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• Mother releases video of her daughter paralyzed by a tick 

  19-05-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alarmed parents Amanda and Lantz Lewis, of Oregon, had no idea why little Evelyn had trouble standing and seemed irritable. Eventually, their doctor discovered she had a dog tick in her scalp.
  
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• Why teens should never take diet pills

  19-05-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the pressure to be thin and conform to societal pressures, teens are turning to diet pills that come with potentially dangerous side effects. These supplements contain toxic chemicals.
  
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• Men who have good vitamin D levels will have healthy kids 

  19-05-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by University College Dublin found a direct link between a child's height and weight at five years old, and their father's pre-conception vitamin levels.
  
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• Gwyneth Paltrow's doctor warns cucumber can cause dementia

  19-05-2017 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a rare win for Goop, experts who normally ridicule the site agreed lectins are dangerous, after Dr Steven Gundry said there is a link between memory loss anda protein in cucumbers.
  
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• Why Instagram posts can give you an eating disorder

  19-05-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  English researchers found Instagram is damaging to young people's mental health and associated with the eating disorder orthorexia nervosa. This is an illness and obsession with eating healthily.
  
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• '11 Things I Didn't Expect While I Was Expecting'

  19-05-2017 22:20
  
  Pregnant runners experience some weird symptoms.
  
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• 9 Simple Plank Variations That Will Give You Serious Results

  19-05-2017 21:30
  
  Your abs will be toned like never before.
  
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• Coca-Cola’s ‘health by stealth’ wheeze is sneaky. But if it works so be it | Gaby Hinsliff

  19-05-2017 20:54
  
  People don’t like being told what’s good for them. But secretly subtract sugar from many food and drink recipes – and no one even noticesIt had been a long day. I was knackered, and frankly not concentrating. Which is how I managed recently to bake a plum cake and forget to put the sugar in. The damn thing was already cooked and cooling by the time the penny dropped, so there was little option but to keep quiet and dish it up. But surprisingly, plates were licked clean. It tast
  
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• Police investigate deaths at Essex mental health unit

  19-05-2017 20:18
  
  The Linden Centre in Chelmsford has been the site of seven suicides by hanging since 2000 despite receiving repeated criticism for safety failures Police have launched an inquiry into a series of deaths among patients at an NHS mental health hospital which has been regularly criticised for safety failings.Essex and Kent police are jointly investigating an unspecified number of deaths at the Linden Centre mental health unit, which is based at Broomfield acute general hospital in Chelmsford, Essex
  
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• 'I Tried To Have Sex Twice A Day For A Week—Here’s What Happened'

  19-05-2017 20:14
  
  "And I didn't tell my boyfriend what was going on..."
  
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• Self-ventilating workout suit keeps you cool and dry

  19-05-2017 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have invented a latex fabric that opens ventilation flaps when your body gets hot and closes when we are cooler.
  
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• Everyone On Instagram Is Obsessed With This Blackhead-Removal Technique

  19-05-2017 20:04
  
  Yep, it involves dental floss.
  
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• This WWE Star's Abs Were Reportedly 'Too Tight' For Natural Labor

  19-05-2017 19:51
  
  But is that really a thing?
  
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• Study reveals whether you CAN be fat and fit

  19-05-2017 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OVERWEIGHT and obese British adults make up 62 per cent and 25 per cent of the population respectively, but whether you can be ‘fat and fit’ has long been debated.
  
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• Children will have worse health than their grandparents 

  19-05-2017 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children will be less healthy than today'sover 65 year olds when they reach that age, says the UK's Economist Intelligence Unit. Too much sugar and too little exercise are to blame.
  
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• 6 Simple Grocery Swaps You Should Make To Lose Weight—And Save $60 Per Month

  19-05-2017 19:28
  
  Granola = so overrated.
  
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• Sculpt Crazy-Toned Thighs AND Abs With These 5 Easy Moves

  19-05-2017 19:05
  
  You'll see results in just four weeks.
  
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• The scariest superbug on the CDC's radar has hit 7 states

  19-05-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spread of Candida auris started in New York and New Jersey - but in the last month, new infections have been spotted in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts and Oklahoma.
  
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• People Are Loving This Animal Shelter's Brutally-Honest Description Of This Cat

  19-05-2017 18:24
  
  "Mr. Biggles is a despot and a dictator."
  
