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• Study reveals the 4 illnesses often misdiagnosed

  23-01-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For example, your depression may actually be sign of an underactive thyroid. Lyn Mynott from Thyroid UK reveals many women think they have depressed when they really need thyroxine pills.
  
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• Study on Oregon couples shows pillow talk saves marriage

  23-01-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Oregon found couples who shared morsels of good news with each other in the evening got more rest, were more intimate, and were far less stressed.
  
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• Dermatologists Share The Scariest Things They've Ever Seen On The Job

  23-01-2017 23:45
  
  “I had a patient come in with oompa-loompa orange skin.”
  
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• Premature babies benefit from compact MRI scanner

  23-01-2017 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doctors in Sheffield are pioneering the use of a compact neonatal MRI scanner, one of only two in the world.
  
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• 6-year-old girl has Batten disease which could kill her

  23-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mila Makovek, 6, from Colorado, grew up a happy, healthy child. Then she started to stutter, walk differently and went blind. She was diagnosed with Batten disease - a rare disorder that could kill her.
  
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• Trump can do plenty on his own to unravel Obama health law

  23-01-2017 23:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump can do plenty on his own to unravel the Obama health care law, but some of those actions would create disruptions that undermine his administration's early promises. Other less sweeping steps could open the way for big changes, but might not get as much notice.
  
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• 5 Moves 'The Bachelorette's' Shawn Booth Swears By For Flat Abs

  23-01-2017 23:16
  
  Plus, what it’s really like to work out in the Bachelor mansion.
  
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• The 4 illnesses that are too often MISDIAGNOSED

  23-01-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For example, your depression may actually be sign of an underactive thyroid. Lyn Mynott from Thyroid UK reveals many women think they have depressed when they really need thyroxine pills.
  
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• My pregnancy nightmare was crippling HAND PAIN

  23-01-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Channel 4 actress from Ealing developed carpal tunnel syndrome during her pregnancy. It made driving and coping with everyday life very painful, and she ended up needing wrist surgery.
  
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• Can a coin in the wrist help cut your high blood pressure?

  23-01-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The implants, named eCoin, are inserted in a 20-minute procedure under local anaesthetic. It is about to be tested by 306 patients with hypertension in hospitals across the U.S.
  
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• Thought you had 'grown out' of your asthma? Think again

  23-01-2017 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, from the University of Ottowa, found 33 per cent of 613 patients recently diagnosed with asthma actually do not have it. Some were even healthy, while others had more serious conditions.
  
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• 5 Cringe-Worthy Videos That Prove Public Proposals Aren’t Always A Good Idea

  23-01-2017 23:09
  
  Well, this is awkward.
  
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• 'Could aspirin be giving me nose bleeds at night?'

  23-01-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A reader from Herts had a heart attack two years ago, followed by a triple bypass, and thinks his medication is now giving him nightly nose bleeds. Dr Martin Scurr advises possible treatments.
  
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• Pillow talk could save your marriage and boost your health

  23-01-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Oregon found couples who shared morsels of good news with each other in the evening got more rest, were more intimate, and were far less stressed.
  
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• German Diabetes Centre say one cheeseburger can harm liver

  23-01-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While a fit body might be able to recover from one such meal, regular big helpings of rich, fatty food are likely to cause lasting damage, scientists from the German Diabetes Centre in Dusseldorf say.
  
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• Dementia 'smell test'

  23-01-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harvard Medical School researchers have developed a PET scan, called Neuroflux, which avoids the need for a painful biopsy, and picks up the early signs of Alzheimer's in the nose.
  
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• We reveal how YOU can get Emma Thompson's toned upper arms

  23-01-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spotted running near her north London home, Thompson wore a vest that showed off her lean, toned upper arms. She recently dropped two dress sizes after following a training regimen by Louise Parker.
  
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• Facebook addiction could be in your genes, study reveals

  23-01-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at King's College London compared the internet habits of 8,500 identical twins and non-identical twins. They found genes were responsible up to 39 percent of the time spent online.
  
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• 3 Ways to Lose Weight That Have Nothing To Do With Dieting

  23-01-2017 22:15
  
  Time to stop beating yourself up about food.
  
