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• I'm a celebrity get me a hangover cure! From breakfast pizza to spray on tans and liver cleanses, how the stars sparkle the morning after the night before 

  31-12-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Have you ever wondered just how the stars manage to drink and dance all night and still perform on the red carpet the next day? We asked a gang of hardy party people for their hangover cures.
  
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• Rural New Mexico exports mentoring model for physicians

  31-12-2016 19:41
  
  The heart of an unborn child beat strong and steady through an amplified monitor, as physician Leslie Hayes examined a pregnant 40-year-old who recently was weaned from heroin with help from anti-craving ...
  
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• Planned Parenthood asks judge to halt Texas Medicaid cuts

  31-12-2016 17:52
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Planned Parenthood is asking a federal judge to stop Texas from cutting off Medicaid funding to the nation's largest abortion provider in January.
  
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• Liver disease: Eastenders transplant storyline highlights danger of alcohol misuse

  31-12-2016 17:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LIVER transplants have been highlighted by an Eastenders storyline featuring Phil Mitchell, played by Steve McFadden, who has been suffering with alcohol-related liver disease – where the liver becomes scarred because of years of persistent alcohol misuse.
  
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• Your January 2017 Sex Horoscope, Revealed

  31-12-2016 15:00
  
  The weather might be cold, but your love life is looking hot.
  
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• Marathon training 2017: How YOU can prepare for a 26.2 mile challenge in just 16 weeks

  31-12-2016 14:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MARATHONS are run by thousands of people every year - but how do beginners prepare for the gruelling 26.2 mile run and is it possible to complete the challenge?
  
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• Serious mistakes in NHS patient care are on the rise, figures reveal

  31-12-2016 14:04
  
  Fears grow that unprecedented strain on hospitals is causing increase in surgical, diagnostic and care errorsSerious mistakes by hospital staff that put patients at risk are on the rise, despite the government’s drive since the Mid Staffs scandal to make care safer, official NHS figures reveal.The last few years have seen more cases of delayed diagnosis, staff failure to act on patients’ test results, poor care of seriously ill patients and blunders during surgery. Continue reading..
  
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• New Year's Eve: Doctor reveals how much you can drink before getting a HANGOVER

  31-12-2016 13:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A HANGOVER is a collection of signs and symptoms linked to a recent bout of drinking - and some people tend to overindulge on New Year's Eve. But how much can people really drink before they start to feel unwell?
  
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• Meningitis WARNING: Symptoms of deadly disease mistaken for HANGOVER

  31-12-2016 12:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SYMPTOMS of meningitis and septicaemia can be confused with the effects of drug or alcohol use - with early warning signs including fever, headache and sickness that quickly get worse.
  
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• Type 2 diabetes NEWS: THIS magnesium-rich diet could reduce risk of condition

  31-12-2016 11:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DIABETES - a life-long condition which can be caused by being overweight - affects millions of people. But now experts have revealed a diet rich in a mineral called magnesium could reduce the risk of developing the condition.
  
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• Top China coal province vows 20 percent cut in pollution by 2020 - Xinhua

  31-12-2016 08:54
  One of China's top coal-producing provinces has vowed to slash its level of fine particle pollution by one-fifth by 2020, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, citing the provincial government. China has adopted various measures from policing barbeques to halting industrial production in efforts to ease the yearly winter haze that hit the country earlier this month leaving cities veiled in foul-smelling smog. China's northern Shanxi province aims to increase the proportion of day
  
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• Family support ‘helps patients more than a visit to the doctor’, say scientists

  31-12-2016 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DOCTORS are ignoring one of the best pick-me-ups – family support, scientists suggest.
  
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• New Year's Eve partygoers told to beware of fake booze

  31-12-2016 08:00
  
  Warning follows seizures of counterfeit vodka containing chemicals found in antifreeze and cleaning productsNew Year’s Eve partygoers are being urged to avoid cheap fake booze containing potentially lethal ingredients found in antifreeze.
  The warning in the run-up to the UK’s biggest drinking night of the year comes from the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales. It follows recent council seizures of counterfeit vodka laced w
  
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• America's top face scrub in court case over claims dermatologists do NOT recommend it

  31-12-2016 02:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  St Ives apricot scrub can be found in drugstores across the US, and on the shelves of celebrities such as Gigi Hadid. But now it is the center of a $5 million court case claiming it accelerates skin ageing.
  
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• 6 illnesses you never knew were caused by stress - and how to beat them

  31-12-2016 02:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Family GP Dr Roger Henderson reveals some of the health conditions that can be exacerbated by stress and what you can do to manage them.
  
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• Binge drinking turning NHS into 'national hangover service', says chief

  31-12-2016 01:18
  
  Head of NHS England says drunkenness diverts resources from emergencies and warns drinkers not to be selfish at new yearThe NHS is being transformed into the “national hangover service” as binge drinking diverts vital resources, the head of the health service in England said. Simon Stevens condemned “selfish” partygoers in a stark warning as the nation gears up for one of the most alcohol-steeped nights of the year. The chief executive of NHS England added that the health
  
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• The Institute of Science and Technology Austria set out to find the mechanism that creates sharp wave ripples

  31-12-2016 01:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brain waves play a key role in strengthening memories and now, the Institute of Science and Technology Austria has identified the mechanism that determines the shape and rhythm of the waves.
  
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• How stress can destroy your health: 6 illnesses you never knew were caused by stress - and how to beat them

  31-12-2016 00:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Family GP Dr Roger Henderson reveals some of the health conditions that can be exacerbated by stress and what you can do to manage them.
  
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• Norovirus at highest levels for five years: Reports of the illness are up by 12 per cent 

  31-12-2016 00:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data from Public Health England shows reports of norovirus have reached 2,435 – 12 per cent more than the average for the same period over the past five years.
  
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• 9 oldies in Spain's hub of centenarians give their tips on staying young

  31-12-2016 00:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over a year, Reuters photographer Andrea Comas interviewed and photographed Spaniards aged 100 or more across the country from Asturias to the Balearic island of Menorca.
  
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