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• Rise in rate of vasectomies just before March Madness 

  07-03-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The idea is that, with weeks of games to catch up on, they'll have plenty to keep them occupied while they recuperate on the sofa for a few days.
  
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• Can These 5 Infomercial Gadgets Help You Lose Weight?

  07-03-2017 23:55
  
  We went straight to the experts.
  
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• This Workout Will Get You Ready for a Spartan Race

  07-03-2017 23:46
  
  Because running your favorite flat three-mile loop every other day isn't quite going to cut it.
  
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• 7 Women Share Exactly What They Ate To Lose 50+ Pounds

  07-03-2017 23:46
  
  These diets are not devoid of bacon and chocolate.
  
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• The Hardest, Most Effective No-Equipment Workout You'll Ever Do​

  07-03-2017 23:27
  
  Your go-to when you can't squeeze in a visit to the gym.
  
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• 15 Women Who Have Made The World A Better Place

  07-03-2017 23:27
  
  From their actions to their inventions, these amazing women broke major barriers.
  
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• REVEALED: THIS is why people are sending their POO off in the post

  07-03-2017 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  POO might not be the most delicate of subjects, but faeces can reveal an awful lot about your health.
  
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• ‘I Tried Pig Yoga—Here’s What I Learned’

  07-03-2017 23:25
  
  The pig’s name was Tequila Barbie, and not surprisingly, there were margaritas involved, too.
  
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• ​This Is The Crazy Sex Benefit That Lasts For A Full 24 Hours

  07-03-2017 22:20
  
  We didn't think sex could be much better, but we were wrong.
  
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• 5 things that may be making your man less fertile 

  07-03-2017 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emma Cannon, fertility expert and author of new book, Fertile: Nourish and balance your body ready for baby making reveals the top five fertility mistakes men make.
  
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• Republican knives out for their party's health bill

  07-03-2017 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Trump calls the new plan "wonderful", but some Republicans call it "Obamacare Lite".
  
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• Breast backlash

  07-03-2017 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-two Karen Gormley says the size of her breasts means people make judgements about her personality.
  
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• Nestlé to remove 10% of sugar from all snacks in UK and Ireland by 2018

  07-03-2017 20:10
  
  Corporation vows to cut equivalent of 7,500 tonnes of sugar from confectionery without resorting to artificial sweetenersNestlé, one of the world’s biggest chocolate manufacturers, will take 10% of the sugar out of its confectionery in the UK and Ireland by 2018.The corporation says the cut is from the levels existing in its sugary products in 2015 and will amount to about 7,500 tonnes. It makes several well-known brands, including Aero, Dairy Box, Drifter, KitKat, Lion, Milkybar, M
  
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• Why you should stop peeling your vegetables

  07-03-2017 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A common misconception that many Americans have is to peel the skin off of vegetables. But nutritionists say that by getting rid of the peels, you're depriving yourself of several important vitamins.
  
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• Trying to lose weight? Take PICTURES of your food

  07-03-2017 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Image-based dietary assessment allows those seeking to shed some pounds to record their recent consumption, according to researchers from Oregon State University.
  
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• These Are the Happiest and Healthiest Cities in America

  07-03-2017 19:33
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com. Living near the beach doesn’t guarantee your happiness — but it certainly doesn’t hurt.From Naples, Fla. to Honolulu, Hawaii, many of the U.S. cities that scored well on Gallup-Healthways’ newly released Community Well-Being Index are located on the ocean. Researchers analyzed 350,000 interviews conducted in 2015 and 2016 to rank 189 communities by physical, emotional, financial, community and social health. Naples came i
  
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• Blood couriers launch case challenging self-employed status

  07-03-2017 19:28
  
  Couriers working for The Doctors Laboratory, which provides services for the NHS, say they get no holiday or sick payCouriers carrying emergency blood supplies and delivering passports have kicked off two new challenges to the gig economy as MPs debate how to clarify workers’ employment status.Five cyclists, motorcyclists and van drivers carrying emergency blood supplies to hospitals and samples to laboratories on Tuesday launched a claim challenging their self-employed status in the first
  
