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Health. Sleep, movement, feet, gut and mood: how the body works and what wears it down.
England pays link workers to send patients to choirs and clubs. Australia invented the men's shed. What the evidence says, and what could come next.
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One view says 90% of cancer is preventable; the WHO says 30 to 50%. Both rest on real research. Why they differ, and what Australia has already prevented.
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In 1972 Dutch roads killed hundreds of children a year. Parents took to the streets, and the country rebuilt its roads around them. Now 3 in 4 teens ride to school.
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Half the world may be short-sighted by 2050. Trials show more time outdoors cuts new cases in children, whatever they do there.
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Across millions of people, loneliness and isolation raise the risk of early death by about a quarter. What it does to the body, and what helps.
The "chemical imbalance" story is too simple. A quarter of people with depression have raised inflammation, and diet and exercise ease symptoms in trials.
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Experts say seven hours or more; hunter-gatherers get about six and a half. Why both are true, and why the timing of sleep matters as much as its length.
A study of a million adults found about an hour of moderate activity a day cancels the extra risk of sitting eight hours. What counts, and why steps matter.
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When Britain took the poison out of its gas supply, total suicides fell by a third. Fifty years of evidence says removing the means saves lives.
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People who grow up barefoot have stronger arches and fewer flat feet. What the studies show, what they don't, and how to change shoes without getting hurt.
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