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Most EU migrants would prefer to be treated in their country of origin.
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Each extra hour of light activity above three hours cuts your risk of heart attack by 15%.
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Our new research has discovered what gives human sperm the strength to succeed in the race to fertilise the egg – and it’s all to do with their tails.
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Some of the advice on eggs should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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Depression can affect people at any stage in life – here, an expert in psychology answers a young reader’s question about how to help.
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With food allergies on the rise, it’s important to understand the role the skin plays in protecting or exposing us to reactions.
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Running can be addictive. Here’s how to beat that addiction.
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Baby boomers have shown the fastest rise in rates of alcohol and drug misuse in the last 15 years.
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New technology could help doctors identify the right antibiotic for their patient in double-quick time.
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Nearly 20 years ago, Bill Clinton said that sequencing the human genome would give us a “new power to heal”.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
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Hospital disinfectants could be creating superbugs.
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Cheap, over-the-counter tooth-whitening kits could end up costing you a pretty penny.
Breastfeeding is not something women simply choose to do, it is an instinct, a biological imperative.
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Breastfeeding is not a logical choice based on some health benefit but an urge, an instinct.
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Clicking joints tend to run in families. Here’s what causes it.
Michael Jackson with Wade Robson, then aged five.
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A documentary film has made disturbing allegations about Michael Jackson and child sexual abuse. Whether true or not the film raised some important issues.
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It doesn’t always pay to know what’s really in your food – but it’s fun to find out, anyway.
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Diseases like psoriasis and lupus are linked with a heightened risk of mental health disorders in younger adults.
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Possible causes of limb malformations in babies born in rural areas of France.
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Interoception – the awareness of internal body signals – is important for regulating eating and interpreting emotions.
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Pagers may be old school, but they have many advantages over mobile phones.
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Most diabetic assessment of the eyes concentrates on retina health, but for type 2 sufferers, dry eye disease could be far more concerning.
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New study finds that giving birth through an emergency caesarean increases the risk of developing postnatal depression in the first nine months after childbirth by about 15%.
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Stopping people from talking about their unwanted thoughts may have a terrible impact on them and on society.
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People with auditory implants often experience music as horrible buzzes and beeps. New research may be able to help.
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16p11.2 deletion or duplication syndrome occurs in three out of every 10,000 people.