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• 5 Women Reveal The Surprising Ways They Learned They Were Pregnant

  30-03-2017 23:59
  
  “Suddenly, I couldn’t keep up on my run.”
  
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• The Inspiring Way This Fitness Blogger Flips the Script On Negative Self-Talk

  30-03-2017 23:33
  
  You might remember Ashlie Molstad, aka Foodie Girl Fitness, from her before-and-after pic that went viral last fall. In the first image, she stands tall, with a flat stomach. In the second, she's sitting down to show her belly rolls. "I say that the real magic happens when we embrace who we are, at every angle and size," Molstad wrote in the caption.Now, the social media star and fitness coach is back with yet another powerful body-positive message: It's time to sil
  
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• 4 Fool-Proof Ways To Make Your Pores Look Smaller

  30-03-2017 23:28
  
  Your skin needs pores…but that doesn’t mean you need to see them all the time.
  
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• HIV vaccine breakthrough in discovery of 'on-off switch'

  30-03-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have generated an 'on-off switch' into a weakened form of HIV, potentially creating a new vaccine for the deadly virus.
  
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• FEMAIL tests A-list skin therapist's DIY cellulite remedy

  30-03-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Curvy model Cassandra Starr, 27, massaged a paste made up of nothing more than baking soda, honey, and water onto the back of her thighs before slapping the area with the back of her hands.
  
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• Chandra Wilson opens up about daughter's mystery illness 

  30-03-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Actress Chandra Wilson, of Grey's Anatomy fame, has opened about the fear and struggle to get a diagnosis for her daughter, Sarina McFarlane's, mysterious illness.
  
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• Your April 2017 Horoscope: It’s Time To Rethink Everything

  30-03-2017 22:26
  
  Your job, relationship, and money habits are ALL going under the microscope.
  
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• Iskra Lawrence says she has rules for social media

  30-03-2017 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old British-born model spoke to FEMAIL during a fan event at Aerie's pop-up store in Soho, New York.
  
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• Surgeon: 'How many more children like Kayden must die?'

  30-03-2017 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surgeons say they tried to warn of dangerous delays to emergency surgery at a children's hospital.
  
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• This Mom Just Explained Stretch Marks To Her Daughter In The Best Way Possible

  30-03-2017 21:53
  
  And her daughter’s reaction is SO sweet.
  
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• ‘I Did A Low-Carb Diet For 2 Weeks—Here’s How Much Weight I Lost’

  30-03-2017 21:44
  
  This shockingly easy plan allowed wine AND cheese.
  
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• ‘I Have A Full, Hairy Bush—Here’s What My Husband Thinks About It’

  30-03-2017 21:42
  
  "I let my lady garden grow. And grow. And grow."
  
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• 9 Before-and-After Photos That Show Weight Is Just a Number

  30-03-2017 20:24
  
  This article originally appeared on InStyle.com. When you’re following a workout plan, eating healthy, and even setting aside time in your schedule for some much needed self-care, it’s easy to get hung up on numbers as a way to measure if you’re on your way to meeting your fitness goals.[brightcove:5315457854001 default]Especially scrolling through Instagram where all you see are before-and-after photos documenting just how many pounds were shed to get those toned stomachs
  
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• James Cavallini photographs viruses up close

  30-03-2017 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kaleidoscopic images show the brightly-colored, yet deadly, viruses that could be lurking in the body at any time. Up close, the infections are full of bright blues, pinks and yellows.
  
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• People imitate attitudes of those around them

  30-03-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Paris combined mathematical modelling and psychology to explore how attitudes change.
  
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• This Video Of GiGi Hadid Planking Is Insanely Relatable

  30-03-2017 19:08
  
  Supermodels, they’re just like us!
  
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• Medic suspended for 'dishonesty' over Ebola temperature

  30-03-2017 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Hannah Ryan has been suspended for a month after misleading health experts over an Ebola nurse's temperature.
  
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• This Is Now The Leading Cause Of Illness Worldwide

  30-03-2017 19:00
  
  ​And not enough people are getting help for it.
  
