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• FGM: More than 5,000 newly-recorded cases in England

  04-07-2017 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women and girls born in Somalia make up more than a third of those identified, but 112 were UK-born.
  
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• FDA may scrap warnings amid concerns viewers don't listen

  04-07-2017 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The agency is concerned that crucial information is getting lost in the sheer volume of side effects listed, meaning customers may not take some of the more important warnings seriously.
  
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• Is your shower technique giving you bacne?

  04-07-2017 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christie Kidd appeared on Skin Savvy, a video blog on Kendall Jenner's website, to say that while bacne has many causes, the most common cause is the way we wash our hair and bodies.
  
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• Vitamin D3 is twice as important to our health than D2

  04-07-2017 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vitamin D3 – from animal products and made by your skin – is twice as important than D2, which is produced by plants. That's according to researchers from the University of Surrey.
  
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• Fertility drug which triples pregnancy chances not on NHS

  04-07-2017 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new research, presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Geneva, shows that the drug could offer an lifeline to couples struggling to conceive.
  
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• New mother Catherine Carver describes postnatal psychosis

  04-07-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After childbirth, Catherine Carver became convinced that her baby had been swapped and social workers were plotting to kill her. She recounts her terrifying journey into postpartum psychosis.
  
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• Pay cap has left public services at risk of collapse | Letters

  04-07-2017 20:13
  
  Jonathan Wallace on the urgency of increasing public sector wages; Barry Kushner on the fractious Tory cabinet; Karen Barratt on fears of divide and rule; Richard Turner on NHS recruitment problems; Pat Brandwood on paying more tax to fund higher pay; Jonathan Newth on underpaid social workersIt comes as no surprise that research has demonstrated that public sector workers have experienced deep pay cuts in real terms (Scale of public sector salary cuts revealed, 4 July), and it is time that the
  
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• Daily smoothie helps couples trying to start a family  

  04-07-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Southampton found that a daily smoothie containing vitamin D and omega 3 raises the chances of a woman conceiving by almost five per cent.
  
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• Tick tock: yes, men should be anxious about their biological clock, too

  04-07-2017 19:47
  
  It takes two people to make a new person; so why do men get to opt out of all the worries that come with it?There are some ingrained truths about being a woman of a certain age that you can ascribe to individual circumstance: your culture, social conditioning, a Punjabi mother. And then there are some sewn into the very fabric of your existence, the universal dictums that cut through time, space and DNA because science and society made it so: hello and good morning to the pernicious ticking of o
  
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• How to get over a breakup like Love Island's Camilla

  04-07-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The nation watched in sympathy as Camilla sobbed over on-screen boyfriend Jonny after he dumped her. Healthista asks relationship experthow we can cope with heartache.
  
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• London mother transformed from 72lbs to muscly gym bunny

  04-07-2017 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-two Holly Griffiths, 25, from Greenwich, London, first stopped eating when she was eight. She has battled anorexia for nearly two decades but transformed herself into a gym bunny.
  
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• Meet the VAMPIRE who is allergic to sunlight thanks to EPP

  04-07-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Phelps, 27, from Bristol, breaks out in a painful rash if he does not completely cover his skin on sunny days - even in winter. His condition is called erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP).
  
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• Folkstone woman left paralysed in freak accident has baby

  04-07-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kirsty Bell, 24, from Folkstone, Kent, was struck by a slab of concrete that left her paralysed from the waist down. She proved doctors wrong who told her she wouldn't have children.
  
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• Calls for NHS to provide home-testing kits to all gay men

  04-07-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say free self-tests would save lives by reducing transmission and resulting in earlier treatment. A trail will offer 10,000 gay men free home-testing kits to testthe impact.
  
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• America's fracking boom drives pregnancy surge

  04-07-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite a decrease in overall fertility rates, there has been an uptick in births among families working on lucrative fracking sites, according to economists at the University of Maryland.
  
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• Soap ingredient could be causing antibiotic resistance

  04-07-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Birmingham found that triclosan, a chemical found insoap, toothpaste and cleaning products, could be making bacteria more immune to antibiotics.
  
