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• 8 Subtle Things You Can Do Right After Sex to Boost Your Bond

  21-02-2017 23:51
  
  This goes way beyond cuddling.
  
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• 5 Women Share The Moment They Knew They Had To Start Losing Weight

  21-02-2017 23:36
  
  “I guessed my weight to be 250 pounds…but when I stepped on the scale it read 326 pounds.”
  
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• This 5-Question Test Reveals If Your Running Routine Is Helping You Lose Weight

  21-02-2017 23:31
  
  …Or if you’re sabotaging your own progress.
  
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• The Crazy High-Protein Snack Angelina Jolie’s Kids Love

  21-02-2017 22:53
  
  Hint: You can find it in your backyard.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Got Her Stretch Marks Removed—But Does That Actually Work?

  21-02-2017 22:33
  
  One thing’s for sure: It’ll def cost you.
  
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• Texas hospital lets transplant patients hold removed organ

  21-02-2017 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Baylor University medical Center in Dallas, Texas, has offered more than 70 people the virtually unheard-of opportunity to see their ailing body part, and to hold it, before it is stored for further study.
  
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• This Is the Best Way to Protect Against Mosquitos

  21-02-2017 22:27
  
  This article originally appeared on RealSimple.com. Whether you live in a warm-weather climate, are planning a tropical vacation, or are just stocking up early for the summer, choosing spray-on insect repellent over “wearable” devices will give you the best protection against mosquitos, says a new study. The research tested the effectiveness of 10 commercial products against Aedes aegypti, the species of mosquito that carries Zika and other viruses.Sprays that contain DEET
  
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• The secrets of Andy Warhol's death - risk was very high

  21-02-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world was shocked when pop icon Andy Warhol, 58, died following a routine gallbladderoperation. But Dr John Ryan, a medical historian, says we shouldn't have been so surprised.
  
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• Better brain connections make you creative, finds study

  21-02-2017 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Duke University have debunked the concept that right brained people are more creative. The study found that creativity depends on how well the two hemispheres communicate.
  
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• 'I Dated A Much-Younger Man—Here’s What It Was Like’

  21-02-2017 21:31
  
  “It was a whirlwind post-divorce experience."
  
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• 7 Autoimmune Diseases Every Woman Should Know About

  21-02-2017 21:27
  
  Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez each suffer from one.
  
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• 'I Worked Out To 5 Different Netflix Shows—Here's How They Rank’

  21-02-2017 21:24
  
  Netflix and sweat.
  
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• Steve Hewlett’s legacy could be to save lives by raising cancer awareness | Letters

  21-02-2017 20:59
  
  Everyone who heard Steve Hewlett’s moving account of his oesophageal cancer will be sad to know that, for him, there was no cure (Report, 21 February). But I write as the wife of a survivor of this disease. My husband, now 81, was diagnosed in November 2011.After a course of chemo, he was operated on to remove the tumour just five years ago, one of thousands who are full of thanks to the oncologists and surgeons who saved their lives. The specialist nurse at the hospital where my husband w
  
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• Britons 'bumped off' EU medical research grant applications, MPs told

  21-02-2017 20:56
  
  Committee hears Brexit prompting move by European colleagues, while UK position would be threatened by no access to ERCBritish medical researchers are being removed from applications for EU research grants by European colleagues because of Brexit, a MPs have been told.Prof David Lomas, representing UK university hospitals, told MPs that Britain’s position at the forefront of medial advancement was threatened were it no longer able to access the European Research Council, one of the world&r
  
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• Testosterone does NOTHING for the brain, but helps bones

  21-02-2017 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While testosterone use for one year appeared to strengthen bones and reduce anemia, it also showed signs of worsening artery disease and questions remain about other potential risks.
  
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• I was fit, 24 - and diagnosed with multiple sclerosis

  21-02-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Megan Tyler, 26, from New York, looked to be the candidate of perfect health. She did CrossFit and yoga 7 times a week. Then she got the shock of her life: a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
  
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• Why David Cassidy's dementia caused him to fall

  21-02-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Douglas Scharre at Ohio State University, warns that unfortunately it is not surprising David Cassidy has already been diagnosed with dementia, given his family history.
  
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• U.S. Gymnasts Open Up About Alleged Sexual Abuse By Team Doctor: 'He Was My Buddy'

  21-02-2017 19:42
  
  They say they had no idea what they experienced was abuse until many years later.
  
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• This Is What The Color Of Your Boogers Means

  21-02-2017 19:42
  
  Go ahead and take a look.
  
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• The 'late-life' genes that wake up during mid-life crises

  21-02-2017 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Oregon State University has found that a group of genes, called LLCs, appear to become active and respond to some of the stresses most common in aging.
  
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• 10,000 steps a day is a meaningless fitness goal, says science

  21-02-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A scientist in the US thinks fitness apps could be "doing more harm than good".
  
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• Weight gain INCREASES risk of breast cancer returning

  21-02-2017 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taking up exercise and keeping trim are the most important lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of relapsing, scientists from the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto claim.
  
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• Is this snail the next medical breakthrough?

  21-02-2017 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The Conus regius is a species of cone snail that paralyses its prey with venom.
  
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• Jab that could cure deafness in the elderly?

  21-02-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of scientists from three US universities have found a drug combination that is able to grow large numbers of new hair cells in the laboratory - possibly preventing deafness in old age.
  
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• Why these 7 foods are not as healthy as you think 

  21-02-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Are you relying on almond milk to get your daily calcium intake or canned tuna for omega 3?
  
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• Testosterone replacement for men 'trade-off with risks'

  21-02-2017 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In those deficient, the therapy may improve bone health, but at what cost?
  
