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• 9 Ways You Can Tone Your Entire Body Using Just A Rope

  30-01-2017 23:54
  
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• Which High-Protein Diet Is Best: Atkins, Dukan, or Ketogenic?

  30-01-2017 23:52
  
  We ranked them for you.
  
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• 4 Steps to Make More Money Than Your Coworkers

  30-01-2017 23:38
  
  Ask and you shall receive.
  
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• Ban sparks panic among refugees awaiting urgent medical care in U.S.

  30-01-2017 23:26
  By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Al Ameen, a 33-year-old Iraqi refugee with hemophilia A, a genetic disorder that prevents proper blood clotting, has been living in Jordan awaiting medical care in the United States for two years. Already worried that his application would not be approved in time to get the treatment he needs, the United States' four-month halt of the resettlement of refugees has convinced him he will never be accepted. "I
  
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• Which shampoo works the best to defeat dandruff?

  30-01-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last week Dr Laura Waters from the University of Huddersfield found that supermarket shampoos make your hair just as clean as top brand ones. Is this also the case with medical shampoos?
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper: Giant cyst on man's BACKSIDE is drained

  30-01-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sandra Lee - better known by her YouTube persona of Dr Pimple Popper - is back with another stomach-churning procedure: draining a giant cyst on a man's backside.
  
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• 'My GP gave me antidepressants I didn't need for 20 years'

  30-01-2017 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six years on, Viscount Hinchingbrooke still suffers the effects of his wrongly prescribed medication. Now he is launching a campaign to aid thousands trapped in the same nightmare.
  
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• Bacteria boost

  30-01-2017 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can you change your gut bacteria for the better? Michael Mosley investigates for Trust Me I'm A Doctor.
  
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• Hidden dangers behind the 'improved' contraceptive pill

  30-01-2017 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Kemp from Essex never got to marry the love of his life because Sarah died aged 27, just eight months before their wedding, of a blood clot thought to have been caused by the Pill.
  
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• Female beauty ISN'T just about sex appeal

  30-01-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In most species, males evolve eye-catching traits to while females remain drab. But research by Duke University has found that some females evolve attractive traits too, but not to attract males.
  
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• Do pricey probiotic drinks boost your stomach's health?

  30-01-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Do live bacteria and yeasts added to yoghurts really improve digestion? The BBC’s Trust Me, I’m A Doctor team tested their effects on 30 volunteers from Inverness and NHS Highland.
  
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• 'My breathlessness makes me panic when doing any task'

  30-01-2017 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Terry Duncan from East Yorkshire used to smoke 30 cigarettes a day, which caused him to develop COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This limits the airflow to his lungs.
  
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• Do you wear earplugs to silence your partner's snoring?

  30-01-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After sleeping next to a snorer for three years, London-based health journalist Lucy Holden ended up in A&E with wax earplugs stuck in her ear. Extreme as her experience sounds, it's not hard to do.
  
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• What's causing YOUR bad skin?

  30-01-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Leading consultant dermatologist Dr Daniel Glass tries to demystify the myths surrounding acne - and offers his top tips on how to avoid common causes of acne.
  
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• Experts Are Seriously Worried About Trump's Science Information Blackout. Here's Why

  30-01-2017 22:38
  
  Early last week, news broke that the Trump administration had issued an information blackout for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency was directed to stop issuing press releases, posting to their social media pages, and speaking to members of the press or directly to the public.The Boston Globe reported on Tuesday that EPA transition-team member Doug Ericksen expected the communications ban to be lifted by the end of last week. “We’re just trying to get a handle on e
  
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• Experts Are Seriously Worried About Trump's Science Information Blackout. Here's Why

  30-01-2017 22:38
  
  Early last week, news broke that the Trump administration had issued an information blackout for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency was directed to stop issuing press releases, posting to their social media pages, and speaking to members of the press or directly to the public.The Boston Globe reported on Tuesday that EPA transition-team member Doug Ericksen expected the communications ban to be lifted by the end of last week. “We’re just trying to get a handle on e
  
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• ‘I Tore My Penis During Sex—Here’s What It Was Like’

  30-01-2017 22:17
  
  “The color was a deep purple and my balls were even darker.”
  
