Men who regularly used a free web resource made significantly more health changes than men who did not, finds a new study from Intensions Consulting and the University of British Columbia. The researchers compared differences in behaviour among 863 men…
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High cholesterol warning – why you should never ignore this sexual symptom
High cholesterol is the name given to having too much of a fatty substance in your blood. This substance, known as cholesterol, can lead to blockages in your blood vessels. Blocked blood vessels raises the risk of heart attacks and…
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What Does Your Poop Tell You About Your Body & Your Health?
Bowel health isn’t a mystery. In fact, our bowels have their own way of telling us what’s up. And it turns out, your poop can talk — but are you ready to listen? Bowel health isn’t a mystery; our bowels…
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Type 2 diabetes: The sign in your hearing that could signal you have condition
Type 2 diabetes is another way of saying your body is not functioning properly and something has to change. To put it more precisely, it signals that your pancreas is not producing enough insulin or your body has become resistant…
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Coronavirus update: How to make a homemade face mask that almost rivals a surgical one
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the UK currently sits at 289,140, while the total number of deaths is 40,883. The number of daily deaths and new cases continue to plummet, returning to levels seen in the early days…
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If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness
The COVID-19 pandemic has opened fault lines in social, economic and health-care policy in Australia. One area in which all three converge is homelessness. It’s almost impossible to practise self-isolation and good hygiene if you’re living on the streets or…
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High cholesterol: Having this type of body shape could raise your ‘bad’ cholesterol levels
High blood cholesterol can accumulate in the arteries. Too much of the waxy substance can reduce blood flow to vital organs. And it can prevent oxygen from reaching the brain. Produced in the liver, and found in the foods you…
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Exercise and mealtime changes can beat Type 2 diabetes, study finds
Game-changing research showed that following a 12-week diet together with a healthier lifestyle could also see patients shedding two stone within a year. In the study, 61 percent of volunteers put diabetes in reverse, compared to 12 percent who did…
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Impressive result for mental health therapy
The researchers evaluated the NewAccess program, which is an Australian adaptation of the United Kingdom’s IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) approach of delivering low intensity therapies for symptoms of depression and anxiety—and the results have underlined its effectiveness. “The…
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Hair loss treatment: The essential oil proven to promote hair growth
Hair loss… did you see it coming? Or is the reflection staring back at you in the mirror showing you something you didn’t want to see? One essential oil has been shown to promote hair growth – which one? Researchers…
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