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• How To Tell If A Wellness Coach Is Legit

  23-02-2017 23:45
  
  Because there's no org making sure they get proper training.
  
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• Video reveals extent of pregnancy's impact on body

  23-02-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A fascinating video by the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago reveals pregnancy's impact on a mother's body as her insides literally make room for the baby.
  
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• Sons of men who take cocaine suffer memory damage in womb

  23-02-2017 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study has found the drug's damaging impacts on DNA can be passed on through sperm, hampering the fetus's brain development.
  
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• Boy, six, with brain tumor given eight months to live

  23-02-2017 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Devin Suau, six, from Framingham, Massachusetts, was discovered to have an inoperable brain tumor after falling off his snowboard. Doctors gave him two years to live.
  
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• This Couple Took ‘Breakup Photos’—Here’s Why They Did It

  23-02-2017 22:36
  
  They’re actually pretty hilarious.
  
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• 5 Things You Always Need To Do After Anal Sex

  23-02-2017 22:23
  
  Here's how to keep your back door healthy.
  
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• Ivanka Trump Just Proposed A New Childcare Plan—What Do You Think?

  23-02-2017 22:11
  
  It would cost a whopping $500 billion.
  
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• Cheshire woman pregnant with late husband's baby

  23-02-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sarah Beattie lost her husband to cancer but is now expecting his child after IVF treatment success.
  
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• Cavefish study shows humans could evolve to sleep less

  23-02-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Florida Atlantic University studied blind Mexican cavefish that have evolved to need less sleep. They're using the fish to understand how human brains could evolve to need very little sleep too.
  
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• Your Personality Changes More Than You Think Throughout Your Life

  23-02-2017 20:25
  
  This article originally appeared on RealSimple.com. If you think you’re exactly the same as your teenage self, new research may challenge that assumption. In a 63-year study, the longest ever conducted on human personality, scientists found that personalities can transform almost entirely over the course of a lifetime.For the study, which began in 1950, psychologists at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom analyzed data from more than 1,200 personality assessments given t
  
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• Aly Raisman Talks to Chrissy Teigen About Body Doubts and Posing in SI Swim: 'I Used to Be So Insecure'

  23-02-2017 20:24
  
  This article originally appeared in People.com. Even Olympians and supermodels have body insecurities.Aly Raisman sat down with Chrissy Teigen and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor MJ Day to talk about the gymnast’s jaw-dropping photoshoot in the 2017 issue.“You brought home some medals for us. We owe a lot to you, and now you’ve been kind enough to grace us with that amazing a–,” Teigen, 31, tells Raisman at the SI Swimfest in Houston. “You look incredi
  
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• Tired teens 5 times more likely to commit crimes

  23-02-2017 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A joint study from US and UK researchers found that teenagers who report drowsiness are five times more likely to commit violent crimes as adults due to poor attention and brain function.
  
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• Hospital appointments: RCS warning over waiting lists

  23-02-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Royal College of Surgeons warns that patients in NI are waiting too long for surgery.
  
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• Why you should NEVER eat food past its sell-by date

  23-02-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Though it sounds dramatic, researchers at Harvard University insist they have concrete evidence old food accelerates ageing at a cellular level.
  
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• Lonely brothers are deemed a medical mystery in India

  23-02-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ramesh and Laxman Jadhav, aged eight and 13 respectively, from Pune in central India, suffer from a rare genetic disorder. But doctors are unsure as to what is causing them to age so quickly.
  
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• Getting A Haircut? Ask Yourself These 7 Questions First

  23-02-2017 18:36
  
  They’ll help you rock a new style, sans regrets.
  
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• Women can get more orgasms by getting an injection

  23-02-2017 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Offered in a private clinic in London, it has helped many patients to achieve more orgasms and a more enjoyable love life, according to Dr Sharif Wakil, who has given the jab to 2,000 women.
  
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• Another benefit of the fasting diet

  23-02-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Southern California believe that a near-fasting regime over a few months is a way to 'reboot' the body.
  
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• Moms' weight gain due to their lifestyle not pregnancy

  23-02-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the University of Michigan has found that the weight that women gain after having a baby is often due to their lifestyle and not pregnancy because they put the needs of their kids first.
  
