Why must IBS patients suffer for years? New guidance aims to slash the time it takes to spot the painful condition to a matter of weeks It took five years after she first felt unwell before Holly Newby got IBS diagnosis Delay meant she lost a chunk of her teenage years, missing out on socialising And she’s not alone, says Alison […]
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This Morning: Jon Courtenay recalls skin cancer diagnosis We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info “A key warning sign that a mole (or other skin lesion) might […]
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The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Afrigen Biologics (PTY) Limited, the Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of Southern Africa (Biovac), the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have signed a letter of intent to address the global imbalance of manufacturing capacity for COVID-19 vaccines. This letter […]
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Becoming a parent completely reshapes your whole life. From your schedule to your priorities, everything completely shifts when you welcome a child into your world. Joshua Jackson learned that when he and his wife Jodie Turner-Smith became first-time parents to their daughter in April 2020. Now, the Dawson’s Creek alum is getting candid about how much his life has changed […]
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Hundreds of thousands of people in China were in lockdown on Friday as the country battled its worst COVID-19 outbreak in months, while Japan—a week into the Olympics—extended its state of emergency due to surging infections. The average number of new daily cases globally jumped by 10 percent over the last week, according to an AFP tally, largely due to […]
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Like many of us, I sat on the couch watching the Olympics with my family over the past few weeks. My five-year-old aspiring gymnast was twirling, cartwheeling, and mimicking all the moves she saw on TV. She was excited and confident that she would be competing in the Olympics one day. Watching Simone Biles vault (which the athlete later called […]
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(Reuters) – The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified Amazon.com Inc over the sale of sexual enhancement and weight-loss products that had potentially harmful drug ingredients, in a letter addressed to the company’s new boss Andy Jassy. The FDA had already warned consumers in December https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-consumers-avoid-certain-male-enhancement-and-weight-loss-products-sold-through-amazon-ebay to avoid male enhancement and weight-loss products sold through Amazon, eBay and other […]
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ATHENS (Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of Greeks believe getting vaccinated against COVID-19 can beat the pandemic and most favour mandatory vaccination for certain groups such as healthcare workers, nursing home staff and teachers, a survey showed on Thursday. The findings come as the government pushes vaccinations by offering cash and other incentives, with the aim of inoculating 70% of the […]
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As COVID-19 cases surge across much of the United States and many vaccinated people return to indoor masking, a pattern appears to be emerging — the same states that are seeing the biggest increases in COVID-19 infections also have high rates of residents who don’t have health insurance. While COVID-19 data changes daily, as of Wednesday, the 12 states with […]
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TikTok has become the source for new recipe ideas and snacks, but there are some floating out there that are kind of questionable. Case in point: frozen honey. This DIY snack hack, which involves freezing honey in a plastic water bottle, is showing up all over the place, with people insisting it's a (literally) cool way to enjoy honey. The […]
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