Sixteen- and 17-year-olds are not having their mental health needs met, according to the latest mapping study.
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Plastic surgery such as tummy tucks, breast reductions or tattoo removals are soon to be excluded from the NHS. Three of Northern Ireland’s four health boards have already put the plan out for public consultation. The Northern Board is expected to approve it later on Thursday. At present, many people in need of plastic surgery wait years for treatment.
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A pair of blood-smudged surgical gloves appears on the giant screen, then a glistening scalpel, which slides with ease into the pale, yellowy skin. “These,’’ explains the heavily-accented narrator, “are all little tricks to deal with the problem of the dog ears.’’
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SO far, only three celebrities here have admitted to having gone through cosmetic surgery. Actress Phyllis Quek, 34, was the first to confess, saying she had had her eyelids done in 2003 in China.
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I’m a 51 year old female in the throes of perimenopause, with a Ph.D. in molecular genetics from Caltech and a daughter about to enter puberty, so naturally a new book that came out this month: by Dr. Louann Brizendine is of great interest to me. As a consequence of my background in genetics as well as my parenting experiences, my perspective on the nature/nurture balance–with respect to human behavior–has shifted greatly towards nature.
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Experiencing symptoms of anxiety during pregnancy does not increase the risk of certain complications, such as having a longer labour, the results of a new study indicate.
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Pregnancy tests are supposed to be fool proof these days. In many ways they are fool proof. Though even though the tests have gotten easier to take, they still involve a component that we can’t quite make use reason - our emotions.
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People who benefit the most from getting married are people who suffered depression when they were single, say researchers from Ohio State Unversity, USA. Most previous studies on marriage looked at the benefits for the whole population in general, rather than trying to find out whether certain types of people are helped more than others.
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WHEN your joints ache with arthritis, and you’ve tried all that traditional medicine has to offer, are you tempted to visit a health food store for relief? If so, you have a lot of company.
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Herceptin, a popular Genentech drug for fighting advanced breast cancer, causes heart problems more frequently than researchers initially thought, according to a new study.
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