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• Women 15% likelier to die early if they have gum disease

  29-03-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of 55,000 post-menopausal women found those who had a history of gum disease were 12 per cent more likely to die over the next seven years, according to researchers from Buffalo University.
  
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• Target Just Expanded Its Nude Lingerie Collection—And Prices Start At $5

  29-03-2017 23:53
  
  ​From boy shorts to bras!
  
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• Rate of binge-drinking baby boomer women increasing by 4%

  29-03-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, from the US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, found that the rate of baby boomer women binge drinking is increasing by four percent every year.
  
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• Why You Need To STOP Ignoring This Crucial Body Part During Your Workouts

  29-03-2017 23:35
  
  It’s basically the secret weapon you never knew about.
  
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• Melbourne woman looks a DIFFERENT PERSON after weight loss

  29-03-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Daniela Beris, 35, from Melbourne, was refused IVF on account of being overweight, she decided to take drastic action. Here, Ms Beris shares her story of having gastric sleeve surgery.
  
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• This 60-Second Trick Will Help You Remember Why You Love Your S.O.

  29-03-2017 22:52
  
  Bust it out next time he leaves his boxers on the floor.
  
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• Heroin use on the rise among white American adults

  29-03-2017 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, from Columbia University in New York, has found that the number of US white adults using heroin has increased five-fold over the course of a decade.
  
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• Make sure you get enough peanuts for a healthy heart

  29-03-2017 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Consuming three ounces of the nuts alongside a meal helped to suppress levels of a harmful type of blood fat, scientists from Pennsylvania State University found.
  
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• Alicia Keys Just Shut Down Adam Levine’s Makeup Policing In The Best Way Possible

  29-03-2017 22:36
  
  ​Expletives included.
  
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• Here's How You Can Get A Free Vibrator Today

  29-03-2017 21:19
  
  You get a sex toy; you get a sex toy; you get a sex toy!
  
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• ‘I Got Zero Paid Leave After Having A Baby—Here’s What It Was Like’

  29-03-2017 21:02
  
  We asked seven women to share their real-life experiences with parental leave.
  
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• Scientists may have found the secret to a happy sex life

  29-03-2017 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Toronto has found that people who believe in 'sexual destiny' see a lack of chemistry in the bedroom as a sign of incompatibility and instead of resolving the issues, they end the relationship.
  
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• This Mom Claims She Encountered Human Traffickers At IKEA And People Are Freaking Out

  29-03-2017 20:36
  
  Here’s what you should know about the dangers of human trafficking.
  
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• Fifth Bristol university student takes own life this academic year

  29-03-2017 20:21
  
  Languages student Elsa Scaburri’s death raises concerns about mental health among studentsA third-year languages student is understood to have killed herself in the fifth case this year of suspected suicide involving students at the University of Bristol.
  Elsa Scaburri, who was studying for a degree in French and Italian, was halfway through her year abroad. According to a statement released by the university, she died last week near her home, which is understood to be in Wiltshire. Contin
  
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• The Way This Mom Explained Her Stretch Marks Caused Her Daughter to Ask, 'When Can I Get Some?'

  29-03-2017 20:05
  
  This article originally appeared on People.com. When body positive health coach Allison Kimmey’s daughter asked about the stretch marks on her stomach, she didn’t shy away from having an honest conversation with her.Kimmey shared a play-by-play of the conversation she had on her Facebook page, explaining to her daughter how she got her stretch marks: “Well when I was a little older than you, I got some stripes when I grew really fast! And some of these stripes ar
  
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• Prescription changes will help the NHS | Letters

  29-03-2017 19:41
  
  The news that the NHS is to remove certain medications from its list of prescribed items (Report, 28 March) may come as a shock to some, but for anyone working in healthcare the step is an obvious one, which may act as a much-needed pressure release valve.According to government data, each 11.7 minute trip to the GP costs the NHS £45; add to that the cost of prescribing (£3.83 per item) and we are nearing £50. Now compare that with the price of purchasing one of the items liste
  
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• 100,000 deaths by pollution created by Chinese goods

  29-03-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) has revealed the global scale of premature death linked to air pollution from international trade (stock image).
  
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• 'Teen Mom's' Amber Portwood: 'Borderline Personality Disorder Made Me Gain Weight’

  29-03-2017 19:23
  
  "When I got the diagnosis, I wanted to keep it a secret."
  
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• 7 Guys On What It Was Like To Catch Their Girlfriends Masturbating

  29-03-2017 19:22
  
  "Personally, I found it very sexy.”
  
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• Finnish-style baby boxes given to mums to cut cot deaths

  29-03-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All new parents in Hackney will receive the cardboard box traditionally provided by the state in Finland. To be used as a bed, it is said to help reduce mortality rates.
  
