2 h. ago Daughters born between two decades warned of increased cancer risk

UKHSA advises anyone who believes they were exposed to a specific drug before they were born to get checked out as they could have a higher risk of some cancers

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5 h. ago Scottish football in mourning as manager reveals tragic death of baby daughter

Greenock Morton manager Dougie Imrie has released a heartbreaking statement after his baby daughter Remi tragically passed away, having been born 14 weeks premature

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39 h. ago How you drink your morning coffee could increase your risk of cancer by up to SIX times

Symptoms often include difficulty swallowing, unintended weight loss, and chest pain or discomfort. These symptoms can be subtle at first but tend to worsen as the cancer progresses.

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3 d. ago Warning over ‘decade of decline’ for one of England’s precious chalk streams

Conservationists call for more action to protect chalk streams after 10 years of monitoring shows major falls in river insects.

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5 d. ago Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper welcomes his third baby with his partner as Jeremy reveals VERY unusual suggestion for a name

Cooper and Taya are already parents to a son Oscar, who was born in March 2021 and their daughter Willa who they welcomed in June 2023.

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1 week ago Conor Maynard and Charlotte Chilton paternity row explodes again as fresh allegations emerge in dispute

A DNA test carried out in March found the singer was not the father of Charlotte’s daughter, Penelope, who was born in October

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1 week ago Food linked to rise of colon cancer now believed to be behind lung cancer, study finds

Eating this kind of food may increase your chances of developing lung cancer , a study suggests.

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1 week ago More than 60 countries scramble to respond to Trump’s latest tariffs

Industry representatives warn of job losses and say decision could be ‘nail in the coffin’ for those exporting to the USSee the full list of Trump tariff ratesMore than 60 countries around the world are scrambling to respond to the latest wave of US tariffs announced by Donald Trump which came into force on Thursday.Industry representatives in rich and poor countries warned of job losses as the tariffs upended a decades-old world trading system with rates ranging from 10% to 39%, 40% and 41% for Switzerland, Brazil and Syria. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The doctor will see you online now! A third of GP consultations are now carried out remotely

Patient groups described the 'slipping back into old ways' as 'very worrying' and warned serious diseases such as cancer are once again at increased risk of being missed.

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2 w. ago Scientists reveal reason behind 'steep' increase in colon cancer cases among young people

An investigation by the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that after a stable 15-year trend, diagnoses of local-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) rose steeply in adults aged 45 to 49 years old.

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2 w. ago Consumed review – mothers and daughters clash in Women’s prize for playwriting winner

Traverse theatre, EdinburghBuried trauma surfaces at a family reunion in Karis Kelly’s darkly funny Northern Irish drama that attempts to capture a broader history of violenceKaris Kelly’s drama won the Women’s prize for playwriting in 2022 and you can see why. Set amid a family reunion dinner in Northern Ireland, only the women are present here. And in the way of many such theatrical reunions, it leads to an almighty blow-up, yet there is no hint of cliche. Kelly is a talented playwright navigating between black humour and pain.At the head of the table is Eileen (Julia Dearden), a foul-mouthed matriarch whose 90th birthday they are celebrating. Gilly (Andrea Irvine) is her daughter and the mother of Jenny (Caoimhe Farren), who left long ago for a life in London. Muireann (Muireann Ní Fhaogáin), the youngest, is Jenny’s London-born-and-raised daughter.At the Traverse theatre, Edinburgh, until 24 August. Then touring from 3 September.All our Edinburgh festival reviews Continue readin...

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2 w. ago Major increase in colorectal cancer in younger adults tied to pandemic years, researchers say

There has been a recent surge in colorectal cancer cases and deaths in young adults around the world. But researchers still don’t quite know why

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