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Shyness could be defined as a mental illness
SHYNESS, bereavement and eccentric behaviour could be classed as a mental illness under new guidelines, leaving millions of people at risk of being diagnosed as having a psychiatric disorder, experts fear.
Chocolate cake breakfast could help you lose weight – scientists
EATING chocolate cake as part of a full breakfast can help you lose weight, say scientists.
Coffee could improve memory
Drinking decaffeinated coffee could improve our memory, a study suggests.
Model Katie recovering after acid attack
Katie Piper, the TV presenter and charity campaigner who had acid thrown in her face in 2008, has regained some of her sight after receiving pioneering surgery.
Girls as young as 13 given contraceptive implants at school in UK
PUPILS as young as 13 have been fitted with contraceptive implants at school without their parents knowing.
3D printer builds new jaw bone for transplant
AN 83-year-old woman has become the first person to have a 3D printer-created jaw fitted.
DVT risk raised by sitting in the window seat
Sitting in a window seat during a long flight can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), say doctors.
New vote of confidence in childhood vaccines
Parents who fear their child may have a potentially fatal reaction after vaccination have been reassured the incidence is "extremely rare". A new review of children in Ireland and the UK, who were suspected of having this life-threatening reaction, was carried out by researchers.
Amputees can face long delays for prosthesis
People who have lost a limb who are reliant on medical cards to get a prosthesis can wait more than six months in some parts of the country.
Two big glasses of wine a day triples cancer risk
REGULARLY drinking two large glasses of wine or two strong pints of beer a day triples the risk of developing mouth cancer, research has shown.
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