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• 'My Husband Is Now My Wife—And Our Marriage Has Never Been Better

  04-04-2017 23:52
  
  "My wife is gorgeous, witty, and social now that she's finally comfortable in her own skin."
  
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• 8 Hair Mistakes You're Probably Making Before A Big Event, According To Stylists

  04-04-2017 23:47
  
  The flubs and the fixes—straight from the experts.
  
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• 6 Things You Need To Know About Sex When You Have An IUD

  04-04-2017 23:29
  
  Your sex life will change—for the better.
  
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• What your mouth bacteria reveals about your cancer risk 

  04-04-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Different types of oral bacteria can reveal your risk for different forms of cancer. Scientists say this is because the germs can travel via the blood to different organ tissue and infect it.
  
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• Meet Sally the robot that builds a salad in 60 seconds

  04-04-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California-based firm's new robot dispenses measured quantities of ingredients for ready-to-eat salads Named Sally, it also uses proprietary technology to provide precises caloric counts.
  
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• 7 Women Share How They Finally Lost Their Belly Fat

  04-04-2017 22:54
  
  “My transformation revealed abs that I had never seen before in my life."
  
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• One in 10 US women with Zika had deformed fetus or baby

  04-04-2017 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracked 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016.
  
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• Exposure to pesticides causes boys to hit puberty earlier 

  04-04-2017 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Zhejang University, in Hangzhou, China, has found that exposure to common pesticides can speed up puberty in boys because they boost the hormones that make testosterone.
  
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• Bob Harper Gets REAL About What It's Like To Be A Heart Attack Survivor

  04-04-2017 22:30
  
  ​"My heart stopped. Not to be dramatic, but I was dead. I was on that ground dead."
  
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• 7 Reasons Your Feet Are Peeling Like Crazy

  04-04-2017 21:13
  
  You might just be dehydrated—or it might be something more serious.
  
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• 'I Did 10 Minutes Of Strength Training Every Day For A Month—Here’s What Happened’

  04-04-2017 20:58
  
  "No gym membership required and I could do this while watching Netflix? I was in."
  
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• A positive case for collectively provided benefits | Letters

  04-04-2017 20:06
  
  The Guardian’s editorial (Mean and arbitrary: this is not the future Mrs May promised, 3 April) is right to point to the brutal cuts to benefits. However, its argument that these are “mean and arbitrary” underplays their ideological significance. Theresa May’s government is not enforcing policies driven by a desire to be spiteful or miserly to particular groups (although that is how it may seem). Its approach to social security policy reflects deeply held, classic liberal
  
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• 5 Times When Being Alone Will Improve Your Life

  04-04-2017 19:51
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com. Our solitude cannot be monetized. Maybe that’s why it hasn’t been safeguarded while so many forces work to monopolize our hours, to produce an anxious awareness of the thousands of cloud-based connections we’re meant to groom daily.A recent Nielsen report found that the typical American spends half their waking life looking at one screen or another. It is taking a toll. We are terrified to spend time by ourselves. We demand ext
  
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• ‘I Made Less Than My Male Co-Worker—Here’s What I Did About It’

  04-04-2017 19:43
  
  We asked four women to share how they fought for fair wages.
  
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• Donald Tenbrunsel aged 89 has brain of a 25-year-old

  04-04-2017 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At 89 years old, Donald Tenbrunsel is a decade past the average male life expectancy. But his brain is as sharp as a millennial's. And now, his skill set is the focus of a groundbreaking study.
  
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• Autistic girls have more empathy than male sufferers

  04-04-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research carried out at Holland's Leiden University has been hailed as a significant step in understanding both autism and gender.
  
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• The Sexiest Vacation Destination For You, According To Your Zodiac Sign

  04-04-2017 19:00
  
  It’s time to get busy someplace new.
  
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• Children given penicillin grow up angry claim researchers

  04-04-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Low doses of the common antibiotic sparked long-term behavioural changes in mice, a trial by researchers at McMaster University, Ontario, showed.
  
