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• 6 Resolutions Sex Therapists Want You to Make This Year

  03-01-2017 23:10
  
  Start 2017 with a bang.
  
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• Do You Have a Calcium Deficiency? Answer These 3 Questions to Find Out

  03-01-2017 23:08
  
  If you don’t get enough, your whole body can suffer.
  
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• Body builder Alexis Mercer refuses to give up workout regime despite chemo 

  03-01-2017 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Body builder Alexis Mercer, 23, from Georgiawas diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in July. Despite having to undergo 12 rounds of chemo, she decided to stick with her workouts.
  
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• 7 Pilates Pros Share the Moves They Swear by for Flat Abs

  03-01-2017 22:20
  
  Let the experts be your guide.
  
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• Rough start for U.S. Republicans on first day of Trump-era Congress

  03-01-2017 21:46
  By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Congress had a rough start to its first session of the Donald Trump era on Tuesday when a public outcry that included a dressing-down from the president-elect prompted the House of Representatives to backtrack on its plans to defang an ethics watchdog. It was supposed to have been a ceremonious beginning in which lawmakers set plans to enact Trump's agenda of cutting taxes, repealing Obamacare and rolling back fin
  
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• Watch This Toddler Rescue His Twin From a Collapsed Dresser

  03-01-2017 21:36
  
  This is impressive.
  
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• Cleaning away earwax could actually damage your hearing, new study claims

  03-01-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's often consideredto be a sign of good cleanliness.
  But manually removing earwax could actually damage a person's hearing, according to new guidelines by experts in theUS.
  
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• Federal judge mulling fate of Texas fetal remains rules

  03-01-2017 21:19
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortion providers told a federal judge Tuesday that Texas' attempt to require burial or cremation of fetal remains was "government interference" without public health benefits, while state lawyers countered that clinics want to be allowed to continue disposing of such remains in landfills.
  
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• 'Terrified' mother died after C-section advice dismissed, inquest hears

  03-01-2017 21:15
  
  Frances Cappuccini, 30, died at Tunbridge Wells hospital in 2012 after losing half her blood following a serious error, inquest toldA mother lost half of her blood and died after midwives disregarded advice that she give birth via a caesarean section, an inquest has heard.Frances Cappuccini was terrified of giving birth to her second child, according to her husband, and went into hospital in labour apparently certain she wanted the C-section recommended by her consultant obstetrician. Continue r
  
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• Imperial College London research finds diet drinks 'make no difference to weight gain'

  03-01-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A review of drinks that use artificial sweeteners found there was no basis for claims that sugar free soft drinks can help fight flab or stop diseases such as Type 2 diabetes.
  
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• Wales confirms bird flu case, to cull infected poultry

  03-01-2017 20:43
  (Reuters) - Wales will cull a flock of chicken and ducks after it found the H5N8 bird flu strain in the poultry in a village backyard in the south western county of Carmarthenshire, the Welsh chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. Several European countries and Israel have found cases of the contagious strain in the past few weeks and some have ordered poultry flocks be kept indoors to prevent the disease spreading. The Prevention Zone and temporary suspension on gathering of poultry remain i
  
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• Rough start for U.S. Republicans in first day of Trump-era Congress

  03-01-2017 20:39
  By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Congress had a rough start to its first session of the Donald Trump era on Tuesday after the House of Representatives had to backtrack on a decision to defang an ethics watchdog following a public outcry that included a dressing-down from the president-elect. It was supposed to have been a ceremonious beginning in which lawmakers set plans to enact Trump's agenda of cutting taxes, repealing Obamacare and rolling b
  
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• The Case for Taking a 7-Day Facebook Detox

  03-01-2017 20:16
  
  This article originally appeared on RealSimple.com.It’s no secret that sometimes, spending time on Facebook can be a real downer. Maybe you’ve considered deleting your account for the sake of your sanity. But you don’t have to quit the social network altogether to feel better, suggests a new study. Researchers say that simply changing your behavior on the site—or taking an occasional break—may be just the mood-booster you need.To be fair, the research on Facebook, a
  
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• Nearly HALF of girls aged 11-18 and a quarter of working women have iron deficiency

  03-01-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recent survey found that four out of five women have struggled with tiredness and two-thirds of women have experienced more than one episode of exhaustion - in part due to an iron deficiency.
  
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• National Diet and Nutrition Survey finds vitamin deficiencies are now commonplace

  03-01-2017 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Official advice on healthy eating could be making millions of people sick, new research claims - by discouraging us from taking supplements. So are you at risk?
  
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• No evidence sugar-free soft drinks aid weight loss – study

  03-01-2017 20:00
  
  Academics say no evidence to support perception that ‘diet’ drinks are healthier than full-sugar versions
  Soft drinks made with artificial sweeteners, such as diet colas, do not help people lose weight and may be as big a part of the obesity problem as the full-sugar versions, academics have said.
  A paper by researchers at Imperial College London and two universities in Brazil contends that artificially sweetened beverages, often called diet drinks, are just as big a problem as those
  
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• 5 Genius New Ways to Use Matcha

  03-01-2017 19:57
  
  Matcha lattes? Old news.
  
