY weeks - and a third want to retire within five years
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe findings, from a survey of more than 2,200 GPs, found paperwork and ‘problem patients’ were also adding to their stress. Read…