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• 3 Moves That Soothe Cramps

  20-01-2017 23:20
  
  Omm your way through period pain.
  
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• Bleak state of kids nutrition: 1 in 3 eat junk food daily

  20-01-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite a pledge by restaurant chains to make kids' menus healthier, a study from Harvard found that 80% of their drinks are sugar-sweetened and their foods are laden with calories and saturated fat.
  
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• 13 Men Open Up About What Makes Them Feel Emasculated

  20-01-2017 22:31
  
  The dudes of Reddit weigh in.
  
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• The toxic chemicals in YOUR household

  20-01-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Because these products are not under the purview of the FDA, they aren't subject to the ban of certain toxins, and companies aren't required to reveal what makes them antimicrobial.
  
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• Cancer patient to run 7 marathons in 7 days 

  20-01-2017 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Runner BethAnn Telford, 47, from D.C. was diagnosed with brain cancer 12 years ago. Now she's planning on running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.
  
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• This Man Has An 18.9 Inch Penis—And Can’t Have Sex

  20-01-2017 20:27
  
  Despite its limitations, he's got big dreams for his giant peen.
  
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• See These Key Players’ Inauguration Looks

  20-01-2017 20:23
  
  From the chic to the very, very patriotic.
  
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• James Paget Hospital patient evicted after two years

  20-01-2017 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A hospital patient who occupied a bed for more than years was evicted after a hospital applied for a court order.
  
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• ‘I Had Weight Loss Surgery, But This Eating Plan Is What Really Helped Me Lose 120 Pounds’

  20-01-2017 19:13
  
  Cara Moccia says losing the weight completely changed her life.
  
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• 'I Had Weight Loss Surgery, But I Didn’t Feel Confident In My Body Until I Started This Workout Plan’

  20-01-2017 19:13
  
  Cara Moccia says losing the weight completely changed her life.
  
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• Check Out How Some Southwest Planes Are Cheering On The Women's March On Washington

  20-01-2017 18:49
  
  They're lighting up the skies.
  
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• 'Soft' exoskeleton could lighten the load for soldiers

  20-01-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unlike the exosuits seen in superhero films, engineers at Harvard University in Massachusetts used fabric to build their suit, which targets specific leg joints instead of the full leg.
  
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• Can Your Gym Give You Meningitis?

  20-01-2017 18:38
  
  Spin studio regulars are freaking out after a fellow member contracted the infection and died.
  
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• The true cost of NHS staff sick days

  20-01-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research found illnesses obtained by the nursing, midwifery and health visiting sector were the biggest financial burden for the NHS in England, costing more than £442 million in terms of sick pay.
  
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• Doctors testing cannabis-laced chewing gum to cure IBS

  20-01-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doctors have struggled to find an effective treatment for the condition, which affects around 3.5 million Americans a year. But Dutch researchers believe a cannabis-laced gum made in the US will work.
  
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• ‘I’ve Never Taken A Sick Day—Here’s How I Stay So Healthy’

  20-01-2017 18:28
  
  Hey, these tricks are worth a try.
  
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• Bristol-Myers shares fall on lung cancer timeline setback

  20-01-2017 18:20
  Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb fell nearly 10 percent on Friday following Thursday's announcement that it would not seek accelerated approval of its immunotherapy drug combination in first-line lung cancer, further solidifying Merck & Co's leading position in the burgeoning immuno-oncolgy field. Lung cancer is by far the biggest oncology market and a handful of companies have been jockeying for position in the battle to become dominant in initial, or first-line, treatment, and to provide muc
  
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• Bogus doctor performed physicals at Philadelphia high school

  20-01-2017 17:58
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities are investigating how a woman with phony medical credentials ended up giving physicals last year at a Philadelphia public high school.
  
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• 'I saw intestines on the ground' - aid worker recalls Nigerian refugee camp bombing

  20-01-2017 17:45
  By Kieran Guilbert MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid worker Alfred Davies and his colleagues were providing vaccinations and giving out food in a refugee camp in northeast Nigeria when he noticed the buzzing of a plane passing overhead. "Glass shattered, roofs collapsed and people were screaming and crying," Davies, a project co-ordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone. "I saw people with their bellies open, and intestines on
  
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• Tiger stripes

  20-01-2017 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We explore exactly what stretch marks are after model Chrissy Teigen shows hers off on Twitter.
  
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• New York Jets legend Mark Gastineau has dementia

  20-01-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former New York Jets defensive line backer Mark Gastineau has said he wants to work with you footballers to help them avoid head injuries and concussion to prevent problems in later life.
  
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• Do YOU get bloated? Try these foods!

  20-01-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking for foods to help your bloating you can try right now? Nutritionist and author of The Gut Makeover reveals 11 foods that can relieve your symptoms.
  
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• 9 Things You Need to Know About Ivanka Trump

  20-01-2017 17:04
  
  Get familiar with Donald’s right-hand woman.
  
