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Keeping warm on a budget

Photo: Kris Krüg

Unable to keep warm because you can’t afford to have the heating on? Emma Unwin provides some tips on keeping the cold out this winter.

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Fresher advice: Condoms – get a clue

Condoms Photo: Shawn Latta

Figures from the Terrence Higgins Trust has revealed that students are clueless about condoms. Guest reporter, James Thornhill offers some advice to new starters.

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P.I.T.S. – Do you recognise the symptoms?

P.I.T.S Photo: PITS campaign, Lymphoma Association

Lymphoma is the UK’s most common cancer in those under 30. A new campaign hopes to raise awareness of the symptoms.

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When love goes bad: the mental harm of domestic abuse

Most people think of domestic abuse as purely physical - but mental abuse can hurt just as much. Photo: Elisabeth Moore

It’s easy to think of domestic abuse as being mainly a physical thing — but for those involved the mental harm can be just as bad.

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Blind drunk – the risks of vodka eyeballing

New trend 'vodka eyeballing' can lead to blindness. Photo: im.no.hero

Vodka eyeballing, the new dangerous craze sweeping through universities across Britain, not only makes you drunk, it can even leave you blind.

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No alcohol? No problem.

Fancy swapping a pint of beer for a pint of water? Carly Smith spent a month alcohol-free for Lincolnshire Police. Photo: Adrian Sampson.

Fancy swapping a pint of beer for a pint of water? Carli Smith spent a month alcohol-free for Lincolnshire Police.

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Would you become a sperm donor?

Sperm donation can give a couple the chance of a family. Photo: Jackal of all trades.

As more sperm donors than ever are needed, the National Gamete Trust is crying out for young adults to step forward and give the gift of life.

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Will your next night out end in a ‘booze tank’?

. Photo: Canadian Veggie

Are booze tanks the answer to reducing the number of drunks in A&E waiting rooms?

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The third year worries: stress less and unwind

Being organised can help to combat stress. Photo: Maxwell GS

Stressed about the amount of work this year? Then you’re not alone. Take a deep breath and read on for stress-busting tips.

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Oral sex linked to mouth and throat cancers

Oral sex could increase the chances of developing throat and mouth cancers. Photo: Martin Neuhof

According to Cancer Research UK, a virus passed through oral sex can greatly increase the chances of developing certain mouth and throat cancers.

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