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• Doctors are trashing kidneys that could keep people alive

  10-07-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Columbia University found that 73 percent of 'poor quality kidneys' that have been discarded would offer patients a longer lifespan than other treatments.
  
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• The Scary Reason Why Doctors Are Telling Women Not To Eat Their Placentas

  10-07-2017 23:42
  
  Tons of celebs have done it—but should you?
  
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• DR MARTIN SCURR answers readers' health questions

  10-07-2017 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 54-year-old reader has lost all the hair on their head and body. They have been sent for blood tests to check thyroid and iron levels - but nothing is unusual. Steroid cream has also not helped.
  
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• The op that can save diabetes patients from losing a leg

  10-07-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year, Graham Baker, a carer from High Wycombe faced the prospect of losing his left leg below the knee. It was saved thanks to the procedure endovascular revascularisation.
  
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• ​This Is The Only Bra That Makes Me Love My Big Bust

  10-07-2017 23:00
  
  ​Literally life-changing.
  
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• Is this proof food can be better at fighting disease?

  10-07-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Increasingly, evidence suggests that diet should be more than just a part of the treatment package, it should be seen as integral — sometimes working as well as, if not better than, medication.
  
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• Do you live or work with a narcissist?

  10-07-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is still a lot of stigma around mental health conditions, particularly personality disorder. Few people understand it and consequently many suffer in silence, unaware there is help available.
  
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• Coffee cuts risk of dying from stroke and heart disease, study suggests

  10-07-2017 23:00
  
  Coffee a day keeps the doctor away? Perhaps, but benefits may be down to lifestyles rather than the brew itself, researchers say People who drink coffee have a lower risk of dying from a host of causes, including heart disease, stroke and liver disease, research suggests – but experts say it’s unclear whether the health boost is down to the brew itself.The connection, revealed in two large studies, was found to hold regardless of whether the coffee was caffeinated or not, with the ef
  
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• Brain training exercises don't impact cognitive functions

  10-07-2017 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, researchers found that commercial cognitive training alone does not have an influence on one's decision-making process or cognitive functions
  
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• Woman used HYPNOSIS to cure her stomach disease

  10-07-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amber Ponticelli, who lives outside of Chicago, claims hypnotherapy finally helped her feel normal again after she was diagnosed with idiopathic rapid gastric emptying.
  
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• ​'I'm a Fitness Editor And I Never Exercise Without This One Product'

  10-07-2017 21:12
  
  It goes with her to every workout. And it's a gamechanger.
  
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• Simone Biles Just Tweeted The Best Comeback At This Troll Who Accused Her Of Partying Too Much

  10-07-2017 20:46
  
  Don't mess with this badass gymnast.
  
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• 5 High-Protein Meals From Pinterest That Can Help You Lose Weight

  10-07-2017 20:36
  
  These have you covered morning, noon, and night.
  
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• ​'I Tried 5 Celebrity Post-Workout Routines—Here’s What Happened'

  10-07-2017 20:08
  
  From cryotherapy to deep-tissue massage.
  
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• Poor sleep increases risk of Alzheimer's, research reveals

  10-07-2017 20:01
  
  Quality of sleep, rather than quantity, linked with buildup of proteins clogging up brain and increasing the risk of disease Prolonged periods of poor sleep could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, although quality, not quantity, is at the root of the issue, research has revealed. While previous research has revealed that bad sleep can increase levels of proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease, known as beta-amyloid and tau, it was unclear which aspect of shut-eye was behind
  
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• Poor quality sleep could increase Alzheimer's risk, research suggests

  10-07-2017 20:01
  
  Findings raise possibility repeated disruption of slow wave sleep could lead to a buildup of proteins linked to diseaseProlonged periods of poor sleep increase levels of proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests, although quality, not quantity, of sleep is at the root of the issue.While previous research has revealed that bad sleep can increase levels of these proteins, known as beta-amyloid and tau, it was unclear which aspect of shut-eye was behind the uptick. Continue
  
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• Just ONE bad night's sleep raises your risk of Alzheimer's