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• Scientists discover why some women are more prone to PMT

  03-01-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A gene which could explain why some women suffer severe form of premenstrual syndrome may have been uncovered by scientists.
  
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• Taxing questions about NHS funding | Letters

  03-01-2017 19:32
  
  Steve Richards’ proposal for a referendum on whether to tax more to invest in the NHS (Opinion, 3 January) is interesting. But his first “drawback” – that “the Treasury hates any form of earmarked taxation” – is not quite right. What the Treasury objects to (stating awkward facts, as usual) is that hypothecating an existing tax to a particular programme will put an unacknowledged extra burden on other programmes (actually or potentially). The problem wit
  
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• FDA probes dangers of exploding e-cigarette batteries

  03-01-2017 18:43
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is probing the dangers of exploding batteries in e-cigarettes, following dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire and sometimes ...
  
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• Hawaii residents renew push for stricter pesticide rules

  03-01-2017 18:42
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii residents concerned about pesticide use by major agriculture companies on the islands are planning a push to strengthen regulation over chemicals they fear harm their health.
  
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• More than 10 MILLION children live too far away from surgeons to get emergency help, new study reveals

  03-01-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many young children with medical needs, particularly in rural areas, live more than 50 miles away from a pediatric anesthesiologist according to a new study by Stanford University Medical Center.
  
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• 6 Ways to Burn More Calories on a Rowing Machine

  03-01-2017 17:41
  
  It’s already one of the best ways to transform your body—but might as well get the most out of it.
  
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• VW faces first legal test case over emissions in Germany

  03-01-2017 17:21
  German consumer rights champion myRight filed the first legal test case against Volkswagen in Germany on Tuesday, raising pressure on the carmaker to compensate customers in Europe over the emissions scandal. Europe's largest automaker has pledged billions to compensate U.S. owners of Volkswagen (VW) diesel-powered cars, but has so far rejected any compensation for the 8.5 million affected vehicles in Europe where different legal rules weaken the chances of affected customers winning a pay out.
  
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• How the world got fat: a visualisation of global obesity over 40 years | Max Galka

  03-01-2017 16:44
  
  It’s hard to understand or even believe the contagious way that obesity has spread virally around the world - so Max Galka created this visualisation Last year, a network of health scientists from around the world set out to create the most comprehensive portrait of world obesity ever produced. The researchers compiled results from 1,698 studies on adult obesity, covering 186 countries, 19.2 million participants, and spanning 40 years. And they condensed it all into a single study, publish
  
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• 4 Dieting Strategies That Almost Always Backfire, According to Science

  03-01-2017 16:41
  
  Sorry, but your fitness tracker isn’t a magical weight-loss device.
  
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• What is diabetes? Dangerous condition affecting THOUSANDS can lead to amputation

  03-01-2017 16:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EVERY week 4,500 people are diagnosed with diabetes across the UK. The condition, which can be caused by being overweight and poor diet can cause blindness, limbs to be amputated and even kidney failure.
  
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• Doctors warn of detox dangers after woman is hospitalised with 'life-threatening' problems

  03-01-2017 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health professionals have issues a warning to people embarking on New Year detoxes - after a woman was hospitalised in Milton Keynes with side-effects of the popular process.
  
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• What EXACTLY does festive season drinking do to your body?

  03-01-2017 15:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHRISTMAS drinking has many of us contemplating dry January but what is the affect of booze on your body?
  
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• Breast cancer NEWS: ‘Alarming’ number of patients having BOTH breasts removed

  03-01-2017 15:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BREAST cancer patients opting to have both breasts removed over fears the disease might develop has dramatically increased, scientists have warned.
  
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• Tulip Mazumdar looks ahead to the top health stories of 2017

  03-01-2017 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Tulip Mazumdar takes a look ahead to what will be some of the key health-related stories in 2017.
  
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• Can Your Workouts Mess with Your Period?

  03-01-2017 15:00
  
  Suddenly without a cycle? Your fitness routine might be to blame.
  
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• Dentists call to end 'workplace cake culture'

  03-01-2017 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sharing of sweet snacks at work is adding to the obesity problem and bad oral health in the UK, say dentists
  
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• Keep lit: how to lose weight without giving up alcohol | Dean Burnett

  03-01-2017 14:25
  
  At the start of the new year, many people are vowing to get in shape, which usually involves giving up alcohol. But can you lose weight without losing the booze? Science says yes, but it’s not exactly easy.Alcohol. Fun, isn’t it, for various reasons. The Christmas holidays are a period of particularly heavy drinking for many of the UK population, so much so that January often feels like one long national hangover. This often combines with the sense of “starting afresh” an
  
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• YouTube time-lapse video shows man's recovery after being glassed in the face

  03-01-2017 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage of a man's defiant recovery from violent crime in Dublin, 2011, has become an internet smash-hit - four years after the fact.
  