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• DON'T skip breakfast!

  30-01-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The review, led by experts at Columbia University in New York, concluded people who eat a regular healthy breakfast are less likely to pile on calories later in the day.
  
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• Nanny donates part of her liver to girl she cares for 

  30-01-2017 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  College student Kiersten Miles, 22, from New Jersey, decided to donate part of her liver to the 16-month-old girl she nannies for, Talia Rosko, after learning she would need a transplant or likely die.
  
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• Keysight Technologies to buy Ixia for $1.6 billion

  30-01-2017 21:26
  Keysight Technologies Inc , a provider of software and equipment to the electronics industry, said on Monday it would buy U.S. data technology company Ixia for about $1.6 billion in cash in a bid to increase its software and security portfolio. The $19.65 per share offer is at a premium of about 8 percent to Ixia's Friday close and 45 percent higher than the last trading day before Reuters reported in December that Ixia was exploring a sale. The deal comes as the increasing volume of data traffi
  
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• Loneliness tips from 90-year-old published

  30-01-2017 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derek Taylor, 90, wrote tips on tackling loneliness, which have now been been published.
  
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• Are YOU bilingual? You're protected from Alzheimer's

  30-01-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Italian researchers found the brains of people who spoke two languages had greater connectivity in key brain areas – particularly in the part of the brain which governs 'executive control'.
  
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• U.N. refugee agency hopes resettlement resumes soon to U.S.

  30-01-2017 19:57
  The United Nations refugee agency voiced alarm on Monday at U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to suspend entry of refugees, saying that this week alone 800 people set to make America their new home had been barred, causing anxiety and heartbreak. An estimated 20,000 refugees in "precarious circumstances" would have been resettled to the United States during the 120 days covered by the suspension announced last Friday, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement. "Tho
  
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• Artificial cell chemically communicates with living cells

  30-01-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Trento in Italy are creating artificial cells that are more life-like than ever before. These new cells are able to have two-way conversations with natural cells.
  
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• Hidden calories in your coffee and tea

  30-01-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The report compiled by the University of Illinois comes from 12 years of research on America's tea and coffee habits.
  
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• Teenager charged over 'Darth Vader' tablet incident

  30-01-2017 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy is charged with drugs offences after a 14-year-old boy was treated in hospital after taking half of a 'Darth Vader' tablet.
  
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• Antibiotics make E.coli grow FASTER than if left alone 

  30-01-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of Exeter found that E. coli bacteria exposed to antibiotics can actually develop faster - and multiply up to three times its size - than when left alone.
  
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• Having diabetes is a warning sign of cancer

  30-01-2017 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Medical records and the type of diabetic medicines they are prescribed could be a tool in identifying those at risk, scientists from the International Prevention Research Institute in Lyon said.
  
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• Starbucks Says It Will Hire 10,000 Refugees

  30-01-2017 18:35
  
  What do you think of this move?
  
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• Money Rules That'll Make You Rich

  30-01-2017 18:27
  
  Simple financial habits that will help you earn more and save more
  
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• Edinburgh woman died from brain tumour after misdiagnosis

  30-01-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Dickson, 24, went to A&E at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in April 2013. Doctors placed her on a drip, but discharged her the next morning. She was found dead just hours later.
  
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• School shootings rise when economy struggles, study suggests

  30-01-2017 18:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — School shootings rise when the economy tanks, according to a new study of U.S. schools, even as violent crime in general appears to be unaffected.
  
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• Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain

  30-01-2017 18:09
  
  Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline, new research says. Benefits were greatest in computer users and in those ...
  
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• Adult swaddling therapy fad hits Tokyo

  30-01-2017 17:56
  Wrapped up from head to toe in a white bag and gently rocking from side to side, five Japanese mothers are hopeful Tokyo's latest health trend can cure their post-pregnancy aches and pains. The five mothers at a recent session in Tokyo lay on their backs with their knees on their chests bundled up in white cloths. "It felt warm and there was this feeling with my body," said one mother who tried the 20 minute session.
  
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• Breath test could detect 2 cancers with 85% accuracy

  30-01-2017 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test devised by Imperial College London has proved successful in detecting stomach and esophageal cancers in 300 trial patients - with 85 percent accuracy.
  
