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• ​8 Instagram Food Trends, Ranked According To Their Weight-Loss Effectiveness

  12-06-2017 23:32
  
  What the hell is mermaid toast, anyway?
  
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• Why you should have a high carb breakfast

  12-06-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rearchers from Lubeck University in Germany found that those who had eaten higher carbs had higher levels of dopamine, a brain chemical, which makes us feel more ‘rewarded’ and happier.
  
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• How radiotherapy in the eye can save your sight in minutes

  12-06-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Margaret Rawlinson, 75, from Berkshire, reveals how ground-breaking techniques saved her vision.
  
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• ​6 Things You Should Know Before Hiring A Personal Trainer

  12-06-2017 23:10
  
  Because if someone's going to bust your butt, it better be worth it.
  
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• Simon Weston, 55, answers our health quiz

  12-06-2017 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ex-serviceman, from South Wales, reveals all - from his favourite vices to food intolerance.
  
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• 15 Tips Divorce Attorneys Use To Strengthen Their Own Marriages

  12-06-2017 22:54
  
  "Hire a housekeeper. It's cheaper than divorce."
  
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• US Army invests $2million in injection to beat PTSD

  12-06-2017 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Numerous military doctors around the world use stellate ganglion block injections to 'reset' the nervous system in soldiers tormented by past trauma. Now the Pentagon is backing US research on it.
  
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• 8 Women Share The Online Dating Hacks That Actually Work For Them

  12-06-2017 21:24
  
  Plus, screenshots of how they implement these tactics IRL.
  
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• Amanda Bynes Just Opened Up About Her Sobriety In Her First Interview In Years

  12-06-2017 21:23
  
  She finally addresses that Drake tweet, too.
  
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• Katy Perry Just Ranked Her Former Lovers According To Who Was Best In Bed

  12-06-2017 21:21
  
  ​See who topped the list among Orlando Bloom, Diplo, and John Mayer.
  
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• The Terrifying Truth About Why Many Women Can't 'Fight Back' During A Sexual Assault

  12-06-2017 20:57
  
  It's not because they don't want to.
  
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• What is dry drowning and how to spot symptoms in children

  12-06-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dry drowning made national news after a boy from Texas is suspected of dying from the rare condition. It occurs when water is inhaled, causing breathing problems.
  
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• Can 'Pre-Workout' Drinks Really Help You Lose Weight?

  12-06-2017 19:57
  
  Your fit friend swears by them, but will they give you an edge at the gym?
  
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• 'Bachelor in Paradise' Filming Has Been Suspended Over Alleged Sexual Misconduct—Here's Everything We Know

  12-06-2017 19:46
  
  Warner Bros. says it is investigating the incident.
  
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• The Surprising Factor That Might Be Messing Up Your Skin

  12-06-2017 19:31
  
  Here's what you can do about it.
  
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• This Actress Posted A Very NSFW Picture That Has People Totally Freaking Out

  12-06-2017 19:09
  
  Here's why she did it.
  
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• This 31-Weeks-Pregnant Reddit User Says No Doctors Will Take Her—Here's Why

  12-06-2017 19:03
  
  Plus, an ob-gyn's take on what's really going on here.
  
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• Care worker zero-hours contracts tackled by Welsh Government

  12-06-2017 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of care workers could get a choice if they want to be on zero-hours contracts or not.
  
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• Could MARIJUANA cure menstrual cramps?

  12-06-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lawmakers in the state, which has already legalized medical marijuana, are poised to add menstrual cramps to the list of conditions that warrant taking the drug.
  
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• Lack of sleep DOUBLES your chances of committing suicide

  12-06-2017 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People with a brain injury were 9 times more likely to kill themselves and having a sleep disorder and being diagnosed with HIV doubles the chance, Michigan researchers found.
  
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• Vegetables that use fancy labels taste better

  12-06-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Stanford University, California, found using indulgent phrases usually reserved for fast food, such as 'glazed' and 'crispy', could trick you into eating more vegetables.
  
