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• Wearing a mouthguard at night can make bruxism WORSE

  16-01-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Karen Raphael, a professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology and medicine at New York University College of Dentistry, believes teeth grinding is unconnected with jaw pain.
  
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• Our expert reveals how YOU can become a less fussy eater

  16-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A reader consults Dr Martin Scurr on how to make his grandson a less fussy eater. The 25-year-old has avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, whichwill have been developing since he was a child.
  
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• 'Nightmare bacteria' is more dangerous than we thought

  16-01-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research by Harvard University warns CRE (carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae) could be much more dangerous, dynamic and widespread than previously thought.
  
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• Are YOU being plagued by a hacking cough this winter?

  16-01-2017 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As an acute cough is a viral infection, antibiotics will not work, says Alyn Morice, who teaches respiratory medicine at the University of Hull. So which remedies will make a difference?
  
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• The ankle bracelet which stops you dashing to the loo

  16-01-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the age of eight, Gemma Element from Hertfordshire had to pass urine up to ten times a day and twice at night. Now, a new implant in her ankle has banished her problems for good.
  
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• The woman unable to sit down for YEARS after giving birth

  16-01-2017 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For years after the birth of her daughter, Debra Shaw from Somerset was left with a legacy of pain and disability. She is one of around 7 per cent of women experience coccyx pain after childbirth.
  
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• Bird flu found in flock of 6,000 turkeys in Lincolnshire

  16-01-2017 22:46
  
  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirms H5N8 strain of avian flu present at East Lindsey farmBird flu has been confirmed in a flock of about 6,000 turkeys at a farm in Lincolnshire, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said. The H5N8 strain of avian flu – the same as that found in a flock of turkeys on a nearby farm on 16 December – was confirmed by the UK’s chief veterinary officer, Nigel Gibbens.A number of birds at the farm i
  
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• Obamacare repeal: Trump pledges 'health insurance for all'

  16-01-2017 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president-elect says the Republican replacement for Obamacare will be cheaper and better.
  
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• Persistent infections are GOOD for you

  16-01-2017 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Persistent illnesses are essentially training the body, ultimately building up long-term immunity, according to a study by Washington University School of Medicine.
  
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• Stroke survivor: Virtual Reality helped me walk again

  16-01-2017 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shannon Mackey has been using virtual reality physiotherapy sessions to help learn to walk again after suffering a stroke.
  
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• Experiencing Trump image overload | Brief letters

  16-01-2017 19:44
  
  Pictures of the president-elect | NHS hospital funds | Cushy GPs | Spreading Weetabix | Speech tics | Finger cutsThe news section of the Guardian on 14 January contained four pictures of the US president-elect (pages 6, 26, 28 and 41), not to mention the political cartoon rendering on page 29. It seems to me this is helping to create an icon. As I admire and appreciate the excellence of the Guardian, I wonder how you determine when enough is enough, or in this case, too much.
  Tom Miller
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• The Guardian view on shorter working hours: not just for the rich | Editorial

  16-01-2017 19:38
  
  Success in a caring profession can’t be measured by productivityPhilip Hammond threatened in his interview with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag to turn Britain into a low-tax offshore sweatshop, although he expressed a personal preference for a European model of social organisation. Just how distant his preference is from his threats is clear from some recent developments in Europe: the French have passed a law limiting the use of email out of hours; the Dutch and Finns are thinking a
  
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• Boy born with a giant tongue can finally smile

  16-01-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aparajit Lodhi, from Jabalpur in the north Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, suffers from a rare congenital anomaly called Macroglossia, a medical term for an unusually large tongue.
  
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• Frances Cappuccini Caesarean death caused by hospital failures

  16-01-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of a woman following childbirth was a result of "failures, inadequate diagnosis and treatment", a coroner rules.
  
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• More than 1,300 vets left with wounds to sexual organs 

  16-01-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 1,300 service members in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars received genital organ injuries, a new report found. The'unprecedented' number showed 94 percent were age 35 or younger.
  
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• Expert gives 10 mood boosting foods to battle Blue Monday

  16-01-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Rob Hobson, Head of Nutrition at the supplement company Healthspan, reveals the best strategy to boost your mood on Blue Monday.
  
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• Menopause evolved to stop females becoming a sexual threat

  16-01-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Exeter made the discovery after looking at the behaviour of whales in the Pacific Northwest who are the only creatures, other than humans, who go through menopause.
  
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• 8 Women On What Dating In Your 30s Is Really Like

  16-01-2017 18:29
  
  “I’ve got 60-year-olds reaching out to me online.”
  
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• Techno music helps test tube babies grow reveals study

  16-01-2017 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Altravita IVF clinic in Moscow played A State of Trance by DJ Armin van Buuren on a loop for 24 hours a day next to 758 eggs in a petri dish.
  