  10-07-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Washington University study says that disrupting just one night of sleep in healthy, middle-aged adults causes an increase in amyloid beta, a brain protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• There is no such thing as a full English | Letters

  10-07-2017 19:38
  
  Unusual names | Treatment of refugees | Eye tests | The full English breakfast | BeesMy great uncle came so late in his parents marriage that he was only one year older than his nephew (and my uncle) John. His parents were determined that he was to be their final child so they named him Omega George (Brief letters, 10 July). For understandable reasons he always referred to himself as just plain George.
  Francis Blake
  London• Research by Refugee Action (Asylum seekers are left destitute by Ho
  
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• Miley Cyrus' New Tattoo Makes A BOLD Statement About Her Diet

  10-07-2017 19:24
  
  ​That's one way to make sure you commit.
  
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• Toxic metal hip replacements could cause Alzheimer's

  10-07-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Neil McGuire, clinical director of medical devices at the MHRA, said he wanted to establish whether cobalt leached from the implants was causing adverse effects.
  
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• A malaria drug can protect fetuses from Zika Virus

  10-07-2017 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that a malaria drug blocks Zika from infecting the fetus. It is the first sign of a drug that could prevent Zika birth defects.
  
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• Amy Castanon and her dog SURVIVE being hit by lightening

  10-07-2017 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strike stopped Amy Castanon's heart and gave her a brain haemorrhage. The 30-year-old, from New Mexico, also suffered broken bones and ear drums.
  
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• These Are The People Who Are Most Likely To Cheat On Their Spouses

  10-07-2017 18:59
  
  It's not who you think...
  
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• How to hack your gut to ward off Parkinson's and obesity

  10-07-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jasenka Zubcevic and Christopher Martynuik work in Physiological Sciences and Toxicology at the University of Florida. Here they explain everything we know about the gut thus far...
  
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• Smoking in films targetted at preteens has risen by 43%

  10-07-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University of California, San Francisco, found that films rated12/12A in the UK or PG-13 in the US are increasingly including scenes which feature tobacco use.
  
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• Punishing children may not stop them misbehaving

  10-07-2017 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Würzburg findings are in stark contrast to the substantial body of evidence which says the opposite of the latest German study.
  
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• Brains of bulimic women respond differently to food

  10-07-2017 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recent study by the American Psychological Association suggests that women with bulimia nervosa may use food to avoid negative thoughts about themselves.
  
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• Charlie Gard evidence not new, hospital claims

  10-07-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge says it would take something "dramatic" to make him change his mind about treatment in the US.
  
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• Women taking 1,000 steps less than men each day

  10-07-2017 17:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of 55,110 people by Stanford University, published in the journal Nature, found females in the UK manage only 4,908 steps on average a day, while men rack up 5,982.
  
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• I’d rather crawl around in squalor than go into a care home

  10-07-2017 17:02
  
  It’s all very well being told about the ‘shocking’ findings in these places – when are the authorities actually going to do something about it?I’m rather worried by the news that one in three care homes are unsafe and unclean. I thought they were just unpleasant, dreary, the food was crap and you weren’t allowed to take your dog. I was already thinking: “No, thank you, I’d rather struggle on at home, even if I have to crawl around on my hands and k
  
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• 'I Lost 150 Pounds—But THIS Is What Helped Me Finally Feel Good About My Body'

  10-07-2017 16:57
  
  For Naomi Teeter, confidence didn't come from the scale.
  
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• You Might Be Doing Your Makeup All Wrong

  10-07-2017 16:49
  
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Fresh warning over toxic metal hip replacements

  10-07-2017 16:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Neil McGuire, clinical director of medical devices at the MHRA, said he wanted to establish whether cobalt leached from the implants was causing adverse effects.
  
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• Strength comes from your nerves as well as your muscles

  10-07-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Oklahoma State University have found that engaging the nerves surrounding muscle tissue could be more important to gaining strength than just working out your muscles.
  
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• How to try avoid a brain freeze

  10-07-2017 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Texan neurologist Stephanie Vertrees says it could help some sufferers.
  A brain freeze constricts blood flow to the brain so could help stop migraines which are triggered by changes in blood flow.
  