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• Could PIG CELLS cure Parkinson's disease?

  12-06-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Four patients of the progressive disease in New Zealand who have undergone the procedure, crafted by Living Cell Technologies, are believed to be on the mend.
  
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• Queen's speech: what the Tories' overhauled priorities may look like

  12-06-2017 17:53
  
  Party’s manifesto plans will change in wake of election, with possible shifts in stance on Brexit, grammar schools and social careThe first Queen’s speech of the new parliament will be nothing like as ambitious as Theresa May had hoped, given the Conservative party’s lack of an overall majority and the need to rely on the Democratic Unionist party of Northern Ireland to pass legislation. Only a handful of key policies are likely to survive: Related: Tom Watson asks May: did Mur
  
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• Why college cuts your risk of heart disease

  12-06-2017 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Minnesota University have carried out the first concrete analysis of this trend which has been clear in the US healthcare system for decades.
  
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• Being obese INCREASES lifespan for diabetics, study claims

  12-06-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new Chinese study claims overweight type 2 diabetics have an 18 percent reduced risk of early death compared to diabetics of a normal weight. This was only for elderly patients.
  
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• One THIRD of the global population are now overweight

  12-06-2017 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The startling paper, based on a compilation of figures from 195 countries around the globe, found 2.2billion people - 30 per cent of the world's 7.5billion population- is now overweight.
  
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• Meet Britain's longest surviving heart transplant patient

  12-06-2017 17:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Hayman, 49, from Plymouth, underwent the risky transplant at the Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, in 1987 and has had the same donor heart beating away inside his chest ever since.
  
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• Older people are more likely to help a stranger

  12-06-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National University of Singapore believeneurobiological changes in the brains of older adults could be the cause of people becoming more altruistic as they age.
  
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• Meet the miracle baby boy born at 22 WEEKS

  12-06-2017 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Austin Douglas weighed the same as half a bag of sugar when he arrived 18 weeks early on March 31. After weeks at hospital, he will hopefully be at home in Leicester on his due date next month.
  
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• Water containing 'good' bacteria could combat obesity

  12-06-2017 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Calgary found the annual projected body weight increase for overweight children drinking prebiotics is 6.6lbs (3kg) compared to 17.6lbs (9kg) receiving placebo.
  
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• Babies breastfed for under 6 months at liver disease risk

  12-06-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stopping breast feeding before six months raised the risk of disease by 40%, while being obese at the start of pregnancy doubled the chance, say University of Western Australia researchers.
  
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• Testicular cancer: men most at risk could be identified using new gene group

  12-06-2017 17:00
  
  Discovery of 19 new genes could allow doctors to spot the 1% of men most at risk of the cancer, allowing closer monitoring or preventative treatmentResearchers believe they can identify the 1% of men who are most at risk from testicular cancer after they discovered a new group of genes linked to the disease.Screening men for the 19 new genes, along with 25 known already, would allow doctors to spot those who are 14 times more likely than usual to develop the cancer, the scientists said. Related:
  
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• 96% drop in EU nurses registering to work in Britain since Brexit vote

  12-06-2017 16:46
  
  Official figures show 46 nurses came to work in the UK in April, down from 1,304 last JulyThe number of nurses from the EU registering to work in the UK has dropped by 96% less than a year after the Brexit vote, official figures show. Last July, 1,304 EU nurses came to work in the UK; this fell to just 46 in April, Nursery and Midwifery Council (NMC) statistics show. Related: EU nurses no longer want to work in Britain. Brexit is poisoning the NHS | Suzanne MooreContinue reading...
  
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• Pregnant women can enjoy boozy meals say Danish experts

  12-06-2017 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A loose lid allows alcohol to evaporate quicker from the saucepan than the water, say researchers from the University of Copenhagen. Experts warn pregnant women not to drink any alcohol.
  
