Flu season is unpredictable in any year, depending on such factors as how many people get the vaccine and how well it matches circulating strains of the virus. This year, throw in the wild card of COVID-19. Physicians say if…
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Are you protected from coronavirus if you've battled the common cold?
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The common cold is a type of coronavirus, health experts say, so can it prevent you from getting COVID-19 or…
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How to keep your contact lenses clean (and what can go wrong if you don’t)
You’re rushing and accidentally drop a contact lens on the bathroom floor. Should you: run it under the tap and pop it in? spit on it and do the same? use the cleaning solution your optometrist insists you use? replace…
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Dentist shares trick to tighten your face mask if it's too loosely fitted
Wearing face masks is, to use a most-hated term of 2020, the new normal. Whether on public transport, while flying, getting a haircut or just out and about, people are expected to wear face coverings. Some people may be creating…
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Why you should choose Paracetamol over Ibuprofen if you’re a runner who aches
Running can be painful. If you’re training for a marathon, you’ll have all sorts of ache and pains, if you’re new to the sport, you might find that you’re stiffer than ever before. Us runners are always twisting ankles, pulling…
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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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It's Okay if You're Terrified of Returning to 'The New Normal'
A week before lockdown began, a week before we were all told to stay home to save lives, Ryan Seller was diagnosed with agoraphobia. The diagnosis didn’t come as any major surprise; he had suffered with anxiety for a while,…
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Yes, You Can Have PTSD Even if You Weren't Violently Attacked
It’s often assumed that a person with post-traumatic stress disorder is a survivor of military combat, rape or some other form of horrific violence — and in plenty of cases, this is true. In fact, PTSD was first added to…
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How to cope if you feel overwhelmed and helpless in the face of racism
We are all currently facing a once-in-a-generation global pandemic – but black people are also dealing with a barrage of systemic racism, and it feels like an assault from every angle. Not only are black people being disproportionately impacted by…
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If you're having thoughts of self-harm or suicide, know that you're not alone
As we reach week five of lockdown, if you don’t know who Joe Tracini is: you need to stay in more. Joe is a performer (some of you may recognise from Hollyoaks) who has been posting hysterical, parodical dance tutorials…
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