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• Remembering Kayden

  30-03-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of a much-loved 20-month-old boy has left his family in trauma.
  
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• Can Drinking Golden Lattes Help You Lose Weight?

  30-03-2017 18:42
  
  These turmeric-infused beverages are everywhere right now.
  
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• Colds feel worse to lonely people, study suggests

  30-03-2017 18:32
  
  Loneliness has no impact on symptom severity or likelihood of getting sick, but does appears to be linked to feeling more under the weather, say researchersHaving a cold can be a miserable experience, but it turns out that the symptoms may seem worse if you feel lonely.A study by a team of US researchers has found while loneliness does not appear to have any impact on an individual’s chance of falling ill with a cold, or the actual severity of the symptoms, it does seem to be linked to fee
  
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• Cancer cells disguise themselves by switching off genes 

  30-03-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, has discovered how cancer cells spread. They switch off their genes so they can infect different tissues.
  
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• Foods you can eat past their use-by dates

  30-03-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a post for Sheer Luxe CarlaGriscti has revealed 13 foods you can safely eat past their use by date, including those that will last for years after, including tinned goods, pickles and alcohol.
  
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• This Photo Of A High School Prom’s ‘Dress Code’ Has People OUTRAGED

  30-03-2017 17:36
  
  A student shared it on social and it quickly went viral.
  
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• Quarter of adults in England 'exercise for less than half hour a week'

  30-03-2017 17:25
  
  NHS review finds high levels of obesity and inactivity in England, with minority eating five portions of fruit and vegetablesOne in four adults in England get less than 30 minutes of exercise a week, with women more likely to be inactive, a report shows.NHS Digital’s annual review of obesity in England also found high levels of obesity among adults and children, with only around a quarter of adults eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Related: Chocolate bars
  
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• Lung probe 'to help cut the unnecessary use of antibiotics'

  30-03-2017 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers hope the technology could stop the emergence of bacteria that are resistant to the drugs.
  
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• 3 Delicious New Ways To Eat Honey

  30-03-2017 17:13
  
  Prepare to drool.
  
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• Quarter of adults 'get less than half hour of exercise a week'

  30-03-2017 17:05
  
  NHS review finds high levels of obesity and inactivity in England, with minority eating five portions of fruit and vegetablesOne in four adults in England gets less than 30 minutes of exercise a week, with women more likely to be inactive, a new report shows.NHS Digital’s annual review of obesity in England also found high levels of obesity among adults and children, with only around a quarter of adults eating the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Continue reading...
  
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• Houston research finds feeling LONELY can make colds worse

  30-03-2017 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Rice University in Houston found that feeling lonely put people at a 25 per cent higher risk of an early death and generally poorer health.
  
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• Brit's 'insect bite' turns out to be FLESH-EATING MAGGOTS

  30-03-2017 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT.A 46-year-old British woman visited A&E with a painful 'insect bite' that turned out to be tumbu flies which feast on human flesh that had buried into her skin.
  
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• Can Avoiding Acidic Foods Help You Lose Weight?

  30-03-2017 16:26
  
  It might involve peeing on a strip...
  
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• 8 Photos That Perfectly Describe What It’s Like To Suffer From Anxiety

  30-03-2017 16:17
  
  “This is about how sometimes you can’t even face yourself.”
  
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• Record number of EU citizens quit working in NHS last year

  30-03-2017 15:25
  
  Surge in number of doctors and nurses from other EU states leaving renews fears that Brexit could exacerbate staffing crisisA record number of EU nationals left the NHS last year, renewing fears that Brexit could exacerbate a staffing crisis. Related: EU nurses no longer want to work in Britain. Brexit is poisoning the NHS | Suzanne MooreContinue reading...
  
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• Ken Harrap obituary

  30-03-2017 14:40
  
  Cancer researcher whose work on drug development had a major impact on life expectancyKen Harrap, who has died aged 85, was a pioneer in the development of anti-cancer drugs. The research he directed over several decades in the UK resulted in the discovery of three registered cancer drugs, carboplatin, raltitrexed and abiraterone, an outstanding achievement.When Ken was born there were no effective anti-cancer drugs and, except for patients in the early stage of the disease who could be cured by
  
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• Gorham's disease sufferer has jaw re-built with her TOE

  30-03-2017 14:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hayley Dix, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, has Gorham's disease which caused her jaw to snap in half. After a pioneering operation her face is no longer severely disfigured.
  
