[ad_1] When was the last time you talked about incontinence with friends? Or discussed heavy periods with your partner? We’re guessing not recently. Because despite making some positive steps towards supporting our wellbeing, such as speaking more openly about mental health, there are still a number of everyday health issues not being discussed. Wetting yourself […]
[ad_1] I was diagnosed with lymphedema in 2016 at the age of 34, a rare side effect of inflammatory arthritis that causes joint swelling, stiffness, skin redness and pain. I was already struggling with arm and hand movement from arthritis when, one day, I noticed my left arm was noticeably bigger than my right arm.
[ad_1] In recent years, stigma and discrimination around conditions such as mental health and the menopause, for example, have thankfully lessened. But for conditions such as urinary incontinence, shame and embarrassment are still pervasive, with many finding the topic taboo and difficult to talk about. With millions of people in the UK experiencing incontinence issues
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[ad_1] “Too graphic.” “Unnecessary.” “Degrading.” These were just some of the words littered among the 798 complaints received by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in 2022 for the #periodsomnia advert from the intimate hygiene brand Bodyform. The perceived issue? It depicted period blood on the sheets. But who’s going to tell these grumblers that this
[ad_1] After seven months in the UK, Julia has not been able to pay off her debts to the traffickers or send any money to her daughter. She tries to leave the hotel work, applying for other jobs, but is refused because she does not have any documents. She responds to an advert for a
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[ad_1] A juvenile coral crab is spotted taking a ride on a jelly blubber by a member of the Terrigal Ocean Swimmers club off Terrigal Beach on the NSW Central Coast. Prof Shane Ahyong, head of marine invertebrates at the Australian Museum, says that both are common in the region and the young crabs are
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[ad_1] A young sloth named Gloria, who was rescued after being stolen from the wild and destined for trafficking, hangs from a branch after being released in the Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gloria was cared for by the Free Life Institute NGO that rehabilitates injured wildlife found in the Rio area and
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[ad_1] Germany is facing a growing backlash inside the EU over its U-turn on a law to phase out the combustion engine in new cars by 2035, despite signs of an end to the standoff with Brussels. The row comes amid growing concerns over France’s push to include nuclear across a swathe of laws on
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[ad_1] Every summer when Tony Paul was a child in Kwajalein, an atoll in the Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands, his parents sent him and his siblings to spend time with their uncle on a remote chain of islands their ancestors once called home. During the day, they darted across shrub-covered dunes and waded
[ad_1] Massive protests in France, the battle on the frontline near Bakhmut in Ukraine, the start of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and Ramadan in Indonesia – the most striking images this week Continue reading… [ad_2] Source link
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