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• Hormone found in chocolate could be used to help couples

  23-01-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Young men injected with kisspeptin and then given brain scans showed activity in the parts of the brain activated by sexual arousal and romance, researchers from Imperial College London found.
  
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• 9 Faux-Fur Pieces That Definitely Don’t Look Cheap

  23-01-2017 21:50
  
  Chic AND cruelty-free.
  
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• 2 GOP senators would let states keep Obama health law

  23-01-2017 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators said Monday that they'll propose legislation that lets states keep former President Barack Obama's health care overhaul or opt for a new program providing trimmed-down coverage.
  
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• Woman with misophonia describes rare condition

  23-01-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If sounds such as a clicking pen or someone chewing gum make you rage, you may have misophonia. Parisa Hashempour talks about her struggle with the condition.
  
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• Key signs of good night's sleep

  23-01-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The first guidance to be published on what exactly makes up a good night's sleep shows many more of us are struggling than we might think.
  
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• Caught napping: Baseball hitting, pitching sapped by jet lag

  23-01-2017 21:12
  
  Researchers say they've documented an unseen drag on major league baseball players that can wipe out home field advantage, make pitchers give up more home runs, and take some punch out of a team's bats. ...
  
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• US health officials cancel climate conference; don't say why

  23-01-2017 20:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — The government's top public health agency has canceled a conference next month on climate change and health but isn't saying why publicly.
  
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• Autism patients benefit from fecal transplants

  23-01-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fecal transplants could help treat behavioral symptoms, such as irritability and hyperactivity, in autistic children by rebalancing their gut bacteria, an Arizona study claims.
  
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• ‘I’ve Helped Thousands Of People Get In Shape—This Is The Fastest Way To See Results’

  23-01-2017 20:37
  
  Hint: There are no shortcuts.
  
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• 'Global gag rule' reinstated by Trump, curbing NGO abortion services abroad

  23-01-2017 20:23
  
  Reagan-era rule bans international NGOs with US funding from providing abortions or offering information, ‘ignoring decades of research’ says DemocratIn one of a number of sharp reversals from the Obama era, Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order banning international NGOs from providing abortion services or offering information about abortions if they receive US funding. Related: Trump withdraws from Trans-Pacific Partnership amid flurry of ordersRelated: The women's march
  
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• University of California sees rise in non-smokers vaping

  23-01-2017 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found the number of schoolchildren who vape has risen from 2011 to 2014 suggesting the devices are a gateway.
  
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• This Is The Woman's Name That Gets The Most Right Swipes On Tinder

  23-01-2017 19:57
  
  Damn, girl.
  
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• Trump pulls U.S. out of Pacific trade deal, loosening Asia ties

  23-01-2017 19:52
  U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Monday, distancing America from its Asian allies as China's influence in the region rises. Fulfilling a campaign pledge to end American involvement in the 2015 pact, Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office pulling the United States from the 12-nation TPP. "Great thing for the American worker," Trump said as he signed the order on his third full day in office.
  
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• Paris rolls out colour-code stickers for cars to curb pollution

  23-01-2017 19:48
  By Lucien Libert PARIS (Reuters) - The French capital on Monday launched a new colour-coded sticker scheme to restrict car use in its latest attempt to curb air pollution many Parisians blame for coughing fits, eye irritation and runny noses. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she hoped to get the ban extended from Tuesday to vehicles registered between 2001 and 2005 - colour-coded brown and comprising 14 percent of France's car fleet - to better fight the smog problem. Authorities have also tried to
  
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• You've Got To See These 8 Inspiring Photos From Women's Marches Around The World

  23-01-2017 19:31
  
  From Paris to D.C., the turnout was incredible.
  
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• What To Do If You Want To Have Sex Way More Often Than Your Partner

  23-01-2017 19:31
  
  Plus, what you need to do if you've got the opposite problem.
  
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• University of Navarra says Lycra has reverse effect

  23-01-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Navarra in Spain investigated whether compression tops really help to reduce body temperature during exercise.
  
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• Why a glucose drip could be key to speeding up birth

  23-01-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Given the low-cost and safety of using an IV drip, it should become the only choice during labour, researchers from Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec claim.
  
