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Sinister conditions behind hiccups: Frankie couldn't get rid of his then found the surprising cause. Now from kidney problems to drug reactions, when you need to worry told by doctors

30/01/26 12:05

Hiccups - and the comic 'remedies' associated with them - are often a cause of general amusement and joking. But how would you feel if one day you started hiccupping… and just couldn't stop? This is what happened to 63-year-old Frankie Thrasher, who has been hiccupping on and off for the past five years, despite trying endless traditional tips such as holding his breath, different medications and even surgery....read

How a tattoo burned Victoria's skin, and left her brows bleeding. And this is the surprising trigger…
22/01/26 04:39
Victoria Privett attributes meaning to all seven of her tattoos, but nonetheless is currently having one removed - not because she has gone off it, but for the sake of her health.
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Cecily was left with horrifying burns when she used her blender to make pasta sauce - as maker is sued for alleged faults causing injuries, here's the ONE mistake that could mean this happens to you too
09/01/26 12:17
Like many home cooks, Cecily Beer would reach for her blender to whip up smoothies, sauces or milkshakes without a moment's thought.
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My rabbit and I have the same back problem... and we're not the only ones: Our experts reveal the surprising rise in humans with the same health conditions as their pets - this is what you have to watch out for
29/12/25 05:01
Here six owners who've all been diagnosed with the same condition as their pet, tell their unusual stories - and how their animals have helped them cope...
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Cruel rosacea blighted Rebecca's life and made her nose swell. Her doctor said she just 'had to just put up with it'. She tried everything - then found a life-changing cure
18/12/25 12:23
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer makes uncomfortable listening for Rebecca Daley - she has a condition which makes her nose swell to three times its size and almost 'glow' with redness.
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After years of being unable to sleep, I took this popular supplement and had the best night's rest of my life... until I woke up with heart palpitations and was rushed to hospital. Don't make my mistake
27/11/25 12:28
After years of sleepless nights that were getting progressively worse, Dale Allen was desperate.
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This is the mortifying Mounjaro side-effect everyone is too ashamed to admit they suffer from - and the clever dosing trick that will cure you AND help you shed the pounds
27/11/25 12:03
Despite being overjoyed with their weight-loss results, many women taking fat jabs are struggling with an acknowledged (but little discussed) side effect.
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How my bifold doors nearly killed me. It's a middle-class status symbol, but a horrific danger landed me in surgery. You must protect yourself: JULIE COOK
27/11/25 12:55
As a person from working-class stock, having those 5m bifold doors was something the 11-year-old me could never have dreamed of. I adored them. Until they nearly killed me.
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Should children really take CBD gummies to treat their ADHD? Companies report a huge increase in demand from desperate parents - we speak to one mother who says they calmed her teenager's ADHD and sleep problems
21/11/25 11:57
With her teenage son unable to concentrate or still his mind enough to fall asleep, and his behaviour spiralling at school, Sarah Thomas became desperate for a solution.
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Carole was told she was rude, antisocial and 'possessed by the devil'. It was only when she was 46 that she discovered what the issue really was... this is why all women must hear her story
13/11/25 12:36
As a child Carole McNally was criticised for being cold. For eyars she battled with feelings of not fitting in. It was only when her youngest son was diagnosed that the penny dropped.
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Too many women like Heather suffer incontinence for decades - but doctors dismiss them. Now there's a little-known NHS procedure experts hail as life-changing. No wonder Heather says: 'I've got my life back'
07/11/25 12:00
It didn't just take weeks or even months - it was decades before Heather would finally discover the full extent of the damage done during the delivery of her first child.
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My husband's hair transplant saved our marriage
23/10/25 11:30
It was, my husband Cornel insisted, something that would restore his ailing sense of masculinity. A procedure, he said, that would make him feel more virile, attractive and youthful.
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My husband's astonishing hair transplant saved our marriage... but this is the dark truth they never tell you about the treatment. Read what happened to us before you decide to get it done
22/10/25 03:52
It was, my husband Cornel insisted, something that would restore his ailing sense of masculinity. A procedure, he said, that would make him feel more virile, attractive and youthful.
