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• 4 Things You Need to Do Immediately If You’re Stung by a Jellyfish

  13-04-2017 23:51
  
  Nothing ruins a perfect day at the beach like a jellyfish sting. Matt Damon's young daughter reportedly had this painful experience earlier this week. According to the Courier Mail, Damon and his wife and kids were vacationing with Chris Hemsworth's family at the Thor star's home in Byron Bay, New South Wales, when 6-year-old Stella was stung. Luckily, it sounds like Stella received swift care. Her dad rushed to a nearby cafe for ice, and paramedics treated Stella at the beac
  
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• What A Nutritionist Actually Eats To Lose Weight (In Pictures)

  13-04-2017 23:50
  
  “I want to ditch those last few stubborn pounds that have mercilessly clung to my frame for years.”
  
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• 5 Reasons Why Your Toenails Are Black—And When You Should See A Doctor

  13-04-2017 23:20
  
  Running isn’t the only culprit.
  
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• Pollution from diesel fumes raises heart disease risk

  13-04-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of more than 6,500 people in the US found that just three months of exposure to high air pollution was enough to see HDL levels fall.
  
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• ​This Reality Show Contestant Just Got Outed As Transgender On TV

  13-04-2017 21:29
  
  Now he's opening up about it was like.
  
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• 11 Women With PMDD Share What It's Really Like

  13-04-2017 21:19
  
  "I had a hysterectomy. That was the best thing I've ever done."
  
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• I Tried a 'Mind Cleanse' and It Was Just the Emotional Detox I Needed

  13-04-2017 20:58
  
  The night before I met Fiona Arrigo, you could find me Googling “What questions does a therapist ask you?” I was anxious, and felt I had to prep for the next day’s “mind cleanse,” a 90-minute one-on-one session with Arrigo, a psychotherapist and “intuitive healer.” I had no idea what to expect from the cleanse, which was described as an alternative to traditional therapy—the longer session and Arrigo’s ability to zero in on past traumas appar
  
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• ‘I Wore Lingerie Every Day Of The Week To Get My Groove Back'

  13-04-2017 20:54
  
  "Awkward? Yes. Challenging? You bet. Worthy of a try? Absolutely."
  
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• Trump's Mar-a-Lago club cited for serious food safety violations

  13-04-2017 20:47
  
  Florida restaurant inspectors’ report describes potentially parasitic raw fish and meat stored in broken coolers, noting that most violations were quickly fixedMar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s exclusive Palm Beach country club where the US president has an increasing fondness for entertaining world leaders with dinner and diplomacy, has been cited for a number of serious food safety violations by Florida’s restaurant inspectors.During a routine visit in January, just days before Trum
  
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• 8 Things You Need to Know About Vertigo

  13-04-2017 20:41
  
  It’s more than just a bad case of the spins.
  
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• 'Politics is destroying British heart surgery'

  13-04-2017 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In this Viewsnight, surgeon Stephen Westaby condemns what he calls a culture of blame in the NHS.
  
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• Weight loss ops raise risk of surgery during pregnancy

  13-04-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women may want to weigh the risk of needing abdominal surgery during pregnancy when considering whether to have bariatric surgery before children, the Swedish study says.
  
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• Kim Kardashian promotes 'dangerous' pregnancy pill AGAIN

  13-04-2017 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In August 2015, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement slamming Kim for promoting Diclegis to her millions of Instagram followers, without explaining the risks.
  
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• Why you are SKINNIER if you live in a noisy area

  13-04-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NYU researchers found people in noisy areas, such as New York City, have lower BMI and lower blood pressure than people living in quiet rural towns.
  
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• Michigan doctor charged with carrying out female genital mutilation

  13-04-2017 19:22
  
  Jumana Nagarwala is accused of performing FGM on girls aged between six and eight for the past 12 years from a medical office in the Detroit suburb of LivoniaA doctor in Michigan has been charged with carrying out female genital mutilation on young girls, in what is thought to be the first prosecution of its kind in the US.Jumana Nagarwala, an emergency room physician in Detroit, is accused of performing the procedure on girls aged between six and eight and then lying to investigators when confr
  
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• Study reveals arm bands contain chemical that cause CANCER

  13-04-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German researchers found some of the most popular brands contain isophorone, a category 2 carcinogen, and cyclohexanone, a toxic compound that can irritate the skin and organs.
  
