From Ramadan to the 5:2, the surprising science of fasting
Abstaining from food sounds intimidating and debilitating. In fact, intermittent fasting can help you feel healthier and live longer.
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The day The Smell came
I woke up to The Smell. It was thick and gluey. Naturally, I thought I was either having a stroke…
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Sometimes, it is the patient who makes the doctor feel better
I walked through the waiting room, out of the front door, and found Alan basking in the sunshine with Jess, his black…
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I’m a man with bulimia. But too many like me are unable to address their “hidden” condition
A failure to understand that eating disorders can strike anyone, at any time, can make it harder for people to…
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What male contraceptives are scientists working on? And how soon can we use them?
The male Pill, the male coil, and a medication made from papaya seeds.
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“Stop treating antibiotics like sweets”: the threat we face from antibioitic resistance
Currently, 700,000 people die per year from the resistance of microbes to medicine, and it is predicted that 10 million people…
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Mosquitoes on the march: how zika will spread across Europe
The saving grace for Europe and North America will be their relative affluence and greater levels of education.
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Chill out
Stress is not as destructive as is often assumed: a little bit of it may even be good for us.
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