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• Record number of teens hospitalized for pot in Colorado

  04-05-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colorado emergency patients under the age of 21 have quadrupled in number since the state legalized marijuana in 2010, with more than half having symptoms of mental illness.
  
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• Watch This Mom's Playground Workout And Prepare To Be Blown Away

  04-05-2017 23:40
  
  She breastfeeds and does crunches at the same time.
  
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• 'What I Wish I Knew About Marriage Before Getting Hitched'

  04-05-2017 23:23
  
  "Get separate bathrooms."
  
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• UK must get tough on childhood obesity, says top doctors

  04-05-2017 23:01
  
  Obesity Health Alliance issues 10-point action plan in hope of influencing party manifestos for general electionBritain must take much tougher action to tackle childhood obesity, including banning sponsorship of sports events by manufacturers of unhealthy food and drinks, leading doctors will warn. Without such robust measures, the NHS will come under “enormous and unsustainable strain” from a condition that already costs it £5bn a year, according to an action plan by the Obesi
  
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• UK must be tougher on tackling childhood obesity, says top doctors

  04-05-2017 23:01
  
  Obesity Health Alliance issues 10-point action plan in hope of influencing party manifestos for general electionBritain must embrace much tougher action to tackle childhood obesity, including banning sponsorship of sports events by manufacturer of unhealthy food and drinks, leading doctors will warn.Without robust measures the NHS will come under “enormous and unsustainable strain” from a condition that already costs it £5bn a year, according to an action plan by the Obesity He
  
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• Political will is needed to tackle obesity in the UK | Letters

  04-05-2017 23:00
  
  Letter from 20 members of the Obesity Health Alliance including John Maingay of the British Heart Foundation and Prof Parveen Kumar of the British Medical AssociationThe forthcoming general election will not be won or lost solely on the “Brexit battleground”. As campaigning begins in earnest, voters will inevitably look to the other big areas of policy that will determine which party wins their vote.The public care about health. Alongside the economy and education, health is consiste
  
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• Air pollution lawsuit set to go ahead despite delayed government plan

  04-05-2017 22:49
  
  Class action on behalf of asthma suffers may still go ahead over repeated failure to tackle illegal levels of nitrogen dioxideLawyers are preparing to sue the government over its repeated failures to clean up illegal levels of air pollution as ministers on Friday publish a long-awaited plan to reduce diesel emissions.The unprecedented legal challenge on behalf of asthma sufferers could see ministers paying out significant compensation for allowing the nation’s air to exceed legal limits fo
  
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• NBA champion John Salley gets his prostate examined on TV

  04-05-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salley, now retired at the age of 52, visited the set of the daytime TV show The Doctors for his exam, alongside co-host Dr Andrew Ordon, who has battled prostate cancer symptoms for years.
  
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• The Tone It Up Girls Created This Full-Body Cardio Routine Just For You

  04-05-2017 22:32
  
  Prepare to blast fat—fast.
  
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• Learning helps fight the effects of ageing, study claims

  04-05-2017 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  YOU are never too old to learn, according to the saying.
  
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• Briton who tried to grab policeman's gun 'to kill Donald Trump' is freed

  04-05-2017 21:44
  
  Michael Sandford, who has autism, returns to UK after serving five months of year-long jail sentence imposed for Las Vegas crimeA British man jailed in the US for trying to grab a policeman’s gun at a Donald Trump rally – in order “to shoot and kill” the then presidential candidate – has returned to the UK.Michael Sandford landed at Heathrow airport on Thursday, having been released nearly five months into a year-long sentence, his family’s lawyer said. Relate
  
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• This Viral Photo Left A Lot Of People Wondering If You Can Get Pregnant With An IUD

  04-05-2017 21:40
  
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• This Reality Star Is Getting Major Hate For What She Just Tweeted About Her Daughter

  04-05-2017 21:23
  
  What do you think of her sense of humor?
  
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• House Votes to Repeal and Replace Obamacare

  04-05-2017 21:15
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com. House Republicans voted on Thursday to repeal Obamacare, making good on a seven-year campaign promise that could reshape health care in the United States and dramatically reduce the number of Americans with health insurance.If the Republican bill passes in the Senate, it will reorganize insurance markets and affect coverage for many millions of Americans.[brightcove:5377671624001 default]“Seven years of Obamacare is enough,” House Sp
  
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• 4 Tiny Tweaks That Will Ensure You Never Get Bored Of Chicken Again

  04-05-2017 21:13
  
  Spice up your life.
  
