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Official advice on pulling out ingrown hairs after man left in coma with low survival rate

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Rachel Carter

Here’s some advice on how to safely remove ingrown hairs Published Mar 22, 2024, 16:28:39 GMTLast updated Mar 22, 2024, 16:30:34 GMT ...

How to beat the health problems no one likes to talk about: From piles to itchy bottoms and constant bathroom visits in the night. And the VERY surprising diet changes that could help…

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Rachel Carter

From an upset tummy and excess wind to urine infections and piles, there are many problems affecting ‘down there’ that we just ...

‘Perfectly healthy’ newborn baby girl died days after making ‘grunting’ noises – as parents issue desperate plea

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Rachel Carter

A MUM has shared the heartbreaking moments she watched her newborn baby slowly die from an infection that could have been prevented ...

The exact amount of protein you need to eat

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Rachel Carter

PROTEIN-packed versions of everyday food and drinks, from cereal to bread and even coffee, are filling our super­market shelves. One in ten ...

From burnt toast, to sweeteners and mobile phones… the biggest cancer myths debunked

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Rachel Carter

Claims that eating burnt toast and keeping your phone in your pocket will lead to cancer have circulated for years. But what’s ...

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Homeopathy is bunkum – but it should be available on the NHS

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Rachel Carter

We’re all still reeling from the shock news that King Charles has cancer and, like everyone else, the medical community is wishing ...

DR ELLIE CANNON: My wife is desperate to find a cure for her ‘ice pick’ headaches

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Rachel Carter

Q: My wife suffers from ice pick headaches. She has had scans and seen doctors but no one seems to know why ...

Using MRI scans to massage brain ‘could ease depression symptoms for up to SIX months’

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Rachel Carter

Depressed patients could see their symptoms eased for up to six months through targeted brain stimulation using MRI scans. Transcranial magnetic stimulation ...

What the colour of your phlegm REALLY means, according to doctors

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Rachel Carter

It’s that time of year when the dreaded lurgy strikes more than ever, leaving millions of us with a hacking cough, full ...

‘I would swim 150 lengths a week, but breast cancer drug was so brutal I had to be helped off the sofa’: Why you should think twice before taking miracle pill

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Rachel Carter

Earlier this month the NHS announced that thousands of healthy women in England would be offered a drug that could stop them getting ...