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• Actress Carrie Fisher suffers 'cardiac episode' on flight: L.A. Times

  23-12-2016 23:14
  Actress Carrie Fisher suffered a "cardiac episode" on Friday during an airline flight from London to Los Angeles and was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after landing, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing emergency officials. Fisher, 60, who has been on a tour promoting a new memoir, is best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" movie series. The celebrity news website TMZ.com and other news outlets also reported that Fisher suffered a heart attack on the plane.
  
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• Families and disabled people 'hit worse by rising homelessness'

  23-12-2016 23:00
  
  Labour’s John Healey says figures undermine government’s claim to protect society’s most vulnerableTheresa May’s claim to lead a government that protects the most vulnerable is undermined by figures showing that families and disabled people have been disproportionately hit by increasing homelessness, Labour has said.John Healey, the shadow housing minister, said on Friday that while homelessness generally had gone up 41% since 2010, people who might expect extra care from
  
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• World Rugby criticises handling of North concussion

  23-12-2016 22:03
  By Ken Ferris LONDON (Reuters) - World rugby's ruling body has criticised the handling of the concussion suffered by Northampton's George North against Leicester this month, saying that he should have left the field immediately and not returned. A domestic Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG) investigating the incident decided Northampton wrongly allowed the Welsh winger to resume playing after he sustained the injury in the Premiership game. World Rugby said on Friday it was unhappy with t
  
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• WTF Is Dry Conditioner?

  23-12-2016 21:21
  
  And how exactly are you supposed to use it?
  
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• 5 Women Share What It Was Like to Totally Give Up Booze for 'Dry January'

  23-12-2016 21:00
  
  “I lost 12 pounds and my skin was flawless.”
  
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• Pregnant women should AVOID beauty products as BPS can affect mothering instincts

  23-12-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A compound found in deodorant, lipstick and perfumes affects a mother's maternal care, new research suggests. Low doses of BPS found to impair mother’s ability to adjust to child's needs.
  
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• Why scuba-diving could damage your TEETH and lead to dental problems

  23-12-2016 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fluctuations in pressure underwater build in the air pockets at the roots of the teeth, causing some divers to surface with broken and shattered molars, University of Buffalo researchers found.
  
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• Anastassia Ontou becomes world's oldest surrogate mother after carrying daughter's child 

  23-12-2016 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anastassia Ontou, from a village near Larissa, central Greece, gave birth to her daughter's baby girl, who weighed 2.6lbs after being born six weeks premature via a Caesarean section.
  
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• Blood test could reveal Alzheimer's disease years before it develops, says new research

  23-12-2016 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A SIMPLE blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease years before it develops, a study has revealed.
  
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• Men think women like tattoos but actually they find it a turn-off

  23-12-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the latest Polish study, women deemed men with tattoos as more masculine. Its long been known that having higher levels of testosterone can tempt women into having an affair.
  
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• 7 Signs Your Partner Might Be Having an Emotional Affair

  23-12-2016 20:00
  
  Has your sex life changed?
  
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• 6 Midwives and Doulas Share the Crazy Birth Stories They’ll Never Forget

  23-12-2016 19:38
  
  “She was texting in between each push.”
  
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• 6 Trainers Share the One Workout Move They Can’t Live Without

  23-12-2016 19:00
  
  Add these to your routine, ASAP.
  
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• Sleeping with Someone Who Has Herpes? Here’s What You Need to Know

  23-12-2016 18:46
  
  1 in 6 people have the STD, so it's not unlikely you'll have to deal with this at some point.
  
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• NHS claims lawyers 'unacceptable'

  23-12-2016 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Government condemns personal injury lawyers on NHS wards as "unacceptable".
  
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• Lucy Hale’s Response to Her Nude Photos Being Leaked Is So Powerful

  23-12-2016 18:05
  
  What a badass!
  
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• These 8 Questions Reveal if You’re Addicted to Sugar

  23-12-2016 18:03
  
  You might have a sweet tooth if…
  
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• Heroic grandmother, 67, becomes the world's oldest surrogate mother after carrying her daughter's child 

  23-12-2016 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anastassia Ontou, from a village near Larissa, central Greece, gave birth to her daughter's baby girl, who weighed 2.6lbs after being born six weeks premature via a Caesarean section.
  
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• Why scuba-diving could damage your TEETH: Clenching of the jaw while underwater can lead to dental problems

  23-12-2016 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fluctuations in pressure underwater build in the air pockets at the roots of the teeth, causing some divers to surface with broken and shattered molars, University of Buffalo researchers found.
  
