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• Secrets of an A-list body: We reveal how YOU can replicate Eva Longoria's abs

  02-01-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a recent instagram post, Desparate Housewivesstar Eva Longoria flaunted her toned abs in a pink and blue bikini. But how does the 41-year-old American actress stay in such taught shape?
  
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• Diet author Gary Taubes reveals how smallest amount can trigger health problems

  02-01-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the past 30 years obesity rates have doubled, along with the rise of diabetes. Dietary author Gary Taubes from New York blames our sugar intake, and how it affects our bodies.
  
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• We reveal 25 PAIN-FREE ways to boost your health in 2017

  02-01-2017 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Terrible at keeping your New Year resolutions? Start small. Researchers at Glasgow University recommend switching to Chilean wine, for instance, as it contains more health-promoting compounds.
  
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• Former ice dance champion Christopher Dean takes our health quiz

  02-01-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dancing On Ice star from Nottinghamshire reveals how he nearly drowned in a riptide in Australia in his 20s, and how he returned to health after many years of sports injuries.
  
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• Are YOU plagued by varicose veins? From relaxing hot baths to underfloor heating, expert reveals how winter can make your symptoms worse…

  02-01-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dr David West, an interventional radiologist and founder of Veincentre, a specialist vein removal clinic based in London, reveals the most common triggers of vein issues during winter.
  
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• New U.S. Congress prepares to undo Obamacare, weigh Trump personnel picks

  02-01-2017 21:50
  By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new, Republican-controlled U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations, but could quickly become embroiled in fights over President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices. Despite his promise to unite a deeply divided country, Trump will be sworn in on Jan. 20 leading a Republican Party that early on will push legislation through C
  
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• Democrats extol health care law in bid to derail GOP repeal

  02-01-2017 21:15
  Senior House Democrats on Monday extolled the benefits of President Barack Obama's health care law in hopes of derailing Republican plans to gut the statute and over time replace it. In a conference call ...
  
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• Canadian man who has yellow goop growing on back for 30 YEARS is finally squeezed

  02-01-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patient from Kelowna, Canada, kneels down to reveal a lump on his back the size of a ping pong ball - that has been growing for 30 years. And, as expected, removing it was no clean affair.
  
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• France finds bird flu in new part of country

  02-01-2017 19:26
  Local authorities in France confirmed on Monday an outbreak of severe bird flu in the Deux-Sevres administrative department in the west of the country, an area previously unaffected by a recent spate of bird flu cases. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of H5N8 avian influenza among backyard birds and at a poultry farm in two rural districts near the western town of Niort, the Deux-Sevres prefecture said in a statement. France has already confirmed more than 80 cases of H5N8 bird flu among
  
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• Junior doctor Nadia Masood: 'Hunt's driven a lot of us out of the NHS'

  02-01-2017 18:54
  
  Medics felt justified in opposing a new contract and their defeat has left many feeling demoralised, Masood saysDr Nadia Masood’s public involvement in the junior doctors’ dispute began in a layby somewhere in north-east London on 11 January. “I was driving to Essex to see my mum, who was in hospital with sepsis after having chemotherapy for breast cancer. I was listening to LBC and James O’Brien was talking about the first junior doctors’ strike, which was due the
  
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• London woman who hated the gym makes a few simple changes to her lifestyle

  02-01-2017 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Lewis, 26, was a self-proclaimed 'gym phobe' but with a beach holiday on the horizon, she decided to overhaul her lifestyle and get in the best shape of her life. Here's how she got on...
  
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• Jeremy Hunt accused of compromising weekday hospital care

  02-01-2017 18:42
  
  Lib Dems say failure to guarantee more junior doctors will be hired to help deliver seven-day NHS raises safety concernsThe health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has been accused of compromising the care patients receive during the week by not taking forward his pledge to hire more junior doctors to help deliver a seven-day NHS.The Liberal Democrats’ health spokesman, Norman Lamb, said that with juniors now having to work more at weekends, already under-staffed hospitals had fewer medics on duty
  
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• Sunderland mother-of-three suffered three strokes all triggered by her PREGNANCY 

  02-01-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julie Foster (pictured), from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, first realised she suffered a stroke while she was expecting her third child Oliver in 2013.
  
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• Pakistani city launches new polio campaign after rare strain found

  02-01-2017 17:18
  By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunisation campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under five after a rare strain of the virus was found in sewage samples, officials said. "The religious leaders were ... asking the people to give their children anti-polio drops in their sermons in the mosques in rural areas of Baluchistan," said Syed Faisal Ahmed, coordinator of the local Emergency Operation Centre. Pakistan is on
  
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• Juicer machines are a threat to your waistline according to weight loss expert

  02-01-2017 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: As tempting as it may be to ask for a best-selling juicer this Christmas, it’s time to think again, says weight loss expertLouise Parker. January juicing detoxes can make you gain weight.
  
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• Head pharmacist set for trial over fatal meningitis outbreak

  02-01-2017 16:17
  BOSTON (AP) — A former executive at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy blamed for a national meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people in 2012 is headed for trial.
  
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• Seniors who help out with childcare 'tend to live longer'

  02-01-2017 15:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having full-time custody of grandchildren can have a negative effect on health. But occasional helping can be beneficial for seniors, according to the researchers in Berlin, Germany.
  
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• This 86-Year-Old Nun-Turned-Triathlete Is Proof That It’s Never Too Late to Start Working Out

  02-01-2017 15:00
  
  Sister Madonna Buder didn’t start running until she was 47.
  
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• 'I Did 10 Pushups Every Day for a Month—Here's What Happened'

  02-01-2017 15:00
  
  "Even three weeks in, I still had days when it felt hard.”
  
