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People with health anxiety are more likely to develop heart disease, says a study – news that will only make them more stressed. Psychological therapy is the best treatment …
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Of all those registered blind or partially sighted, 93% retain some useful vision – often enough to read a book or watch a film. But this can lead to misunderstanding and confusion
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I found out about wheelchair basketball only by chance. It’s liberating to play a sport controlled by your hands, not your feet
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The new spin on loneliness is that we ought to welcome it, in modest doses
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New study adds to growing body of evidence linking increased screen time to fewer hours of repose and poorer quality of sleep
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It’s not just an Arnie-style sci-fi plot – a study has shown that tobacco smoke mutates human DNA
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Study challenges view that soaring childhood obesity rates are caused solely by eating too much
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Government hails supermarket’s move to reformulate all of its own-label soft drinks, saying it shows pressure is working
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health dilemmas
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The drug has no measurable effect on acute back pain, according to a new study – so what should you be using it to treat?
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It may seem like a harmless display of affection, but allowing your pet to ‘kiss’ you could be dangerous – or even fatal
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advice
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaI’m deeply in love – but terrified of it endingA young woman enjoying a blissfully happy relationship is haunted by the idea it won’t last forever. Mariella Frostrup says it’s a blueprint for future relationships
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Ask Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis MorissetteAsk Alanis Morissette: I worry about my grandchildren’s dietIt’s with a feeling of despair that I see my daughters take the easy way out with their own children’s diet: fish fingers and lots of processed foods
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Private livesPrivate livesMy housemates are in a relationship but they argue all the timeThey shout at each other and hurl insults and I have to go and hide in my room. I would move out but it’s hard to find somewhere else to live
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Problem solvedProblem solvedWhy does my brother humiliate me at family events? Can’t he just accept me?At family gatherings my brother refuses even to say hello, yet I have reached out a hand to him since I was a child. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader
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Dr Dillner’s dilemmasDr Dillner’s dilemmasCan worrying about your health make you ill?People with health anxiety are more likely to develop heart disease, says a study – news that will only make them more stressed. Psychological therapy is the best treatment …
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Ask AlysAsk AlysAsk Alys Fowler: how do I raise the canopy of my mature holly tree?Our gardening expert has the answer
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Sexual healingSexual healingMy husband only wants sex four times a year – what do I do?He says he has a fear of intimacy. Will therapy help him past these feelings, or should we give up and live as friends?
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