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• Two Big Things the Republican Obamacare Replacement Would Get Rid Of

  07-03-2017 19:23
  
  This article originally appeared on Kaiser Health News. House Republicans unveiled their much anticipated health law replacement plan Monday, slashing the law’s Medicaid expansion and scrapping the requirement that individuals purchase coverage or pay a fine. But they opted to continue providing tax credits to encourage consumers to purchase coverage, although they would configure the program much differently than the current law.The legislation would keep the health law’s provi
  
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• Fewer overweight adults are trying to slim down

  07-03-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to a new study from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, fewer overweight adults are trying to lose weight despite obesity rates climbing every year in the US.
  
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• Mayo Clinic reveals interval training can stop ageing

  07-03-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A US study found just four minutes of all-out cycling, followed by three easier minutes, are needed 12 times a week, along with another 90 minutes walking on a treadmill.
  
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• Emma Watson Uses Oil On Her Pubic Hair—Here’s Why

  07-03-2017 18:32
  
  And whether you should try it, too.
  
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• Are pelvic exams pointless?

  07-03-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to show any benefits - or harms - of doing the standard procedure.
  
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• Bacteria travel in raindrops to get around say scientists

  07-03-2017 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studied the microbes living in soil and found they travel by attaching themselves to water droplets that land on the ground.
  
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• ‘I Tried Eating Veggies With My Breakfast Every Day For A Month—Here’s What Happened'

  07-03-2017 17:52
  
  So many omelettes, so little time.
  
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• What Happens To Your Weight Loss When You Do The Same Workout Every Day

  07-03-2017 17:51
  
  Sticking to a routine is good—to a point.
  
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• Why young people are now less likely to smoke

  07-03-2017 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All age groups in the UK are smoking less - but the largest decrease seems to be among young adults.
  
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• Diet of salty fast food causes half of US diabetes deaths

  07-03-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Tufts University found diet to be the cause behind half of all heart disease, stroke and diabetes deaths. Researchers warn that these habits pose health and economic burdens.
  
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• Boy, four, treated by ultraviolet lights for rare liver disease

  07-03-2017 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four-year-old Ismael Ali spends 20 hours a day under ultraviolet lights to treat his liver condition.
  
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• 7 Women Share The Money Issues They Wish They Worked Out Before They Got Married

  07-03-2017 17:31
  
  "Two years into our marriage, I found out that he was spending a ton of our money at our local casino."
  
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• Being fat in pregnancy increases risk of cerebral palsy

  07-03-2017 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carrying extra pounds around the waist is linked to a range of conditions that can harm an infant's brain that are linked to cerebral palsy, University of Michigan researchers found.
  
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• How 2 people cured their asthma… by going VEGAN

  07-03-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Adam Wakeling, 30, from London, suffered from asthma for as long as he can remember. He adopted the plant-based diet and found his symptoms had stopped.
  
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• Drink 30ml of blueberry juice daily to boost brain power

  07-03-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flavonoids, which are abundant in blueberries, are likely to be an important component in causing these effects, University of Exeter experts discovered.
  
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• Smoking numbers hit new low as Britons turn to vaping to help quit cigarettes

  07-03-2017 16:54
  
  New data reveals a significant decline in number of smokers over last five years, while the daily number of cigarettes consumed has also fallenThe number of smokers in Britain has reached its lowest point since records began in 1974, according to new data, while more than a million people say they are using e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking.The latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 17.2% of adults in the UK smoked in 2015, down from 20.1% in 2010. Related: I’l
  
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• Erectile dyfunction: Blood type could be linked to sex issue - THIS group is most affected

  07-03-2017 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ERECTILE dysfunction could linked to blood type - with men in particular groups suffering worse than others, experts have revealed.
  
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• 16 Ways To Relieve Your Anxiety Without Medication

  07-03-2017 16:15
  
  These natural remedies can help you cope.
  
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• Americans are having less sex than previous generations

  07-03-2017 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings, published today in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, reveals married or live-in couples had sex 16 fewer times per year in 2010-2014 compared to 2000-2004.
  