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• ‘How I Lost 85 Pounds of Baby Weight by Hula-Hooping’

  23-12-2016 17:30
  
  Cori Magnotta says finding a workout she loved was key.
  
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• Men think women like tattoos – but actually they find it a turn-off and turns them into cheaters

  23-12-2016 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the latest Polish study, women deemed men with tattoos as more masculine. Its long been known that having higher levels of testosterone can tempt women into having an affair.
  
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• Irritable bowel syndrome: How to avoid IBS flare-ups at Christmas

  23-12-2016 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IRRITABLE bowel syndrome, also called IBS, is caused by multiple factors including increased sensitivity in the gut. IBS causes abdominal pain, bloating and a change in bowel habits - but sufferers may find symptoms get much worse over Christmas.
  
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• This One Move’ll Help You Get Sexy Thighs AND a Better Butt

  23-12-2016 15:30
  
  Meet your new favorite lunge variation.
  
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• Five ways Christmas affects YOUR brain 

  23-12-2016 14:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kira Shaw, Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroscience at the University of Sussex explains how the intense rollercoaster of activity over the festive period can affect our brains (stock image).
  
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• Better than prison: life inside the UK's secure hospitals

  23-12-2016 14:30
  
  Residential treatment centres are an alternative to prison for offenders with mental health problems, and can offer a better chance of lasting rehabilitationOne day in early August, 36-year-old Gavin bumped into an old friend outside That’s Entertainment music and DVD shop in Preston market.“He pulled me to one side, but I didn’t recognise him,” Gavin (a pseudonym) says when we meet a week later. “He was like, ‘How you doing? I’m just going to get some s
  
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• Heart attack NEWS: Symptoms in women are different to men but could YOU spot them?

  23-12-2016 13:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ASKED to picture someone suffering from a heart attack, most people would probably think of a man - rather than a woman - clutching his left arm and falling to the floor. The reality of heart attacks however is quite different.
  
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• Identical tablets sold for 3 TIMES the price at Boots compared to 95p at budget store Wilko

  23-12-2016 13:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation found discount retailer Wilko were selling their own brand Max Strength Sinus Capsules for 95p. But Boots had priced the exact same drug at £3.29 - three times the amount.
  
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• Does pineapple juice really change the taste of semen?

  23-12-2016 13:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's no need to drink pineapple juice right before having oral sex. 'No amount is going to make that semen taste like a piña colada,' says New York-based sex therapist Dr Madeleine Castellanos.
  
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• Christmas pizza from Pizza Express topped with cauliflower contains 1,524 calories

  23-12-2016 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Cauliflower e Carnepizza Romana contains 76 per cent of a woman's daily calorie intake and the same amount of fat as eight Snickers bars. A nutritionist says it's part of a worrying trend.
  
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• Successful Ebola vaccine will be fast-tracked for use

  23-12-2016 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A high effective vaccine that protects against deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018.
  
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• China reports first two human deaths from bird flu this winter

  23-12-2016 10:08
  Two people in China's Anhui province have died from H7N9 bird flu, the first fatalities in China among this winter's cases, while Macau reported its first human infection of the strain since the former Portuguese colony returned to China in 1999. Anhui has reported five cases of H7N9 avian flu since Dec. 8, including the two people who died, the eastern province's health authority said in a statement dated Dec. 21, posted on its website.
  
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• Ebola experimental vaccine is highly effective, trial shows

  23-12-2016 09:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An experimental vaccine is found to be highly effective against the deadly Ebola virus.
  
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• 'Lack of qualified workforce in abortion care'

  23-12-2016 09:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Private clinic abortions have had a "knock-on effect for training" says the editor in chief of family planning journal.
  
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• China's war on smog sends shivers across commodities sector

  23-12-2016 09:22
  By Josephine Mason and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) - China's crackdown on exhaust-spewing factories that shut or slashed output this week at sites including steel mills, textile and cement factories and coal-fired power plants will ripple across major bulk commodity markets into 2017. City and regional governments shut thousands of plants in China's industrial heartland, from Hebei province that surrounds Beijing to Shandong southeast of the capital, to combat smog that blanketed the country's nor
  
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• The ideal number of sexual partners for men and women revealed  

  23-12-2016 08:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study conducted in the UK has revealed the ideal number of sexual partners men and women want in a relationship - and it's the same for men and women.
  
