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• These 7 Super-Specific Goals Might Help You Lose More Weight

  05-07-2017 23:57
  
  Hey, they're worth a try.
  
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• This Is What Being A Serial Monogamist Says About You

  05-07-2017 23:34
  
  You might identify with one of these six characteristics.
  
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• Are Rob Kardashian's Recent Posts About Blac Chyna 'Revenge Porn'?

  05-07-2017 22:52
  
  If so, they could have serious legal consequences.
  
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• Alzheimer's risk higher for people who sleep badly

  05-07-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that those that often suffer from a bad night's sleep have more of the biological signs that indicate they are at risk of Alzheimer's.
  
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• Here's How To Skip Your Period Every Month

  05-07-2017 21:22
  
  It's all about which type of birth control you choose.
  
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• 6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Taking A Break From Your Relationship

  05-07-2017 20:59
  
  Don't screw it up like Rachel and Ross.
  
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• ​These 2-Ingredient Pancakes Will Blow Your Mind

  05-07-2017 20:51
  
  They're Paleo. And gluten-free. And...delicious.
  
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• The Guardian view on patient data: we need a better approach | Editorial

  05-07-2017 20:49
  
  The deal between an NHS hospital and Google’s artificial intelligence division DeepMind is a cautionary tale for the future use of sensitive data by tech monopolistsAny fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between the NHS and DeepMind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well. DeepMind, owned by Google’s owners, is one of the leading artificial intelligence outfits in the world. The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great. But it could also
  
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• Theresa May must act to tackle obesity without delay | Letters

  05-07-2017 20:43
  
  Graham MacGregor is amazed that the PM can find a billion pounds to form a government but can’t find a million pounds to address a health crisisWhen Theresa May first became prime minister, she pledged that she would look after the sick and poor, and yet within three weeks her previous adviser Nick Timothy had slashed David Cameron’s evidence-based obesity plan from 37 to 13 pages, cutting out many vital policies. I was therefore astonished to hear that following the PM’s strip
  
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• Advances and lapses in cancer treatment | Letters

  05-07-2017 20:43
  
  Carolyn Rogers on fertility problems, Cliff O’Gorman on whole-gene screening and Martyn Cornell on the effects of alcoholIt was interesting to read the latest research from Edinburgh University revealing that women who have survived cancer in the past 30 years are a third less likely to become pregnant (Report, July 4). It shines a light on the urgent need for a conversation between women and their treatment team about fertility preservation following a diagnosis of breast cancer. At Breas
  
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• Stem cell clinics with unsafe treatments are on the rise

  05-07-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international group of leading experts, including scientists from the University of Edinburgh, has called for tighter regulation of 'stem cell tourism', which targets vulnerable patients.
  
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• 6 Things You Should Know Before Trying To Lose Weight On The Whole30

  05-07-2017 19:51
  
  It's not a quick fix, people.
  
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• Sharp focus on Alzheimer's may help target drugs

  05-07-2017 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Breakthrough means drug discovery is no longer like "firing in the dark".
  
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• We're not ready for silver tsunami of elderly with cancer

  05-07-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the next few decades, the number of adults with cancer is set to triple, and the population of over 65s will double. Keith Bellizzi of the University of Connecticut warns our healthcare can't handle it.
  
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• Personalized cancer vaccines could clear the disease

  05-07-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston found that four out of six patients have been clear of their melanoma for nearly three years after been given one of the two vaccinations.
  
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• How many calories were in your July 4 drink binge?

  05-07-2017 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This guide by Drinkaware allows you to calculate the amount of calories in your drink and how much you need to exercise to burn them off.
  
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• Is weight gain caused by your BRAIN?

  05-07-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, were stunned by the findings. They said it suggests weight gain is partly caused by the way calories are perceived in our brains.
  
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• Kelly Clarkson Just OWNED This Troll Who Called Her Fat

  05-07-2017 18:30
  
  She knows how to handle haters.
  
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• Downton Abbey star Lily James' trainer reveals his tips

  05-07-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Farmer, who helped 28-year-old Lily James stay in shape for her new movie Baby Driver, offers his top tips.
  
