Daniel Start

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Daniel Start is an award-winning photographer and author of Wild Swimming, (£16.99, Wild Things Publishing) www.wildswimming.co.uk

Wild swimming this summer: hazards to avoid

Wild swimming washes away stress

Cancer, COVID-19 Update, Infection/Disease, Integrative, Lifestyle, Men's Health, Women's Health
80% say Britain has a drink problem
Public calls for cancer warnings on alcohol as nearly 80% say Britain ‘has a drink problem’: Priory experts say lockdown has ‘loosened controls’ on people’s alcohol consumption, with job loss, and …
Heart & Lung, Lifestyle, Paediatrics
Asthma UK: switch from steroid to biologic …
Charity warns of the hidden toll of repeated steroid tablets for Asthma when new “wonder” biologic treatments are available. Repeated, high-dose steroid tablets can impair the immune system, making people …
Integrative, Lifestyle, Nutrition
Food health star rating can improve diets
Food health star ratings can improve diets, study finds: More evidence has emerged that food labelling can encourage manufacturers to improve product nutrition, but University of Melbourne experts say the star …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Lifestyle, Mental Health, sleep
Free treatment to sufferers of disturbed sleep
Those experiencing poor sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic are being invited to take part in an online treatment study run by sleep experts at Northumbria University. It is widely acknowledged …
Pharmacy/Drugs, Pregnancy, Women's Health
New drug improves fertility in women with …
A drug that acts via the natural ‘kisspeptin’ hormone system in the body has the potential to treat reproductive health problems in women, according to a new study. Twenty-four women were …

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