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• Even If You Do Yoga All The Time, You're Probably Doing These Two Poses Wrong

  13-04-2017 18:58
  
  Nama-stay in a straight line in chaturanga.
  
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• What it's REALLY like to be a woman with ADHD

  13-04-2017 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women with ADHD are chronically underdiagnosed which can lead to anxiety and depression in later life.We spoke to two women that live with the condition and a leading expert.
  
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• Aspirin may be useless in preventing heart attacks

  13-04-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those with fatty build-ups in their arteries, known as peripheral arterial disease, receive no benefit by taking the over-the-counter drug, a new University of Florida Health study found.
  
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• Youngsters using smartphones lose out on sleep

  13-04-2017 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toddlers and even babies playing on their parents' smartphones are at risk of becoming sleep deprived, according to a UK survey. Sleep is thought to play a key role in young children's development.
  
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• Parents' anger at baby deaths NHS trust

  13-04-2017 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bereaved parents criticise the NHS trust at the centre of an investigation into its maternity services.
  
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• Scientists are closer to finding a Parkinson's cure

  13-04-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A selection of small molecules may reprogramme brain cells to produced dopamine, which is the chemical messenger lost in Parkinson's, causing symptoms, according to Swedish scientists.
  
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• Watch Dr. Pimple Popper Remove This 'Cheesy' Cyst And Prepare To Be Grossed Out

  13-04-2017 17:28
  
  Sorry not sorry.
  
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• Eat healthily and avoid alcohol to treat your PCOS

  13-04-2017 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Infertile women are often so desperate to conceive that they are prepared to make drastic dietary changes, including cutting all carbs, which can wreck havoc on the body, a UK fertility expert said.
  
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• Pink Just Posted An Inspiring Photo Every Multitasking Mom Can Relate To

  13-04-2017 17:05
  
  ​People are loving the message behind this post.
  
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• Sex without a condom raises a woman's infection risk

  13-04-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When a woman has sex with a male partner it disrupts the balance of bacteria in her vagina, increasing her risk of developing bacterial vaginosis, Australian scientists have found.
  
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• ‘I Proposed To My Girlfriend—And Then Called Off The Wedding’

  13-04-2017 16:52
  
  We asked three guys why they did it, and how it all went down.
  
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• Lower back pain could be eased by doing THIS every week - expert hails cost-effective cure

  13-04-2017 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LOWER back pain - a common problem that affects most people at some point in their life - could be cured with pilates, a study has revealed.
  
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• 'I Stopped Eating After 7 P.M. Every Night For A Month—Here's What Happened'

  13-04-2017 16:26
  
  It wasn't always easy—but it paid off.
  
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• How to eat your Easter eggs without piling on the pounds

  13-04-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Trevor Simper, a researcher in nutrition at Sheffield Hallam University says they are unlikely to have any impact on your overall health - or even weight, so long as you take a stroll.
  
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• Twin donates kidney to her sister

  13-04-2017 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amy Earley, 37, from Charlotte, North Carolina, came down with a strep infection that damaged her kidneys. Her twin sister, Becky Earley Gowe,r has offered to donate one of hers.
  
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• This Primer Lets Me Leave The House Without Any Makeup

  13-04-2017 16:21
  
  Yes, it’s that good.
  
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• 6 Ways Your Oatmeal Could Be Making You Gain Weight

  13-04-2017 16:11
  
  Be wary of instant oatmeal—here's why.
  
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• Women addicted to their phones at risk of depression

  13-04-2017 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those who show a desire to constantly use their phone - known as nomophobia - display signs of the blues, a study at Binghamton University in New York found.
  
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• 'Touchscreen-toddlers' sleep less, researchers say

  13-04-2017 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Should toddlers play with smartphones?
  
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• Virtual reality could be used to help autistic children

  13-04-2017 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Michigan State University suggests that the technology could help autistic groups practise being in crowded and loud situations such as school classrooms (stock image).
  
