SOS! THE NHS WON?T LET ME SEE A DOCTOR? 
by NATASHA MANN, 1052 words
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Waiting lists are down. The NHS budget is up. Yet a new layer of bureaucracy is preventing patients getting the treatment their GPs recommend
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10 THINGS TO DO BY 40?TO BE HEALTHY AT 80
by ISLA WHITCROFT, 1263 words
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We all dread turning 40, but there?s more to getting older than wrinkles and bad health. By taking control of your lifestyle now, you can stay in shape for years to come?
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BIRD FLU? IS IT A THREAT TO PEOPLE?
by KATE WATSON-SMYTH, 1470 words
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As the Government tries to calm public fears about the outbreak of bird flu on a turkey farm in Norfolk, we talk to two leading experts about whether a pandemic is inevitable
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GENERATION DEAF
by KATE WATSON-SMYTH, 1488 words
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With so many forty-somethings suffering from tinnitus and hearing loss, is the generation who grew up listening to loud music on their headphones finally paying for it with their ears?
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TIRED, FATIGUED OR TOTALLY EXHAUSTED?
by ALEXANDER WHITEREED, 397 words
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Feeling tired all the time is such a common experience that it has its own medical acronym ? TATT
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SIESTAS ARE GOOD FOR THE HEART
by ALEXANDER WHITEREED, 387 words
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Give in to that post-lunch urge to sleep and your heart will benefit, say scientists
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LONELINESS LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S
by GABRIELLE COLLETT-WHITE, 405 words
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Older people who say they feel very lonely could be at more than double the normal risk of developing dementia
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DOUBTS RAISED ON CHOLESTEROL-BUSTING DRUGS
by ZOSIA KMIETOWICZ, 290 words
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Two US doctors are questioning whether statin drugs really do help to protect against heart disease
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PROTECT YOURSELF FROM POLLUTION
by ANASTASIA STEPHENS, 1679 words
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Invisible to the eye, chemicals and toxins are everywhere: from the food we eat, to the air we breathe and even in the products we use. So how can you de-pollute your life?
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TALKING ON MOBILES ADDLES DRIVERS? BRAINS
by GABRIELLE COLLETT-WHITE, 394 words
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New study explains why drivers who chat on their mobiles are more likely to have an accident
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