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• 'My Near-Fatal Motorcycle Accident Ended Up Saving My Life'

  04-05-2017 20:58
  
  Sandy Yawn, star of Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean" says if it wasn't for what doctors discovered, she might not be alive today.
  
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• Nicholas Polo reveals 10 ways to shift a flabby tummy

  04-05-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ever have that feeling that no matter what you do you still look bloated? British fat loss guru Nicholas Polo explains how hormones play a key role and brings you advice on what to do.
  
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• Baby deaths cluster: Trust paid out millions in compensation

  04-05-2017 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The payments were made after errors led to babies being born with brain injuries, the BBC learns.
  
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• Binge drinking: Would YOU recognise these signs you’re DEPENDENT on alcohol?

  04-05-2017 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BINGE drinking is a growing problem with more than half of UK adults consuming alcohol on a daily basis. These are the signs you could be dependent on it.
  
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• This Is What A Pre-Existing Condition Really Looks Like

  04-05-2017 20:24
  
  Depression? Shoulder problems? You won't believe the reasons insurance companies have denied patients coverage in the past
  
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• Talking to yourself is NOT a sign of mental illness

  04-05-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paloma Mari-Beffa, of Bangor University, said this inner talk is very healthy indeed, having a special role in keeping our minds fit. In other words, it helps people to control themselves, she added.
  
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• 1 In 5 Female Student Athletes Say Their Coaches Have Called Them Fat

  04-05-2017 19:42
  
  Plus, more disturbing statistics from a new survey on body image in college sports
  
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• How to spot if YOUR secretive teenager is depressed

  04-05-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teens are much more likely to use terms such as 'stressed' or 'down', according to researchers from the University of Illinois. School pressure and parental divorce are common causes.
  
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• Texas mom's skin rash was terminal breast cancer

  04-05-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Cordts, 46, was shocked to learn that her skin rash was actually terminal inflammatory breast cancer. Now the Rockwall, Texas, mother-of-two wants to share her story to help others.
  
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• Sarah Cocchiara's baby was a cancerous tumor

  04-05-2017 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarah Cocchiara, 31, from New York, assumed she was expecting a second child when a pregnancy test showed up positive, but when she went for an ultrasound, doctors found a grapefruit-sized tumor.
  
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• Miley Cyrus Is FINALLY Revealing Juicy Details About Her Relationship With Liam Hemsworth

  04-05-2017 19:32
  
  Like how they made it work the second time around.
  
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• 16 US children a DAY are hospitalized with gunshot wounds

  04-05-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data from a national database of inpatient stays for US children revealed more than 5,800 under-17s were treated for firearm injuries in 2012. That amounts to more than one every other hour.
  
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• The Big Problem Every Woman With Chemically Straightened Hair Struggles With

  04-05-2017 19:18
  
  What do you do when you want to go natural again?
  
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• Are Digital Doctors the Future?

  04-05-2017 19:05
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com. Doctor’s appointments can be a chore: It takes nearly 20 days on average to get an appointment with a family physician in the U.S., for instance. But it doesn’t have to be that onerous. New technologies that allow people to see doctors in just minutes—on their smartphone—have the potential to change health care delivery in the U.S..[brightcove:5370089730001 default]At Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in San Di
  
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• Map reveals America's healthiest eaters are in Florida

  04-05-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers scoured the nation to discover that 75 percent of residents in Naples, Florida, were the most healthy in the country. Lubbock, Texas, was the least healthy at 53.8 percent.
  
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• America's healthcare is being driven off a cliff by nihilists | Ross Barkan

  04-05-2017 18:51
  
  In a rational society with a quasi-thoughtful legislative body, lawmakers would come together to repair Obamacare. But we’re in this dystopia, not that worldIf the mythology of Paul Ryan, cerebral and considerate policy wonk, survives 4 May, it will truly be a miracle. Or just another marker of the punditocracy’s unshakeable idiocy. Ryan’s Republican Congress, after trying and failing to hold a vote on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) in March, has rounded up
  
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• Revolutionary 3D app measuring belly fat to replace BMI

  04-05-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Researchers in the US have released the Body Volume Indicator and BVI Pro, the world’s first professional iPad app which measures body volume in 3D with a quick scan.
  
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• Irritable Bowel Syndrome: ‘Belly’ breathing can RELIEVE symptoms of the PAINFUL condition

  04-05-2017 18:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IRRITABLE bowel syndrome - commonly known as IBS - is often triggered by stress. This is how you can keep calm and avoid gas-related bloating, cramps and discomfort.
  
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• A test may soon determine at-risk low-weight babies

  04-05-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California have discovered that women who give birth to small babies have specific genetic changes in their placentas that affect its blood supply.
  
