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‘Get help’: osteopath’s urgent plea to cancer victim refusing treatment  The Times Mum of woman who refused chemo accuses paramedics of killing her  BBC Twin brother of woman who refused chemotherapy says mother ‘sacrificed’ her daughter  The Independent 23-year-old who died of cancer after refusing chemo had ‘five coffee enemas a day’  New York Post ‘Anti-vax’ woman died after refusing chemotherapy  Yahoo Home Source link

Many people seek solace in nature, as it has the healing power to lower stress levels and improve our mental health. However, the same power can also create some of the most terrifying things that fuel nightmares, anxieties, and phobias, like vampire bats, zombie fungi, and flying snakes.To show just how scary nature can get, our Bored Panda team compiled …

This weight loss–friendly Creamy Cilantro-Avocado dressing is a dietitian favorite. The dressing is higher in protein and lower in calories and fat compared to most other dressings. It’s also a source of probiotics and monounsaturated fat, which may also help with weight loss. Salads are a go-to meal for weight loss, but figuring out what dressing to use (or even …

If you don’t get enough protein, your tissues can hold on to too much fluid, which can make your feet, ankles, or legs swell. Protein helps keep the fluids in your body in check, which is why this happens. Without it, water can leak into nearby tissues, making them swollen and painful. Not getting enough protein will affect almost every …

More people in the United States now smoke cannabis every day than drink alcohol, with about 17.7 million daily or near daily users recorded in the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. That shift adds urgency to questions about what long term, high frequency use might be doing to the body. Researchers from the University of …

Allina Health is closing three suburban medical clinics plus one on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, where a different health system earlier this year also announced a clinic shutdown. The Minneapolis-based health system said the closures are driven by efficiency concerns, since Allina has underutilized space across its network of more than 60 primary care clinics. Patient preferences are evolving …

Doctors Are Begging People Trying To Lose Weight To Stop Doing This One Thing With Fruit originally appeared on Parade. “Shop the perimeter.” “Consume plenty of fruits and veggies.” These tips are common refrains in the weight loss space and also happen to be good health advice. However, one family physician sees patients who are often surprised that their weight …

After spending months without eating, drinking, or moving, hibernating mammals must rebound from extreme physiological changes. Two new studies suggest that the genetic “superpowers” underlying this incredible resilience may also be present in the human genome. For these studies, published Thursday, July 31, in the journal Science, researchers at the University of Utah honed in on the specific DNA regions …

Sharks with frickin’ lasers are tired news. Peacocks, apparently, are where it’s truly at. Famous for their dazzling iridescence, peacock feathers are known to contain nanostructures that scatter light in ways that make their plumage shimmer in hues of blue and green. Applying a special dye to multiple areas on a peacock’s tail, researchers from Florida Polytechnic University and Youngstown …

A common sedative sometimes taken to get high is becoming deadlier. Research out this week finds that annual U.S. deaths caused by nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or whippits, have significantly spiked over the past decade and a half. Researchers at the University of Mississippi and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted the study, an analysis of …