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• How America's diet has changed since 1970: Less sugar but more fat, leaner meat but more pastries - and FAR more calories

  13-12-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new data analysis of USDA statistics by Pew Research shows Americans are swapping out beef for lean meat like chicken, and shunning sugar. But portion sizes have swelled.
  
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• ConAgra to pay $11.2M to settle tainted peanut butter case

  13-12-2016 23:21
  A ConAgra subsidiary pleaded guilty Tuesday and agreed to pay $11.2 million — including the largest criminal fine ever imposed for a foodborne illness in the United States — to resolve a decade-long criminal ...
  
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• Hair Tweaks That’ll Get You Carded

  13-12-2016 23:13
  
  No major style overhauls required.
  
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• Could Serious Stress Put You at Risk for Eye Disease?

  13-12-2016 22:53
  
  ESPN reporter Britt McHenry says that's what led to her CSR.
  
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• Could Having a Type A Personality Put You at Risk for Eye Disease?

  13-12-2016 22:53
  
  This ESPN reporter says that's what led to her CSR.
  
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• Ohio governor OKs 20-week abortion ban, nixes heartbeat bill

  13-12-2016 22:13
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Tuesday imposing a 20-week abortion ban while vetoing stricter provisions in a separate measure that would have barred the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat.
  
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• 5 Women Share the One Thing That Helped Them Keep the Weight Off for Good

  13-12-2016 22:02
  
  One woman swears by NOT following a strict meal plan.
  
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• Orgasms 'evolved as a bartering tool' to control partner's behaviour suggests new study

  13-12-2016 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Portsmouth University study sheds light on the evolutionary purposes of orgasms, revealing the feelings act as positive reinforcement between partners and can, in turn, motivate our behavior.
  
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• 9 Dreamy Holiday Rentals You’d Definitely Ditch Your Family for This Year

  13-12-2016 21:46
  
  BRB, villa hunting.
  
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• Obama signs bill boosting spending on cancer research

  13-12-2016 21:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation that makes new investments in cancer research and battling drug abuse.
  
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• 'Cool!': Former Marine exclaims with joy in video showing his incredible progress just 4 months after receiving double arm transplant

  13-12-2016 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Peck, 31, lost all four limbs after standing on a homemade bomb in Afghanistan in 2010. Now, he has two fully functioning arms - and is gaining control of his right elbow.
  
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• The Latest: ConAgra pleads guilty in salmonella case

  13-12-2016 21:12
  The Latest on ConAgra's plead deal to settle a criminal case stemming from a 2006 salmonella outbreak (all times local): 3 p.m. A federal judge has approved the largest-ever criminal fine for a food-borne ...
  
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• The 14 Biggest Celebrity Breakups of 2016

  13-12-2016 21:12
  
  We’re still not over some of these.
  
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• 5 Things You Should NEVER Do When Starting a New Diet

  13-12-2016 21:01
  
  Sacrificing sleep to meal prep is a no-no.
  
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• Council tax rise is no solution to social care crisis | Letters

  13-12-2016 20:54
  
  There is another even stronger reason not to look to council tax to pay for social care (Councils spend less than ‘floor price’ on social care for elderly, 13 December). Poor people would have to meet the cost. This is due to abolition by the coalition government of their previous entitlement to council tax benefit – and successive governments’ failure to get the better-off to pay their fair share by revaluing properties to reflect current values and introducing new highe
  
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• ConAgra pleads guilty to shipping tainted peanut butter

  13-12-2016 20:30
  ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — After a decade-long criminal investigation into a nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to Peter Pan peanut butter, a ConAgra executive has pleaded guilty on behalf of the company to a single misdemeanor charge of shipping adulterated food.
  
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• Florida mother who lost her husband to cancer welcomes a baby girl through IVF

  13-12-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kristen Tripson, 34, from Vero Beach, Florida, announced the birth of her daughter Lillie Belle on October 23 on her Instagram page, a little over a year after she lost her husband Sam.
  
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• Ohio governor gets 20-week abortion ban, heartbeat bills

  13-12-2016 19:45
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two differing abortion bans have arrived at Ohio Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-sikz) desk, and lobbying is intensifying for and against the measures.
  
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• Microsoft co-founder Gates, Trump discuss innovation

  13-12-2016 19:35
  Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had a good conversation about "the power of innovation" on a variety of issues, including health and education. "We had a good conversation about innovation, how it can help in health, education, impact of foreign aide and energy," Gates, who runs one of the largest private charities in the world, told reporters as he left Trump Tower in New York City after their talk.
  
