Stop smoking: Expert discusses addiction and how to quit the habit with hypnosis

Stopping smoking comes with a host of benefits, from allowing you to breath more easily to improved fertility. Established and highly accredited hypnotherapist, Susan Hepburn spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk to discuss how the power of the mind could help you quit for good.   READ MORE How to live longer: Drink to boost life expectancy Susan Hepburn said hypnosis is a mind-changing […]

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Cancer survivors overestimate the quality of their diets, finds first study on the topic

There are 15 million cancer survivors in the United States, and prior research has provided strong evidence that lifestyle interventions, such as diet and physical activity, are especially important in the long-term recovery of cancer survivors. Energy imbalance—when energy expenditure does not equal energy intake- and metabolic changes after cancer treatment can directly affect the risk of cancer relapse, progression, […]

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AI dual-stain approach improved accuracy, efficiency of cervical cancer screening

In a new study, a computer algorithm improved the accuracy and efficiency of cervical cancer screening compared with cytology (Pap test), the current standard for follow-up of women who test positive with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening. The new approach uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automate dual-stain evaluation and has clear implications for clinical care. Findings from the study were […]

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Twitter data research reveals more about what patients think about statins

The research—by the University of York in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania—conducted on social media feeds also showed that this belief could lead to people changing their dosage depending on what they had or were about to eat. The research was conducted in order to understand more about people’s attitudes or beliefs towards statins which are prescribed as a […]

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Challenges faced by ambulance staff responding to deaths by suicide revealed

Ambulance workers who took part in a University of Manchester led study have told of the complex challenges they face in responding to suicide without adequate training and support. The qualitative interview study by experts at Manchester and Keele University, funded by the National Institute for Health Research is published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. The ambulance workers told […]

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Cellphone data shows Americans moving around at near pre-pandemic rates

The coronavirus lockdown is a thing of the past for most Americans, according to a Harvard epidemiologist who said anonymized mobility data from personal cellphones shows that movement across America has returned to near pre-pandemic levels. Caroline Buckee, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said the data, collected as part of the […]

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