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• My Black Farmer Christmas Day TV ad will shine a light on small charities

  23-12-2016 08:05
  
  Business donors focus on big charities, but after my brush with leukaemia, I want to do something for those who do extraordinary work on a shoestringWhen I decided to fund a TV commercial on Christmas Day, I didn’t realise it would lead to the start of a campaign to ask large businesses to change their approach to charitable giving and support small charities.Here’s how that came about. Continue reading...
  
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• Drinking alcohol every day for a month: Doctor reveals damaging effects on YOUR body

  23-12-2016 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DRINKING alcohol over the festive period is second nature for many Britons over Christmas. However, drinking an alcoholic drink everyday for a month could have a detrimental impact on health and cause long-term damage, even if the effects aren't immediately obvious.
  
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• China reports first two human fatalities from bird flu this winter

  23-12-2016 07:38
  Two people in the Chinese province of Anhui have died of bird flu infection, the first fatalities among this winter's avian flu cases in China, as neighbours South Korea and Japan tried to curb their own outbreaks of the virus. Anhui has reported five cases of H7N9 avian flu since Dec. 8, including two deaths, the province's health authority said in a statement dated Dec. 21, posted on its website. The Anhui cases bring the total number of people infected with the H7N9 virus in mainland China th
  
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• Study finds BLINDING superbugs could stop them in their tracks

  23-12-2016 07:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study done in rats targeted one of the most lethal pathogens: multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is found in approximately 33 percent of all burn cases and in 59 percent of extensive burns.
  
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• Bird flu infects 7 people in China this month, killing 2

  23-12-2016 05:57
  BEIJING (AP) — China has reported at least seven cases of bird flu in humans across the country this month, including two deaths, as authorities take steps to guard against an outbreak.
  
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• China's name and shame campaign fails to deter polluters

  23-12-2016 05:28
  By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has publicly named more than 20 enterprises it says broke environmental rules during this week’s outbreak of hazardous smog in the country's north, its latest attempt to bring lawbreaking firms to account by shaming them. The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) accused steel and paper mills, cement plants, power generators and chemical producers of a range of offences, including ignoring output suspensions, "maliciously" evading government
  
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• Guinea trial shows "historic" success for Ebola vaccine

  23-12-2016 05:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A vaccine developed by Merckis the first shown to be highly effective in preventing human infection with Ebola, according to final results from a clinical trial.
  
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• Final test results confirm Ebola vaccine highly effective

  23-12-2016 04:15
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Final test results confirm an experimental Ebola vaccine is highly effective, a major milestone that could help prevent the spread of outbreaks like the one that killed thousands in West Africa.
  
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• Glimmer of hope

  23-12-2016 01:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thalidomide was withdrawn from sale in most countries in 1961 but was still used in the 1980s in Spain.
  
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• Teenage girl allowed home for Christmas after second heart transplant

  23-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A TEENAGER who had a second heart transplant a year ago is being allowed home to spend Christmas with her family.
  
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• This Triple-Threat Workout Will Sculpt Your Butt, Arms, and Core

  23-12-2016 00:50
  What more could you ask for, really?
  
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• Half of adult women in Brazil put off pregnancy by Zika virus – survey

  23-12-2016 00:30
  
  Fifty-six per cent of women of reproductive age taking part in research say they are avoiding pregnancy over health concernsMore than half of adult women of reproductive age in Brazil have actively tried to avoid pregnancy because of the Zika virus epidemic, according to a survey carried out there.Brazil has confirmed far more malformations of the brain in babies born to mothers who were infected with Zika than any other country. Continue reading...
  
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• Ebola vaccine is safe and effective, scientists declare after trials

  23-12-2016 00:30
  
  Results from research conducted in west Africa indicate the drug will drastically reduce the severity of further outbreaksA vaccine for Ebola which has completed successful trials in Guinea and Sierra Leone means the virus should never again be able to wreak the havoc it did during the recent epidemic in west Africa, say scientists.More than 11,000 people died in the outbreak, which began unnoticed in December 2013 and spread across the region, infecting at least 28,600 people and triggering a g
  
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• 8 Women Share What They Learned from Dating Mr. Wrong

  23-12-2016 00:15
  
  “I learned not to put myself last.”
  
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• 6 Optometrists Share the Most Disturbing Things They’ve Ever Seen at Work

  23-12-2016 00:12
  
  “I’d never seen that much gunk come out of an eyelid before."
  
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