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• Ruth Levitt obituary

  21-02-2017 16:57
  
  My friend Ruth Levitt, who has died aged 66 from cancer, put into practice her strong beliefs in the public good and the importance of culture in a varied career that included posts in the NHS, academia, publishing and management consultancy.Born in London, she grew up in a secular Jewish family, the daughter of Harry Levitt, a GP, and his wife, Herma (nee Lang). Ruth attended Camden school for girls, then started social science studies at Sheffield University before switching to LSE. Continue r
  
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• Is Skim Milk Really Healthier Than Whole Milk?

  21-02-2017 16:40
  
  Or have you been drinking flavorless milk for no good reason?
  
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• Facebook investigates fake cancer child post

  21-02-2017 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mother seeks to make Facebook block an account that posted images falsely claiming her son had cancer.
  
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• Instagram star reveals postpartum photos

  21-02-2017 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexa Brown, 26, who lives in Arizona, is a mother-of-two and has posted a picture of her postpartum body just four weeks after giving birth. The Instagram star has over two million followers on her page.
  
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• Cocaine use raises the risk of dementia

  21-02-2017 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Regular use of the illegal drug causes excessive amounts of iron to accumulate in parts of the brain and causes cell death - a known cause of dementia, Cambridge University experts found.
  
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• Would you settle with Mr Acceptable?

  21-02-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite listing specific criteria, users of dating apps don't often don't contact love interests who match their criteria, researchers from the Queensland University of Technology found.
  
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• Obese men last 1 minute 30 seconds LONGER in the bedroom

  21-02-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Overweight men have a higher presence of estradiol, a female sex hormone, which actually inhibits the male orgasm, according to new research from Erciyes University in Turkey.
  
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• Jeepers Creepers

  21-02-2017 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After the actress ate a spider's leg, we look at whether the UK should embrace eating insects.
  
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• How SNAILS could be the answer to chronic pain

  21-02-2017 14:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a study on rats, venom from a variety typically found in the Caribbean was found to 'stun' pain and keep it at bay, according to research from the University of Utah.
  
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• Don’t blame GPs for NHS crisis. Blame chronic cuts to social care | Zara Aziz

  21-02-2017 14:00
  
  Increasing our working hours will not stop hospital trolley queues. Only the proper funding of care for older people will do thatThe ongoing A&E crisis has shifted attention on to GPs. We are being blamed for being less accessible (with appointments hard to get or surgeries not being open for long enough), while A&E is open 24/7 and therefore faces unchecked demand. Related: May's scapegoat attempt could spark mass resignations, says top GPContinue reading...
  
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• Long-winded speech could be early sign of Alzheimer's disease, says study

  21-02-2017 13:05
  
  Research finds distinctive language deficits in people with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to dementiaRambling and long-winded anecdotes could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to research that suggests subtle changes in speech style occur years before the more serious mental decline takes hold.The scientists behind the work said it may be possible to detect these changes and predict if someone is at risk more than a decade before meeting the threshold for an Alzhe
  
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• Hospital cuts planned in most of England

  21-02-2017 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hospital services in nearly two-thirds of England could be cut or scaled back, BBC analysis shows.
  
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• Bacteria in food can increase risk of miscarriage

  21-02-2017 12:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Listeria - a bacteria found in many foods - can attack the placenta and the lining of the uterus, causing new life to be rejected by the body, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin.
  
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• The modern world is confusing our senses and making us ILL

  21-02-2017 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Boston said the modern world is making us fat, lazy and destroying our eyesight (stock image).
  
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• What future for E numbers after Brexit?

  21-02-2017 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Brexit might create complications for the way food in the UK is labelled.
  
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• Different medicines for 'wet' and 'dry' coughs are a ploy

  21-02-2017 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All common coughs have the same cause and can be treated with just one medicine, according to Professor Alyn Morice, a respiratory expert based at the University of Hull.
  
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• BBC Radio 4's Steve Hewlett dies after cancer battle

  21-02-2017 11:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 58-year-old died in the company of his family at London's Royal Marsden Hospital while listening to the music of Bob Dylan following a battle with cancer.
  
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• Eating swordfish could double your risk of MND

  21-02-2017 11:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Regular fish eaters whose mercury consumption registered in the top 25 per cent were twice as likely to have motor neurone disease, researchers from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, found.
  
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• Joanna Bourke: 'Speaking about suffering helps cope with it'

  21-02-2017 11:00
  
  The author of The Story of Pain explains how an agonising hospital stay prompted her to explore an experience felt very differently down the agesPeople are always asking me why I write about extreme forms of violence. I know their subtext: “Why is a mild-mannered woman like you so obsessed with hatred, dismembered bodies, and killing?”In all honesty, I don’t know what draws me to these topics. Bloodthirsty aggression is just so interesting. This is why, a few years ago, I surpr
  
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• The subtle traits that prove your partner will cheat

  21-02-2017 10:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Relationship expert Olga Levancuka believes adulterers posses some very subtle personality traits - and once you know how to spot them, you can save yourself time and heartbreak.
  
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• The meerkats helping disabled people

  21-02-2017 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The therapy comes from watching the meerkats play and interact with each other in their playpen
  
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• Fearne Cotton talks about her struggle with depression

  21-02-2017 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The TV and radio host has written a personal book on coping with depression.
  
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• The foods to eat to get rid of aches and pains

  21-02-2017 08:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three nutritionists have shared eight foods to eat to reduce inflammation, which can lead to aching and fragile bones. Try eating beetroot and leafy greens to stop back and neck pain, they say.
  
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• Fitbit helps diagnosis mother's serious heart condition

  21-02-2017 07:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Felicity McQueen, 34, from Western Australia, noticed her heart was going 50 beats over the normal rate when she looked down at the fitness tracker. She was then diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
  
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