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• Follow These 5 Steps To Make Your Home Feel Instantly More Grown Up

  04-04-2017 18:55
  
  No crazy saws or sanding required.
  
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• Mothers tend to have lower standards when picking a date

  04-04-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Eastern Connecticut State University looked at the dating preferences of 80 women and found that young women prefer attractive men, regardless of their personality.
  
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• A new infographic reveals bacteria levels in your bathroom

  04-04-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just how clean is your bathroom? It turns out it's a haven for a plethora of bacteria, breeding in places you would never believe weren't sparkling clean, from the floor to the the light switch.
  
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• Antibiotics could help prevent and cure PTSD

  04-04-2017 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study, from the University of London in the UK and the University of Zurich in Switzerland, has found that an antibiotic called doxycycline can help cure and prevent PTSD.
  
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• Check whether your child's school is exposed to illegal levels of air pollution

  04-04-2017 18:22
  
  More than 2,000 schools around England and Wales are located near roads with illegal and dangerous levels of emissions from diesel cars. Use this tool to see whether your school is on the listType a school name, postcode or town name into the box to see the schools affected by dangerous levels of NO2 pollution. Continue reading...
  
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• The 'Human Barbie' Went On A Rant About 'Ugly People' And People Are PISSED

  04-04-2017 18:13
  
  ​What do you think of her comments?
  
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• Thousands of British children exposed to illegal levels of air pollution

  04-04-2017 18:00
  
  Exclusive: More than 2,000 schools and nurseries close to roads with damaging levels of diesel fumes, joint investigation by Guardian and Greenpeace revealsCheck whether you child’s school is affected
  How have you been affected by air pollution?Hundreds of thousands of children are being exposed to illegal levels of damaging air pollution from diesel vehicles at schools and nurseries across England and Wales, a joint investigation by the Guardian and Greenpeace’s investigations unit
  
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• 'The car is ingrained into people here': West Midlands faces air pollution crisis

  04-04-2017 18:00
  
  Region contains five of top 10 hotspots outside London for dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide pollutionCheck whether your child’s school is affectedHow have you been affected by air pollution?
  The West Midlands is one of the worst hit areas outside the capital for illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution but many don’t seem to realise they and their children are breathing some of the UK’s most polluted air.The region is criss-crossed with motorways and dual carriageways c
  
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• THIS Is How To Change Your Cardio Routine If You Want To Lose 10 Pounds

  04-04-2017 17:37
  
  You'll be burning cals after your workout, too.
  
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• Don Thomas obituary

  04-04-2017 17:27
  
  My father, Don Thomas, who has died aged 88, was inspired to take up an academic life as a biologist, by his childhood love of the rivers, mountains and wildlife of Ceredigion in Wales.He was born at Llangeitho, a village near the market town of Tregaron, and attended Tregaron grammar school. He was always very grateful for the way that the school helped him to expand his horizons academically. By 1954 he had been awarded a BSc in zoology and a PhD from the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, wh
  
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• Sleeping less than five hours raises prostate cancer risk

  04-04-2017 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the American Cancer Society has found that men who sleep five hours or less every night raise their risk of developing prostate cancer by 55 percent.
  
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• You've Got To See These New Photos Of Mama June's Major Weight-Loss Transformation

  04-04-2017 16:33
  
  Is that you, Mama June?
  
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• Vitamin D deficient children at risk of heart disease

  04-04-2017 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Obese children should be screened for a deficiency as an indicator of potential heart problems in later life, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Orlando.
  
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• Contact lenses may replace finger-prick tests in diabetes 

  04-04-2017 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Contact lenses may soon replace invasive prick-and-test glucose monitoring for diabetes patients, according to scientists at the University of Oregon.
  
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• Exactly What You Could Be Doing With A 19 Percent Larger Income Every Year

  04-04-2017 16:16
  
  The wage gap really adds up.
  
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• Rotterdam research finds inhalers may make women FAT

  04-04-2017 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Squirting the life-saving gadget increases the risk of metabolic syndrome, researchers from Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, found after analysing data of more than 140,000 adults.
  
