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• The 5 Moves That Help Carrie Underwood Get THOSE Arms

  24-01-2017 23:55
  
  We asked her trainer for the inside scoop.
  
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• 14 Protein-Packed Breakfasts That Don’t Involve Eggs

  24-01-2017 23:44
  
  Because sometimes you don’t feel like another omelet.
  
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• 6 Things You Should Never Post About Your Love Life On Social Media

  24-01-2017 23:30
  
  So you don’t blow up like Rob and Chyna.
  
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• Marlene Dominguez-Hicks died 2 weeks before due date

  24-01-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marlene Dominguez-Hicks, 33, a doctor from Houston, collapsed at her home at 38 weeks pregnant from an uncommon form of heart failure during the last month of pregnancy.
  
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• Water lead-level falls below federal limit in Flint

  24-01-2017 23:22
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Flint's water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that Michigan environmental officials said Tuesday was good news for a city whose 100,000 residents have been grappling with the man-made water crisis.
  
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• Conjoined twins who shared spine are separated in New York

  24-01-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho, 11-month-old conjoined twins from the Dominican Republic, were successfully separated after a complex 22-hour procedure at a New York hospital.
  
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• The Burpee Workout That Special Forces Soldiers Use to Get Insanely Fit

  24-01-2017 23:05
  
  All you need is 20 minutes and a floor.
  
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• 8 Ketogenic Foods That Can Help You Lose Weight

  24-01-2017 23:03
  
  You don't have to do the full diet to get the weight-loss benefits of these noms.
  
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• Britain confirms bird flu case in Lancashire, to cull infected poultry

  24-01-2017 22:38
  (Reuters) - The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found in a flock of about 10,000 pheasants at a farm in Lancashire, northwest England, British authorities said on Tuesday. Some of the birds have already died and the remainder will be culled, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said in a statement. Different strains of bird flu have been spreading across Europe and Asia since late last year, leading to the large-scale slaughter of poultry in certain countries and some human dea
  
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• Patient who spent two years in hospital evicted under court order

  24-01-2017 22:22
  
  Adriano Guedes removed from James Paget hospital in Norfolk, which said 63-year-old was occupying bed ‘unnecessarily’A patient who was evicted from a hospital under a court order after spending more than two years in a bed has insisted that he did not want to stay there.
  Adriano Guedes was removed from the James Paget hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk, which said the 63-year-old was occupying the bed “unnecessarily” and was fit to be discharged. Continue reading...
  
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• Portuguese man says staff forced him to stay in hospital

  24-01-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adriano Guedes was admitted to the James Paget Hospital in Norfolk following a stroke in August 2014. But he was removed after the hospital obtained a court order on January 10 this year.
  
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• Erin Andrews reveals her secret cancer battle

  24-01-2017 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sports reporter says she was diagnosed with cervical cancer in September, and underwent emergency surgery.
  
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• Dutch government wants to counter Trump with abortion funds

  24-01-2017 21:20
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says it wants an international fund to finance access to birth control, abortion and education for women in developing countries.
  
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• 3 week old Seattle baby boy with EB loses 60% of his skin

  24-01-2017 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kahleel Clark-Smith, from Seattle, has epidermolyosis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic disorder that causes the skin to blister and burst, leaving raw sores that are susceptible to infections.
  
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• 'Extreme' gag rule on abortion puts $9bn in health aid at risk, activists say

  24-01-2017 20:09
  
  Donald Trump’s executive order prompts fears for groups fighting Aids and Zika and working against child and maternal deathsBillions of dollars in US aid to groups combating diseases worldwide could be at risk from Donald’s Trump’s “unprecedented and far-reaching” reversal of abortion-related policy, campaigners warned on Tuesday.
  Trump signed an executive order on Monday reinstating the “global gag rule”, which bans funding for groups that offer abortio
  
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• Is cancer fatal in YOUR county? See these maps

  24-01-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The drop in death rates is largely down to by gains made in Colorado, where deaths dropped as low as 10 per 100,000 people in some counties. But some counties in Florida still see closer to 200 per 100,000.
  
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• Desperate to lose weight? Try a conference call  

  24-01-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Over the last two years, conference calls have helped many hundreds of clients to lose weight, says Kimberley Hoskins, a therapist based in Lincoln - who uses it to help 100 women each week.
  
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• Trump Just Signed A New Executive Order On Abortion—What Do You Think About It?