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The medieval skin disease surging through Britain: My mother caught it in hospital, and then it spread to my whole family - even though we're super clean. This is why everyone's at risk... and how you can protect yourself
16/10/25 11:05
Initially Amanda Rushton thought the tiny bumps that suddenly appeared on her arms and side were nothing more than an allergy - but then within days she was hit by a maddening urge to itch.
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Like Olivia Bowen, I suffered Vanishing Twin Syndrome. Here's why it's taken me 12 years to tell my daughter the truth, reveals JULIE COOK
16/10/25 12:16
This summer my daughter Adriana, 12, and I were wandering along the river near our home in Hampshire. I decided I should reveal a secret I'd been keeping for 12 years.
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We've lost FOURTEEN stone on weight-loss jabs... and it's changed our lives in ways you'd NEVER expect. From life-threatening side-effects to miracle health transformations, four women reveal the warts-and-all verdicts
07/10/25 03:59
Mounjaro and other weight-loss jabs have taken the world by storm - changing lives beyond just reducing people's waistlines.
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How leg-lengthening surgery in Turkey added 10cm to my height: Doctors warn it's so risky. Now Sami reveals how much it costs, exactly what happens... and why 'it's worth it'
28/08/25 11:34
Operation involves surgically severing both leg bones, and needs at least three months' convalescence - all in the hope of gaining extra inches in height.
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Why so many women are keeping their partners in the dark about using weight-loss jabs. And why doctors warn they are risking their health - and their relationships
21/08/25 12:26
Once a week, when her husband is sleeping soundly, 52-year-old Sarah Moore tiptoes downstairs to the kitchen, opens the fridge and pulls open the salad drawer.
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When the trip of a lifetime ends in a medical emergency. From bleeding eyes following a mosquito bite to the stomach bug that has lasted three years - these holidaymakers tell their cautionary stories
15/08/25 10:51
The idea of a holiday in a far-flung corner of the world sounds appealing but it can come with risks and for some unlucky travellers that means the experience of developing a tropical disease.
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Revolting health problem infecting wild swimmers. I ended up in hospital from it... this is why you must NEVER put your head under the water now
07/08/25 11:03
For the past ten years Kim Hilton has been a regular and enthusiastic 'wild' swimmer, often taking dips along the banks of the River Wye near where he lives.
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I defied my doctors and halted dementia in its tracks - here's how I beat the odds
31/07/25 11:34
No one wants to be sick - or stuck on medication for life. But what if you could take control of your health and reverse chronic conditions?
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Hospitals should BAN all attention seeking selfies
24/07/25 12:18
I was lying in an uncomfortable hospital bed with a drip in one arm and a pulse monitor on my finger, trying to sleep as midnight crept ever closer.
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Millions of Raynaud's sufferers are told nothing can help the cruel finger condition which cold or aircon can make worse. Now doctors tell us there ARE answers
12/07/25 10:48
During this heatwave, while most of us welcome the blast of cool air in an air-conditioned shop or restaurant, Karen Raney-Marr dreads it. And it's all because of this little-known condition...
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I'm sick of my single friends boring me with their raunchy love lives!
03/07/25 07:42
UK-based writer Julie Cook, who has been married for 16 years, wants to spend time with her single friends - but she's fed up of being forced to listen to tales about their love lives.
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The little-known pill that saved my life after unimaginable grief caused my drinking to spiral out of control
30/06/25 10:54
When Nicky Wake recently celebrated her 54th birthday there was no wine, no champagne and no beer.
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I tried the new 'safer' version of the Brazilian butt lift and it almost killed me. This is the vital advice anyone thinking of having the procedure needs to know
20/06/25 10:49
Sasha Dean took pride in her appearance and, as well as regular workouts to maintain a toned figure, she had fillers and Botox to help her keep a youthful complexion.
