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World's most polluted countries REVEALED - and the worst might surprise you Residents in Nepal are exposed to99.73 micrograms per cubic metre (g) of fine particulate matter, on average, throughout the year, according to Oxford University's data platform.
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Mapping despair: Countries with the highest suicide rates in the world REVEALED The US suffers a suicide every 20 minutes, making it the 31st worst in the world and far more than developed nations like France (9.7 per 100,000 people), Spain (5.3) and Sweden (12.4).
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The one body part more than 75% of people don't wash regularly in the shower... Health officials in the US are urging people to wash their feet and scrub soap onto them at least every other day. They say this can help someone to avoid a fungal infection.
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I'm a dermatologist - these are the 5 foods that could be wrecking your skin 'There are certain foods or ingredients that I recommend reducing in your diet for optimal skin health,' says London-based consultant dermatologist Dr Thivi Maruthappu.
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: 'Seeing' a ghost is a wake-up call you can mute DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Have you ever seen a ghost? I haven't, but my wife woke me this week, convinced there were ghosts in our bedroom. But what she experienced was sleep paralysis.
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Revolutionary cancer blood test will speed up diagnosis and help cut NHS backlog An NHS trial found the Galleri blood test revealed two out of every three cancers among 5,000 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptoms.
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Surgeons are refusing sex change surgeries to trans people that are too fat Surgeons in the US have been refusing to carry out 'top' surgeries - removing the breasts - on the patients, fearing they are at higher risk of complications and because of slower healing times.
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Weekly Dose of Wonder: Why we get more genes from our moms
We inherit more genes from our maternal side. That's because it's the egg, not the sperm, that hands down all of the mitochondrial DNA. In addition, the W chromosome has more genes.
NPR.org | 20 hours, 55 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Do You Need A Full-Body MRI Scan? Probably Not, Experts Say
Whole body MRI scans may lead to unnecessary follow-up tests that are not only expensive, but also anxiety-inducing, experts say.
WebMD | 21 hours, 9 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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From Oval Office, Joe Biden will address nation, discuss recent debt limit deal
President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Friday night, where he will talk about the debt ceiling bill that Congress recently passed.
United Press International | 22 hours, 8 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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