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Losing weight before next pregnancy can 'reduce risks'
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Health anxiety is not a joke - it can ruin lives
The number of people who are wrongly convinced they are seriously ill is rising, says Emine Saner
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Go down to the woods today
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My week: The hospital porter
Jim Witham on ferrying patients to the operating theatre with a reassuring word -
A guide to wasp and bee stings
Painful and itchy for most, but a medical emergency for some, says Dr Luisa Dillner -
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25 Jul 2010: Changing sexual behaviour and new partnerships increases the number of HIV and Aids cases in an older generation
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24 Jul 2010: The letter you always wanted to write
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The vocal consequences of pop-star ambitions, plus I can't shake off the pain in my knee. Dr Tom Smith answers readers' questions
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A simple walk out in the fresh air often helps focus the mind and clear it of those everyday concerns. But why, wonders Oliver Burkeman
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Having radiotherapy to the womb or ovaries as a child could cause problems when women later try to have a baby, researchers say
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Mothers who drink milk containing 'friendly bacteria' (probiotics) while pregnant and breastfeeding may reduce their child's risk of developing eczema, reports a new study
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Podiatrist Beverley Ashdown gives her verdict on five ugly but practical shoes that have become fashionable.
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Most people with heart conditions can safely travel by air, according to a new report from the British Cardiovascular Society
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