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• Tel Aviv University develop robotic glove that shows how in sync our body is

  13-12-2016 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Tel-Aviv University used a motorised glove and a virtual reality headset to carry out the unusual experiment.
  
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• Texas scientists suggest starving your children may cure them of cancer

  13-12-2016 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Not eating every alternate day can actually halt the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre found.
  
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• Mother who lost her husband to cancer welcomes a baby girl through IVF a year after his death

  13-12-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kristen Tripson, 34, from Vero Beach, Florida, announced the birth of her daughter Lillie Belle on October 23 on her Instagram page, a little over a year after she lost her husband Sam.
  
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• Diet Coke and Sprite Zero among drinks that contain a chemical that boosts appetite

  13-12-2016 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People given artificial sweeteners should have lost weight by avoiding the sugar packed into fizzy drinks. But they simply made up the difference in calories at lunch, a study in Singapore found.
  
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• EU outlines benefits reforms delayed by Brexit vote

  13-12-2016 19:06
  The European Commission proposed new rules on Tuesday on what social benefits governments must pay to citizens from other EU states - a key for people concerned about immigration and "benefit tourism". The package of measures, delayed by nearly a year as Brussels hoped to avoid Britain voting to leave the EU, is designed to clarify rights of EU expatriate workers and states' obligations on unemployment benefits and social security. The new rules will confirm a series of EU court decisions that b
  
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• American deaths from drugs, alcohol and mental disorders TRIPLE since 1980

  13-12-2016 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 2,000 US counties witnessed increases of 200 percent or more in deaths related to substance abuse and mental disorders since 1980 according to the University of Washington.
  
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• Obama set to sign bill boosting spending on cancer research

  13-12-2016 18:30
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will sign legislation on Tuesday that makes new investments in cancer research and battling drug abuse.
  
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• Philippines' Duterte says he may not "be around" till end of term

  13-12-2016 18:06
  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he might not "be around" until the end of his term, and that, after winning the presidency at 71, he had found out late in the day that "I don't need it at my age". The previous day he had told a gathering of business leaders in the Philippines that he suffered from back pains, migraines and Buerger's disease, a cause of blockages in the blood vessels, associated with smoking during his youth. On Tuesday, Duterte told a cheering crowd of
  
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• Hopeful sign in obesity fight? Chubby babies on the decline

  13-12-2016 18:02
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A decline in chubby babies and toddlers is providing a glimmer of good news in the fight against childhood obesity.
  
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• New Danish government hails Uber as competition boost

  13-12-2016 17:47
  Denmark's new right-wing government will allow Uber to continue operating under new rules in order to encourage more competition among taxis, its transport minister Ole Birk Olesen said. Under new proposals put forward by the government on Tuesday, Uber drivers must meet certain criteria, including paying tax and proving they are in good health. Olesen said he saw no reason why Uber should not compete with established taxi companies, although he wants to implement rules that distinguish between
  
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• Families bring class action against French drug maker Sanofi

  13-12-2016 17:24
  PARIS (AP) — A French association of people affected by an epilepsy drug that caused birth defects launched a class action against pharmaceutical company Sanofi on Tuesday.
  
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• Chinese bidders walk away from Osram takeover - sources

  13-12-2016 17:22
  Chinese interest in a takeover of lighting group Osram Licht AG has cooled amid signs of mounting political opposition to Chinese acquisitions in Germany, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Sanan Optoelectronics and venture capital firm GSR Go Scale Capital Advisors have stopped pursuing a bid for the whole company, said the people, who declined to be named. Osram declined to comment.
  
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• 'I Finished the Ironman World Championship While Wearing a Hijab’

  13-12-2016 17:05
  
  Shirin Gerami is the first woman to represent Iran in the triathlon.
  
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• Pubic hair grooming linked to sexually transmitted infections

  13-12-2016 17:03
  
  Study finds that adults who wax, shave or pluck are twice as likely to get an infection because of cuts – but there are other possible explanations for the linkThe disturbing truth about how we treat our pubic hair
  Adults who groom their pubic hair have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) according to a study released this month. People who shaved, waxed, trimmed or plucked their pubic hair were found to be twice as likely to have cutaneous STIs such as herpes which can
  
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• Teen drinking, smoking and drug use drops: Figures reveal American high schoolers are shunning all substances EXCEPT marijuana

  13-12-2016 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Institutes of Health found teens' illicit drug use hasn't been so low since 1976, smoking has dropped from 10% to 1% in 20 years, and drinking has plummeted.
  
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• America's chubby babies on the decline: Figures show first drop in overweight infants since 2000

  13-12-2016 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rate of youngsters at risk for obesity fell during the study, from almost 15 percent in 2010 to 12 percent overall in 2014, researchers from the CDC reported Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics.
  
