Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
Wellness tips, fitness advice, and health related breakthroughs.
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In 2015, after complaining for years about terrible headaches, Clair Bennett collapsed and suffered a near-fatal brain infection. It turned out that she'd developed encephalitis, a serious brain inflammation, and as a result, her memory has been left ravaged. Now, doctors say that the computer analyst's brain was 'wiped' as a…
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For most people, pregnancy is pretty simple. Those nine months may come with a roller coaster of emotions, but in medical terms, it's pretty straight forward - the egg is fertilized, the fetus grows, and roughly 280 days later, a baby is born. For some families, however, pregnancy is far from simple. Now,…
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You may have tuned in to see Sean Milliken when he starred in an episode of the reality series My 600lb life in 2016, weighing a stunning 900lbs at the time. Now, his father has confirmed that he has passed away after suffering complications from an infection at the age…
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Alex Busby, a 51-year-old tailor, suffers from painful freezing extremities, and in cold temperatures, the blood vessels in her fingers have previously 'erupted.' Alex had always thought that her cold hand and feet were simply down to poor circulation, but in December 2018, when painful ulcers sprang up all over her…
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Musician Ian Starr has spoken out about how he managed to attain his "fantasy face" without a "bank balance the size of Kim Kardashian’s." Ian, who hails from Brisbane in Austrasia, was left disillusioned after leaving the boy band Boystar back in 2009. Inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci’s sketches of ideal…
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Kristina Kurzan from Seattle has spoken out about how she vaccinated her three children, but only after 15 years of outright refusing to do so. When her eldest son was three years old, she started to research vaccines. She soon found that there was a lot she didn't know, and…
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Drinking one or two diet beverages per day has been linked to a whole host of potentially lethal health issues, according to a new and concerning study. Joint research from the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association says that artificially-sweetened drinks lead to an increased risk…
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When most people think of arthritis, they tend to associate it with old people. Yet the reality is that arthritis can affect young people as well, and prove just as debilitating for them as it is for the elderly. One person who knows just how painful and crippling rheumatoid arthritis…
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The anti-vaxx movement has captured the attention of the world. A number of unproven theories have linked certain infantile vaccinations with learning difficulties and autism. Preferring what they see as a more natural approach, anti-vaxxers therefore flout medical advice and choose not to vaccinate themselves or their children. A growing…
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Ethan Lindenberger was never vaccinated during his childhood because his mother believed that vaccinations could lead to autism and brain damage. As he grew older, he realized science does not support that belief, but he was unable to change his mom's mind. When he presented evidence to her, she rejected…
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As kids, a lot of us had some questionably unhygienic habits. Some of us probably thought it was a great idea to bite our fingernails, or or wipe our runny noses on our sleeves, or play in the dirt for hours with our bare hands. But only the grossest among…
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Over the past couple of centuries, the human race has made leaps and bounds in the medical field. Our lifespans have increased thanks to better understanding of diet and exercise, new technology has allowed us to identify and cure illnesses that might formally have been fatal, and, in the more…
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Over the past few decades, the anti-vax movement has become a worryingly prevalent one. Parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids against life-threatening illnesses due to spurious science reports saying that doing so could harm them. Many of these rumours stem from one 1998 paper which claimed that the measles,…
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Ethan Lindenberger spent his childhood believing that his classmates didn't get vaccinated. He soon found out that, not only had most of them had their recommended vaccinations already, but that his older siblings had too. The Ohio teen was never vaccinated because of his mother's beliefs about the impact of…
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Ollie Jowett was given five years to live after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017. But the 22-year-old is determined to make his time on earth count, completely transforming his body in the space of just 12 weeks. The young man, from Cornwall, England, has an incredible physique after embarking…
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A woman whose doctors told her she may only have weeks left to live has shared her final wish with the world: a plea for more people to consider organ donation. George Compton, a 28-year-old from Surrey, England, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a baby, and has been battling…
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"Beer before wine and you'll feel fine." These seven words are practically our mantra on a Saturday night out - but unfortunately for all of us who enjoy a tipple, it seems that it might not actually be true. A recent study looked into whether the order of your drinks…
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No one enjoys going to the doctors, especially when the issue concerns an intimate part of the body. Still, you would hope that a doctor would act professionally and help alleviate some of the embarrassment you were feeling. Unfortunately, that is not what comedian and actress Sarah Silverman encountered when she…