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• FDA approves first drug to treat severe MS after 40 years

  29-03-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FDA has approved the first drug ever, Ocrevus, to treat the most severe form of multiple sclerosis after 40 years. The disease disrupts the flow of information within the brain.
  
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• Thousands of pollution deaths worldwide linked to western consumers – study

  29-03-2017 19:00
  
  Study shows extent to which US and western European demand for clothes, toys and mobile phones contributes to air pollution in developing countriesWestern consumers who buy cheap imported toys, clothes and mobile phones are indirectly contributing to tens of thousands of pollution-related deaths in the countries where the goods are produced, according to a landmark study.Nearly 3.5 million people die prematurely each year due to air pollution, the research estimates, and about 22% of these death
  
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• Stressed teens more likely to be depressed in menopause

  29-03-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest University of Pennsylvania study is believed to be the first to focus on the role of childhood adversity in the onset of depression during the menopause (stock image)
  
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• Peterborough autistic girl's year of selfies video

  29-03-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucy Harris, from Peterborough, who also has Down's syndrome, refused to go to bed without a selfie. Her family have released a video of her year in pictures.
  
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• Children struggling to concentrate at school due to lack of sleep, MPs told

  29-03-2017 18:17
  
  Sleep deprivation highlighted in inquiry into role of education in preventing mental health problems in childrenSleep deprivation is a growing problem in schools, with pupils struggling to concentrate in lessons due to lack of sleep, MPs have been told.
  Edward Timpson, minister for children and families, highlighted the issue while being questioned by MPs who are investigating the role of education in preventing mental health problems in children and young people.Related: 'I'll go to school on t
  
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• Drug overdoses increasing premature death rate in the US

  29-03-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has found thatpremature deaths in the US are rising largely due to the spike in drug overdoses in American suburbs.
  
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• What You Need to Know About Vitamin D and Cancer

  29-03-2017 17:59
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com. Vitamin D helps build healthy bones, but that’s not all it can do. More recent data point to other potential benefits, including staving off dementia and protecting against certain cancers, such as colon and breast cancer.[brightcove:4663775862001 default]But how strong is the evidence? In a new study published in JAMA, Joan Lappe, from the Creighton College of Nursing, and her colleagues randomly assigned about 2,300 women who had gone th
  
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• 20 fitness tips from Elle Macpherson's trainer

  29-03-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based fitness guru Nicola Addison has trained Daisy Lowe, Elle Macpherson and Erin O'Connor. Here she shares the advice she gives celebs to achieve their enviable figures.
  
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• 16 Genius Ways To Use Hard-Boiled Eggs

  29-03-2017 17:06
  
  Time to get cracking!
  
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• The ONE Butt Move You Need To Add To Your Routine

  29-03-2017 16:35
  
  It’s the key to bumping up the activation of those booty muscles.
  
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• Patients more likely to die if they have surgery on Sunday

  29-03-2017 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bristol University researchers assessed every single hip fracture that occurred, slightly less than 250,000, in England and Wales between 2011 and 2014. Around 12.5% happened on Sundays.
  
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• Stem cell technique could help boost transfusion supplies

  29-03-2017 15:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Boston Medical Centre are trying to brew their own blood to combat the issue of blood shortages for transfusions.
  
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• Can Cutting Out Dairy Really Help You Lose Weight?

  29-03-2017 15:48
  
  It worked for Khloe Kardashian…
  
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• Why coeliacs like me need gluten-free food on prescription | Lyndsey Jenkins

  29-03-2017 14:44
  
  NHS England’s decision to end GP-prescribed gluten-free items is shortsighted. Many people struggle to buy the foodstuffs they need to keep them wellI have coeliac disease, the autoimmune condition which means that if I eat gluten – which is found in wheat, rye or barley, and many common foods – my body starts to attack itself. There is no cure for this lifelong condition, which affects one in every 100 people in the UK, and the only option is to eat a gluten-free diet. Under c
  
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• Taiwan toddler bitten by horse has finger sewed to stomach

  29-03-2017 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed Taiwanese one-year-old was lifted over the barriers to give hay to one of the animals atWeichuan Pushin Ranch in Taoyuan City by his mother, Liu Ching-wen, 41.
  
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• The woman whose urine turns BLACK when she goes to the gym

  29-03-2017 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gemma Holtby, from Harlow, Essex, had to quit her job because of the agonising pain caused by her body which, unable to break down fat, breaks down her muscles instead.
  
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• France anaesthetist investigated for poisoning patients

  29-03-2017 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The doctor denies poisoning seven patients - two of whom died - between 2008 and 2017.
  