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• Wheelchair-bound man who broke neck regains use of hands through revolutionary device

  13-12-2016 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brian Gomez, 28, from California, has been in a wheelchair since he broke his neck five years ago. But he became one of the world's first patients to have the experimental device in June this year.
  
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• Miles Vaughan Williams obituary

  13-12-2016 16:32
  
  My father, Miles Vaughan Williams, who has died aged 98, received global recognition for his work on heart rhythm problems. He realised that these were the commonest cause of sudden death, and his main contribution was to put the pharmacological treatment of arrhythmias on a firm scientific basis. He conducted pioneering work on beta-blockers, which have saved countless lives since. The Vaughan Williams index of anti-arrhythmic drugs – established in 1970 – is still used today. His w
  
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• YouTube's Simon Whistler reveals why getting kicked in testicles make men feel sick

  13-12-2016 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are body-wide consequences to taking a shot below the belt. Vlogger Simon Whistler, who is based in Prague, Czech Republic, explains the biology in a new YouTube video.
  
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• 7 Health and Beauty Benefits of Peppermint Oil

  13-12-2016 16:16
  
  Hello, glossy nails—and that’s just for starters.
  
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• Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016

  13-12-2016 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National Institutes of Health found teens' illicit drug use hasn't been so low since 1976, smoking has dropped from 10% to 1% in 20 years, and drinking has plummeted.
  
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• Yemen's toxic trash mountain adds to war woes

  13-12-2016 15:44
  Many disasters loom over one of the poorest countries in the Middle East as it suffers through nearly two years of war, among them a colossal pile of waste outside Yemen's capital leeching toxic waste into its diminishing water supply. Hardly a paragon of waste management before the war, Sanaa was at least able to separate out the most dangerous materials from the 10-million-ton hill thanks to a nearby treatment plant. Now vast stinking pools created in part by untreated medical waste accumulate
  
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• This Runner's 20-Pound Weight Gain Went Viral for the Best Reason

  13-12-2016 15:30
  
  Rachele Schulist wants runners to know: Thinner doesn’t mean faster—at least not for long.
  
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• NHS 'must be more open on preventable patient deaths'

  13-12-2016 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NHS trusts will start revealing details of preventable deaths as part of shake-up in the way they investigate cases.
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper bursts cyst from man's eye in her most repulsive video yet

  13-12-2016 15:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, describes the sebaceous cyst as 'third eye blind' and cuts into it, squeezing out a thick goo.
  
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• Couple claim son started suffering from 14 seizures a day after having meningitis jab

  13-12-2016 14:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luke Maguire and Louise McKever of Ashington Northumberland, claim they have made more than 55 hospital visits since their 10-month-old son Bobby's jab left him racked by convulsions.
  
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• New Zealand nail artist Jessie Mills creates edible nails out of chocolate

  13-12-2016 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand nail artist Jessie Mills has created edible nails made out of chocolate - the latest beauty nail craze to sweep the web. But not everyone is a fan, with some saying the nails are 'unhygienic.'
  
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• Mental illness and poverty: you can't tackle one without the other | Dean Burnett

  13-12-2016 13:45
  
  A recent report recommends dealing with mental illness before poverty, but this overlooks the fact that the two are fundamentally linkedA recent report by Lord Richard Layard suggests that “Happiness depends on health and friends, not money”. The conclusions presented argue that the UK government should focus more on providing better healthcare and resources for dealing with mental health issues in a variety of societal contexts, rather than trying to combat poverty and make people w
  
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• Jennie Yoo discovers she has tumour the size of a GRAPEFRUIT after visiting dentist

  13-12-2016 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennie Yoo, 27, from Bangkok, Thailand, complained of pain in her front two teeth in November 2015 and simply feared that she might need a filling.
  
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• South Korea lawmakers to quiz doctors, nurses about Park's 'missing' 7 hours

  13-12-2016 13:36
  By James Pearson and Yun Hwan Chae SEOUL (Reuters) - Seven hours may have sealed the fate of South Korea's beleaguered President Park Geun-hye. A lack of information on Park's whereabouts and actions during that time has fuelled conspiracy theories which have re-emerged during the investigation into an influence-peddling scandal that is poised to bring down her presidency. The missing seven hours may have marked a turning point in Park's relationship with the nation's people, breeding mistrust a
  
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• Victoria Miller claims crippling headaches have been cured by Botox injections

  13-12-2016 12:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria Miller, 30, from Rochdale, Lancashire, struggled to find an effective treatment for her headaches. But she says 200 Botox injections have helped to get her life back on track.
  
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