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• This 60-Second Plank Workout Will Make Your Abs Cry

  05-07-2017 18:11
  
  But it will be so worth it.
  
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• The Eating Disorder Trigger You've Never Heard Of Before

  05-07-2017 18:00
  
  A new study shows this behavior can lead to an "extreme preoccupation" with weight loss.
  
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• 'My Girlfriend Makes More Money Than Me—Here's What It's Like'

  05-07-2017 17:51
  
  We asked seven dudes to share how they really feel about earning less.
  
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• Why are we giving away our most sensitive health data to Google? | Julia Powles

  05-07-2017 17:34
  
  A ruling that transferring 1.6m patient records to Google’s DeepMind broke the law is welcome. But public debate on the topic remains severely stuntedThis week, a highly anticipated ruling found that the Royal Free London NHS Trust broke the law when it gifted 1.6m patient-identifiable records toGoogle’s DeepMind, in November 2015.DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company, states that it hasn’t used the records except as directed by the hospital trust. Using synthetic data,
  
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• Going through IVF does not increase chance of divorce

  05-07-2017 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Porto in Portugal have found there is no link between having IVF and getting divorced. The findings dispel the belief that the stress of IVF causes break-ups.
  
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• Kate Middleton Just Cut Her Hair And People Are Freaking Out

  05-07-2017 17:32
  
  She debuted the new look at Wimbledon.
  
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• Men: forget younger women, and face up to the fact that sperm goes off too | Christina Patterson

  05-07-2017 17:19
  
  Recent research shows that male fertility declines after the age of 40. Perhaps we all need to be a bit more honest about the choices we make• Christina Patterson is a writer, broadcaster and columnistYou know what it’s like. You walk into a bar. You gaze around the room. You try to hide the embarrassment that’s written on your face. And then you spot a man in the corner. He is hunched. He is lined. He is grey. He looks up. His eyes light up.Your heart sinks. Related: Men are af
  
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• This Nude Photo Of Celine Dion Is Absolutely Stunning

  05-07-2017 16:57
  
  She stripped down for this Instagram pic.
  
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• Fungal drug resistance poses a crisis to modern medicine 

  05-07-2017 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A researcher from Royal Holloway University in London has warned that fungal drug resistance could pose a large threat as several species of fungus have already become immune to drugs.
  
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• PMQs: Hannah Bardell and Theresa May on FGM deportation case

  05-07-2017 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hannah Bardell on the domestic abuse faced by a constituent who refused for her daughter to undergo FGM.
  
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• Antioxidant may slow progression of multiple sclerosis

  05-07-2017 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lipoic acid reduced brain shrinkage in patients with SPMS by 68%, Portland researchers have found. In comparison, FDA-approved drug ocrelizumab showed reduction of just 18%.
  
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• Smartphones give young children head lice

  05-07-2017 15:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Oxford University found that 62.5 per cent of young smartphone owners get head lice within a five-year period compared to just 29.5 per cent of those less technologically savvy.
  
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• Latest legal challenge to Tory air pollution plans fails

  05-07-2017 15:14
  
  High court instructs ministers to publish full proposals by the end of JulyThe government has won the latest court challenge over the UK’s air pollution crisis.Environmental lawyers ClientEarth had argued that ministers’ draft proposals to improve air quality – which contributes to tens of thousands of deaths each year – were unlawful. Related: Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollutionContinue reading...
  
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• Charlie Gard: Boris Johnson says baby cannot be moved to Vatican

  05-07-2017 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says the terminally ill baby cannot be transferred to the children's hospital in Rome.
  
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• Prison suicides are soaring. More inmates should be trained to prevent this, as I was | Jonathan Aitken

  05-07-2017 14:56
  
  With Osborne’s legacy of a 30% cut, staff cannot cope with the crisis. It would cost little to save lives by empowering prisoners and working with charities• Jonathan Aitken is a former Tory MP who served a prison sentence for perjuryThe soaring suicide and self-harming rates in our prisons are reaching crisis levels. Last week’s National Audit Office report confirmed this: in 2016 there were a record 120 self-inflicted prison deaths – a doubling of the number within four
  
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• Vitiligo sufferer says grandma's dying words helped her

  05-07-2017 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jasmine Colgan, 27, from Denver became depressed after patches spread across her body six years ago. However, the words of her grandmother, have seen her get through depression.
  