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• Should your supermarket receipt count calories?

  10-07-2017 16:25
  
  A new proposal says the ‘traffic light’ labels used on food packaging ought to be applied to your whole shop to help people eat betterFancy your supermarket receipt assessing the healthiness of your trolley? Well, a new proposal says the “traffic lights” system – widely adopted on food and drink packaging since 2013 – should be migrated from individual items to entire receipts. Forget the problem of making it through checkout without impulse-buying three bags
  
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• A malaria drug can protect fetuses from Zika

  10-07-2017 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that a malaria drug blocks Zika from infecting the fetus. It is the first sign of a drug that could prevent Zika birth defects.
  
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• Can You Use Essential Oils To Get Rid Of Cold Sores?​

  10-07-2017 16:00
  
  ​Here's the lowdown on the popular natural remedy.
  
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• Woman reveals how her partner took himself to A&E

  10-07-2017 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A frustrated British girlfriend took to Mumsnet to rant about how she thought the hospital trip was unnecessary, adding that she had not offered him 'one ounce of sympathy'.
  
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• Disturbing photos show surgery in the 19th century

  10-07-2017 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dressed only in scrubs, many of the US surgeons pictured can be seen performing procedures without wearing masks and gloves that are deemed vital in modern day surgery.
  
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• ​The Kind Of Seasonal Affective Disorder You've Never Heard Of Before

  10-07-2017 15:31
  
  ​You're not alone if this is happening to you.
  
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• Drug industry to challenge Nice over new cost limits

  10-07-2017 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The drug industry is taking legal action over limits introduced on expensive new drugs.
  
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• Charlie Gard: key questions answered

  10-07-2017 14:53
  
  As the row over treatment of boy with very rare medical condition continues to make headlines, here’s a brief summary of the issuesCharlie has a very rare mitochondrial disease caused by a genetic defect inherited from his parents. The official diagnosis is infantile onset encephalomyopathic mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, referred to generally as “MDDS”. Continue reading...
  
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• Mother and her dog SURVIVE being hit by lightening

  10-07-2017 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strike stopped Amy Castanon's heart and gave her a brain haemorrhage. The 30-year-old, from New Mexico, also suffered broken bones and ear drums.
  
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• I’d rather crawl around in squalor than go into a care home | Michele Hanson

  10-07-2017 14:14
  
  It’s all very well being told about the ‘shocking’ findings in these places – when are the authorities actually going to do something about it?I’m rather worried by the news that one in three care homes are unsafe and unclean. I thought they were just unpleasant, dreary, the food was crap and you weren’t allowed to take your dog. I was already thinking: “No, thank you, I’d rather struggle on at home, even if I have to crawl around on my hands and k
  
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• Confronting my own mortality in my 20s has forced me to make the most of life | Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski

  10-07-2017 14:07
  
  A spiteful genetic disease has meant regular chemotherapy for the last four years. But it’s also made me appreciate life all the more
  • Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski is a journalist and comedianThe chemotherapy ward. Surely one of the most fearsome places imaginable, filled with the ill, the dying, the victims of that universal disease: mortality. This month will be the fourth anniversary of the first of my own, now monthly, visits to Guy’s hospital’s Cancer Centre in the shadow
  
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• Alcohol during pregnancy can affect great-grandchildren

  10-07-2017 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, exposed pregnant mice to alcohol and observed thebehaviour of the three following generations of mice.
  
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• Cancer is now more common than marriage new figures show

  10-07-2017 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The figures have been compiled by Macmillan Cancer Support, which is based in Vauxhall, London, to highlight how many of the public are not prepared for a diagnosis of cancer.
  
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• Gender identity clinic children admissions quadruple

  10-07-2017 13:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The figures were obtained from the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the country's only facility for transgender children, which is based at the Tavistock Centre in north London.
  
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• The strangest feet ever?

  10-07-2017 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 63-year-old Indian woman has been unfortunately cursed with a bizarre crossover of two digits on her left foot. It has been caused due to severe hallux valgus - also known as a bunion.
  
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