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Lisa thought her itch was just an allergy. In fact it was a common liver problem that mostly strikes women, often goes undetected for years and causes catastrophic damage. Now doctors reveal the signs
19/06/25 03:59
Lisa Woodcock's initial instinct when she first developed severe itching all over her body was to blame an allergic reaction to her laundry detergent. 'I was itching all the time,' recalls the 41-year-old.
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Feminism made me ashamed to be a mother. Now my children are teenagers, I bitterly regret wasting their baby years: JULIE COOK
06/06/25 12:12
There are times I look at my children and feel so proud I could burst. Alex, 16, has just taken his GCSEs and Adriana, 11, is a keen little actress and loves performing.
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The terrifying side-effects of the drug used by thousands of men to battle hair loss - as doctors warn the symptoms can be permanent and there is 'no cure'
05/06/25 03:55
Robb Dixon often sees posts on social media from men desperate to try anything for thicker hair - and finds it difficult not to directly message them saying: it isn't worth it.
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Why taking Mounjaro with HRT could raise risk of womb cancer - and those with obesity or diabetes are particularly in danger: Special report by JULIE COOK
02/06/25 04:06
Women taking oral hormone replacement therapy are being advised to talk to their doctor if they also start using Mounjaro, amid concerns they could be at a higher risk of womb cancer...
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Life-changing pill that can ease agony of endometriosis: Breakthrough can help cruel condition so many women wait years to be treated for - as doctors reveal what really works
19/05/25 10:55
From the time her periods began at the age of 11, Louise Spice (above left) knew that 'time of the month' spelled agonisingly painful and heavy periods, fainting fits and mood swings.
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This is the strange mark on my big toe that was the only sign I had a killer 'invisible' condition
16/05/25 11:40
They trim our hair, polish our nails and ease our tired muscles - but beauticians, manicurists, hairdressers and barbers can do far more than that.
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I spent most of my life feeling weak, frail and unable to put on weight. Doctors were baffled - until I developed this strange symptom and they finally discovered my deadly condition
15/05/25 10:58
Every time Billie Worsey nips up the stairs to fetch something she utters a silent 'thank you'. Until recently, she was unable do to this alone, needing her husband to carry her.
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I have no sex drive, can't smell and my genitals didn't grow... meet the men who didn't go through puberty because of this little-known syndrome that affects thousands
13/05/25 10:48
Neil only noticed there was a problem age 14. He says: 'I was the smallest in my year and didn't get facial hair or body odour. But I was never bullied and wasn't unhappy.'
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This is why I hate drunk women... and why I'm so glad I turned my back on alcohol: JULIE COOK
08/05/25 03:50
Don't get me wrong. Drunk men are awful, too; they fight, fall over and get lairy. But they don't draw my ire because I can't recognise myself in them. In drunk women, I see a mirror of a past I'd rather forget.
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Jenny's savage migraines were dismissed as stress. Then she saw a top neurologist who explained you CAN manage cruel condition - and given medication that changed her life
02/05/25 10:47
Gripped by a blinding pain pulsing through her head and unable to move the left side of her face, Jenny Balls feared she was having a stroke. She wasn't being overly dramatic.
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How my beautician saved my life - as many are now trained to spot subtle signs of serious illness and how to deal with it
27/03/25 11:45
They trim our hair, polish our nails and ease our tired muscles - but beauticians, manicurists, hairdressers and barbers can do far more than that: many are now trained to potentially save our lives.
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My dry eyes and mouth were signs of a devastating disease that mainly strikes women. I'm urging others to seek help as doctors warn a delay can be disastrous
24/03/25 12:02
Sheeraz Henderson had just arrived in France on holiday when she noticed her foot was swollen. She'd travelled on the Eurostar, 'so I wondered if it was from not moving around enough', she says.
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When losing weight is NOT good for your health - as well as cancer, it may be a sign of a host of other serious conditions
18/03/25 11:35
We spoke to five people about their weight loss and the very different health problems that caused it, while experts explain what to look for...