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• Luxottica's merger helps Del Vecchio manage family risks

  16-01-2017 18:17
  By Valentina Za and Silvia Aloisi MILAN (Reuters) - By sealing one of the biggest European merger deals of recent years, 81-year old spectacles tycoon Leonardo Del Vecchio has added another chapter to one of Italy's most legendary rags-to-riches stories. The 46 billion euro (40.5 billion pounds) tie-up between Del Vecchio's Luxottica and France's Essilor creates a global powerhouse in the fast-growing 95 billion euro industry, in which the Italian entrepreneur will be the biggest shareholder. In
  
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• Jersey monitors threat from toxic sea lettuce fumes

  16-01-2017 18:12
  
  Channel Island’s authorities considering measures to protect people from coastal algae linked to death of jogger in FranceAuthorities in the Channel Islands are looking at ways to protect residents and visitors from toxic beach gases after the death of a jogger in France that has been linked to the fumes from rotting seaweed.The government of Jersey said on Monday it was considering the installation of devices to check gas levels from deposits of sea lettuce. Warning signs could also be er
  
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• VW charges in U.S. breach German constitution says defendant's lawyer

  16-01-2017 18:10
  By Andreas Cremer BERLIN (Reuters) - A lawyer for one of the Volkswagen executives charged last week by U.S. prosecutors over the company's diesel emissions scandal said the way they handled the legal process would have been unconstitutional under German law. "We learned of the indictment from a live press conference," Hamburg-based lawyer Annette Voges said on Monday, adding that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had neither contacted former VW brand development chief Heinz-Jakob Neusser before c
  
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• Is COFFEE the key to a long life?

  16-01-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having a cuppa reduces chemicals in the blood that can trigger heart disease and are linked to early mortality, a study by scientists from Stanford University discovered.
  
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• Jealous of your partner? You're likely to spend more

  16-01-2017 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore found that the desire for brightly coloured products was higher in those envious of the attention their partner received.
  
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• Do YOU know when your child is too poorly to go to school?

  16-01-2017 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  However, just 12 per cent believe flu-like symptoms - which can often be passed on - are enough to warrant an absence, a survey conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan has found.
  
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• Artificial intelligence predicts when heart will fail

  16-01-2017 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology could be used to improve treatment for heart failure patients.
  
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• 'Fat shaming' may lead to obesity in adult life

  16-01-2017 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  So-called 'fat shaming' may lead to feelings of stigma that result in comfort eating, researchers from Liverpool University and Florida State University say.
  
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• Alopecia patient calls for bald emoji to help represent hair loss

  16-01-2017 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman with alopecia launches a petition calling for a bald emoji to help represent people with hair loss.
  
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• Girl's headache turned out to be aggressive brain cancer

  16-01-2017 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rylee Bernosky, 5, from Florida, went to the hospital complaining of a headache. Doctors found a rare brain tumor. She is now looking a 6-8 months of chemotherapy and radiation.
  
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• After Vatican controversy, McDonald's helps feed homeless in Rome

  16-01-2017 16:05
  By Isla Binnie ROME (Reuters) - McDonald's received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch just steps from St. Peter's Square last month, but on Monday the fast food giant accepted a challenge to adopt one of Pope Francis's cherished principles - feeding the hungry. The new restaurant, whose opening in a Vatican-owned building on Dec. 30 upset some purists, donated dozens of meals on Monday to a charity which distributed them at a walk-in clinic in Rome. Pope Francis has made defence o
  
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• Fad diets nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert says NEVER follow

  16-01-2017 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Registered nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert says avoid these six weight loss plans. She says juicing destroys antioxidants and is difficult to sustain long-term.
  
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• Follow These Steps to Change Your Gut Bacteria and Lose Weight

  16-01-2017 15:30
  
  Start by eating these foods.
  
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• 8 Ways To Make Sure You Don’t Have To Poop Mid-Run

  16-01-2017 15:30
  
  We’ve all been there.
  
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• 5 Common Symptoms That Might Indicate You Have Multiple Sclerosis

  16-01-2017 15:30
  
  The tip-offs of this disease can be subtle.
  
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• Kenyan athletes welcome anti-doping initiative

  16-01-2017 15:20
  By Isaac Omulo ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan athletes on Monday backed a plan for a team of six internationally accredited doctors to take care of the country's top-level runners and be responsible for examining samples in an effort to end a series of doping scandals. Athletics Kenya, the governing body for track and field in the East African country, says elite athletes should only use the six doctors vetted by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) if they want to co
  
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• Luxottica and Essilor in 46 billion euro merger to create eyewear giant

  16-01-2017 15:16
  By Valentina Za and Sudip Kar-Gupta MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor have agreed a 46 billion euro (40.4 billion pounds) merger to create a global eyewear powerhouse with annual revenue of more than 15 billion euros. The all-share deal is one of Europe's largest cross-border tie-ups and brings together Luxottica, the world's top spectacles maker with brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley, with leading lens manufacturer Essilor. "Finally ... two products which are natura
  
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• Oral cancer patient claims cannabis oil helped shrink hole in cheek

  16-01-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, it explains how he visited a palliative-care clinic in Toronto in 2016. Using it directly on his wound, it reduced the size of it by 5 per cent.
  