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• How to Run Faster to Lose Weight

  02-01-2017 15:00
  
  Let one of the fastest women on Earth show you the way.
  
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• 7 Women Share How They Overcame Their Biggest Weight-Loss Struggles

  02-01-2017 15:00
  
  “I used to let my unhealthy choices make me feel like a failure.”
  
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• 6 Drinks You Should Never Sip if You’re Trying to Lose Weight

  02-01-2017 15:00
  
  It’s time to reassess that smoothie.
  
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• Oxford professor's essential tips to help anyone over 40 stay fit into old age

  02-01-2017 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In this important new series, Dr Muir Gray reveals that if you look after yourself in middle age, it will help you stay fit and well when you’re old - and in this column he tackles healthy eating.
  
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• Organ donation becomes mandatory in France

  02-01-2017 14:21
  
  France changes law to presume consent for organs to be removed unless person joins official ‘refusal register’France has reversed its policy on organ donations so that all people could become donors on their death unless they join an official register to opt out.The new law presumes consent for organs to be removed, even if it goes against the wishes of the family. Related: 'It's better than winning the lottery': readers' organ donation storiesContinue reading...
  
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• France introduces opt-out policy on organ donation

  02-01-2017 14:21
  
  Change in law means consent for organs to be removed is presumed unless person joins official ‘refusal register’France has reversed its policy on organ donations so that all people could become donors on their death unless they join an official register to opt out.The new law presumes consent for organs to be removed, even if it goes against the wishes of the family. Related: 'It's better than winning the lottery': readers' organ donation storiesContinue reading...
  
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• Guns, wages and pot: the new laws taking effect across the US this year

  02-01-2017 14:00
  
  Tennessee will allow some 18-year-olds to receive handgun carry permits while many states are to raise their minimum wagesIn 2017, new laws across the US will go into effect. Here are some of the new, noteworthy, and impactful policies: Related: US election bright spots: gun control, recreational marijuana and moreContinue reading...
  
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• Walking Netball clubs spring up across UK

  02-01-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Walking Netball clubs are springing up all over the UK - Today's Rob Bonnet visits one of them.
  
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• I’ll say it again: E-cigarettes are still far safer than smoking

  02-01-2017 12:14
  
  Despite evidence suggesting e-cigarettes are far less harmful than smoking, more people than ever believe them to be just as harmful. Professor Linda Bauld discusses the evidenceJanuary is a time for New Year’s resolutions and if you’re one of the world’s one billion smokers, your resolution may be to stop smoking. For some people, this year’s quit attempt might involve an electronic cigarette, and a recent study in England, published in the BMJ, suggested that these devi
  
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• Do women make better doctors?

  02-01-2017 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US study claims that female physicians kill fewer patients than their male counterparts - study author Dr Ashish Jha and surgeon Dr Scarlett McNally discuss.
  
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• China starts 2017 engulfed by smog, issues pollution alerts

  02-01-2017 10:26
  BEIJING (AP) — Beijing and other cities across northern and central China were shrouded in thick smog Monday, prompting authorities to delay dozens of flights and close highways.
  
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• Medicare launches revamp for heart attacks, hip fractures

  02-01-2017 09:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Heart attacks and broken hips cause much suffering and worry as people grow older. This year, Medicare wants to start changing how it pays for treatment of these life-threatening conditions, to promote quality and contain costs. Beneficiaries and family members may notice a new approach.
  
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• New drug approvals fall to six-year low in 2016

  02-01-2017 09:16
  By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 and sharply down on 2015's tally of 45. Across the Atlantic, the European Medicines Agency recommended 81 new prescription products against a 2015 total of 93. Unlike the FDA, the EMA includes generic drugs in its list.
  
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• Optimism v pessimism in 2017: the comedian and the psychologist debate

  02-01-2017 09:00
  
  Liam Williams quit standup fearing his pessimissm about the state of the planet was making audiences worryingly apathetic. But is a sunny outlook really any healthier? We sat him down for a session with psychologist Philippa PerryMore uplifting culture for 2017One day last year, Liam Williams locked himself out and tried to climb in through his bedroom window. “I’d done it before very skilfully when drunk,” he says, “but this time I was hungover, so I guess I had that red
  
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• How to be more healthy at work in 2017

  02-01-2017 08:00
  
  After the festive over-indulgence, experts share their tips for keeping fit and healthy in the workplace this yearA Lancet study from earlier this year found that people need to do at least an hour of physical activity a day to counter the negative health impacts of every eight hours spent sitting.Related: Eight ways to eliminate stress at work Hotdesking can be brilliant and evil all at the same time Related: How to stay healthy and active in the officeContinue reading...
  
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• Armless Syrian boy thrives in US, hopes family can join him

  02-01-2017 06:25
  
  SHARON, Mass. (AP) — Ahmad Alkhalaf has had a busy year.
  
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• NHS could face its worst January as it struggles with festive backlog, warns doctor

  02-01-2017 05:09
  
  Health service is facing the equivalent of the ‘credit card bill from hell’ after Christmas, says president of the Society for Acute MedicineThe NHS is facing “potentially the worst January” ever as it struggles to deal with the backlog of patients occupying beds over Christmas, a leading doctor has warned.
  Dr Mark Holland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), said hospitals had already seen large numbers of elderly patients over the festive period and that
  
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• Scientists discover boost for men who get no help from Viagra

  02-01-2017 02:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US doctors say Mirabegron could provide an alternative for up to one in three men who suffer from erectile dysfunction and fail to respond to Viagra-type medications.
  
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• Timing vital for women at the gym as more muscle is built in first two weeks of menstrual cycle

  02-01-2017 01:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Umeå University in Sweden found that women who train harder during the first two weeks of their monthly cycle build up more muscle than they do in the last two weeks.
  
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