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Why you should be worried about the lingering cough that won't go away - as our experts reveal the steps you must take
20/02/25 12:03
Identifying the cause of a chronic cough can be life-saving. Here we talk to five people with very different reasons for their cough, and ask experts about the best approach.
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Fobbed off by doctors for decades and left to suffer - all because they didn't diagnose our common conditions. Now top experts reveal how to stop it happening to YOU
04/02/25 01:28
Many regard getting a diagnosis, good or bad, as preferable to living with uncertainty. But if that diagnosis is the wrong one, the repercussions can be devastating.
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I thought I'd solved the eternal issue of trying to lose baby weight while still enjoying chocolate and sugar. But my solution left me with a bizarre eating disorder - and it's more common than you think
30/01/25 12:04
Trying to slim down after the birth of her first child, Lucy Hake thought she'd solved a problem familiar to many dieters: how to satisfy cravings for calorific food without sabotaging her weight-loss efforts.
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'I felt like my insides were falling out': Prolapse problems are extremely common but so many women don't realise they're suffering or are failed by doctors. Now top experts reveal there IS help - and how to solve it
23/01/25 12:03
When she was told she could no longer exercise, go running or even pick up her toddler, Pilates instructor Holly Puddephatt thought life as she'd known it was over.
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Bryony was slim and healthy when these photos were taken. Weeks later she felt ill and went to lie down. What happened next was the most shocking thing imaginable
09/01/25 12:07
As beautician Bryony Mills-Evans was closing up the shop for the night, events took a dramatic turn.
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The horrifying side effects of Ozempic left me bedbound. Then I moved to Australia and discovered something that works better for me than any 'wonder drug'
02/01/25 03:07
Ask Sam King if taking Ozempic was worth it in her quest to lose weight and she'll smile...
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How TICK BITES are now making people allergic to red meat and even toothpaste... Hundreds of thousands are testing positive for this frightening new allergy - here are the signs to watch out for
31/12/24 01:41
Val Smith was on a river cruise in France when she woke in the early hours feeling incredible itchiness on her arms, torso and legs.
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The under-50s bowel cancer epidemic: Young sufferers reveal the symptoms their DOCTORS missed - while a new bombshell study reveals the common food that may be causing the crisis
31/12/24 01:39
The question is one that's puzzling many of the world's leading medical experts: just why are so many young people falling victim to bowel cancer?
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'I ate Boxing Day leftovers and was so violently sick I needed medical treatment': As cases of festive food poisoning soar, read our expert guide on how to stop it wrecking YOUR Christmas
23/12/24 04:45
Samantha Norman (pictured) was so violently sick after eating leftovers last Christmas that she needed medical treatment. Read our expert guide to help you stop food poisoning ruining your fun.
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How weekend drinking sessions can harm your heart even years after you've quit: Doctors reveal frightening truth - and signs you need to know
05/12/24 11:47
Catrina was driving to work earlier this year when she was struck by what she feared was a heart attack. After this was ruled out, she was given less reassuring news.
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Frantic cleaning, insomnia and even naked night-time wandering: How tonight's full moon can change your life - if you know how to harness it
15/11/24 04:40
'The moon pulls the tides and waters and so it pulls us,' Helena says, leading us through a guided meditation. 'You are circling freely around the stars. How does it feel?'
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Doctors told me my earache was just an infection: It turned out to be cancer and now I want to warn everyone about the little-known signs
15/11/24 11:45
To see him now, you'd be hard pressed to imagine what Harvey Deaton has been through. He's fit and healthy and enjoys spending his time between the UK and Spain.
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How to tell if you have the sleep disorder that even doctors don't know about
07/11/24 05:33
Do you struggle to get out of bed without an alarm clock, then feel tired all day? You might assume this familiar-sounding scenario is caused by poor sleep.
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The alarming reasons so many young people now need hip replacements... but it could leave them in even MORE pain, doctors reveal
04/11/24 04:42
At 26, happily married and with a busy career as a dog-groomer, Sophie Cater should be enjoying life to the full. Instead, she is in pain virtually round-the-clock because of a hip replacement in 2023.