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• 'Filthy air' prompts 'very high' pollution alert for London

  23-01-2017 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "very high" pollution warning is issued for London for the first time under a new alert system.
  
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• What's your chance of getting lung cancer?

  23-01-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 112.2 people out of 100,000 from the North East are diagnosed with the disease each year. But in the South West, home to Bristol, Swindon and Plymouth, the figures are almost half - at 65.9.
  
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• Sex toys 'safer' than children's toys, Swedish chemicals study finds

  23-01-2017 18:38
  
  Of surveyed sex toys, 2% contained banned chemicals compared with 15% of children’s toys tested a year beforeFewer sex toys than children’s toys contain dangerous chemicals, according to a new report by a Swedish inspection authority.In its study conducted in 2016, 2% of the 44 surveyed sex toys that had been imported to Sweden contained banned chemicals, the Swedish Chemicals Agency (SCA) said. In a separate study the year before, the agency tested 112 children’s toys in Swede
  
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• 'Every time a clock ticked I cried': Woman with misophonia

  23-01-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If sounds such as a clicking pen or someone chewing gum make you rage, you may have misophonia. Parisa Hashempour talks about her struggle with the condition.
  
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• Mum using healthy eating to treat cancer

  23-01-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarah Valentine, 36, from Kent was offered either a full mastectomy or a lumpectomy and radiotherapy on the NHS, but she has defied medical advice by declining both options.
  
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• Italy reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu at turkey farm - OIE

  23-01-2017 17:54
  Italy reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus at a fattening turkey farm in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday, citing an report of the Italian health ministry. Of 20,500 birds at risk from the outbreak, 6,000 were infected and 600 died from the virus, according to the report posted by the Paris-based OIE. Italy had reported an outbreak of the virus in a wild bird earlier this month.
  
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• How Do You Feel About Taylor Swift’s Tweet About The Women’s March?

  23-01-2017 17:46
  
  Fans are divided.
  
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• Thousands of bird deaths draw focus on brimming toxic pit

  23-01-2017 17:44
  
  BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — It was an unusual and unfortunate confluence of events: A larger-than-normal number of geese was making a later-than-normal migration over Montana when a snowstorm blew in at the wrong time and sent them soaring to the wrong place.
  
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• Mental health: share your personal experiences

  23-01-2017 16:45
  
  Are you living with a mental health issue? We want to hear your story. Submissions can be in writing, in pictures – or perhaps even in poetryEarlier in January Theresa May announced that she wanted to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues. We’d like to understand more about how people’s lives are impacted by mental health issues.Please show us how you or the people you know have been affected by sharing your experiences. We’re interested in your creative expr
  
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• Cervical cancer rates woefully underestimated

  23-01-2017 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Black women are dying from cervical cancer at a rate 77 percent higher than previously thought, while white women are dying at a rate 47 percent higher, a study by the Bloomberg School shows.
  
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• Philips Lighting sees brighter 2017 as fourth-quarter profit disappoints

  23-01-2017 15:12
  By Toby Sterling EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Philips Lighting , the world's biggest lighting maker, reported lower than expected fourth-quarter earnings on Monday, reinforcing fears that it won't be able to grow new product lines as fast as older ones decline and margins erode. The subsidiary, floated by Philips in May, is in a race to grow its LED and Professional Lighting businesses faster than its traditional, but highly profitable, bulb business shrinks. "There is one big negative in
  
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• Baby rushed to the US for surgery that the NHS refused

  23-01-2017 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oliver Francis, seven months, from Staffordshire, developed a capillary haemangioma at birth. The benign growth on his right eye swelled up to the size of a pea when he was five weeks old.
  
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• Mason talking to club colleagues after surgery

  23-01-2017 14:51
  Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason spoke to club captain Michael Dawson and medical staff on Monday after fracturing his skull in Sunday's Premier League defeat at Chelsea and undergoing surgery. "Ryan has been speaking of the incident yesterday and will continue to be monitored at the hospital over the coming days," Hull said in a statement. The club said Dawson, club doctor Mark Waller, head of medical Rob Price and club secretary Matt Wild had all visited the player at St Mary's Hospital.
  
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