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• Three NHS buildings fail post-Grenfell fire safety tests

  04-07-2017 18:09
  
  Cladding on buildings in Sheffield, north and south London is being removed after safety checks following Grenfell Tower fireBuildings at three NHS trusts in England have failed fire safety tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.None of the buildings in Sheffield, north and south London, were used to for patients, according to NHS Improvement. Related: Grenfell survivors to meet police and coroner in first official meetingRelated: London tower block residents accuse council of neglecti
  
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• You'd Never Guess THIS City Has So Many Amazing Locally-Owned Fitness Studios

  04-07-2017 18:00
  
  Travel here if you want to get toned.
  
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• Female genital mutilation in England drops only 5% in year

  04-07-2017 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There were 5,391 newly recorded cases in England during 2016-17. This is a decrease of just 309 compared to the year before, say NHS Digital. There are calls for a UK-wide strategy to tackle it.
  
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• Wales and Scotland offer free abortions to women from Northern Ireland

  04-07-2017 17:37
  
  Welsh and Scottish leaders follow UK government with committment to fund procedures despite objections from DUPThe Welsh and Scottish governments will offer free abortions to Northern Irish women, their leaders have confirmed, after the UK government said last week it would fund the procedures in order to head off a Commons revolt on the Queen’s speech.The confirmation came as the Democratic Unionist MP Ian Paisley Jr said his party would not compromise its hardline stance on abortion, eve
  
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• Family's bid to return E.coli woman to Scotland

  04-07-2017 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A family makes a desperate bid to return a gravely ill woman to Scotland from a Turkish hospital.
  
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• Max Delmege's wife Sam announces she's expecting twins

  04-07-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Delmege, 32, wife of millionaire Max Delmege, 72, has announced her pregnancy. Ms Delmege is expecting twins with her husband - who is the former owner of Manly Sea Eagles
  
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• Why This City In Kansas Is One Of The Best Places To Live In America

  04-07-2017 17:00
  
  These attractions speak for themselves.
  
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• SHOCK WAVE jolts to penis significantly improve impotence

  04-07-2017 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study in Greece involving 46 men found the therapy was more effective than a placebo. The treatment uses a probe on the penis delivering 'low acoustic’ sound waves.
  
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• Books with more than one picture a page limit learning

  04-07-2017 16:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Sussex found that children read stories with only one illustration per double page learn twice as many words as those told stories with more pictures.
  
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• High-fat diet in pregnancy may cause breast cancer

  04-07-2017 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington DC also found mice offspring had a lower response to cancer treatment and a worse prognosis.
  
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• Mental health problems affect 800,000 British children

  04-07-2017 16:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A report by the Children's Commissioner for England warned the 'shocking' figures are just the 'tip of the iceberg' and warned that thousands more children are yet to be diagnosed.
  
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• ​You Need To Visit These Quirky Wellness Spots Next Time You're In Milwaukee

  04-07-2017 16:00
  
  ​Trampoline park? Yes, please.
  
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• Mum loses 8 stone and says it's down to drinking green tea

  04-07-2017 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Siobhan Thornton, 23, from East Kilbride, piled on the pounds after giving birth. She turned to drinking green tea after hearing it was a slimming aid and says the weight began falling off her.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire: Three hospitals fail fire safety checks

  04-07-2017 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Round-the-clock fire warden patrols ordered at 38 NHS trusts.
  
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• Could supermarket receipts help you LOSE WEIGHT?

  04-07-2017 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Birmingham City University believe a traffic light system will help consumers gauge how healthy their weekly shop is with just one glance at their receipt.
  
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• AI can predict which embryos will result in IVF success

  04-07-2017 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from Sao Paulo State University in Brazil have teamed up with Boston Place Clinic in London to develop the technology.
  
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• FGM: More than 5,000 new cases in England

  04-07-2017 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women and girls born in Somalia account for more than a third of those identified, but 112 were UK-born.
  
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• ​This Is The Best Face Mask For You, According To Your Skin Type

  04-07-2017 15:00
  
  Selfie opportunities abound.
  