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• Trump signs order giving religious groups greater political freedom

  04-05-2017 17:37
  
  Trump: ‘We will not allow people of faith to be targeted, bullied, or silenced’President helps religious groups opt out of Obama’s contraception mandateDonald Trump, in a long-anticipated overture to the religious right, signed an executive order on Thursday directing the IRS to weaken its enforcement of a rule barring churches and tax-exempt groups from endorsing political candidates.
  With the same stroke of his pen, he took steps to resolve a longtime dispute over an Obama-er
  
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• Beat the bloat: Expert reveal 10 ways to shift your tummy

  04-05-2017 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ever have that feeling that no matter what you do you still look bloated? British fat loss guru Nicholas Polo explains how hormones play a key role and brings you advice on what to do.
  
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• Try This Trick If You Want To Have An Orgasm Tonight

  04-05-2017 17:27
  
  *Cancels all plans.*
  
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• The Deadly Tick-Borne Illness You Need To Be Aware Of This Spring

  04-05-2017 17:26
  
  It's NOT Lyme disease.
  
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• Government faces class action on air pollution in landmark case

  04-05-2017 17:23
  
  Exclusive: Legal challenge on behalf of asthma sufferers could see ministers pay out compensation for failure to clean up illegal levels of pollutionLawyers are preparing to mount an unprecedented class action against the government over its repeated failures to clean up illegal levels of air pollution from diesel traffic.The legal challenge on behalf of asthma sufferers could see ministers paying out significant compensation for allowing the nation’s air to exceed legal limits for so long
  
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• THIS Is The Best Way To Tell If You're At A Healthy Weight

  04-05-2017 17:15
  
  Forget about BMI.
  
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• Pfizer to give out breast cancer drug free while awaiting NHS decision

  04-05-2017 16:25
  
  Pharmaceutical firm says it will offer palbociclib to patients while regulator rules on whether it should be available on NHSA drug described as one of the most important advances in treating breast cancer in the past 20 years is to be given to women in the UK for free while the medicines regulator decides whether it should be available on the NHS.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s provisional decision in February that palbociclib should not be routinely funded on the
  
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• Newborn clutches his mother's hormonal coil in ironic snap

  04-05-2017 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A picture posted on Lucy Hellein's Facebook page shows Dexter Tyler, from Alabama, clutching the implant, which was inserted to stop his mother from becoming pregnant.
  
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• Is YOUR insomnia psychological?

  04-05-2017 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Insomnia sufferers who take placebo pills feel more rested than those who get no treatment at all, according to a review of 13 studies by researchers from the University of Sydney.
  
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• The Dirty Parenting Secret No One Talks About

  04-05-2017 16:01
  
  Shh: We’re all clueless. But there’s one way to tell if you’re on the right track.
  
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• Child suicide attempts DOUBLED in the last decade

  04-05-2017 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2008, suicide attempts or suicidal thoughts accounted for 0.67 percent of child cases in 32 US hospitals. By 2015, that figure had more than doubled to 1.79 percent.
  
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• In India a 3D printed spine saves a woman from paralysis and death

  04-05-2017 15:53
  
  Astonishing advancements in 3D printing are transforming the prospects for severely ill and injured patientsMost people know tuberculosis as a disease of the lungs, but that’s not always the case.For a 32-year-old woman in India, the disease manifested in her spine – in 10 different vertebrae, thanks to a lowered immune system caused by drugs she was taking for infertility. Her condition deteriorated quickly; the disease caused such extensive damage to her first, second and third cer
  
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• 7 Signs You Need To Eat More To Lose Weight

  04-05-2017 15:30
  
  Do you think about food ALL the time?
  
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• Photos reveal the gags that doctors pull on their patients

  04-05-2017 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A collection of images compiled by BoredPanda has revealed the hilarious and sometimes wildly inappropriate gags pulled by medical professionals.
  
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• Masturbation breaks at work could be 'very effective'

  04-05-2017 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Sergeant, a psychology lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, made the controversial suggestion in a piece for Metro earlier this year. (stock)
  
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• Hunt announces plans for inquiry into rogue surgeon Ian Paterson

  04-05-2017 13:45
  
  Health secretary says government – if returned to power – will hold inquiry into doctor convicted of carrying out unnecessary operationsJeremy Hunt has announced plans to hold an inquiry into rogue surgeon Ian Paterson, who was last week convicted of carrying out “completely unnecessary” operations on patients.The breast cancer surgeon was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent and three of unlawful wounding against 10 patients after a seven-week trial at Notti
  
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