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• Boy whose head ballooned to size of a FOOTBALL defies odds

  05-07-2017 14:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Muhammad Anas from Pakistan was born with a dangerous build-up of fluid inside his skull. Doctors refused to operatebut his parents found surgeons willing to give him a chance.
  
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• Photos of little boy with cleft palate's first smiles

  05-07-2017 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In April, Charlotte Halliday, 23, from Queensland, shared the story of her then newborn son Charlie who was born with a severe cleft palate and lip.
  
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• Children brought up by a single mother do not suffer

  05-07-2017 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Amsterdam, in Holland, found children brought up by a single-mother-by-choice are no more likely to have poor well-being than those from traditional families.
  
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• Every day marijuana use increases the risk of psychosis

  05-07-2017 13:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Montreal found that weekly or daily substance abuse reduces a user's ability to resist performing socially unacceptable behavior when provoked.
  
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• Listening to music while driving could be a distraction

  05-07-2017 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College London found that shifting the direction of gaze a few degrees away from a sound source can have a profound effect on brain activity.
  
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• Why I am leaving nursing: 'Morale is the lowest I have ever seen it'

  05-07-2017 13:00
  
  More nurses are leaving than joining for the first time on record. We asked you to tell us why and here was your response The number of nurses and midwives leaving the profession has risen by 51% in four years, with higher numbers leaving than joining for the first time on record. We asked our readers who are nurses why they are going – here is their response.I’m lucky that I live with my mum, but others aren’t so lucky. Continue reading...
  
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• NHS prescription fines double in a year

  05-07-2017 12:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The NHSBSA collected £13,277,877 during 2016-17 in England and saidmistakes cost NHS millions. But the BMA said people on low incomes and with long-term illnesses were often hit.
  
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• Hospital is sued after her it didn't spot cancer

  05-07-2017 12:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the latest in a string of scandals facing Worcestershire Acute Hospital NHS Trust where more than 11,000 X-rays have allegedly gone reported since the beginning of this year.
  
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• Homeless people are dying without dignity | Caroline Shulman

  05-07-2017 12:03
  
  Our research shows that terminally ill homeless people are dying in hostels without support, but there are alternativesThe number of people sleeping on London’s streets has doubled since 2010. Figures released last week showed that 2,700 people were sleeping on London’s streets in the last quarter.Rough sleeping is the side of homelessness that we see on a daily basis, but homelessness extends far beyond this. It includes people who are living in hostels, squatting or sofa surfing. O
  
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• Gogglebox's overweight Tapper family lose 'several stone'

  05-07-2017 11:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The family of four, from north London, have embarked on a health drive together to support each other. They also recently had a health MOT at LloydsPharmacy to keep them on track.
  
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• Kendall Jenner's dermatologist on the causes of bacne

  05-07-2017 11:08 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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• Google could soon get access to genetic patient data

  05-07-2017 11:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In an article for The Conversation, Edward Hockings a researcher at the University of the West of Scotland, explains the risks of letting a private company have access to sensitive genetic data.
  
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• 'Spiritual abuse': Christian thinktank warns of sharp rise in UK exorcisms

  05-07-2017 10:47
  
  Report by Theos says vast majority of exorcisms within evangelical churches are carried out on people with mental health problemsExorcisms are a booming industry in the UK, partly driven by immigrant communities and Pentecostal churches, according to a new report from a Christian thinktank.However, the vast majority of people being exorcised have mental health problems that require psychiatric assistance, says the report, published on Wednesday by Theos. Continue reading...
  
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• Australian research shows that serving sizes are bigger

  05-07-2017 10:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research has revealed that Australians are eating bigger portions of junk food than ever before - with the rise fuelling an 'obesity epidemic' according to experts.
  
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• Millennials aren’t ready for the 'reality of life'

  05-07-2017 10:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Higher Education Policy Institute, which is based in Oxford, found that 61 per cent of millennials are anxious about the prospect of starting university.
  
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