26 h. ago A handful of a popular snack each day can increase chance of cancer and heart attack, major study finds

Additive-laden foods such as crisps and sweets have been vilified for decades over their supposed risks, with dozens of studies linking them to issues including type 2 diabetes.

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39 h. ago Mum who needed emergency heart transplant vows to 'live best life' in honour of donor

Her condition was so severe that she was placed at the top of the UK's super-urgent heart transplant waiting list

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47 h. ago Amanda Holden takes brutal swipe at Holly Willoughby live on Heart radio show

Amanda Holden couldn't resist having a cheeky dig at her former This Morning co-host Holly Willoughby while discussing the renewal of her Netflix series Cheat: Unfinished Business on her Heart Radio Breakfast Show.

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52 h. ago Mini pill linked to ‘elevated’ asthma attack risk among some women – study

The risk was only found to be increased among certain women with asthma.

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3 d. ago Jab slashes heart attack and stroke risk for eight years, study suggests

South Korean experts found the jab, offered routinely on the NHS, gave significant protection from serious cardiovascular events in a study involving nearly 1.3million people.

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8 d. ago Emma Willis to return to TV with powerful new BBC series after secret heart surgery

The presenter, 49, recently revealed she had unknowingly lived her entire life with a hole in her heart

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8 d. ago Struggling mothers reveal the dark side of the 'miracle' ADHD drug that was supposed to save their lives from chaos

Earlier this year, Jane McFadden started getting reports from her 40,000-strong social media community about some alarming effects of the drug they and their children were taking.

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9 d. ago Top doctor reveals the hot drink that can help you live to 100

According to top cardiologist Dr Aurelio Rojas, those who have a cup first thing have a longer life expectancy and are less likely to suffer a heart attack.

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1 week ago Texas megachurch pastor TD Jakes to step down after suffering heart attack during sermon

Jakes is handing over leadership of The Potter’s House to daughter and son-in-law

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1 week ago A scientific rocket launch to study the Northern Lights almost ended in armageddon after Russian early

That was when a Norwegian rocket launch, carrying scientific equipment to study the Northern Lights, was mistakenly identified as a US missile attack.

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1 week ago Visible Health Heart Monitor review: 'It was great at first, but not long term'

EXCLUSIVE: When Visible (created for those with Long Covid, ME/CFS and PoTS) launched their wearable heart monitor, many where thrilled, but does it live up to the hype?

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2 w. ago This simple daily activity may help you live longer and aid your heart

Regularly taking the stairs is linked to a 24% reduced risk of dying from any cause

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2 w. ago Syrian refugee says Home Office ‘breaking my heart’ by refusing dying mother entry to UK

Home Office intervened after initial ruling allowing grandmother with terminal cancer to join family in GlasgowA Syrian refugee says the Home Office has “broken her heart” by trying to bar her mother, who has weeks to live, from coming to the UK to spend her final days with the grandchildren she has never met.Ola Al Hamwi fled Syria with her husband, Mostafa Amonajid, in 2015. They had lost their baby after a bombing and were unable to take Al Hamwi’s mother, Soaad Al Shawa,with them. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Football Daily | Welcome to Swansea: Luka Modric joins the top table of celebrity Jacks

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!With bitter rivals Cardiff in the Championship drop zone and their club comfortably ensconced in mid-table after three wins put paid to any lingering relegation concerns, Swansea City fans could have been forgiven for being delighted even before news broke that Luka Modric had become a minority shareholder in their club. While he may lack the Hollywood glamour of Catherine Zeta-Jones and the comedy chops of podcasting’s Elis James, by investing in the Welsh club the Real Madrid and Croatia legend has immediately catapulted himself into a VIP place at the top table of celebrity Jacks.Your lead piece about the Premier League’s end-of-season whimper (yesterday’s Football Daily) should not cause fans to lose heart. As Liverpool sleepwalk towards their 20th crown, simply cast your eyes down a little to the battle atop the Championship. Four games to go Leeds and Burnley both on 88 points Sheffield United ‘wobbling’ a-la Forest in third p...

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3 w. ago Inside stunning research that shows how cheap, popular drugs could be secret weapon against dementia

Dementia is the UK's biggest killer, claiming more lives than heart attacks and strokes combined. Despite exhaustive research, science has failed to find a cure or drug to prevent it.

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3 w. ago Combination of two cheap drugs could save lives after heart attack, study finds

Giving patients statins and ezetimibe after a heart attack can reduce risk of second attack or stroke, say scientistsThousands of heart attacks or strokes could be prevented and lives saved with a combination of two cheap drugs, a study suggests.Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death worldwide, with heart attacks the most common acute event. For those who survive an attack, the risk of another one is highest in the first year because blood vessels are more sensitive, making it easier for blood clots to develop. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94

Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard DreyfussTed Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died aged 94. His daughter Kate Kotcheff told the Canadian Press that he had died of heart failure on Thursday in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, where he lived. His son Thomas said: “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones.”In an amazingly varied career, Kotcheff’s work ranged from hardhitting TV plays and low-budget features in the UK, to hit Hollywood comedies and prestige-laden award-winners and cult films. Kate Kotcheff said: “He was an amazing storyteller. He was an incredible, larger than life character [and] he was a director who could turn his hand to anything.” Continue reading...

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last month 'I know Liverpool target has his 'problems' but he's the best fit to replace Virgil van Dijk'

Virgil van Dijk has been at the heart of Liverpool's defence since his £75million move from Southampton in 2018 - but there is still no guarantee he will sign a new deal

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