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• One in 5 cancers diagnosed in the US is a rare cancer 

  19-05-2017 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the American Cancer Society say the rate of rare cancers is set to increase - mainly down to better testing methods which can classify cancers. But survival rates remain low.
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper squeezes cyst the size of a GOLF BALL

  19-05-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: California-based Dr Pimple Popper, aka Sandra Lee, has shared another gory video. This week's patient suffers with a pilar cyst on his head.
  
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• Five tips from the ‘happiest man on earth’.

  19-05-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Renowned expert and author on compassion and happiness Matthieu Ricard, often called the ‘happiest man on earth', offers his five top tips for happiness.
  
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• Alzheimer's risk may be cut by eating fish, nuts and seeds

  19-05-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Illinois found fatty acids can help to preserve the frontoparietal cortex - a brain network responsible for problem solving, as well as our memory.
  
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• Ian Brady's psychiatric nurses speak of 'daily miracle' of treating him

  19-05-2017 17:46
  
  Ashworth hospital staff talk of difficulty in setting aside the crimes of the Moors murderer to treat him like any other patientPsychiatric nurses who cared for Ian Brady at the high security hospital where he was imprisoned have spoken of the “daily miracle” it took to put his crimes aside and ensure he was treated like every other patient.Brady, who died this week, had been confined to Ashworth hospital since 1985 after a diagnosis of psychopathy. He had previously spent 19 years i
  
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• Asbestos cancer cure? A new drug could treat one of world’s deadliest conditions

  19-05-2017 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ASBESTOS causes the very difficult to treat cancer, mesothelioma. But a new drug may be able to fight it.
  
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• NHS cyber-attack causing disruption one week after breach

  19-05-2017 17:12
  
  Hospitals slowly returning to normal after ransomware attack led to cancelled operations and diverted ambulancesNHS trusts are experiencing disruption one week after a cyber-attack caused havoc in more than 150 countries.The unprecedented ransomware breach froze computers across the health service last Friday and threatened to delete files unless a ransom was paid.Related: Shadow Brokers threaten to unleash more hacking toolsContinue reading...
  
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• 5 Signs Of Appendicitis That Aren’t Abdominal Pain

  19-05-2017 16:57
  
  Did you suddenly lose your appetite?
  
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• 'How Weight Watchers Helped Me Lose 96 Pounds In 2 Years'

  19-05-2017 16:50
  
  Once Holly Pernice set her mind to losing weight, there was no turning back.
  
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• Why There's A High Chance Your Sea Salt Is Contaminated

  19-05-2017 16:31
  
  Of 17 international salt brands tested, all but one was affected.
  
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• Mother films pulling nail bits out of her son’s mouth

  19-05-2017 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sara Guidry, of Larose, Louisiana, was shocked when she pulled more than 30 fingernails out of her son's gums. He had been biting his nails and shoving the bits in his mouth.
  
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• Childhood obesity TRIPLES your risk of later depression

  19-05-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from VU University Medical Centre, the Netherlands, found people who are overweight as children are more at risk of depression than those who become obese in middle age.
  
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• Could eating THIS diet prevent blindness as you get older?

  19-05-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AGE-RELATED macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in those over 55 in developed countries, but eating low GI foods could stop it.
  
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• This Is THE Best Move For Working Your Triceps

  19-05-2017 15:55
  
  Take a dip.
  
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• British regions at highest risk of GP shortages

  19-05-2017 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eleven areas of the UK have been identified as'high risk' of a shortage. In seven of these areas, more than 20% of doctors are over 55. Experts warn the NHS is 'fighting a losing battle'.
  
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• This Is What Alexandra Daddario Said When Asked To Choose Between Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson And Zac Efron

  19-05-2017 15:31
  
  Can you blame her?
  
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• NHS performance data delay 'disappointing', regulator says

  19-05-2017 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An NHS regulator was advised against publishing performance data by the government.
  
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• Flexitarian lifestyle cuts obesity risk by half

  19-05-2017 14:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Navarra, Spain, found eating just 380g less meat a week – the equivalent of two large chicken breasts - was linked to a cut in the risk of obesity by 43 per cent.
  
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• Money bills are home to potentially deadly bacteria

  19-05-2017 14:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Hong Kong discovered that banknotes are covered in bacteria, one third of which can cause disease. Banknotes are even home to deadly strains of Escherichia coli.
  