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• Doctors issue new year detox health warning

  03-01-2017 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doctors warn of the potential harms of undertaking a radical new year detox.
  
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• Mother reveals that George Michael paid £15k for her to have IVF

  03-01-2017 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jo Maidment had her daughter Betsy in 2012 thanks to eggs frozen during IVF treatment paid for by George Michael. He anonymously donated the money after seeing her on This Morning in 2010.
  
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• Sharp rise in number of patients turned away from A&E

  03-01-2017 13:22
  
  More patients arriving by ambulance are being redirected to other hospitals this winter compared with same period over last four yearsThe number of patients being turned away from A&E and sent to other hospitals is at a record high, figures show, revealing the huge pressure the NHS faces this winter.More patients arriving by ambulance were redirected to other hospitals this year compared with the same period over the last four years. Such incidents are referred to as diverts. The NHS has pre
  
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• Forceps removed from stomach after 18 years

  03-01-2017 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Vietnamese man has had surgical forceps removed from his stomach after 18 years.
  
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• Agony aunt Virginia Ironside lost confidence and suffered panic attacks after fall

  03-01-2017 13:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cost to the NHS of patients having a fall and losing independence is estimated to be more than £2.3 billion a year. Older people who have taken a fall are encouraged to visit their local clinic.
  
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• What does 2017 hold for social care?

  03-01-2017 13:03
  
  Technology and integration with the NHS could transform the sector, but we must debate alternative sources of fundingPerhaps 2016 will be remembered as the year the UK social care services reached crisis point.The headlines were bleak: significant funding gaps in community services for older people, which could increase to £2.6bn by 2020; delays in discharging medically fit patients from hospital; regular breaches of safe hospital bed occupancy levels; a misalignment between government and
  
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• Taking on ‘cake culture’: how to say no to office treats

  03-01-2017 13:03
  
  The Royal College of Surgeons says the sugary confections provided by colleagues are causing obesity and tooth-decay. Here’s how to steer clear while at workCake culture is killing us. The faculty of dental surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons has claimed that sugary office-based snacking is contributing to an epidemic of obesity and poor oral health in this country.However, its suggestions – such as eating sugar only at lunchtime and doling out birthday cake only on Fridays &nda
  
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• Texas University experts say good health depends on exercise and lean food

  03-01-2017 12:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Year hopes of getting thinner should be about improving health and not just losing weight, scientists have warned.
  
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• New year ‘detox’ WARNING: Woman suffers deadly illness from herbal remedy diet

  03-01-2017 12:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A WOMAN who began a new year ‘detox’ that involved drinking lots of fluids and taking herbal remedies has suffered from a life-threatening illness.
  
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• How chillies can 'help destroy cancer cells by making them self-destruct'

  03-01-2017 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They say you are what you eat. And, according to experts, that's partially true when it comes to chillies, which can help battle cancer cells.
  
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• New Republican-led U.S. Congress lays groundwork for Trump era

  03-01-2017 12:09
  By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led Congress begins a new session on Tuesday where it will start laying plans for enacting President-elect Donald Trump's agenda of tax cuts, repeal of Obamacare and the rollback of financial and environmental regulations. With Trump set to be sworn in as president on Jan. 20, Republican lawmakers hope to get a quick start on priorities that were blocked during Democratic President Barack Obama's eight years in the White House. Since his ele
  
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• What does 2017 hold for public services?

  03-01-2017 12:01
  
  From longer NHS waiting lists to rising homelessness and bankrupt councils, this year could bring public services to the brinkThe NHS in England enters 2017 with a familiar but worrying vortex of inter-linked problems causing acute concern. That the service does not have the money it needs, despite record levels of investment, is so obvious as to not need restatement. It is chronically short of human resources, too; not just GPs, nurses and paramedics but also radiologists, anaesthetists, occupa
  
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• Smog returns, but Beijing says skies are getting cleaner

  03-01-2017 11:54
  The Chinese capital was on the second-highest orange smog alert in the depth of winter on Tuesday but city officials said the air quality was improving overall, citing data for last year. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and highways closed across northern China over the new year holiday as average concentrations of small breathable particles known as PM2.5 soared above 500 micrograms per cubic metre in Beijing and surrounding regions. Pollution alerts are common in northern China, especially
  
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• Bellshill premature twins were saved after a sandwich bag kept them warm

  03-01-2017 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The parents of fragile newborn twins have revealed how bubble wrap and a sandwich bagsaved their children's lives.
  
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• What the colour of your phlegm says about your health

  03-01-2017 11:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yellow mucus that has a thick consistency and is quite dark, may mean you have a viral or bacterial infection, explains Guernsey-based GP Dr Sarah Brewer.
  
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