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• Coroner says hospital's failures led to death of woman after caesarean

  16-01-2017 14:31
  
  Inquest criticises care given to Frances Cappuccini, 30, during and after labour at Tunbridge Wells hospitalA series of medical failures led to the death of a young mother who had begged to be given a caesarean section, a coroner has found.
  Frances Cappuccini, a 30-year-old primary school teacher, died at Tunbridge Wells hospital hours after giving birth to her second son.Continue reading...
  
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• People with these three personality traits are most attractive

  16-01-2017 14:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists have revealed the three personality qualities that not only make someone more attractive to the opposite sex but also prove they can get on with anyone.
  
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• Man injured in shooting near Scottish school, say police

  16-01-2017 13:36
  A 35-year-old man was injured in a shooting near a primary school in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Monday morning, police said. "Although it would appear that there was an intended victim, anyone could have been injured as a result, putting young children and innocent people at risk," police said.
  
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• This Khloé Kardashian campaign finally strips ‘empowerment’ of all meaning | Phoebe-Jane Boyd

  16-01-2017 13:35
  
  Protein World’s marketers may not be the first to cynically co-opt the word that once symbolised hope, but they have succeeded in reducing it to an empty huskThe first hint that the word “empowerment” had been hijacked by a force with sinister intentions came, for me, back in 2005 during an episode of ITV pop show CD:UK. That dark space. Related: If Dove expects women to cheer up, it hasn’t been paying attention | Harpreet PurewalContinue reading...
  
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• Britain is 4th WORST offender for mothers who drink during pregnancy

  16-01-2017 13:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Globally, nearly 10 per cent of expectant mothers drink alcohol - but this figure varies widely, a study found. Ireland have the highest rates, with 60.4 per cent found to booze while pregnant.
  
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• The fad diets nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert says NEVER follow

  16-01-2017 12:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Registered nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert says avoid these six weight loss plans. She says juicing destroys antioxidants and is difficult to sustain long-term.
  
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• University of Sheffield scientists find nuns have stronger immune systems

  16-01-2017 11:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Sheffield researchers found that mealworm beetles live for longer if they avoid mating. And they believe it could explain why nuns tend to live longer.
  
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• Fatal attraction

  16-01-2017 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How one woman's rare disorder means a kiss from her husband could end up killing her.
  
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• You cannot buy happiness – not even on ‘Blue Monday’ | Polly Mackenzie

  16-01-2017 10:16
  
  Retail therapy for seasonal gloom is a ploy dreamed up by advertisers – the myth that happiness can be bought has the potential to be disastrousWaking up today, on so-called Blue Monday, the “most depressing day of the year”, you may already be aware that this concept is based on a fraud. An almost deliciously spurious mathematical formula was dreamed up by a PR agency, given the veneer of academic rigour by attaching the name of a lecturer at a further education college, and a
  
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• NI GPs resignation from NHS 'inevitable'

  16-01-2017 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NI GPs will likely vote to leave the NHS if a snap election is called, says the head of the NI General Practitioners' Committee.
  
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• Luxottica and Essilor agree 46 billion euro merger to create eyewear giant

  16-01-2017 09:46
  By Valentina Za and Sudip Kar-Gupta MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - Italy's Luxottica and France's Essilor have agreed a 46 billion euro (40.76 billion pounds) merger to create a global powerhouse in the eyewear industry with annual revenue of more than 15 billion euros, they said in a statement on Monday. The deal, one of Europe's largest cross-border tie-ups, brings together Luxottica, the world's top spectacles maker with brands such as Oakley and Ray-Ban, with Essilor, the world's leading manufactur
  
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• European shares lower but FTSE rally continues, Luxottica hits one-year peak

  16-01-2017 09:31
  European shares were lower in early deals on Monday, weighed down by banking and auto stocks, though weakness in the pound helped Britain's FTSE rise to a fresh record high. Shares in Luxottica and Essilor both rallied more than 10 after agreeing on a 46-billion euro merger deal to create a global powerhouse in the eyewear industry. Luxottica hit a one-year high, while Essilor surged to its highest since the end of September.
  
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• Health tourist from Nigeria's £350k NHS bill - and you paid!

  16-01-2017 09:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The woman had a caesarean section at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital. She had been transferred there from another hospital because of pregnancy complications.
  
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