By ELEN JOHNSTON, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 19:00, 13 August 2025 | Updated: 19:00, 13 August 2025 A new study has revealed that binge gaming is directly linked to anxiety, depression and poor sleep in young people—with it being a particular problem in boys. Hong Kong researchers surveyed 2,592 of children and teens currently in school and found that 31 per cent of …
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The number of children being poisoned by marijuana is on the rise, leaving youngsters with seizures and potentially life-threatening breathing issues. As the use of the drug has spread across the US due to legalization and commercialization the number of marijuana-related incidents has too. According to America’s Poison Centers, there were around 930 cases of poisoning in 2019, compared to …
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Naina Mishra seemed to turn up at the yoga studio in Euston, north-west London, out of nowhere. She wasn’t referred by anyone; she didn’t come with a friend. A 21-year-old woman of Indian heritage with an American accent who grew up in Hong Kong and had recently arrived in London, Naina just “fell in” off the street in January 2022, …
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When summer comes around, you can count on a few things. A Bruce Springsteen spotting at the Jersey Shore. Energy bills going up. And lots of kids getting sick with hand, foot, and mouth disease. Doctors are currently seeing a surge in cases of the disease, which is more common in the summer and early fall, according to the Centers …
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A man gave himself bromism, a psychiatric disorder that has not been common for many decades, after asking ChatGPT for advice and accidentally poisoning himself, according to a case study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine. In this case, a man showed up in an ER experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations and claiming that his neighbor was …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Kelly Clarkson has announced she is postponing the rest of her Las Vegas residency to be “fully present” for her children while her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock battles an undisclosed illness. The singer and daytime talk show host posted a statement on her verified Instagram account writing, “Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August …
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The singer said she was pausing her shows to be “fully present” for her family at this time Kelly Clarkson is postponing her Studio Sessions residency in Las Vegas to be with her family amid her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s illness. “Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas,” the singer and daytime …
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A handful of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been reported on Staten Island so far this summer, and medical experts are advising vigilance. The disease is highly contagious, and the symptoms, including fever, painful mouth sores, sore throat and skin rash, are unpleasant and painful. It spreads quickly at schools and day care …
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One of the stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age, Loni Anderson, has taken her final breath at 79. The sensational actress died from an undisclosed condition on August 3, 2025, just two days before she turned 80. Her family and her publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, confirmed her death in poignant statements. Loni Anderson rose to fame for refusing to portray the …
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