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• New drug could fight symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis - including joint pain and swelling

  30-03-2017 13:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RHEUMATOID arthritis could be treated with a new oral medicine for patients with moderate to severe cases of the condition.
  
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• Right-to-die case: Shrewsbury's Noel Conway loses court bid

  30-03-2017 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 67-year-old, who has terminal motor neurone disease, says he will appeal against the ruling.
  
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• GPs quit the NHS at a rate of 150 a MONTH

  30-03-2017 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The health service lost 445 full-time doctors in the three months from September to December, figures revealed, with experts saying it exposed the 'deepening crisis' in surgeries.
  
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• 999 call-out trauma

  30-03-2017 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paramedic Dan Farnworth felt unable to talk about his mental health problems, caused by a 999 call.
  
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• Lumps around eyes could be a warning sign of THIS 'silent killer' condition

  30-03-2017 12:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HIGH cholesterol is known as a ‘silent killer’ as there are no obvious symptoms.
  
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• Hull toddler's mysterious rash so painful he can't walk

  30-03-2017 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother Gemma Lilley from Hull, Yorkshire, has begged for help to cure her two-year-old boy Ashton of a 'hot and angry' mystery rash that has left him in agony for over a year
  
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• If YOU have diabetes - you’re twice as likely to have THIS condition

  30-03-2017 11:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DEPRESSION is twice as common in people with diabetes, experts have warned.
  
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• I thought my career as a doctor was over. It was the arts that saved me

  30-03-2017 10:53
  
  I used to ignore my creative side, but after I was signed off work with depression and anxiety, I made space for the things I lovedAs a hospital doctor I am used to working under pressure, and had always felt I thrived on it. But when I took time out of clinical training to pursue a PhD, I found I was intensely unhappy. I suffered a range of physical symptoms: palpitations, early morning waking, nausea, severe headaches, poor appetite, diarrhoea, dizziness, breathlessness and tremors.My day was
  
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• Suicide rate among defence veterans far higher that for those currently serving

  30-03-2017 10:35
  
  National Mental Health Commission says reason for phenomenon requires further investigationThe rate of suicide among current serving Australian Defence Force members is much lower than the general population, but higher for those who have left the force, particularly if under 30 years of age.The National Mental Health Commission says the reason for this phenomenon needs to be better understood, requiring further investigation. Related: Abuse revelations in Australia’s military cadets were
  
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• Suicide rate among defence veterans far higher than for those currently serving

  30-03-2017 10:35
  
  National Mental Health Commission says reason for phenomenon requires further investigationThe rate of suicide among current serving Australian defence force members is much lower than the general population, but higher for those who have left the force, particularly if under 30 years of age.The National Mental Health Commission says the reason for this phenomenon needs to be better understood, requiring further investigation. Related: How can Australia improve the mental health of its veterans
  
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• Symptoms of mouth cancer: Nine signs YOU could have the disease

  30-03-2017 09:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MOUTH cancer cases are rising - but few people know the symptoms of the disease, or what to look for.
  
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• Peterborough family's year of autism and Down's syndrome selfies

  30-03-2017 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The nightly photographs have become a "routine" that the little girl's parents look forward to.
  
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• Cut sugar in cakes, chocolate by 20%, industry told

  30-03-2017 03:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The guidelines for everyday foods are aimed at helping to reduce childhood obesity.
  
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• Test to avoid premature birth by pre-eclampsia

  30-03-2017 02:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pre-eclampsia is one of the biggest threats to pregnant women and unborn babies, a leading cause of stillbirth and Britain’s second biggest cause of maternal death.
  
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• Dogs on Viagra?

  30-03-2017 02:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why do pets get prescribed Viagra, and how can you tell if your dog has diabetes?
  
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