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• Father ties baby's umbilical cord with shoelaces

  07-03-2017 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A father is forced to improvise after the surprise birth of his daughter in the back of the family car.
  
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• Do YOU suffer with pelvic pain? Your symptoms could be a result of THIS condition

  07-03-2017 15:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PELVIC pain can come on suddenly and severely, be persistent or recurrent - but what exactly causes it in the first place?
  
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• Husband's PTSD night terrors caused five miscarriages

  07-03-2017 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lindsey Roberts says her husband's PTSD night terrors caused five miscarriages.
  
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• Pollution responsible for quarter of deaths of young children, says WHO

  07-03-2017 12:43
  
  Toxic air, unsafe water and and lack of sanitation cause the deaths of 1.7 million under-fives every yearPollution is responsible for one in four deaths among all children under five, according to new World Health Organisation reports, with toxic air, unsafe water, and and lack of sanitation the leading causes.The reports found polluted environments cause the deaths of 1.7 million children every year, but that many of the deaths could be prevented by interventions already known to work, such as
  
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• Video shows Syrian surgeon popping a huge abscess

  07-03-2017 12:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dr Osama Makkia, from Syria, spent 20 minutes scraping the pus out of his patient's enormous growth, which he believes was caused by bad oral health.
  
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• Parents challenge doctors in court over baby life support

  07-03-2017 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parents of a baby with a rare genetic condition are locked in a legal battle with doctors.
  
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• Wellcome photography awards 2017 reveal stunning closeups

  07-03-2017 12:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The award-winning snaps presented as part of 2017's Wellcome Image Awards in London capture mouse spines, cat skin cells, pig eye vessels and even Twitter hashtags in intricate detail.
  
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• Luminous loos introduced at Colchester care home

  07-03-2017 12:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A care home comes up with a bright idea to prevent falls and help residents get about at night.
  
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• Google can detect tumours with a 92% accuracy rate

  07-03-2017 12:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DeepMind is on the verge of becoming a much-needed medical breakthrough. Owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company, it claims it can detect 92.4 per cent of tumours it scans for.
  
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• Oregon State University find sex makes you better at work

  07-03-2017 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to new research by Oregon State University, people who orgasm at least once a day are far more likely to enjoy their jobs, work hard, and move up the career ladder.
  
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• Wrap junk food in plain paper to stop people overeating

  07-03-2017 09:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A leading expert has suggested that junk food be wrapped in plain packaging - in a similar manner to cigarettes - as a way of 'regulating desire' in the fight against obesity and overeating
  
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• Indigenous sexual health funding cut without consultation, senators told

  07-03-2017 08:56
  
  Two defunded programs say LGBTQI people will be less likely to seek medical care, accusing government of shortsightednessThe federal government decided to stop funding two long-running Indigenous sexual health programs without consultation or analysis, and despite a growing sexual health crisis in the Top End, Senate estimates has heard.Both organisations have accused the government of shortsightedness, and said without their services, or any feasible replacement, Indigenous LGBTQI people will b
  
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• Funding to two Indigenous sexual health programs cut without consultation

  07-03-2017 08:56
  
  LGBTQI people will be less likely to seek medical care, organisations say, accusing government of shortsightednessThe federal government decided to stop funding two long-running Indigenous sexual health programs without consultation or analysis, and despite a growing sexual health crisis in the Top End, Senate estimates has heard.Both organisations have accused the government of shortsightedness, and said without their services or any feasible replacement Indigenous LGBTQI people will be less li
  
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• Sex education: what do today’s children really need to know?

  07-03-2017 08:00
  
  Condoms and consent, yes … but what about where to go for contraception? We asked for opinions. Give yours belowFrom 2019, children will be taught about healthy adult relationships from the age of four, and sex education will be compulsory in secondaries. But there are caveats. Schools will have flexibility in how they teach the subjects and can develop an approach that is “sensitive to the needs of the local community” – and, crucially, to religious beliefs. Parents are
  
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