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Try Botox jabs to ease teeth grinding at night: Dr Martin Scurr answers your health questions Question: I have been clenching my teeth at night for years and they are sore when I wake up, as are my gums, jaw and head. I also suffer from ringing in my ears which is driving me crazy. Are these connected? Name and […] There’s one symptom men and women are advised to be on the lookout for – shiny skin next to the nails. This signals the first stage of finger clubbing, which is strongly linked to lung cancer. Although rare, finger clubbing is a high predictor that someone has the life-threatening condition. READ MORE Lung cancer symptoms: Does your face look like […] Mystery Chinese virus outbreak that has sickened more than 200 people and killed three sparks emergency World Health Organization meeting as it spreads to three countries On Monday, World Health Organization officials called for an emergency meeting to debate declaring China’s coronavirus outbreak an international issue Cases have now been reported in people from Thailand, Japan and South Korea China […] Smokers in England are less hooked than they were a decade ago – but are also less inclined to give up, reveals study People smoke fewer cigarettes every day in 2017 compared with 2008 However, lower proportions of smokers had plans to quit or cut down More people are turning to e-cigarettes than typical quit-smoking products Cancer Research UK said the […] Drinking Diet Coke or other artificially sweetened sodas may make people GAIN weight because they ‘feel like they deserve real sugar afterwards’ People choosing diet drinks were no more likely to cut out sugar elsewhere They may actually have felt like they deserved to indulge in unhealthy food Researchers said this could mean they ate just as much sugar and […] A woman who suffers from uncontrollable orgasms has been denied a “life-changing” drug. Maria, 61, whose orgasms can be triggered by driving over a pothole, is unable to receive the medicinal cannabis from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Health chiefs say there isn’t enough evidence to support prescribing it to the mum-of-three from East Dunbartonshire. Back in July, Maria told […] Did you know that January is Cervical Health awareness month? In the days before the Pap test became a routine part of your annual OB-GYN appointment, cervical cancer was one of the leading causes of death of American women, according to the American Cancer Society. Even today, the ACS estimates that about 13,240 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will […] Resolutions come and go, but Microsteps are forever. There’s even science to prove it: According to U.S. News and Report, 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second week of February — and that says nothing of the rest of the year. This seemingly bleak statistic doesn’t mean the new-year-new-you mindset is futile, though. It’s just that, culturally, we’ve been going about it the wrong […] Current policies that include restrictions on the sale of menthol flavored tobacco and nicotine products are less likely to reach those that would benefit from them the most, according to new research from the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine published in Health Promotion Practice Jan. 7. The research led by Shyanika Rose, assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral […] Visceral fat presents myriad health risks because it is stored near vital organs within the abdominal cavity and is therefore dangerously close to a number of important internal organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines. As a result, visceral fat build-up can interfere with vital bodily functions, exposing you to a greater risk of developing long-term and potentially deadly […]
Dr Martin Scurr answers your health questions
Lung cancer symptoms: Does the skin next to your nails look like this? Sign of the diseas
Mystery Chinese virus sparks WHO meeting as it crosses borders
Motivation to quit smoking has reduced in a decade, study shows
Diet drinks 'may make people GAIN weight' instead of lose it
Mum with uncontrollable orgasms after smear test denied life-changing drug
These Are the Signs of Cervical Cancer You Might Miss
How I’m Combining Hydration and Gratitude in the New Year
Menthol ban could increase health equity
How to lose visceral fat: The popular January diet proven to reduce harmful belly fat