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• These Easy Veggie Tacos Are Secretly Packed With Protein

  23-02-2017 17:57
  
  And they're vegan-friendly, too!
  
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• ‘I Tried A New Sex Position Every Day For A Week—Here’s What Happened’

  23-02-2017 17:38
  
  Bring on the "butter churner.”
  
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• From a Size 2 to Sports Illustrated Swim's Curviest Model Ever: Hunter McGrady Is 'Much Happier' at a Size 16

  23-02-2017 17:36
  
  This article originally appeared on People.com. As a 16-year-old model, Hunter McGrady spent hours toiling away in the gym and starving herself to maintain her 114-lb., size-2/4 frame. But she was miserable — and she wasn’t booking jobs.“My hips were always the bigger part of my body, and I was already so thin that I couldn’t keep shaving them down. I physically could not. And everyone was telling me that I could,” McGrady, 23, tells PEOPLE. “At that time
  
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• The Surprising Reason Why Some People Are Putting Pepto-Bismol On Their Faces

  23-02-2017 17:28
  
  Uh, what?
  
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• This Is How Mama June Went From 460 Pounds To A Size 4

  23-02-2017 17:24
  
  We got the inside scoop on the weight loss that inspired this “Honey Boo Boo” star’s new reality TV show.
  
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• Fruit and veg: For a longer life eat 10-a-day

  23-02-2017 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More fruit and veg might prevent nearly eight million premature deaths each year, researchers say.
  
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• Chicago's smallest baby at 13 oz goes home after 4 months

  23-02-2017 16:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Entitan Martins finally got to take home her daughter Eirianna after spending four months in the NICU. Eirianna was due in January. But she arrived in October at just 23 weeks as a 'micro-preemie'.
  
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• Burnout, stress and drinking in the NHS | Letters

  23-02-2017 16:50
  
  Your article (Oncologists suffer alarming rates of burnout and stress, research finds, 17 February) ought not to surprise us. Nor is burnout confined to hard-pressed specialists: it is widespread at every level of practice and even among medical students. Doctors expect a lot of themselves, but if demands pile up and become unrelenting, the ability to adapt well has neurobiological limits. Neuroscience shows that intimate contact with suffering is physically and emotionally demanding, and that p
  
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• Too much sugar causes Alzheimer's warns Kings College

  23-02-2017 16:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unprecedented research by the University of Bath has revealed the 'tipping point' at which blood sugar levels become so dangerous they allow the neurological disease to take hold.
  
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• Scientists crack 'enigma code' of common cold

  23-02-2017 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the universities of York, Leeds and Helsinki have now found there are many signals are dispersed throughout the virus rather than in one place.
  
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• Too much sugar causes Alzheimer's

  23-02-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unprecedented research by the University of Bath has revealed the 'tipping point' at which blood sugar levels become so dangerous they cause the neurological disease.
  
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• Indian baby born with head TWICE the normal size

  23-02-2017 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jaya Dalvi, four months, suffers from hydrocephalus - a build-up of fluid inside her skull.But her family, from a rural village in a western India state, can't afford to pay for specialist care.
  
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• The 8 signs of a nervous breakdown by Healthista

  23-02-2017 14:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Difficulty making decisions can be one of the earliest warning signs that all is not well with your mental health, according to Sally Brown, a Bedford-based registered therapist.
  
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• A veg (or five) too far: why 10 portions a day is way too much to ask | Kathleen Kerridge

  23-02-2017 14:27
  
  In an ideal world, doubling our fruit and vegetable intake is a good idea. But in austerity Britain, it would be impossible to afford all that, let alone cook itGovernment guidelines have, for some years, held that eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is what we should all be aiming for. That’s an achievable target for many, if not most, of us. Some days it might be felt in the purse, to make sure there’s broccoli on a plate, but generally it’s possible to eat fiv
  
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• Why you shouldn't ignore your bad back

  23-02-2017 14:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research from the University of Sydney suggests that sufferers of back pain - a common problem across the world - are actually 13 per cent more likely to die early from any cause.
  
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• What does a heart attack feel like? Symptoms could be mistaken for indigestion

  23-02-2017 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HEART disease - also known as cardiovascular disease - is an overall term that refers to any disease that affects the heart or major blood vessels. People who have heart disease are at greater risk of heart attack.
  