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• As Teva wins U.S. approval for GSK Advair copy, main fight yet to come

  30-01-2017 17:33
  By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has won U.S. approval to market a copy of GlaxoSmithKline's best-selling Advair inhaler, although the real battle is still to come. Teva's version of GSK's blockbuster medicine, called AirDuo RespiClick, is not directly substitutable for Advair and is only approved for asthma, while Advair is also widely used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Teva said on Monday it would launch AirDuo later this year.
  
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• 'Luckiest Girl Alive' Author Draws Parallels Between Rape Culture And The Treatment Of Ethnic Groups In The U.S.

  30-01-2017 17:32
  
  "Just because you don't experience something doesn't mean it's not real."
  
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• Mental health decline could be stopped by theatre trips

  30-01-2017 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brain stimulation helps to stop mild cognitive impairment - the stage between normal decline from ageing and dementia, scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona discovered.
  
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• Iranian students feel robbed of their American dreams

  30-01-2017 17:21
  By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin DUBAI (Reuters) - The new U.S. immigration curbs have cast uncertainty over the futures of thousands of Iranian students in the United States, with many losing hope of being able to finish their studies or find a job in the country. President Donald Trump's executive order bans travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries including Iran for three months, and there is little certainty of what will happen after that. Many of the students have spent their families' life
  
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• Is sugar ruining your fertility?

  30-01-2017 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ditch the chocolate, sweets and biscuits if you're trying for a baby. Leading fertility expert, Zita West, explains how sugar could be ruining your fertility.
  
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• Want to avoid mental decline? Go to the theatre

  30-01-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brain stimulation helps to stop mild cognitive impairment - the stage between normal decline from ageing and dementia, scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona discovered.
  
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• How alcohol can cause erectile dysfunction

  30-01-2017 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Too much alcohol prevents the body from shutting blood vessels in the penis to prevent blood from leaving, says Dr Adam Simon, from Push Doctor - the UK's digital GP service.
  
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• 'Fit and intelligent' woman, 24, dies from a brain tumour

  30-01-2017 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Dickson, 24, went to A&E at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in April 2013. Doctors placed her on a drip, but discharged her the next morning. She was found dead just hours later.
  
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• More patients placed in mixed-sex wards in England

  30-01-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of patients placed in mixed-sex wards in England rises by almost 70% in the last year.
  
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• Exactly What Every Grown-Ass Woman Should Keep In Her First-Aid Kit

  30-01-2017 16:24
  
  Make like a Girl Scout and be prepared.
  
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• Abortion in Pakistan: struggling to support a woman's right to choose

  30-01-2017 15:47
  
  Lack of legal clarity forces thousands of women to endure backstreet abortions in Pakistan. A helpline is providing information and support, but fears losing funding after Trump reinstated the global gag rule
  NGOs: How will the ‘global gag rule’ affect your work?Sonia woke up in dingy room with searing pain in her stomach. All she remembered was being accompanied by her husband to a clinic for an ultrasound. She’d recently found out she was pregnant; her husband had often been
  
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• 15 Women Share the Food Advice That Totally Changed Their Lives

  30-01-2017 15:31
  
  From slow cookers to slow eating, these words of wisdom may alter your food views, too.
  
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• ROBOTS could soon keep the elderly company

  30-01-2017 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The three-year project to create a 'culturally-aware' robot will be led by teams from Middlesex University and the University of Bedfordshire (stock image).
  
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• Teenager: So lonely 'I wanted to die'

  30-01-2017 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager explains how loneliness made her want to take her own life.
  
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• Why are GPs having to beg for appointments to get their patients treated in hospitals?

  30-01-2017 13:49
  
  Scrutiny by NHS clinical commissioning groups is causing exasperating holdups for desperate patients. It really is getting a bit scary nowEver wondered why it sometimes takes ages for you to have an ailment treated? Mavis is wondering. She has been waiting for weeks to have an infected scar checked, after the removal of a cancer, but was referred back to the wrong hospital much too late, even though her GP had begged for an appointment asap. And Rosemary’s GP asked for investigations into
  
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