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Demi Lovato almost died from overdose before friends saved her life with heroin antidote
Demi Lovato
Friends reportedly decided to start carrying Narcan because they feared an overdose was coming
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Dr Miriam Stoppard: Taking antidepressants can make you put on weight
Mental health
Researchers find a link after noting that mental health patients got heavier while taking medication
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Coleen Nolan hits out at Ant McPartlin's new girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett for 'violating the girl code'
Ant McPartlin
Loose Women star and agony aunt Coleen also revealed how she was left heartbroken when her sister once dated an ex
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Lisa Armstrong 'feels betrayed' after Ant McPartlin finds love with PA Anne-Marie Corbett
Ant McPartlin
The troubled TV star’s ex-wife was left devastated at news he had found love with his PA Anne-Marie Corbett, a 42-year-old mum-of-two who split from her husband last October
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Dr Miriam Stoppard: The war on drugs is a fight we just can’t win
Drugs
The “war on drugs” hasn’t and doesn’t work. It’s high time we shifted our focus from criminal punishment to ­public health
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Dr Miriam Stoppard: Taking pills for too long is bad for your health and could lead to dementia
Prescriptions
Millions of older people are on ­cocktails of pills and GPs must work harder to get them off these ­medications, researchers have said
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Study proves dieting CAN reverse diabetes – as chronic calorie excess causes the disease, says Dr Miriam Stoppard
Diabetes
Following new advice from a GP could see patients go into remission or even come off drugs, according to the results of a major study
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Dr Miriam Stoppard: Don’t let any illness stop you going away on holiday
Miriam Stoppard
Remember, travel agents, airlines and hotels are primed to look after people with chronic ailments and disabilities. You might consider turning over your whole holiday to a specialist agent who will plan every aspect of your trip
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Dr Miriam Stoppard: You should get basic medicines at a chemist.. not on a free NHS prescription
NHS
The NHS spends £23million a year on constipation remedies, which could pay for 900 community nurses, and £3million on athlete’s foot, which would fund 810 hip replacements
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Ingenious plan for paramedics to give out prescriptions is just what the doctor ordered
NHS
Initiative to train 700 paramedics to prescribe drugs may just be what's needed to help take the pressure of GPs who are drowning in appointments with members of an ageing population
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Matt Cardle reveals he 'washed down the drugs with a bottle of whiskey' on the way to rehab
Matt Cardle
2010’s X Factor winner Matt Cardle, 35, is back after battling addiction, but admits he could get back on the booze…
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Multiple sclerosis sufferer to run another London Marathon - and his personal best is absolutely amazing
London Marathon
For most of us running 26.2 miles is a Herculean task, but for Tim Sorrell likes of some it’s a near miracle - he competes on numb legs with ankle that won’t flex
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Ant McPartlin's booze battle in his own words after drink drive arrest
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
The telly star was admirably honest about his demons after returning from rehab - saying he wanted to use his battles to help others
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What divorce? Ant McPartlin's ex wife Lisa Armstrong grins and flashes wedding band as it emerges she's been axed from SNT
Britain's Got Talent
The pink haired make-up artist laughed as she left the London Palladium - despite losing a lucrative job
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Long road to breast cancer wonder drug that now means two thirds of patients survive
Breast cancer
Women over the age of 50 treated with tamoxifen have much better outcomes than those given chemotherapy and the drug doesn't have the nasty side effects
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Siobhan O'Connor: Ireland is now a nation of pill seekers - our reliance on medication is becoming an epidemic
Prescriptions
What’s better for the evolution of humanity – creating a society of veritable prescription junkies or fostering a more holistic approach to mending our minds?
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So you think you pay too much for the NHS? Think on...
NHS
What kind of person refuses to pay 1% more to save their own life?
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How Cathriona White forged medical records and faked herpes results to 'blackmail' Jim Carrey for millions
Jim Carrey
Carrey has been cleared over claims he may have contributed to his ex girlfriend's suicide
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We're still relying on antidepressants to cope with the mental health crisis
Mental health
New figures show there were 64.7 million prescriptions released for ­antidepressants – an all-time high – in 2016
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The moment Frank Bruno was reborn: Boxing legend says asking for help was secret to taking back control
Frank Bruno
In the final extract of his book, he reveals how battle with his mind came to a head as he took part in the 2015 Great North Run
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'My medication made me a zombie. I had to fight or die': Frank Bruno opens up on mental health battle
Frank Bruno
The former boxing heavyweight champ has revealed how medics insisted he took medication that left him "locked in a world of darkness"
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Kirstie Alley's bizarre theory about US mass shootings following Las Vegas massacre sparks HUGE debate about psychiatric drugs
Celebrity News
Stephen Paddock was reportedly prescribed Valium for his anxiety in June
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Picture shows €850,000 haul of dodgy prescription drugs seized in Ireland
An Garda Siochana
The bogus pills were discovered as part of an international crackdown
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Hollywood actress Heather Locklear rushed to hospital after driving her Porsche into a ditch
Bon Jovi
The accident happened at 6pm last night in Thousand Oaks, LA
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