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10 secret health hacks doctors tell friends – and it’s advice more people should know

Medical experts give us their Top 10 pieces of advice they think we should know. 1. BLOOD PRESSURE: If your doctor wants to prescribe medication to reduce blood pressure, ask for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) where blood pressure is measured at intervals over 24 hours at home first, advises Professor Gareth Beevers, from Blood… Read More »

How to tell you have diabetes

Generally, doctors recommend visiting the doc if you unintentionally lose between 5 to 10 percent of your body weight over the course of six months. Did you fast before taking your reading? Type 2 diabetes can be easier to miss as it develops more slowly, especially in the early stages when it can be harder to… Read More »

Tapeworms: How to tell if you have one

A tapeworm is a parasite that you can get if you eat the infected and undercooked meat of an animal. (iStock) Dear Dr. Manny, I ate something on a trip to Brazil and now I’ve been having terrible stomach issues. I’ve read about people who have had tapeworms and I don’t know if I have… Read More »

A ‘plaster’ placed over moles may one day tell patients whether they are cancerous

The plaster that could tell if your mole is cancerous or not and spell an end to traditional biopsies Experts at Sweden’s Malmö University are in the process of making the tool They hope the plaster-like patch will analyse suspicious moles within minutes It could even spell the end to traditional biopsies, which can cause… Read More »

Mike Johnson Says Demi Lovato “Kisses Really Well,” Then Says He Won’t “Kiss and Tell”

Mike Johnson opened up about what kind of kisser Demi Lovato is. ? Mike says he and Demi have gone on several dates and are “exploring each other.” Mike Johnson and Demi Lovato are still dating, and apparently he’s out here quite literally kissing and telling. During an interview with Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti… Read More »

Familial risk of colorectal cancer: the genes only tell part of the story

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world. Researchers currently assume that the disease is 35 percent hereditary. The main risk factors include a family history of the disease. In recent years, researchers have also identified around 100 tiny gene variations that are widespread in the population (single nucleotide polymorphisms – SNPs)… Read More »