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Do I have a cold or hay fever? An expert explains how to tell the difference

Struggling to shift a pesky cold again? Wondering why your eyes are also feeling irritated, along with endless sniffles? If this sounds familiar, it might be that you don’t actually have a cold at all, but hay fever is causing your symptoms – ...

18 Apr 2024 at 12:35

Health & Wellbeing

Everything central heating does to your health – good and bad

Is there anything cosier than that weirdly comforting burnt smell you get when you turn the heating on for the first time in ages? When the pipes start ticking ominously as the system cranks into action? While some have had the thermostat up ...

11 Oct 2024 at 08:30

Health & Wellbeing

What is sleep apnoea and is it serious?

This week mark’s Sleep Awareness Week (March 10-16 this year), but while many of us are aware getting enough slumber is essential to our health and wellbeing – what about health concerns that arise when we’re actually asleep? A big example ...

11 Mar 2024 at 15:00

Health & Wellbeing

What is junk food really doing to your mental health?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and the negative impact they can have on our health has been a big topic lately. Now, a new study has linked consuming higher amounts of UPFs – typically things like ready-meals, sugary cereals and fizzy ...

29 Feb 2024 at 06:00

Health & Wellbeing

Am I eligible for the new RSV vaccine?

The NHS has started rolling out a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV – a bug that often does the rounds in schools and offices during the winter months. While common and usually not severe, RSV can cause some ...

02 Sept 2024 at 13:02

Health & Wellbeing

Kylie Jenner: My postnatal depression lasted a year

Reality star Kylie Jenner has spoken out about feeling like herself again, after suffering from postnatal depression which “lasted a year”. The 27-year-old beauty mogul revealed to British Vogue that she spent her entire early ...

13 Aug 2024 at 17:55

Life

My child has been diagnosed with epilepsy – now what?

Epilepsy is one of the most common long-term conditions in childhood, affecting one child in every primary school, and five in every secondary school on average. Yet if your child is diagnosed with the neurological condition ...

12 Feb 2024 at 07:30

Health & Wellbeing

This is why the change of season is affecting your sleep

Daffodils are in bloom, days are feeling longer and brighter (as are our moods) – there’s a lot to celebrate when spring approaches. But if you’ve noticed you’re struggling to drift off or stirring a lot more during the ...

27 Feb 2024 at 10:54

Health & Wellbeing

Is the dust in your home making you ill?

Keeping your home completely dust-free might seem like an endless, tedious task. But could those dusty surfaces and skirting boards be making you unwell? Just like pollen, dust is a common allergen, and those dust ...

04 Mar 2024 at 09:54

Health & Wellbeing

How can I tell what’s triggering my migraines?

While throbbing head pain is a key symptom, migraine is much more than just a headache. This long-term condition causes people to have migraine ‘attacks’ which can range from moderate to severe, sometimes meaning ...

20 Sept 2024 at 08:00

Health & Wellbeing

Can you lower your bowel cancer risk? Experts warn obesity and alcohol to blame for rise

Obesity and alcohol are leading to higher rates of bowel cancer cases among young people in the UK, researchers have warned. A new study published in journal Annals of Oncology, looked at cancer death rates ...

29 Jan 2024 at 10:57

Health & Wellbeing

What is sloth fever and can I catch it?

An emerging virus dubbed ‘sloth fever’ has caused some alarm, after the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reported that 19 imported cases of the disease have been found in the European ...

14 Aug 2024 at 13:38

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