Bath Chronicle

HEALTH NOTES

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too much telymodruy­lls me Watching telly for more than three-and-a-half hours a day could seriously damage your memory, experts have found.

In telly addicts aged over 50, the ability to recall words of can diminish at almost twice the rate of those who watched ltess V, the research from Ucniversit­y ollege London said.

Memory declines as part of ageing, so researcher­s could not say everyone glued to the box is affected in the same way. But they argued that being a couch potato stopped people doing more stimulatin­g activities such as reading and exercising – which aid memory.

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Twhonedgro­us rahams Natcural Eczema ream (£15.99; lloyds pharmacy.com) has been saoothing eczema in ustralia for almost two decades, and now the emu oil-powered balm is coming to the UK.

It was created after Geogff raham wanted to prevent his son suffering the same pain and discomfort which the debilitati­ng skin condition had caused him throughout his own childhood.

The steroid-free cream has an army of dedicated fans Down Under who praise its hydrating anti-itch benefits.

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Dayeling pregnancy for a year after a stillbirth is unnecessar­y, a study in the Lancet suggests.

Women are currently told to wait 12 months, but research looking at 14,000 births found there was no greater risk if conception happened earlier.

One-in-225 UK deliveries etnds in a stillbirth. he rate has been falling gradually since 2000.

erxceise ma y help fight cancer Erxceiseco­uld help prevent bowel cancer returning for thousands of patients.

Researcher­s found short, sharp bursts, known as high intensity interval training ()Hit,can help reduce inflammati­on and curb cancer cell growth.

Around 42,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year.

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