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• 7 Reasons You Have Cramps That Have Nothing To Do With Your Period

  15-05-2017 23:53
  
  Before you call your gynecologist, read this.
  
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• 7 Hilarious Gym Memes Every Woman Who Works Out Can Relate To

  15-05-2017 23:49
  
  ​Serious LOL.
  
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• 5 Women Share The Fitness Trackers That Helped Them Lose Weight

  15-05-2017 23:48
  
  Track, track, track it up.
  
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• These Swimsuit Selfies Are Perfect Proof That Every Body Is a Bikini Body

  15-05-2017 23:43
  
  It’s officially swimsuit season, and with that comes plenty of fun in the sun (with proper SPF!)—but not before the dreaded act of wriggling into a bikini for the first time in months. As your first beach day or pool party approaches, you may be feeling pressure to work out like mad, or do a torturous cleanse. But the reality is, you shouldn't have to change your body to feel comfortable in a bathing suit. That's the message these social media stars
  
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• General election: Corbyn pledges 'fat cat' tax, while angry voter confronts May – as it happened

  15-05-2017 23:27
  
  All the day’s campaign news live, as Theresa May promises new protections and Jeremy Corbyn commits an extra £37bn for the NHSLabour and Tories to woo working-class voters with new policiesThe Snap: sign up for our daily election email – and read today’s
  Guardian/ICM poll suggests Tories have 20-point leadAfternoon summary 10.27pm BSTThat concludes our live coverage. Here’s a summary of the day’s events. 10.18pm BSTMy colleagues Anushka Asthana and Severin Car
  
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• Experts claim pills made from plants can prevent pregnancy

  15-05-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, claim that a pill made from ingredients such as aloe vera, the vine of tomatoes, olives and grapes could be just as effective as Plan B.
  
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• Most US travelers skip their pre-trip measles vaccine 

  15-05-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vast majority of measles outbreaks in the US start with a person returning from vacation abroad. But more than half of those eligible for protection opted not to receive the vaccine.
  
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• 6 Chocolate Snacks That Are Surprisingly Healthy, According To Nutritionists

  15-05-2017 22:47
  
  They're basically dessert—but still pretty good for you.
  
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• 5 Weight-Loss Mistakes You Didn't Know You Were Making

  15-05-2017 21:39
  
  You might be doing one of them right now.
  
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• Take Your Workout To The Next Level With These 3 Moves

  15-05-2017 21:38
  
  Push yourself a little harder for maximum results.
  
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• This Famous Lawyer Just Tweeted A Racy Picture Of His Daughter And People Are Freaking Out

  15-05-2017 21:28
  
  What do you think of his photo?
  
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• 'Delhi belly’ is always food poisoning, says expert

  15-05-2017 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cheshire-based food scientist Richard Conroy says dismissing so-called 'traveller's diarrhoea' symptoms as just a 'dicky' tummy and not seeking help is dangerous.
  
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• General election: Labour's '£7.4bn a year extra for NHS'

  15-05-2017 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It says it would set tougher A&E targets and upgrade IT, but the Tories say the plans are nonsense.
  
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• General election: May and Corbyn to be interviewed by Paxman in C4/Sky TV showdown – politics live

  15-05-2017 20:43
  
  All the day’s campaign news live, as Theresa May promises new protections and Jeremy Corbyn commits an extra £37bn for the NHSLabour and Tories to woo working-class voters with new policiesThe Snap: sign up for our daily election email – and read today’s
  Guardian/ICM poll suggests Tories have 20-point leadAfternoon summary 7.43pm BSTA Conservative plan for reforms of workers’ rights would leave low-paid staff worse off by more than £2,000, Labour has claimed.T
  
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• ​Harry Styles Just Opened Up About His Sexuality In A Major Way

  15-05-2017 20:34
  
  ​We're kinda #FanGirling over here.
  
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• Revealed: Heart failure linked to early menopause

  15-05-2017 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AN early menopause and never giving birth both increase a woman’s risk of heart failure, a study reveals.
  
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• NHS cyber-attack: No 'second spike' but disruption continues

  15-05-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Hunt says a lack of new attacks is "encouraging", but at least 16 hospital trusts are still affected.
  
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• Earlier menopause puts women at greater risk of heart failure, study shows

  15-05-2017 20:00
  
  Women who have never given birth also have higher risk, pointing to importance of reproductive factors in cardiovascular health, say researchersWomen who start the menopause earlier have a greater risk of being taken to hospital with heart failure, researchers have found.The US-based study also revealed that women who have never given birth have more than a two-fold increase in the risk of a common type of the condition, known as diastolic heart failure, compared with women who have children. Co
  
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• Childless women at a greater risk of heart failure

  15-05-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco found women who don't have children are 70 per cent more likely to suffer from heart failure during old age.
  