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• Asthmatic children FAR more likely to be obese

  20-01-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at USC believe children may be at greater risk of weight gain because their struggling for breath could cause them to play and exercise less. Asthmatic medication also causes weight gain.
  
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• Think twice before using your toothbrush...

  20-01-2017 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dr Rhona Eskander, a dentist based in Kensington and Chelsea, says there are numerous dangers to your health by not keeping it clean.
  
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• Man evicted from hospital for blocking bed for two years

  20-01-2017 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A hospital applies for a court order to remove a patient who had occupied a bed "unnecessarily".
  
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• Suffer from excruciating back pain? Six exercises YOU can do to prevent it

  20-01-2017 16:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BACK pain is a common problem that affects most people at some point in their life - ranging from a slight strain to a life-restricting condition.
  
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• Can The Wild Diet Plan Help You Lose Weight?

  20-01-2017 16:26
  
  The diet gained fame on the TV show “My Diet Is Better Than Yours.”
  
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• PIP breast implants: French court tells TUV to pay damages

  20-01-2017 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German safety body TUV is told to pay hefty compensation over the PIP breast implant scandal.
  
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• I'm 13 and worried about being fat

  20-01-2017 16:00
  
  My friends are all skinny and happy and I can’t talk to my parents about my obsession with my weight. It’s driven me to the edge. Annalisa Barbieri advises a readerI’m overweight for my age (I’m 13 and 60kg or 9.5 stone) and it’s consumed my life. I can’t go shopping with my friends in town because I can’t let them know my clothing size. If I sit down I’m always conscious that I look fat. If I take off my coat I feel people judging my waist. I drea
  
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• Hate Pushups? Try This Move Instead

  20-01-2017 15:46
  
  Sexy shoulders, coming right up.
  
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• Freeze-dried food and 1 bathroom: 6 simulate Mars in dome

  20-01-2017 15:17
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods — with a rare treat of Spam — and have only their small sleeping quarters to retreat to for solace.
  
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• The words food companies use to disguise added sugar

  20-01-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health experts recommended we eat 30g of sugar a day - but most of us eat more, according to the NHS. We can reveal the words used to hide the fact a product contains added sugar.
  
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• Girl, 16, has a giant hairball pulled out of her stomach

  20-01-2017 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The teenager, from Srinagar, India, suffers from Rapunzel syndrome. Doctors removed the clump of hair from her stomach and intestines.
  
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• Exercises you can do while the kettle boils

  20-01-2017 13:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exercise while you wait with these five five-minute workouts so you can commit to your New Year's fitness resolutions. Start the day with revitalising yoga and move onto intense routines.
  
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• Mexican man with the half-metre PENIS rejects reduction

  20-01-2017 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Esquivel Cabrera, 54, from Saltillo, Mexico, has a penis measuring a colossal 18.9 inches. But he has rejected the possibility of having a reduction.
  
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• The superfood swaps that will save you £20 from your shop

  20-01-2017 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TV dietitian Lucy Jones shares 10 health food swaps that are cheaper than some of the most trendy superfoods, including blackberries for goji berries.
  
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• Vegan mother whose legs weigh almost 10 STONE

  20-01-2017 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rachel Latimer, 43, from Norfolk, is plagued by lipoedema, a disorder causing fatty tissue to accumulate around her lower body. But diet and exercise won't help her shift the weight.
  
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• Hospital takes legal action to evict bed blocker

  20-01-2017 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patient arrived at the James Paget University Hospital in Norfolk in August 2014 and remained there until this year. But he was deemed 'fit for discharge', according to the BBC.
  
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• NHS transformation plans are beset by infighting

  20-01-2017 13:04
  
  Negotiations on reforms must be built on trust, otherwise there is little chance of escaping the relentless cycle of crisis management and short-term fixesBehind the vision documents and targets, what is really going on inside the sustainability and transformation plan (STP) process?
  A clinical commissioner outside one meeting was overheard asking: “How are we going to shaft the acute?” But elsewhere there is a growing recognition that old-style NHS infighting is a big part of the pr
  
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• Irritable bowel syndrome: Should sufferers STOP drinking caffeine?

  20-01-2017 12:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, affects more than one in ten people in the UK - causing abdominal pains and cramping, diarrhoea, constipation and an urgent need to go to the toilet.
  
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• Fifty-two NHS hospitals sent patients elsewhere in busiest week yet

  20-01-2017 12:40
  
  Sixty-eight hospital trusts declared an alert between 8 and 15 January, and bed occupancy rate across England was 95.8%The NHS experienced the busiest week in its history last week, with record numbers of hospitals having to send patients elsewhere or declare a major alert.
  Fifty-two hospital trusts had to send ambulances elsewhere between 8 and 15 January, up from 39 the previous week and 27 in the second week of January last year, NHS England figures show.Continue reading...
  
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• Mother, 41, left with 'extreme' scarring

  20-01-2017 12:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tammie Stanley, 41, from Witney, suffered third degree burns when she was a baby. In what she thought was her final operation, surgeons performed a skin graft without her consent.
  
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