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If you are tired all the time, worrying things could REALLY be going on with your health. These five people had a VERY surprising diagnosis
15/10/24 01:02
As many as one in eight of us feels 'tired all the time', according to a 2022 YouGov survey, with a quarter of Britons saying they feel tired 'most' of the time.
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Pins and needles were the sign Faith, 22, was having a 'widow maker' heart attack. And as she reveals, it's not just the elderly or unfit who need to know what to look out for...
03/10/24 03:56
Driving home earlier this year, fitness coach Faith Harrison had tingly sensations in her arms that were so severe she had to pull off the road - her condition quickly took a turn for the worse.
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The everyday modern habit causing head lice infestations you need to warn your children about - as doctors reveal the best way to treat them
09/09/24 04:10
As a mother of four school-age children, every year when the schools go back, Jennifer Barton struggles with head lice. They affect thousands of UK households and cases are soaring again.
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The dark side of our Titanic obsession: From gruesome tourism to treasure hunting... it's time to let it go, writes JULIE COOK, whose great-grandfather died on the wreck
06/09/24 12:32
I've dedicated years of my life to studying the Titanic, and yet I am glad she is crumbling to nothing. It wrecked so many lives 100 years ago, and is still a malign influence today.
More girls are starting their periods younger than ever before - scientists think they've finally found what's causing it
27/08/24 01:21
While the average age of starting menstruation is 12, Milly is one of a growing number of girls who start their periods young. She was ten when they started, which created problems.
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How to beat painful stones that can form in your body: Experts reveal how they can be the true cause of everything from unexplained weight loss and stuffy noses to bad breath and agony during sex
08/08/24 11:03
The tonsils are among the places in the body where stones can accumulate and could be the cause of common symptoms - as experts explain here...
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How I cleverly faked a millionaire influencer's lifestyle on a modest budget
04/08/24 03:54
Azure skies, inviting pools, pretty pink cocktails - it's that time of year when other people's social media feeds can make us green with envy.
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I believe in psychics - my husband thinks it's claptrap. So could an 'energy reading' be the key to sprucing up our marriage after 20 years together?
25/07/24 11:10
My husband and I don't need a drastic intervention - but we could do with a bit of sprucing up. So, offered a 'couple's energy reading' by a renowned celebrity psychic, I was hardly going to say no.
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My over-enthusiastic lovemaking left me with a very embarrassing curve and shrinkage downstairs (and lots of middle-aged men might be in the same position, too afraid to speak up)
12/07/24 11:07
Richard was in the middle of a passionate love-making session when he suddenly experienced pain where it was least welcome. He went on to develop Peyronie's disease.
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I am an extreme sleepwalker and the things I've done in the middle of the night frighten me
03/06/24 03:58
While many of us climb into bed looking forward to a good night's sleep, Sarah Taylor dreads it. For the 32-year-old has no idea what might happen in the night.
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My GP surgery said I had a cold but it was thyroid cancer and listening to my instincts saved me. Now read the definitive guide to thyroids - and how to know if something's wrong with yours
23/05/24 11:15
When Abi Phillips thinks over the last couple of years, it is not with fondness of the good times. While her friends were busy with their lives, Abi was being treated for cancer.
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My dream holiday to Bali ended with me fearing my organs were shutting down and death was near. I had assumed I was safe with just mosquito spray…
20/05/24 04:02
The morning after a dream holiday in Bali, Debra Morgan felt 'horrendous'. At the GP surgery, a nurse took one look at her- by now visibly sweating - and said: 'I think it's dengue fever.'
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How to tell if you have the sleep disorder that even doctors don't know about
09/04/24 12:48
Do you struggle to get out of bed without an alarm clock, then feel tired all day? You might assume this is caused by lack of sleep, yet for some people it can be a sign of idiopathic hypersomnia.