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• Trump to expand policy that bans US aid for overseas abortion providers

  15-05-2017 19:28
  
  Trump to widen ‘Mexico City policy’, which had been suspended under ObamaRule will prevent foreign aid going to groups that even discuss abortion rightsThe Trump administration will significantly expand a Reagan-era policy banning foreign aid to international healthcare providers who discuss abortion, a White House official has told the Christian Broadcasting Network. Related: Trump set to hand key family planning role to anti-contraception advocateRelated: Trump's 'global gag rule'
  
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• Trump expands policy that bans US aid for overseas abortion providers

  15-05-2017 19:28
  
  Trump widens ‘Mexico City policy’, which had been suspended under ObamaRule will prevent foreign aid going to groups that even discuss abortion rightsThe Trump administration on Monday significantly expanded a Reagan-era policy banning foreign aid to international healthcare providers who discuss abortion or advocate for abortion rights. Related: Trump set to hand key family planning role to anti-contraception advocateRelated: Trump's 'global gag rule' could endanger millions of wome
  
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• The Healthiest Way To Cook Chicken, According To A Nutritionist

  15-05-2017 19:17
  
  Does your favorite method stack up?
  
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• 'Scanxiety': Women risk babies' health with extra scans

  15-05-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Almost a third of British mothers-to-be pay for extra private ultrasoundsm which could cause harm to the foetus. Anxiety over the baby's health may be doing more harm than good, experts warn.
  
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• 10 tips to boost your brain fitness

  15-05-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neuroscientist and cognitive health expert Keiron Sparrowhawk explains that there are some lifestyle habits we can practice to alleviate our stress.
  
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• The New Miss USA Is Already Sparking Controversy—Here's Why

  15-05-2017 18:00
  
  ​What do you think of her comments?
  
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• 'I Tested This Makeup-Setting Spray For A Week—Here's What Happened'

  15-05-2017 17:51
  
  Humidity, high-intensity boot camp and hot, sweaty bars—oh my!​
  
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• Butt Plugs: A Beginner's Guide

  15-05-2017 17:51
  
  You know you're curious.
  
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• Respiratory infections increase heart attacks by 17 times

  15-05-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Sydney found that pneumonia or bronchitis pose the biggest heart attack risk, but even a common cold raises your susceptibility by up to 13.5 times.
  
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• Penis cancer therapy lets sufferers continue to have sex

  15-05-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, France found treating penis cancer with radiotherapy may be a viable alternative to having parts of the genitals removed.
  
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• Racial segregation increases heart attack risk, study says

  15-05-2017 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The researchers at Northwestern University believe the correlation is tied to the stress of living in neighborhoods with high exposure to violence and fewer opportunities for social mobility.
  
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• Warm weather is linked to diabetes during pregnancy

  15-05-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Canadian Institute of Health Research found 7.7% of pregnant women exposed to temperatures of 24°C (75°F) or higher are at risk of developing the complication.
  
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• 38,000 people a year die early because of diesel emissions testing failures

  15-05-2017 17:00
  
  Global inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions shows highly polluting diesel cars are ‘urgent public health issue’The global human health impact of the diesel emissions scandal has been revealed by new research showing a minimum of 38,000 people a year die early due to the failure of diesel vehicles to meet official limits in real driving conditions.Researchers have created the first global inventory of the emissions pumped out by cars and trucks on the road, over and above the legal l
  
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• Ransomware attacks: Putin says Russia is not responsible - as it happened

  15-05-2017 16:51
  
  Health secretary Jeremy Hunt breaks his silence to say NHS has not suffered second wave of attacksDid you pay money as a victim of ransomware? How to protect your computer 3.03pm BSTWe’re closing the liveblog coverage now. Here’s our latest story from my colleagues Haroon Siddique and Jessica Elgot. Thanks for reading. Related: Warning of NHS cyber-attack risk was not acted on, says cybersecurity adviser2.45pm BSTThe Guardian has spoken to an IT worker whose company has paid out in t
  
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• Men suffering with heart disease are MORE likely to develop erectile dysfunction

  15-05-2017 16:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HEART disease affects thousands of men in the UK, but aside from unpleasant symptoms it can also affect your sex life bringing on erectile dysfunction in some sufferers.
  
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• Olympian Allison Schmitt Says Michael Phelps Helped Her Survive Depression

  15-05-2017 16:42
  
  “Being vulnerable is not weakness."
  
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• Could YOU knock years off your looks?

  15-05-2017 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FaceGym in London’s Kings Road is Britain's self-proclaimed ‘only face gym’, promising ‘fast, effective, natural face-lift solutions’ and insisting customers will look younger after one visit.
  
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• General election: Theresa May harangued by angry voter over disability cuts – politics live

  15-05-2017 15:51
  
  All the day’s campaign news live, as Theresa May promises new protections and Jeremy Corbyn commits an extra £37bn for the NHSLabour and Tories to woo working-class voters with new policiesThe Snap: sign up for our daily election email – and read today’s2.41pm BSTCorbyn says there is a story in the papers about the Tories becoming the friends of the working class.But, he asks, would you describe a government that allows 6 million people to earn less than the living wage a
  
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• The NHS got lucky – for now. Cyber-attacks will only get worse | Beau Woods

  15-05-2017 15:46
  
  The ransomware crisis could have been more dangerous – I’ve seen something similar take babies’ heart monitors offline. We are ill-equipped, ill-prepared and out of time Related: Ransomware attacks: 29,000 infections in China as working week begins - live updates During a panel discussion last week at the Heart Rhythm symposium in Chicago, a physician asked me why I was raising the alarm over cybersecurity as a public health hazard. Twenty-four hours later, almost 20% of UK pub
  