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• Stressed at work? It could be making you FAT

  23-02-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those exposed to several months of work pressure weigh more than their relaxed colleagues, a study conducted by researchers at University College London suggests.
  
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• The 8 signs of a nervous breakdown you can't ignore

  23-02-2017 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Difficulty making decisions can be one of the earliest warning signs that all is not well with your mental health, according to Sally Brown, a Bedford-based registered therapist.
  
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• ‘Insanely’ itchy genitals could be THIS skin condition: Symptoms explained on This Morning

  23-02-2017 12:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A WOMAN too embarrassed to go to her doctor has asked This Morning GPs for advice after developing a itchy skin condition around her genitals.
  
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• The suicidal patient who taught me the value of time

  23-02-2017 12:31
  
  She arrived at A&E in a desperate state. I held her for ages while she sobbed. What happened later made it all worthwhile
  The ambulance pulled in but unusually the crew came into the hospital alone. They informed us that a high risk mental health patient was on their way to the department, and was being accompanied by the police. This set alarm bells in my head.I qualified as a staff nurse a few years previously. We received no mental health training, but we do look after people in real cris
  
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• Wife of 'elephant man' says the disease doesn't scare her

  23-02-2017 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angie Richards, 34, from Dover in Delaware, US, first met Brian, 33, whose bones and organs won't stop growing, on an online dating website seven years ago.
  
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• Avoid stress, be useful: 90-year-olds on how to have a long, happy life

  23-02-2017 12:21
  
  Importance of being active, tolerant and not worrying about internet dating, by ninetysomething women and menA study suggests that average life expectancy will soon exceed 90 for the first time. Women born in South Korea in 2030 are forecast to have a life expectancy of 90, with other developed countries not far behind. France is second in the league table for women, at 88.6 years, with British women 21st, at 85.2 years, and British men 14th, at 82.5 years. Continue reading...
  
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• Do you eat 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day?

  23-02-2017 12:03
  
  Scientists are now telling us to eat 800g of fruit and vegetables a day. How do you achieve this?
  Forget five-a-day, scientists have said getting 10 portions of fruit and vegetables is an even better way of lowering your chance of heart disease, stroke, cancer and premature death. Related: Forget five a day, eat 10 portions of fruit and veg to cut risk of early deathContinue reading...
  
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• Former psoriasis sufferer cured skin with a bespoke diet

  23-02-2017 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hanna Sillitoe, 37, from Manchester, struggled with chronic skin conditions for 20 years which left her constantly in pain and so self-conscious she became 'lazy, fat and covered up all the time'.
  
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• Cure for a cold? Scientists unearth 'hidden code' that could STOP coughs and sneezes

  23-02-2017 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SCIENTISTS have made a fresh breakthrough in their quest to crack the ‘Enigma Code’ of the common cold which could finally put an end to coughs and sneezes.
  
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• Diabetes could cause Alzheimer’s: Link between high blood sugar and dementia confirmed

  23-02-2017 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EATING too much sugar could lead to Alzheimer’s disease - the most common form of dementia - experts have warned.
  
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• Former acne and psoriasis sufferer

  23-02-2017 10:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hanna Sillitoe, 37, from Manchester, struggled with chronic skin conditions for 20 years which left her constantly in pain and so self-conscious she became 'lazy, fat and covered up all the time'.
  
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• THIS contagious virus - which can be passed through SEX - could CAUSE autism

  23-02-2017 09:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WOMEN with herpes during early pregnancy could double the risk of giving birth to a child diagnosed with autism.
  
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• How to boost your beauty treatments: From dry skin to spider veins

  23-02-2017 09:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EACH week our experts Dr Aamer Khan and Lesley Reynolds bring you the latest beauty news and anti‑ageing advice.
  
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• Weight loss drug could PREVENT type 2 diabetes - and REVERSE high blood sugar

  23-02-2017 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A WEIGHT loss drug has reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by 80 per cent compared to placebo, according to a new trial on at-risk patients.
  
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• Foot pain depends on your age and the lifestyle you lead 

  23-02-2017 06:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While many may not want to know the pain which awaits them, the research by the University of Adelaide could help people change their activities to lower their risk.
  
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