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• Hollywood's rape culture is our culture

  04-12-2016 19:46
  
  How can one react to the unrepentant admission by Bernardo Bertolucci that he and Marlon Brando conspired to rape Maria Schneider on the set of Last Tango in Paris?These are not easy days to be a feminist in America. The film industry, as well as other progressives in American society, are still reeling over the election of a man who admits to having sexually assaulted women, knowingly using his celebrity to exploit them. Over the last several days a video surfaced (thank you, Elle) from a 2013
  
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• Hollywood's rape culture is a reflection of our culture

  04-12-2016 19:46
  
  How can one react to the unrepentant admission by Bernardo Bertolucci that he and Marlon Brando conspired to rape Maria Schneider on the set of Last Tango in Paris?These are not easy days to be a feminist in America. The film industry, as well as other progressives in American society, are still reeling over the election of a man who admits to having sexually assaulted women, knowingly using his celebrity to exploit them. Over the last several days a video surfaced (thank you, Elle) from a 2013
  
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• A leap forward or a step too far? The new debate over embryo research

  04-12-2016 15:07
  
  British scientists are limited to research on embryos under 14 days old – until recently no one was able keep an embryo alive that long. But now an ethical struggle loomsLater this week some of the world’s leading scientists will gather at University College London to debate a simple but highly controversial notion: that it is time to scrap the 14-day limit on embryo research.Thanks to recent scientific breakthroughs, researchers have reached a point where they can begin to think of
  
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• The alcoholic drinks that are most likely to give you a hangover

  04-12-2016 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Melbourne nutritionist has devulged her secrets for the drinks most likely to cause a hangover, and which are the kindest to your head and belly the day after.
  
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• Ukip leader says his party is committed to keeping the NHS in public hands – video

  04-12-2016 13:58
  
  Ukip’s newly elected leader Paul Nuttall comes under fire over previous calls for the health service to be privatised. Speaking on BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, he says everything in politics should be up for debate, adding at some point ‘years on’ from now there could be talks about how the NHS is fundedRead: Ukip leader Paul Nuttall under fire over PhD claim and NHS Continue reading...
  
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• Ukip leader Paul Nuttall under fire over PhD claim and NHS

  04-12-2016 12:53
  
  New leader says he did not make erroneous claim on LinkedIn that he held doctorate and party is committed to health serviceUkip’s newly elected leader Paul Nuttall has come under fire over errors in his CV and views on privatisation of the NHS.The MEP, who has previously called for the health service to be privatised, said his party would be “committed to keeping the NHS in public hands and free at the point of delivery”.Related: Boris Johnson plays down prospect of EU payments
  
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• NHS doctors trial magic wand for pancreatic cancer that kills disease in 90 seconds

  04-12-2016 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A procedure that zaps fluid-filled pancreatic cysts - which takes just 90 seconds - before they can turn into one of the most lethal forms of cancer is being trialled by NHS doctors.
  
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• Row over allowing research on 28-day embryos

  04-12-2016 10:00
  
  Scientists say increasing limit from 14 days will give greater insightinto congenital conditionsScientists will make a controversial call this week to extend the current 14-day limit for carrying out experiments on human embryos to 28 days. The move follows recent breakthroughs that have allowed researchers to double the time embryos can be kept alive in the laboratory.By extending the current research period, major insights into congenital conditions, heart disease and some cancers could be gai
  
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• HIV 'game-changer' now on NHS

  04-12-2016 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drug that dramatically reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will now be given to patients by the NHS in England.
  
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• Pill could reduce HIV risk by 86%

  04-12-2016 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drug that reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will be given to NHS patients in England.
  
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• Statins NEWS: Millions taking controversial heart drug UNNECESSARILY report confirms

  04-12-2016 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  STATINS might not be worth suffering the side effects as it's revealed millions are taking the controversial heart drug unnecessarily. What are statins and the new updated research and news explained.
  
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• ‘Tis the season of dancing animals - but why do humans love them?

  04-12-2016 07:00
  
  We identify with panto pigs because the wiring that connects our limbs to our spines is so similarForget Strictly, this is the season of dancing animals. All things furry and animated - from panto horses to balletic hippos and pirouetting mice - come out at Christmas time. Children are captivated – and we are, too. This is down to more than cultural tradition. It’s also biological. We identify with animal movement because the wiring that connects our limbs to our spines is so similar
  
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• University of Hertfordshire finds robot companions would help autistic children

  04-12-2016 01:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  So far, 300 British autistic children have had access to one of 20 robots - called Kaspar - both at school and at home. There are 700,000 people in the UK with autism, with one in 100 children affected.
  
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• NHS to offer breast cancer prevention treatment pill for 4p-a-day

  04-12-2016 01:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prescribing watchdogs the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said the drug, anastrozole, should be available to women who are over 50 and deemed to have a high risk.
  
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• India Willoughby answers everything you wanted to know about transgender

  04-12-2016 01:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  India Willoughby, 51, who was the first transgender panellist on ITV's show Loose Women, has now written a piece answering six questions about transgender that 'everyone wants to ask'.
  
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• British mothers-to-be warn over epilepsy drug dubbed 'new thalidomide'

  04-12-2016 01:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of British mothers-to-be are taking an epilepsy drug dubbed 'the new thalidomide' because of its link to birth defects, despite decades of health warnings, say campaigners.
  
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• Metz vs Lyon abandoned after firecracker incident

  04-12-2016 01:27
  The Ligue 1 game between Metz and Olympique Lyonnais was abandoned on Saturday after firecrackers were thrown on to the pitch, requiring visiting keeper Anthony Lopes to be treated in hospital. Referee Lionel Jaffredo sent both teams back to the dressing room after the 31st-minute incident, and the match was abandoned more than 45 minutes later. "Public authorities have taken the decision, in agreement with the match delegate and the referee, to call off the game," the French League (LFP) said i
  
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