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• World's heaviest man Juan Franco to have gastric bypass

  29-03-2017 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Housebound Mexican Juan Pedro Franco, 32, who weighed over 1,100 pounds, will have a gastric bypass in May. He has shed 385 pounds for the operation which aims to halve his weight.
  
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• Places in England where HALF the GPs are failing revealed

  29-03-2017 11:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The analysis by the Health Service Journal (HSJ) looked at the inspection reports of 6,476 GP surgeries - the majority of the 7,700 in England.
  
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• Veganism raises your game. Just ask Jermain Defoe | Jamie Berger

  29-03-2017 10:59
  
  The science is clear: powered by a plant-based diet, we can all run faster, live more healthily and cut our recovery timesJermain Defoe knows he’s gained far more than he’s lost by dropping meat, eggs and dairy products from his diet. “I don’t find anything hard to give up … because I know the feeling scoring goals gives me,” the recently recalled England striker said.He’s not the only one fuelled by plants who experiences that unique, momentous feeling
  
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• Paralysed man moves arm using power of thought in world first

  29-03-2017 10:38
  
  Neuroprosthetic procedure first in world to restore brain-controlled reaching and grasping in man paralysed from the neck downA man who was paralysed from below the neck after crashing his bike into a truck can once again drink a cup of coffee and eat mashed potato with a fork, after a world-first procedure to allow him to control his hand with the power of thought.Bill Kochevar, 53, has had electrical implants in the motor cortex of his brain and sensors inserted in his forearm, which allow the
  
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• Joanna Cannon vows to keep working in NHS after £300,000 book deal

  29-03-2017 10:22
  
  Novelist who began writing to relieve the stress of her psychiatry job says literary success will not stop her listening to ‘real voices’ in hospitalA bestselling debut novelist who wrote her book in a hospital car park as stress release from her job as a psychiatrist is to return to the NHS. Her decision comes despite a £300,000 deal for her second book and a contract for two more novels.Joanna Cannon, whose first book The Trouble With Goats and Sheep has now sold more than 10
  
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• Pets sleeping on your bed growing trend

  29-03-2017 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  According to a new survey, nearly half of British dog and cat owners let their animals sleep on their bed.
  
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• ‘Communities provide the best solutions to their own problems’ | Rachel Pugh

  29-03-2017 09:00
  
  A year ago, Greater Manchester took control of its own health budget. It’s been tough, but progress is tangible, says health chief Jon RouseRachel PughA year since Greater Manchester became the first region in England to take control of its £6bn health and social care budget, Jon Rouse is pleased at the progress already made, pointing to figures showing that 62-day cancer waits for Greater Manchester were among the best in the country, referrals to treatment targets are better than t
  
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• Wraparound care: is it the future of the NHS? | Denis Campbell

  29-03-2017 08:30
  
  As NHS chiefs push ahead with plans to transform local services, in Dorset controversial reforms mean more integration of health and social care – but also fewer hospital beds“This is a way of working that’s so obviously beneficial that I’m not sure why we didn’t do it before. We’ve gone from uncoordinated, fragmented care that was very unsatisfactory for patients, to wraparound care that takes into account the holistic needs of the patient.” Dr Karen Ki
  
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• Anti-abortion activists charged over undercover Planned Parenthood videos

  29-03-2017 05:30
  
  David Deleiden and Sandra Merritt charged with 15 felonies in California for covert recordings of their attempts to buy fetal tissue from women’s clinicsCalifornia prosecutors have charged two anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood with 15 felonies, saying they invaded the privacy of medical providers by filming without consent. Related: Healthcare without Planned Parenthood: Wisconsin and Texas point to dark futu
  
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• Cardiac arrest victims should be sent to a specialist unit

  29-03-2017 02:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Patients are 11 per cent more likely to survive at a specialist unit, the Danish researchers said. The results held true even for patients living 50 miles from their nearest heart unit.
  
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• Paralysed man moves his arm and hand with brain microchip

  29-03-2017 02:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A cycling accident left Bill Kochevar unable to move from the shoulders down for eight years. But the 56-year-old is now able to feed himself in his wheelchairm using a microchip in his brain.
  
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• IVF clinics are pushing women to buy needless treatments

  29-03-2017 01:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women desperate to have children are being put under pressure to pay for additional IVF treatment, the fertility watchdog warns today.
  
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• Prescription cuts are a 'creeping retreat' for NHS

  29-03-2017 01:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The head of the NHS Simon Stevens, pictured, yesterday unveiled a radical crackdown on prescriptions for items which can be bought from supermarkets or chemists.
  
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