  24-01-2017 19:15
  
  He’s reviving a policy many past Republican presidents have supported.
  
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• High tech baby monitors cause 'more harm than good'

  24-01-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The trendy gadgets are simply generating 'fear and self-doubt' among the parents of healthy babies, child heath experts at the University of Pennsylvania argue.
  
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• 'I was forced to stay': Man hits back after eviction

  24-01-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adriano Guedes was admitted to the James Paget Hospital in Norfolk following a stroke in August 2014. But he was removed after the hospital obtained a court order on January 10 this year.
  
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• Erin Andrews Was Diagnosed And Treated For Cervical Cancer Last Year

  24-01-2017 18:36
  
  The sportscaster is speaking out about her cancer battle for the first time.
  
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• The 5 personality types that are more likely to be happy

  24-01-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Pennsylvania studied over 700 participants, to look into the links between their well-being and personality (stock image).
  
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• Dying from cancer: Could your location determine your fate?

  24-01-2017 18:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Americans in certain struggling parts of the country are dying from cancer at rising rates, even as the cancer death rate nationwide continues to fall, an exhaustive new analysis has found.
  
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• BT warning, poor earnings weigh on European shares; Generali rallies

  24-01-2017 18:25
  By Kit Rees LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's earnings season got off to a rocky start on Tuesday with profit warnings from BT Group and Aryzta sending their shares sharply lower. The pan-European STOXX 600 index still managed to eke out a 0.2 percent gain, though, propped up by Italian financials and mining stocks. While basic resources was the biggest sectoral riser, boosted by a weaker dollar, Italian insurer Generali was the biggest individual gainer, jumping 8.2 percent on talk Intesa Sanpaolo co
  
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• Trump acts to advance Keystone XL, Dakota Access pipelines

  24-01-2017 18:22
  
  Dealing a blow to former President Barack Obama's legacy on climate change, President Donald Trump signed executive actions Tuesday to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil ...
  
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• This Photo Of Adorable (And Incredibly Rare) Biracial Twins Is Going Viral

  24-01-2017 18:04
  
  Experts say biracial parents have only one in 500 odds of this happening.
  
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• Yoga doesn't help to improve symptoms of the menopause

  24-01-2017 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After reanalyzing their own findings, University of Washington researchers found that there's no point trying to exercise your way out of the menopause - your sleep will still be affected.
  
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• Children prefer their PETS to their siblings

  24-01-2017 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children prefer their pets to their siblings and having a dog, compared to other pets, causes the least amount of conflict in a family. according to the University of Cambridge (stock image).
  
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• Proof that meditation really DOES work

  24-01-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Georgetown University Medical Center researchers found anxiety disorder patients had reduced stress-hormone responses to a stressful situation after taking a mindfulness course.
  
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• London FGM clinic to close after funding cut

  24-01-2017 17:02
  
  Since opening in 2007, Acton clinic has seen more than 1,000 women and houses experts in the field of female genital mutilationA London clinic for women who have undergone female genital mutilation is being forced to close after the local council withdrew funding from March 2017.The Acton African Well Woman Centre was awarded the Guardian sponsored Diversity and equality award in 2011 and houses experts in the field of FGM who are able to help women who have been through the trauma of the proced
  
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• Agony of 3-week-old boy who has lost of 60% of his skin 

  24-01-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kahleel Clark-Smith, from Seattle, has epidermolyosis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic disorder that causes the skin to blister and burst, leaving raw sores that are susceptible to infections.
  
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• Abortion policy

  24-01-2017 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look at why a photo of Mr Trump and a group of men making an abortion ruling has gone viral.
  
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• Bed-blocking patient evicted after two years 'did not want to stay'

  24-01-2017 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man, who was eventually evicted from his bed, says the hospital made it impossible to leave.
  
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• What You Need To Know If You're Using Flavored Water Packets To Lose Weight

  24-01-2017 16:52
  
  Read this before tearing one open.
  
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• How French women stay slim without even trying

  24-01-2017 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FEMAIL has called on Dr Carrie Ruxton to spill the five simple secrets French women swear by for staying trim.
  
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• Feeling anxious? Meditation and mindfulness could REDUCE your stress

  24-01-2017 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  MEDITATION reduces stress in anxious people, a new study confirmed.
  
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• Nearly Half Of Men Have This STD

  24-01-2017 16:14
  
  Here’s what you need to know.
  
