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Pet Dogs May Improve Children's Health, But the Evidence Is Still Unclear
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Dogs have been considered ‘part of the family’ for millennia, and families are known to share their microbes. What, then,...
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Why “I Do Not Care What Others Think” Can Be a Sign of Inner Stability
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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More and more people are openly saying: “I do not care what other people think of me.” It may sound...
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Severe Sunburns May Raise Skin Cancer Risk, Meta-Analysis Finds
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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For anyone who remembers childhood summers ending with sheets of peeling sunburnt skin, there is an unsettling question to consider:...
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Artificial Neuron Communicates with Real Brain Cells
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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What sounds like the premise of a film comes from a credible study at the University of Massachusetts. A research...
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Mushrooms in autumn: Vitamin D for a strong immune system and healthy bones
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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As the sun retreats, jackets get thicker and infections become more common. While many people turn to tea and vitamin...
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Nicotine E-Cigarettes May Be the Most Effective Way to Quit Smoking
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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A new review indicates that nicotine e-cigarettes may be the most effective choice for people seeking to stop smoking, outperforming...
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Rosemary and bicarbonate of soda for hair: benefits and risks
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Combining rosemary with bicarbonate of soda has become a home remedy used chiefly to strip excess oil and build-up from...
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Deoxyribose gel for hair loss: a new alternative to minoxidil?
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Researchers in the United Kingdom and Pakistan came across the effect by chance while investigating wound healing. Now, millions of...
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Saliva Could Help Detect Gastrointestinal Cancer
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Gastrointestinal cancers rank among the most prevalent cancers globally and are a major cause of death. Being diagnosed is not...
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3 pieces of good news to brighten your week
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Sometimes the news can feel bleak, so we have picked out 3 uplifting stories. It is a familiar saying that...
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Women's Heart Bus Shows Why Reproductive Health Can Reveal Cardiovascular Risk
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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For more than a year from late 2021, the Women's Heart Bus travelled across France, providing cardiac and gynaecological checks...
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Itchy Scalp: Causes in Hormones, Metabolism, Nerves and Everyday Habits
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Many people who experience an itchy scalp immediately blame dandruff or the wrong shampoo, and they are only partly right....
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Sky & Space solar eclipse glasses: Sodap-Sobomex returns for 12 August
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Sodap-Sobomex is bringing back its Sky & Space brand. Based in Strasbourg, the manufacturer has already sold millions of pairs...
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Fasting training: how to burn body fat efficiently
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Fasting training is becoming increasingly popular among people aiming to lower their body-fat percentage efficiently. This approach involves exercising after...
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Laser refractive surgery: Quinze-Vingts CHNO ordered to pay €94,500
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Two years after undergoing surgery, a patient experienced a major deterioration in visual acuity. He subsequently took legal action to...
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Mindfulness meditation: the overlooked risk of adverse effects
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Mindfulness can be practised at home without cost, so it is often presented as an ideal remedy for stress and...
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Medical excess charge cap: France drops €200 plan for inflation-linked rise
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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The plan to double the caps has been dropped from the government’s proposal. Instead, the Health Minister now intends to...
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Single-Leg Stand: The Simple Exercise for Whole-Body Stability
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Not from exertion, but from laughter. “You’re telling me this is meant to make my whole body more stable? This?”,...
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Vegetable Biodiversity Is Vanishing, And It's Quietly Damaging Our Diets
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Most people eat far fewer vegetables than they should, with consequences for their health. At the same time, the range...
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Autoimmune Gastritis Revealed in Woman With Four Autoimmune Diseases
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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Her immune system had already been linked to illnesses affecting her liver, bile ducts and large intestine. A finding in...
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Pupil Dilation May Help the Brain Handle Surprise
Dr Eleanor Whitcombe
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When you walk into a dark room, your pupils rapidly widen to admit extra light and improve your vision. In...
