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• ​The 6 Best Dishes To Order At TGI Fridays, According To Nutritionists

  06-07-2017 22:25
  
  ​From hearty salads to turkey burgers.
  
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• 6 Reddit Users Share What REALLY Helped Them Lose Weight

  06-07-2017 22:17
  
  "I carried no cash or credit cards on me for six months."
  
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• 12 Women Share How They Really Feel About Period Sex

  06-07-2017 21:11
  
  "It's easier to orgasm."
  
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• How Alec Baldwin's casting in Blind is part of a catch-22 for disabled actors

  06-07-2017 21:05
  
  There are no big names who have disabilities, critics say – but casting directors won’t give unknowns a chanceFrom Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything to Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, non-disabled actors playing disabled characters is not only accepted, but often seen as the celebrated peak of their career.However, the casting of Alec Baldwin as a visually impaired man in the upcoming film Blind has caused outrage among disability campaigners and disabled actors.Related: D
  
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• 6 Protein-Packed Breakfasts You Can Enjoy On The Go

  06-07-2017 20:35
  
  ​Hearty ways to get a head start.
  
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• UV pictures show 10% face missed when applying sun cream

  06-07-2017 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Liverpool found people fail to put sun cream on a tenth of their face – even though more than 90% of skin cancer cases occur on the head or neck in the UK.
  
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• 'This Is How My Love Life Has Changed Since I Started Losing Weight'

  06-07-2017 20:22
  
  "I made excuses for cruddy behaviors because I didn’t see I was worth more."
  
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• Taking photos improves our memory of experiences

  06-07-2017 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taking photos of surroundings helps enhance visual memory of experiences, New York University and Yale researchers found. Just having a camera with you boosts memory.
  
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• Male fertility: Eating THIS type of chips could boost your sperm count

  06-07-2017 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MALE fertility was thrown into the spotlight this week after a study revealed that from the age of 40 it naturally declines.
  
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• El Salvador teen rape victim sentenced to 30 years in prison after stillbirth

  06-07-2017 19:46
  
  A high school student was convicted on the grounds that failing to seek antenatal care amounted to murder, after giving birth in a bathroom in 2016A teenage rape victim in El Salvador has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder after having a stillbirth, the latest in a long line of failures of justice against pregnant women in the Central American country.Related: El Salvador: where women are thrown into jail for losing a baby | Jonathan WattsRelated: The perils of pregnancy in a countr
  
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• Kaley Cuoco Swears THIS Product Is The Only Thing She Needs For Gorgeous Skin

  06-07-2017 19:36
  
  Want. It. Now.
  
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• Fatty diets are the cause of 80 per cent of colon cancers

  06-07-2017 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic have found evidence that fatty diets stimulate tumor growth by activating a molecular pathway that feeds abnormal cells.
  
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• Therapist reveals playlists to treat 7 health issues

  06-07-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Want to feel better fast? Pick a tune or instrument. Music therapist Dr Stella Compton-Dickinson has a guide to how music affects mood.
  
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• Birth breakthrough: Doctors accurately plot growth of twins and triplets in womb

  06-07-2017 19:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITISH doctors were able to accurately plot the growth of twins and triplets in the womb for the first time using new research which they hope will save lives.
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper squeezes pus from 50 year old cyst

  06-07-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The unnamed patient had an epidermoid cyst since he was five years old. The lump resembles a baby's face, observes Dr Sandra Lee, aka Dr Pimple Popper.
  
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• You Only Need One Piece Of Equipment To Feel The Burn With This Workout

  06-07-2017 18:58
  
  Super simple. Super worth it.
  
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• Nicola Innes claims children's toothpaste is a rip off

  06-07-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many toothpastes aimed at children contain the same amount of fluoride, the chemical that cleans your teeth, as adult brands, according to a dentistry expert from the University of Dundee.
  
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• Brighton professional singer with cancer belts out a song

  06-07-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Abi Flynn, 27, from Brighton, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma last year, has been singing throughout her treatment. Her videos have led to many messages of support.
  
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• Half of junior doctors having accidents or near misses after night shifts

  06-07-2017 18:13
  
  Sleep deprivation among trainee doctors and anaesthetists is causing accidents or near misses on way home, report says
  More than half of trainee hospital doctors have had an accident or near miss on their way home after a night shift due to sleep deprivation, according to new evidence about fatigue among NHS staff.
  Doctors have described swerving across motorways, crashing into other vehicles, being stopped by police and hitting a kerb, verge or roundabout as a result of falling asleep at the wh
  
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• Bowel cancer warning: Western high fat diet 'causes tumours to grow'

  06-07-2017 18:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A HIGH fat Western diet rich in red and processed meats does cause bowel cancer tumours to grow, a study has found.
  
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• 5 Personal Trainers Share Why They'd Rather Be Strong Than Skinny

  06-07-2017 17:44
  
  ​Because there's more to life than the number on the scale.
  
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• Kesha Just Released An Intimate New Single About Her Struggles With Depression

  06-07-2017 17:37
  
  This song is stunning.
  
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• This Smart Scale Will Help You Lose Weight—And It's $30 Off

  06-07-2017 17:36
  
  Because lasting weight loss requires much more than knowing the number on your scale.
  
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• ADHD adults are three times as likely to develop dementia 

  06-07-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from studying 600 adults with ADHD over a 10-year period found that they are 3.4 times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those without the behavioural disorder.
  