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• Britain can discuss but not seal trade deals while in EU - executive

  24-01-2017 16:13
  By Gabriela Baczynska VALLETTA (Reuters) - Britain can discuss but not seal bilateral trade deals while it remains a member of the European Union, the deputy head of the bloc's executive, which will lead the technical negotiations on Brexit, said on Tuesday. Frans Timmermans' words highlight possible obstacles for Britain's plan to pursue trade pacts with the United States and other nations as it prepares to leave the bloc. London told its EU peers it would stick to that deadline despite Britain
  
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• Meningitis rash: How to spot the symptoms of the life-threatening condition

  24-01-2017 16:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MENINGITIS occurs in a range of ways - viral meningitis and bacterial meningitis - affecting people of all ages. It is crucial to spot the signs of the condition as soon as possible so people affected by the disease stand the best chance of recovery.
  
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• Is your job having negative effects on your health?

  24-01-2017 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr. Sandi Mann has shared the giveaway signs you should be looking out for and may indicate you need to hand your notice in.
  
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• Model Hanne Gaby Odiele reveals she is intersex

  24-01-2017 15:39
  
  Belgian says she wants to rid stigma around condition in which people are born with mix of male and female sex characteristics Belgian fashion model Hanne Gaby Odiele has revealed she is intersex and that she has gone public in an attempt to reduce the stigma around the condition and encourage other people to embrace their status.The 29-year-old was born with internal testes and without a uterus or ovaries due to a condition called androgen insensitivity syndrome, which causes girls to have XY c
  
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• Prostate cancer NEWS: Cell breakthrough could boost survival rates of the killer disease

  24-01-2017 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PROSTATE cancer - the most common male cancer in the UK - can be tricky to treat because of the way it spreads around the body.
  
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• Sex toys 'safer' than children's toys finds Swedish study

  24-01-2017 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Swedish study found 15 percent of kids' toys contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals that increase one's risk of cancer, heart disease and obesity. Just 2 percent of sex toys tested positive.
  
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• Global epidemic of blindness on the horizon, study says

  24-01-2017 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Spain claims that high energy light emitting from digital screens is damaging our retinas and could lead to central blindness. Experts say it is paramount to prevent further damage.
  
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• Bomb classes and gun counts: trauma of Mosul children under Islamic State

  24-01-2017 15:16
  By Girish Gupta MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Schools in the east of the Iraqi city of Mosul are seeking to return to a semblance of normality after two years under Islamic State rule when they were either shuttered or forced to teach a martial curriculum that included lessons in bombmaking. Around 40,000 students - most of whom have been kept at home by their parents since the militants captured Mosul in 2014 - will attend around 70 schools in the coming weeks after the buildings have been checked fo
  
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• People who once had a slim chance of surviving childhood will add to care crisis | Amelia Hill

  24-01-2017 15:00
  
  Ageing expert Karen Lowton says we need to face up to the needs of those growing old with complex health problems – and the costsThe health and social care system is not only struggling to meet the care needs of our ageing population, it is completely unprepared for the consequences of looking after growing numbers of older people with extremely complex health problems. That’s the conclusion of Karen Lowton, a professor of sociology at the University of Sussex who specialises in agei
  
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• LPC-Banks battle it out to finance €1.1 billion Cerba buyout

  24-01-2017 15:00
  By Claire Ruckin LONDON (Reuters) - Banks are battling it out to get a mandate on a €1.1bn debt financing backing the buyout of European medical laboratory services operator Cerba, banking sources said on Tuesday. Partners Group and PSP Investments agreed to acquire European medical laboratory services operator Cerba from PAI Partners, the companies announced on Sunday. The acquisition followed an auction process.
  
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• Tackling cancer treatment myths, from clean eating to cannabis

  24-01-2017 14:53
  
  We sort through some of the most persistent and pernicious myths surrounding cancer and its treatmentCancer is a topic with high emotional resonance – there is hardly a family in the world that has not been touched by this complex family of diseases. Yet cancer is still widely misunderstood. Given the sheer volume of information available on the internet and elsewhere it is often difficult to separate fact from fiction.This can leave patients, friends and family confused and vulnerable to
  
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• Fertility couple win landmark fatherhood ruling

  24-01-2017 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fertility couple left "devastated" when the father's name was left off birth certificates wins High Court ruling.
  
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• Does this explain why schizophrenics often smoke?

  24-01-2017 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Caused by an impairment in brain activity, nicotine helps to speed up neurons in sufferers of the mental health condition, scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder have found.
  
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