The JOE 12 Days of Quizmas: day 10

Some sufferers find the condition ‘intense and debilitating’. A British GP has advised people to get checked if they can hear a ‘heartbeat’ sound in their ears. The condition is known as Pulsatile Tinnitus (PT) and leads to people hearing a whooshing sensation, similar to that of a heartbeat. Some of those who suffer from […]

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The ‘main risk factor’ is the number of partners someone has had oral sex with Oral sex is causing an “epidemic” of throat cancer, with the practice being more damaging than smoking, boozing and a bad diet. It is now more common than cervical cancer in the UK and US, an expert has said. Much […]

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Amid conflicts in Europe and the Middle East The government is set to raise the age which the army’s strategic reserve, the nation’s pool of retired soldiers, can be called upon from 55 to 65. The new measures, which will make it easier to mobilise tens of thousands of former military personnel, are being introduced […]

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