4 d. ago 'I healed my agonising disease with one powerful mental technique'

Mental fitness expert Maya Raichoora healed her ulcerative colitis by visualising a healthy future - now she helps others use positive imagery to change their lives

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6 d. ago I discovered the truth about my agonising back pain and SHRINKING after doctors misdiagnosed me. The real cause affects thousands of women

Six weeks after the birth of her first child, Jane Kent was hit by such excruciating back pain it became almost impossible to pick up her baby or even turn over in bed.

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1 week ago I was left with agonising joint pain because doctors think only MEN get gout. Now they're warning others about common misdiagnoses and how to protect your health

Crawling into bed to rest her painful left toe, Mel Gardener winced as she covered herself with a cotton sheet. Even the touch of this light fabric was excruciating.

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1 week ago I was left with agonising join pain because doctors think only MEN get gout. Now they're warning others about common misdiagnoses and how to protect your health

Crawling into bed to rest her painful left toe, Mel Gardener winced as she covered herself with a cotton sheet. Even the touch of this light fabric was excruciating.

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2 w. ago Scots "Cancer Dad" shares powerful blog posts as daughter battles disease

Daniel Lavery has opened up about his journey after his daughter’s stage 3 cancer diagnosis, sharing his experience in a heartfelt blog.

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3 w. ago Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan

Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know itImagine a disease that can render its sufferers bedbound for years. One that could take a marathon runner and leave them unable to walk to the toilet. Imagine that at least 2 million people in England and Scotland alone were affected to some degree, each with a mix of debilitating symptoms, from breathlessness to brain fog to multi-organ damage.Then imagine that there were no proven treatments for this life-changing illness, let alone a cure. In fact, patients are often told it’s all in their heads. Now imagine that more people are falling ill every day with the virus that causes this devastating disability – and that successive governments have abandoned almost every strategy to try to get to grips with it.Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnistIn the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans...

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3 w. ago Doctors warn common drug is causing 'deviant sexual behaviour' among women as users report 'cruising the streets for sex semi

The medicines - known as dopamine agonists - are offered on the NHS and interact with parts of the brain that control movement, helping to ease restless legs.

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