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• Ransomware attacks: Putin says Russia is not responsible - live updates

  15-05-2017 15:45
  
  Health secretary Jeremy Hunt breaks his silence to say NHS has not suffered second wave of attacksDid you pay money as a victim of ransomware? How to protect your computer 2.45pm BSTThe Guardian has spoken to an IT worker whose company has paid out in total around £80,000 to ransomware attackers over the last year, most recently following an attack three months ago. The 34-year-old IT support worker in the UK, who wishes to remain anonymous, said once the ransom was handed over, those behi
  
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• The best probiotics: Eat supplements NOT fermented food, expert claims

  15-05-2017 15:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PROBIOTICS are 'good' bacteria which help keep your gut healthy and can be found in a number of fermented foods. However an expert says consuming them in supplement form can often be better.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt: 'Lessons will be learnt' from NHS cyber-attack

  15-05-2017 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary told the BBC that some parts of the NHS IT network were vulnerable.
  
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• Trump has a theory about exercise that would fit well in Victorian Britain | Vanessa Heggie

  15-05-2017 15:14
  
  Donald Trump allegedly believes that exercise is bad because the body has a finite store of energy: exactly the logic used to warn 19th century women off educationA piece in this month’s New Yorker magazine has drawn attention to Donald Trump’s alleged views on exercise: “... he considers exercise misguided, arguing that a person, like a battery, is born with a finite amount of energy.” While this may be a joke or a weak excuse for being one of the least active President
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn vows to help underpaid and overworked nurses

  15-05-2017 15:11
  
  Labour leader tells Royal College of Nursing conference that as PM he would scrap 1% pay cap and introduce minimum staffing levelsGeneral election 2017: live updatesJeremy Corbyn has told nurses they are underpaid, overworked and that their jobs are too stressful, as he went on the stump at the Royal College of Nursing’s annual conference.The Labour leader pledged to introduce legally enforceable staffing levels in hospitals and bring back training bursaries for nurses. The 67-year-old als
  
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• Porn causes erectile dysfunction in men, research finds

  15-05-2017 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Naval Medical Centre in San Diego found men that regularly watch porn are more likely to become disinterested in sex. Three per cent of men prefer porn to sex, study reveals.
  
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• Warning of NHS cyber-attack risk was not acted on, says cybersecurity adviser

  15-05-2017 14:58
  
  David Wrigley of panel that drew up guidelines on cybersecurity says government failed to heed advice last summerRansomware attacks - live updates
  The government has been accused of failing to heed a warning last summer that the NHS could be at risk from cyber-attacks by one of the advisers who highlighted the potential for major problems. In July, the NHS regulator, the Care Quality Commission, and the national data guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, warned that the threat of such attacks “h
  
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• Operations cancelled as Jeremy Hunt is accused of ignoring warnings

  15-05-2017 14:58
  
  David Wrigley of panel that drew up guidelines on cybersecurity says ministers failed to heed advice last summerOperations and hospital clinic appointments due to take place on Tuesday have been cancelled amid claims that ministers ignored warnings last year that the NHS could be at risk from cyber-attacks like the ongoing ransomware causing havoc in 150 countries.Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, said an anticipated second wave of malware attacks in Britain, that experts had feared might strik
  
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• Operations cancelled as Hunt accused of ignoring cyber-attack warnings

  15-05-2017 14:58
  
  Regulator said last summer that threat of attacks had put patient data at risk and jeopardised clinicians’ access to recordsOperations and hospital clinic appointments due to take place on Tuesday have been cancelled amid claims that ministers ignored warnings last year that the NHS could be at risk from cyber-attacks like the ongoing ransomware causing havoc in 150 countries.Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, said an anticipated second wave of malware attacks in Britain, that experts had
  
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• Humans are most atrocious when we live under the weight of great inequalities | Danny Dorling

  15-05-2017 13:35
  
  The evidence overwhelmingly suggests greater equality pays dividends at every stage of life. So why, in the UK, are we led to believe that inequality is ‘normal’?“Inequality falls as collapse in unemployment helps poor families.” So read the headline on a recent UK news story, reporting the latest release of ONS statistics comparing average incomes of the best-off fifth of the British population with the worse-off fifth.What the Telegraph did not explain in its story is t
  
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• Erectile dysfunction risk high for men with heart problems

  15-05-2017 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Northwestern University found that all men who are at a high risk of heart disease report sexual dysfunction, versus just 15% at a low risk of heart complications.
  
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• Cyberattack: what can councils do? Robin Tuddenham

  15-05-2017 13:21
  
  At my council, we knew cybersecurity was one of our top risks, so we had a plan in place when the NHS attack happenedRelated: Cyber-attack sparks bitter political row over NHS spending We sent a dummy ransomware message to 1,500 staff, asking them to enter login and password details - and 17% did Related: To prevent more cyberattacks, we need real tech experts in government| Hannah Jane ParkinsonContinue reading...
  
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