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• The Spas Every Woman Should Visit In Phoenix, Arizona

  04-07-2017 15:00
  
  We feel relaxed already.
  
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• Joanna McMillan: Could APPLES hold key to losing weight?

  04-07-2017 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In addition to known health benefits, a new report by the CSIRO found that eating apples regularly can actually help with preventing weight gain.
  
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• What policies would you introduce to save the NHS?

  04-07-2017 13:58
  
  We want to hear ideas from those working in, or with, the NHS about what the new government should focus onThe NHS was one of the key concerns in the June general election.Almost half (49%) of the British public consider it to be one of the biggest issues facing Britain, according to the January 2017 Ipsos Mori/Economist Issues Index. Concern is at the highest level recorded since April 2003.Continue reading...
  
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• Young mother transformed from 72lbs to muscly gym bunny

  04-07-2017 13:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-two Holly Griffiths, 25, from Greenwich, London, first stopped eating when she was eight. She has battled anorexia for nearly two decades but transformed herself into a gym bunny.
  
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• Acupuncture causes weight loss by stimulating hormones

  04-07-2017 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Hong Kong Baptist University found that undergoing acupuncture could help those who are overweight to shed up to 16 pounds (7.2kg) in as little as eight weeks.
  
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• Heartbroken? 7 steps to dealing with being dumped

  04-07-2017 13:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The nation watched in sympathy as Camilla sobbed over on-screen boyfriend Jonny after he dumped her. Healthista asks relationship experthow we can cope with heartache.
  
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• Girls aged 12 are being prescribed the morning-after pill

  04-07-2017 13:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The emergency contraception was given to at least one 12-year-old in 2011/12 and again in 2014/15 in NHS Tayside. In 2016/2017, a dozen 14-year-olds were prescribed the morning-after pill.
  
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• Babatunde Osotimehin obituary

  04-07-2017 12:26
  
  Executive director of the United Nations Population Fund who fought against child marriage and female genital mutilationAs executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Babatunde Osotimehin, who has died suddenly aged 68, provided a strong voice on issues affecting young women, including child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). He began the first of two four-year terms in the post in 2011, following high-profile roles in public health in his native Nigeria.Despite
  
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• Bowel cancer risk increased by two alcoholic drinks a day

  04-07-2017 12:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the United European Gastroenterology, based in Vienna, Austria, warned that having two alcoholic drinks a day increases the risk of oesophagal cancer by one fifth.
  
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• Test reveals the chance of a miscarriage 

  04-07-2017 12:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine have developed a £40 test that measures levels of a key hormone that is responsible for maintaining embryo structure.
  
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• UK ministers move to allay Brexit fears over access to medicines

  04-07-2017 10:26
  
  Jeremy Hunt and Greg Clark say they want to continue to work closely with European Medicines AgencyThe government has moved to dampen fears in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry that Brexit will mean patients and the NHS will wait longer and pay more for drugs and treatment. The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and the business secretary, Greg Clark, have said they want to continue to “work closely” with the European Medicines Agency, the EU regulatory authority currently ba
  
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• Meet the real-life VAMPIRE who is allergic to sunlight

  04-07-2017 10:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Phelps, 27, from Bristol, breaks out in a painful rash if he does not completely cover his skin on sunny days - even in winter. His condition is called erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP).
  
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• Chief medical officer calls for gene testing revolution

  04-07-2017 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Offer NHS patients DNA tests to pick the best cancer and rare diseases treatment, England's top doctor says.
  
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• Bill Bailey: I'm walking 100 miles for my late mum

  04-07-2017 10:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE much-loved comedian and actor tells our writer why his latest charity fitness challenge is no laughing matter.
  
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• Under the microscope with Gary Numan

  04-07-2017 10:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 59-year-old singer reveals he can barely run round the garden with his daughters. He starts every day with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs - but then moves on to the unhealthy.
  
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• Why moody women can't blame the time of the month

  04-07-2017 10:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Now, however, scientists from the Hanover Medical School and University Hospital Zurich have said the idea that a woman’s menstrual cycle affects her thinking is nothing more than a myth.
  
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