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• Sophie Lunstead has doll with matching burn scars

  06-07-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sophie Lunstead from Massachusetts was left badly burnt after a cooking accident. Her mother gave her a 'mermaid' doll with matching scars to help her cope with cruel jibes from bullies.
  
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• Gut reaction: The unexpected food that can make YOU gain weight

  06-07-2017 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  OBESITY is a growing problem in the UK, and the country has the highest level in Western Europe.
  
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• Listening to music changes your brain structure

  06-07-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Edinburgh University hopes that future studies will determine whether music can help with special kinds of motor rehabilitation programmes, such as after a stroke.
  
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• Use of WhatsApp in NHS 'widespread', say doctors

  06-07-2017 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Internet-based messaging apps are a key way for doctors to send patient information, the BBC has learned.
  
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• The Only 4 Items You Need To Give Yourself A Facial At Home

  06-07-2017 16:01
  
  Time for a spa day.
  
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• Skin cancer symptoms - five myths about sunburn BUSTED

  06-07-2017 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SKIN cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK. People often ignore symptoms of the disease and even increase their risk by not protecting themselves from the sun.
  
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• The miracle of life: Stream of IVF embryo as it develops

  06-07-2017 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Footage provided by IVF Cube in Czech Republic shows a healthy embryo and a non-viable one captured using a new type of incubator with a built-in camera.
  
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• Exactly What To Do If Your Weight Is Constantly Fluctuating

  06-07-2017 15:30
  
  Shut the cycle down.
  
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• London boy clung to his mother's dead body for two weeks

  06-07-2017 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Esther Eketi-Mulo, 24, and son Chadrack, four, were found dead last November in a flat on Trelawney Estate in Hackney, east London, after two weeks. How did this happen in modern Britain?
  
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• We Asked 3 Guys If They Really Care Whether You Cook And Clean

  06-07-2017 15:22
  
  Here's what they said.
  
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• Color-blind mother sees her daughter's eyes

  06-07-2017 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Erika Boozer, 35, from Rome, Georgia, is overcome with emotion after a pair of vision-enhancing Emchroma glasses allow her to see color for the first time in eight years.
  
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• Menopause symptoms could be treated by eating THESE unlikely foods

  06-07-2017 14:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MENOPAUSE symptoms - which happens when a woman stops having a period, and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally - usually start to appear between the ages of 45 and 55.
  
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• Hunter-gatherer style diets can stave off diabetes

  06-07-2017 14:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Tim Spector, from King's College London, has called for westerners to adopt a more traditional diet after spending three days eating with tribes people in Tanzania.
  
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• Skin cancer warning: Sunbathers NEGLECTING sun cream on their faces

  06-07-2017 13:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PEOPLE are being warned to wear sunglasses to help protect against skin cancer after research found sunbathers generally forget to apply sun cream to key areas of their face.
  
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• Women graduates 'desperately' freeze eggs over 'lack of men'

  06-07-2017 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Graduate women are struggling to find educated men who want to start a family, research suggests.
  
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• My patient is 93 and has pneumonia. It's time to talk about her death

  06-07-2017 13:02
  
  Doctors don’t like to lose but she tells me she is ready to go. Now it’s important to maintain her comfort and dignityMrs S is 93 years old and has severe pneumonia. She is sitting up in bed, with a big unwieldy mask strapped to her nose and mouth like a facehugger from Alien. This device is all that keeps her from lapsing into a coma. I sit at her bedside. We have just met. I am here to talk to her about her death. As the medical registrar for a big hospital, I am often called in to
  
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• High blood pressure medication could be causing THIS unwanted side-effect

  06-07-2017 12:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HIGH blood pressure is believe to affect one in four adults in the UK and is commonly treated with medication prescribed by a GP.
  
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• Epidermolysis Bullosa teenager lives with painful blisters

  06-07-2017 12:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Khewjira Phanij, from central Thailand, was born with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) - an incurable condition. The disease causes the 16-year-old's skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch.
  
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• £6.8m genetic medicine plan for targeted treatment

  06-07-2017 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Targeted treatment could be developed as human DNA and its effects on health are better understood.
  
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• Sick notes and medical letters cost the NHS £700m a year

  06-07-2017 11:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sick notes for employers cost £425m and medical letters £319m annually, estimates a London-based digital doctor service. It calls for changes to ease pressure on GPs.
  
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• Deep vein thrombosis danger - the ONE thing you should do to reduce risk

  06-07-2017 11:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DEEP vein thrombosis - also known as DVT - is a blood clot that develops within a deep vein in the body, usually in the leg and can sometimes cause symptoms such as leg pain.
  
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• Wimbledon 2017: Heather Watson reveals her diet

  06-07-2017 11:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The British women's number two shares what she eats in a day with FEMAIL. She has a hearty breakfast of eggs, followed by chicken or fish for lunch and dinner.
  
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• Vulnerable 'playing Russian roulette' choosing care

  06-07-2017 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Damning verdict comes as inspectors warn a quarter of care services are failing on safety.
  
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• Boxing burns more calories than sex a survey reveals 

  06-07-2017 11:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boxers can burn 800 calories over an hour in the ring - making it the most effective sport for weight loss, according to the research by Forza Supplements, which is based in Ashford.
  
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• Skincare, facelift and more: Top tips to help you glow this summer

  06-07-2017 10:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THIS week we’ve answered questions that have been sent in by readers or asked in our clinic.
  
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• Scientists reveal why psychopaths commit violent crimes

  06-07-2017 10:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by Harvard University in Massachusetts took brain scans of nearly 50 prison inmates to help explain why psychopaths make decisions that lead to violence.
  
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