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• Pakistani boy has melon-sized tumour growing from his ear

  13-04-2017 14:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at the National Institute of Child Health Hospital in Karachi, believe Kamran Ali Channa's disease was actually curable if it had been caught early enough.
  
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• Build-up of fluid inside Thai boy's skull could kill him

  13-04-2017 14:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nong Chogun, who lives with his grandparents in Vichienburi, a part of the Petchburi province of Thailand, was born with hydrocephalus - a build-up of fluid inside his skull which could be deadly.
  
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• When will public anger over the NHS reach a political tipping point? | Polly Toynbee

  13-04-2017 13:36
  
  Thatcher, Major and Blair all bent in the face of NHS crisis – yet through lack of opposition, May and Hammond remain iron-clad adamant: no more moneyThere is an ebb and flow in reporting on the NHS as Trump, Syria and Brexit dominate front pages. But the pressure-cooker state of the entire service still worsens. This morning’s latest figures are just a snapshot of deterioration – but every target is missed: for A&E, ambulance response times, for treating psychosis within a
  
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• Indian baby has the DEAD FOETUS of his twin removed

  13-04-2017 13:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of three experts at the SDM Medical Hospital in Dharward, a city in Karnataka, performed the operation on the unnamed 14-day-old baby.
  
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• Wickford wife dies of lung cancer after symptoms dismissed

  13-04-2017 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrea Flint, from Wickford, Essex, visited her doctor complaining of back pain and nausea around five times in the space of four months.
  
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• Patients suffer worst ever winter for A&E admission delays

  13-04-2017 12:39
  
  Nearly 200,000 patients waited at least four hours to be admitted to hospital in England – up from only 40,000 five years agoEmergency patients had the worst winter on record for being admitted to NHS hospitals in England, with nearly 200,000 waiting at least four hours.Figures from the health service showed a near five-fold increase in the number of A&E patients suffering admission delays over the past five years. Continue reading...
  
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• How to save a life - YOU could stop yourself choking with THIS highly effective move

  13-04-2017 12:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHOKING happens when someone's airway suddenly gets blocked, either fully or partly, so they can't breathe. If the condition can’t be cured with coughing or back slaps - abdominal thrusts can be key to helping someone breathe.
  
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• Apple hires secret team for treating diabetes

  13-04-2017 11:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of up to 30 researchers are reported to be working in a nondescript office in Palo Alto, California, on a new wearable device that could detect diabetes and monitor blood-sugar.
  
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• A little boy is unable to produce calcium

  13-04-2017 11:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alfie Jeary, two, from Surrey, instantly froze after taking a sip of his smoothieat just six months old. At nine months Alfie was finally diagnosed with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia.
  
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• Why you should NEVER eat more than half avocado in a day

  13-04-2017 11:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nutritionists advise to only eat half an avocado a day as one fruit contains 22g of fat. The fat it contains is the healthy type but too much of a good thing can lead to weight gain.
  
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• As a music therapist I can do something no drugs can do

  13-04-2017 11:08
  
  When a group of adults with severe dementia began singing and saying hello to each other in a session, it brought home the power of music therapy
  I first encountered music therapy at a day centre for older adults in Hackney, east London. I was shadowing a music therapist for the afternoon and helping her run a group for older adults with severe dementia. Each person’s dementia was different. One woman spoke and sang every spiritual song known to her; she was on her journey to meet her make
  
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• Brain tumour symptoms: Eight signs of the disease YOU should know

  13-04-2017 11:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRAIN TUMOURS affect more than 9,000 people in the UK every year and the effects can vary significantly from person to person.
  
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• What's the best way to revive ageing skin? 

  13-04-2017 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every woman of a certain age knows no matter how carefully you make up your face, there’s still one body part that betrays your age: your neck. Could Boots' Restore & Renew serum be the answer?
  
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• Insect bite warning - Mosquito carrying DEADLY virus could return to UK

  13-04-2017 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MOSQUITOS capable of carrying potentially lethal dengue virus could come to the UK this summer - a pest expert has warned.
  
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