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• NHS ransomware cyber-security hero: I was panicking

  12-06-2017 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cyber-security expert who defeated the Wannacry attack briefly feared he had helped it spread.
  
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• ​Is It Possible To Brush Your Teeth Too Much?

  12-06-2017 16:30
  
  ​The answer might surprise you.
  
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• Rural Appalachia is facing a healthcare crisis. I fear it's going to get much worse | Jessika Bohon

  12-06-2017 16:28
  
  If the Republican party throws up its barriers to Medicaid, there will be many victims of that decision. Including my own friends and familyMy family lives in Central Appalachia in places too tiny to be called towns. These rural “hollers” are the heart of this beautiful but hard-scrabbled mountainous region. Mountain roads are so difficult to navigate here that medicine is delivered by drones. So when the Republican party throws up its barriers to Medicaid, it will be rendered useles
  
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• ​These Super-Easy Tweaks Will Make Exercising In The Heat Less Miserable

  12-06-2017 16:27
  
  They're counterintuitive but they work.
  
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• What to do if someone is having an allergic reaction

  12-06-2017 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based first aid expert Emma Hammett explains you should check the EpiPen is in date and contains clear liquid. Insert the pen in the upper, outer thigh and hold it there for 10 seconds.
  
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• EU nurse applicants drop by 96% since Brexit vote

  12-06-2017 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Numbers registering to work in NHS fall by 96%, as experts warn patient care could be put at risk.
  
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• 'I Asked A Therapist How To Quit Nagging—Here's What Happened'

  12-06-2017 16:00
  
  Could it really be this simple?
  
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• EU nurses registering to work in the UK plunges

  12-06-2017 15:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The NHS has long relied on foreign staff to fill gaps in rotas, with a large proportion of these coming from Europe. The statistics should serve as a 'wake-up call' to politicians, experts stress.
  
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• Weight-related deaths can affect non-obese too

  12-06-2017 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More people are dying from weight-related illness, even though they are not clinically "obese".
  
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• Toyota is developing technology to predict heart attacks

  12-06-2017 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toyota is working alongside Michigan Medicine to develop the technology, which could be placed in a car to monitor and predict a cardiac event.
  
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• Derby woman, 29, eats her first meal in 2 years

  12-06-2017 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emma Green, from Derby, has finally enjoyed her first meal since 2015 - a bowl of Kelloggs Rice Krispies - six days after having pioneering surgery in Germany last month.
  
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• 5 Veggies To Try If You're Totally Over Kale

  12-06-2017 15:31
  
  Admit it: You're a little sick of this leafy green.
  
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• Being overweight – not just obese – kills millions a year, say experts

  12-06-2017 15:30
  
  Described as a ‘growing and disturbing global health crisis,’ more than two billion adults and children suffer from weight-related health problemsBeing overweight – even without being obese – is killing millions of people around the world, according to the most extensive and authoritative study of the global impact ever carried out.More than two billion adults and children are suffering from health problems in the world because of their weight, says a team of 2,300 expert
  
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• Why this 30-minute workout is more effective than an hour

  12-06-2017 15:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shane Collins, the founder of boxing gym Kobox, has shared a science-backed simple 30-minute workout that is just as effective as an hour-long one - and tones your entire body.
  
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• Cars 'boxes collecting toxic gases' that may stunt growth

  12-06-2017 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Youngsters are most vulnerable to the effects of breathing in fumes because their bodies are still developing, Professor Sir David King, the former government chief scientific adviser said.
  
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• I was talked into getting a health check. Big mistake

  12-06-2017 14:46
  
  I thought a quick checkup would quell my anxieties and leave me happy and confident about my future. Some chanceI’m on my way into the supermarket when a young woman pokes her head out of a screened cubicle and asks me if I would like to come in for a health check. How long will it take? Fifteen minutes, says she, so I think: why not? I am healthy as anything for my age. I have never had high blood pressure or cholesterol, barely smoke or drink, am not overweight, the dog forces me to take
  
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