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'My breasts were empty pockets and my arms had wings' - The hellish consequences of my 12 stone weight loss and why surgery in Turkey was my biggest mistake
26/03/24 01:47
Hannah, 31, a beautician from Liverpool, had bariatric surgery on the NHS which was rapidly effective. However, her weight loss left her with 'large' amounts of saggy, irritated, excess skin.
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I felt like a failure and cried for four months because I couldn't breastfeed my baby… but it turned out I have a condition that affects thousands of women without them realising
18/03/24 05:13
For many new mothers, the time spent breastfeeding their babies, however difficult or tiring it can be, is unique and cherished.
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Have you ever wanted to contact a loved one who has passed away? Nineteen years after she lost her beloved father JULIE COOK asks a celebrity psychic to teach her how to reach him
17/03/24 04:56
I've always felt a little bit psychic. So what use is this if I don't listen to it or interpret it correctly? And can someone like me be 'trained' to get better at it? I contacted celebrity psychic Inbaal Honigman.
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The horrifying and uncomfortable Ozempic side effects that left me bedbound
11/03/24 05:06
Ask Sam King how she lost weight and she'll smile and say: 'Simple healthy eating and exercise.'
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From cooking dinner to doing the housework, the shocking diary entries by two couples that reveal how doing the chores pushes their relationships to the brink
10/03/24 04:55
We asked two top writers and their husbands to record their feelings towards each other in a diary at regular intervals over a week. What emerged was a fascinating insight into married life.
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My epilepsy is so sensitive that a seizure can be triggered by camera flashes or the sun shining through railings... and I can never go to a nightclub again
26/02/24 05:14
Harry Jones, right, was diagnosed aged 17. 'I was having spasms in my arms and legs and they could last seconds or minutes, but I thought I was just tired,' he says.
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Using a hot water bottle daily gave me 'toasted skin' syndrome - and left permanent scars that experts say could raise my risk of skin cancer
30/01/24 12:08
After developing back pain last October, musician Joey Clarkson took that time-honoured step and began using a hot water bottle to ease it while she waited for an appointment to see her GP.
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I was almost blinded by a TikTok beauty video: One child reveals her horrific ordeal as young influencers drive 'generation Alpha' girls to use products too powerful for their skin
23/01/24 11:49
For four days last year, Amelia Gregory lay in hospital hooked to a drip while doctors battled to treat a skin infection that had spread to her left eye, to stop it robbing the 13-year-old of her sight.
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Did I drink myself stupid because I'd inherited 'alcohol genes'? asks Julie Cook - Revealing DNA research link alcohol consumption with genetics
06/12/23 09:19
Discovering she had four 'alcoholic dependency' genetic variants helped UK writer Julie Cook - a self-declared 'functioning binge-drinker' - give up drinking altogether in 2019.
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The distressing condition that doctors dismiss as women being 'pear-shaped'
04/12/23 08:50
Teresa Sanderson , 60, has suffered from lipoedema since her teens. It's a painful condition where fat accumulates in the legs, causing legs to grow and grow.
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How NHS waiting lists are driving patients to cash in pensions or sell their homes to pay for operations they desperately need
27/11/23 08:33
Seven million and growing - that's the number of people now on waiting lists for NHS treatment ranging from cancer checks to replacing arthritic hips and heart surgery.
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Patients so terrified of taking pills they won't even use painkillers
06/11/23 09:08
Pharmacophobia can be triggered by various factors. These include 'negative past experiences with medication', fear of side-effects or addiction, or a general distrust of pharmaceuticals.
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Liz has been a fussy eater all her life. Now experts say people like her may actually have a little-known eating disorder
09/10/23 07:33
Liz's condition - avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) - was only medically recognised in 2013, although has affected her throughout her whole life.
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I took up exercise to get in shape - and it triggered embarrassing leaks every time I run: Here are the dangers to watch for
28/08/23 08:27
Like one in three women, Annie suffered from bladder weakness which causes involuntary leaks. In her case it was caused by stress incontinence, muscles inside the pelvis that support the bladder.
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