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• Matlock man suffered 2 year infection after ant bite

  19-05-2017 12:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geoff Stevens, 74, was helping to set up a Christmas fair in Matlock, Derbyshire, in 2014 when he accidentally trod on an ant hill and was bitten. He has since been diagnosed with deadly cellulitis.
  
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• Marlboro maker accused of using branded tins to sidestep plain packaging rules

  19-05-2017 12:38
  
  Tobacco firm Philip Morris has distributed containers the same size as 10-packs of cigarettes – which are about to be bannedThe maker of Marlboro cigarettes has been accused of trying to sidestep new UK laws on plain packaging by rolling out durable tins that look just like ordinary cigarette packets.Philip Morris, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, came under fire from MPs and anti-smoking campaigners on the eve of the biggest change in tobacco regulation since the smokin
  
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• Without action on antibiotics, medicine will return to the dark ages | Ed Whiting

  19-05-2017 12:24
  
  Continued overprescribing and abuse could lead to more people dying of resistant infections than cancer. Only global cooperation can solve the problemWhen Prof Sally Davies published The Drugs Don’t Work in 2013, it wasn’t some allusion to a Verve number from the 1990s, but a sombre warning of the growing threat posed by bacteria evolving resistance to life-saving antibiotics. If this were left unaddressed, she argued, it would lead to the erosion of modern medicine as we know it. Re
  
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• Plymouth woman had 24 operations on her dislocating joints

  19-05-2017 12:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Hempsell, 40, from Plymouth, has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which affects the connective tissues that supports her skin, bones, blood vessels and other organs in her body.
  
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• Ashley Berini living with multiple sclerosis opens up

  19-05-2017 12:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ashley Berini, originally from Canada but now lives in Sydney, has opened up about her debilitating battle with multiple sclerosis that has occasionally left her unable to walk or talk.
  
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• What do the party manifestos mean for the NHS? | Richard Vize

  19-05-2017 12:19
  
  So far the election campaign has been helpful to the NHS, but the three main parties’ plans would all leave a significant funding gapLabour’s election manifesto offers confused plans for the NHS, while the Conservatives have admitted there are serious problems with existing legislation.
  The Tory manifesto says that if the “current legislative landscape” – dominated by the government’s own health reforms – is hampering the Five Year Forward View or underm
  
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• More than 10,000 defibrillators in public places 'could be faulty'

  19-05-2017 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users are urged to check the devices' battery connections, which may not be working properly.
  
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• Facebook and Twitter should display pop-up warning signs

  19-05-2017 09:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Royal Society of Public Health said social media use is fuelling rising rates of anxiety, depression and sleeplessness among teenagers and young adults.
  
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• Facebook and Twitter 'harm young people's mental health'

  19-05-2017 09:08
  
  Poll of 14- to 24-year-olds shows Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter increased feelings of inadequacy and anxietyFour of the five most popular forms of social media harm young people’s mental health, with Instagram the most damaging, according to research by two health organisations. Instagram has the most negative impact on young people’s mental wellbeing, a survey of almost 1,500 14- to 24-year-olds found, and the health groups accused it of deepening young people’s fe
  
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• Stricter cigarette packaging rules come into force in UK

  19-05-2017 08:43
  
  Cigarettes to be sold in standardised green packaging bearing graphic warnings of dangers of smoking from this weekendCigarettes must be sold in standardised green packaging bearing graphic warnings of the dangers of smoking from this weekend, as rules designed to prevent young people taking up the habit come into full effect in the UK. All packs must contain at least 20 cigarettes to make sure they are big enough for health warnings to cover 65% of the front and back, with the brand name restri
  
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• Who needs smooth legs? Why women are ditching the razors

  19-05-2017 08:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women are tiring of the pressure to shave, pluck and groom so their underarms and legs stay perfectly smooth.
  
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• As a personal trainer, I’ve seen the human proof: you can be fat and fit | Louise Green

  19-05-2017 08:30
  
  Fear-mongering studies are a typical product of a society that accepts weight discrimination as the last form of openly acceptable oppressionOn Wednesday a major UK study came out with headlines proclaiming that you cannot be fat and fit. For me, someone who promotes ditching the diet, it was sad to see that associated coverage lacked any solutions for people to improve their health and seemed, more than anything, to dish out more fear-mongering to fat people, who already feel sidelined by socie
  
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