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• Fish sting causes excruciatingly painful syndrome

  04-04-2017 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A schoolgirl, 12, has been left unable to walk after developing complex regional pain syndrome after being stung by a weever fish while playing in the sea in Cornwall.
  
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• Ollie Gardiner's cancer treatment fund reaches £425k

  04-04-2017 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than £400,000 is raised for 12-year-old Ollie Gardiner, who is undergoing pioneering treatment for a brain tumour.
  
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• Corbyn pins Labour's local election hopes on NHS and schools

  04-04-2017 15:22
  
  Labour leader blames poor polling on media failing to address key issues, amid warnings dozens of seats could go to ToriesJeremy Corbyn has pledged to put the NHS crisis and lack of school funding at the heart of Labour’s local election campaign, and blamed the party’s poor polling on the media for failing to give those issues due prominence.The Labour leader launched the campaign in Newark, Nottinghamshire, against a backdrop of low support in the polls and warnings that his party c
  
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• Bangladeshi boy recovers from rare skin condition

  04-04-2017 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Bangladeshi boy, 8, who was slowly turning into a stone has made a miraculous recovery, despite the condition having no cure.
  
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• How office lunch could be adding INCHES to your waistline

  04-04-2017 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health food experts calculated the calorie and fat content in five typical lunches and found that even innocent-sounding meals can contain hundreds of calories and large amounts of fat.
  
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• What you should eat for a healthy smile

  04-04-2017 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based nutritionist Rick Hay says bright yellow and orange foods are rich in beta-carotene - which helps to keep mucous membranes healthy, keeping the gums in good condition.
  
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• Woman with rosacea cures it with a cream made from CAPERS

  04-04-2017 13:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frances Batten, 33, from Somerset, was diagnosed with rosacea after her skin flared up with red marks and pus-filled blisters.The mother-of-three says the condition was ruining her life until she found a cure.
  
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• Maltese boy with ROHHAD being kept alive by triathlons

  04-04-2017 12:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  No matter what Jake Vella does, the boy, from Malta, will continue to get larger as a result of the condition - of which less than 100 people have ever been diagnosed.
  
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• Plastic nappy sacks are a choking risk for babies

  04-04-2017 12:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least 16 babies have died after suffocating on plastic bags used for nappy disposal since 2001. Parents often store nappy sacks beneath the cot, putting babies at a critical risk.
  
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• Are hospital chaplains a waste of NHS money?

  04-04-2017 11:56
  
  Religious leaders support staff and patients but some people question their role at a time when budgets are squeezed Kole Morgan was on holiday in Plymouth when she was involved in a serious car accident. The 47-year-old gardener from Bristol sustained extensive injuries including multiple fractures to her back, which kept her in intensive care for 48 hours and in hospital for a fortnight. The other driver, who was found to have caused the accident, died. Away from her family, in pain and feelin
  
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• 'Firefighters have higher heart attack risk due to heat'

  04-04-2017 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A University of Edinburgh study says working in hot temperatures increases the risk of heart attack.
  
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• Cancer-risk chemicals in own-brand AND posh crisps

  04-04-2017 11:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pack of sweet potato crisps sold under the upmarket Tyrrell’s brand had the highest contamination, while higher levels were also found in products sold in Tesco and Waitrose.
  
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• Older people happier than ever because they worry less

  04-04-2017 10:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 63 per cent of people over the age of 70 feel more content than at any other point in their lives, according to a new survey of 1,500 British adults by the Royal Voluntary Service.
  
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• 'Electronic skin' to monitor your health

  04-04-2017 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Japan have developed electronic skin with an organic circuit that can be worn on the human body.
  
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• Sheffield woman drops four stone after going to the gym

  04-04-2017 09:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louise Papprill, 24, from Sheffield, once tipped the scales at more than 13 stone and found herself on the receiving end of countless cruel jibes because of her size.
  
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• Is your LUNCH making you ugly?

  04-04-2017 09:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to top UK dermatologists, what you eat for lunch could be having a huge impact on your skin - and the wrong choices could cause wrinkles, acne and even eczema.
  
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