Tempted by snacks before bed? Here's why - and what you can do about it

Sound familiar? Research suggests about a third of people are snacking every night after their evening meal - for those aged 18-24, four in five are unable to resist. Dietitian Dr Kristine Beaulieu says this spells…

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UK doctor infected with Ebola being treated at London hospital

The man, who has not been identified, landed at RAF Northolt before being transported to a specialist infectious diseases unit at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. It is the first confirmed case of a UK national…

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British Ebola patient evacuated from DR Congo arrives at London hospital

The patient, whose identity is unknown, was transported home on a medical evacuation flight , the Department of Health and Social Care said on Thursday. They are now being cared for in a specialised high-level isolation…

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Cancer diagnoses in England hit record high of more than 1,000 people a day

But experts warned that although the health service was identifying more cases, it was still failing to meet timescale targets on diagnosis and treatment. According to the latest cancer registration statistics , more…

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Beware ‘sun, sea and surgery’ cosmetic tourism packages, experts advise

"Actually, the risks start from the moment you step on the plane to after you return home, and until you're fully healed and you're out of the clotting risk time," she said, noting that travel itself could increase the…

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Regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists would protect patients | Letters

What happened to her shows what that mistaken assumption can cost. I write as the chairperson of the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy and as a psychotherapist for more than 20 years. I…

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Give us this day our wholemeal bread | Brief letters

A group of us take it in turns to do the weekly "bread run" by bike or bus from Osney Island and Marston – much to the amusement of the friendly shop staff. Clare Addison Oxford Your correspondent's plea for dog licences…

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NHS diagnoses one thousand cancers a day

“NHS teams across the country are taking tests and checks closer to the people who need them, and with new treatments being developed all the time, we will continue to do all we can to get people seen and treated for…

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Goodfellow launches international ‘research’ competition to showcase the next generation of talent

Goodfellow, which serves customers in aerospace, medical, electronics, energy and future tech, has an £8000 prize fund waiting for entrants who submit a poster detailing a current project that utilises a material from…

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Researchers tackling prostate cancer inequalities awarded £54,000 to investigate differences in tumour biology

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, but Black African, Caribbean, and Black British men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer compared to White men, and 2.5 times more likely to…

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