NPR

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Nearly 130 years since its inception, a modest knob of rubber with a metal handle is still invaluable in diagnosing disease and avoiding expensive testing. But its history is anything but simple.

Garden Gate

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When Japanese beetles infest your garden and skeletonize all your roses, you know exactly what is happening: You can see the insects, and the damage is clearly caused by the beetles. But what do you do when the symptoms are not so cut and dried? Mayb

Woman & Home

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Louise Chunn, founder of therapy platform Welldoing Ltd (welldoing.org), says: ‘Sometimes we think that if we want to improve our mental health and wellbeing, we need to change everything – which can be too much to even contemplate. But actually, it’

Woman's Weekly

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1 Smile: Even faking one can make you feel brighter by triggering endorphins, according to studies at America’s University of Kansas. 2 Walk: Research suggests a 30-minute walk can be as effective as antidepressants for mild to moderate depression. 3

Men's Health Australia

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07:00 Meditating regularly reduces levels of inflammatory chemicals called cytokines, warding off low moods. NIPER 07:15 Two to four cups of coffee each day cuts your suicide risk by half. Caffeine appears to act as a mild antidepressant. Harvard Uni

Your Family

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As soon as the winter season arrives, I start feeling down and lethargy sets in. It’s as if a dark cloud covers me. I have to force myself to get up each morning, go to work and pretend to be engaged in office meetings, though I’m really dreaming abo

Your Family

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CONSTANT HAND-WASHING CAN LEAVE YOUR HANDS FEELING EXTRA DRY, THE SKIN’S NATURAL BARRIER COMPROMISED AND YOUR HANDS PRONE TO SKIN PROBLEMS. TREAT THEM THIS MONTH…. 1 Oh So Heavenly Happy Hands Tea Therapy Hand Serum, R27.99

Better Nutrition

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The most commonly prescribed elimination diet for EoE, which is increasing in prevalence, is the 6-food elimination diet, or 6FED, as described above. But there are a few useful variations that may also be worth trying out, including: Research shows

Chat

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Cat Lewington, 28, Frome Staring at my sleeping newborn, I felt tears begin to well. Zachary was just 4 months old and I’d do anything to protect him. But part of me wondered…Was it me he needed protecting from? See, when I’d been pregnant I’d been

STAT

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When Julia Cheek walked onto the set of “Shark Tank,” her five potential investors wore their trademark scowls. Yet within minutes, their demeanor changed, eyebrows raised and heads nodding as they peppered her with questions about her company, Everl

OnFitness

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You’re doing all the right things. You exercise regularly and have a relatively clean diet. So why aren’t you losing weight? Hidden food allergies may be the reason. When most people imagine food allergies, they think severe allergic reactions like h

Top Sante

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Chamomile Roman Essential Oil (from £37.50, tisserand.com) is soothing, comforting and used as a sedative, due to its chemical composition. It’s also useful for irritability, over-sensitivity and anxiety Bergamot Essential Oil (from £10.25, tissera

Woman's Weekly

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Food intolerance is a difficulty digesting foods, causing pain, bloating, wind or diarrhoea. It follows a pattern, so keep a diary. Elimination diets can be complex, but if your diary suggests a certain food type, cut it out for two to six weeks and

STAT

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We need new rules to address the new roles being assumed by Dr. Google, Dr. Apple, Dr. Amazon, and others as health care and digital health blend together.

Lifestyle Asia

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When I gave birth to my first child in 2000, there were no talks of breastfeeding. In fact, the first thing my pediatrician prescribed was formula milk. Fast forward to the birth of my twins in 2014. Breastfeeding became a national policy, with mothe

Mindful

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When you can, accept what is happening without resignation. Riding the waves of low energy or appetite, nausea, pleasure or pain, irritability or contentment, sadness or joy awakens resilience. Staying mindful of our thoughts can prevent a spiral int

Woman's Own

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Despite 70% of people agreeing that being in nature helps to benefit mental health, 47% of UK adults have not taken a walk in the countryside in the past year.* Joining a walking group (ramblers.org.uk) once self-isolation is over can be an easy star

Chat Passion

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Kay Robinson, 48, Bolton Holding my tiny newborn in the palm of my hand, I gently splashed his neck and chest with water. ‘Bath time, littl’un’ I said to Hamish, smiling. I’d only just been allowed to take my baby son home from hospital, a month af

Kiplinger

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A visit to a doctor's office is about as personal -- and for many, uncomfortable -- as it gets. If you've come to the office with symptoms and had tests done, the physician might even have an unpleasant reveal for you about your health and may want t

NPR

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Climate change is a public health emergency and physicians are "morally bound to take a lead role" in confronting the challenges, says the doctor making the claim. She’s with us.

Woman's Day

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Jarrod Woodgate has revealed he’s been fighting a secret battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Jarrod, 33, says he has been suffering silently from PTSD for six years after spending 12 years in the Australian army – where he was falsely diagnos

Futurity

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We might better understand autism as several interrelated spectra rather than a single spectrum, according to a new study. “All of this suggests autism is not best understood as an all-or-nothing diagnosis…” The findings may have vast implications fo

Futurity

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Researchers have discovered a compound in coffee that may team up with caffeine to fight Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia—two progressive and currently incurable diseases. The discovery suggests these two compounds combined may become a the

Literary Hub

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Whenever I am lost, I can find myself in a book. Or perhaps I can get lost in a book, and in turn find a way to keep trucking. Bookstores have provided lasting comfort from childhood fears to emotional (overdue) breakups to crippling depression or st

STAT

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Some advice to physicians in training and new physicians: Embracing your failures and learning from them will help you become the doctor you yearn to be.

Chicago Tribune

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CHICAGO - Black and Hispanic Chicago women are less likely than white women to get diagnosed with breast cancer early, when the illness is more treatable, in part because racial minorities are less likely to be diagnosed at high-performing centers of

Woman & Home South Africa

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You may experience: * Temperature irregularity (flushes) * Anxiety * Low mood and libido * Dryness of various tissues – skin, mouth, eyes, vagina * Tiredness * Muscle and joint aches and pains * Increased need for protein and reduced ability to deal

Futurity

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It’s possible to predict a person’s risk of relapse into depression after stopping antidepressant medication, according to a new study. People who relapse take longer to decide how much effort to invest for a reward, the researchers found. Depressive

NPR

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The Netflix series Diagnosis is like true crime with diseases instead of murderers, and it's even better when it pauses to consider the real challenges of health care shortfalls.

STAT

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Rep. Phil Roe, a Tennessee Republican, speaks with candor and objectivity about the trials — and the surprising moments of joy — that came with a diagnosis.