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• NHS plans to scrap homeopathy treatments

  21-07-2017 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The proposals are criticised for "disproportionately affecting" poorer families.
  
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• Gene makes it more likely people will develop depression

  21-07-2017 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A quarter of the population carries a gene that makes people more likely to develop depression as they age, a new study at the University of Central Florida has found.
  
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• These Are The Best Nausea Remedies Money Can Buy

  21-07-2017 21:00
  Motion sickness, pain, viruses, bacteria? We've got an answer for you.
  
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• Steve Winfree weeps as wife is a kidney donor match

  21-07-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heather Winfree, from Knoxville in Tennessee, got a limited edition collection of baseball cards for Steve, a huge baseball fan. He didn't realize they contained a life-changing note.
  
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• ​Jada Pinkett Smith Is Finally Addressing The Rumor That She And Will Smith Are Swingers

  21-07-2017 20:06
  ​Here's what she had to say.
  
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• 11 Crazy Sex Toys You Have To See To Believe

  21-07-2017 20:00
  Yes, one of them looks like a raccoon tail.
  
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• Courtney Wyckoff on how to shift baby weight safely

  21-07-2017 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former ballet dancer and mother-of-two Courtney Wyckoff has been through it, and has since curated a mom-friendly way to ease back into pre-pregnancy workouts.
  
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• People still judge bald men as LESS handsome & successful

  21-07-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research by hair transplant clinic DHI London quizzed 100 people on their attitudes towards male pattern baldness - and found that people still make primitive assumptions.
  
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• Fungal infection: Do YOU know the five types that can affect the buttock and groin?

  21-07-2017 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  FUNGAL infections are common in humans and can happen when fungus overrides the immune system to take over an area of the body.
  
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• 6 Weight-Loss Pill Claims You Should NEVER Believe

  21-07-2017 19:36
  Steer clear of supplements that make any of these promises.
  
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• Your Weekend Guide: The Tweak That Will Take Your Squats To The Next Level

  21-07-2017 19:00
  Plus, shorts you'll want to LIVE in.
  
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• If You Haven’t Strength-Trained In A While (Or Ever), Here Are The 6 Best Moves To Get Started

  21-07-2017 19:00
  Don't worry, we'll keep it simple.
  
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• Home Essentials That Are Cheaper When You Buy Them In Bulk On Amazon

  21-07-2017 18:58
  The days of driving to the store to buy in bulk are long gone.
  
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• 7 Leggings That Will Make Your Butt Look Amazing

  21-07-2017 18:41
  ​Do people still say bootylicious?
  
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• New cancer drugs turn patients' gray hair BROWN

  21-07-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While chemotherapy is notorious for making hair fall out, the 14 patients involved in this report were all being treated with a new form of drugs called immunotherapy, which work differently.
  
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• Students can improve their grades by taking Adderall

  21-07-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adderall, growing popular as a so-called 'smart drug', helped to boost memory and attention in a small trial, according to researchers at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
  
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• Cancer patients' grey hair unexpectedly darkens in drug study

  21-07-2017 18:21
  Spanish study suggests side effects of new immunotherapy drugs may include restoring hair pigmentA group of cancer patients’ grey hair has unexpectedly darkened after they took new types of drugs, researchers have revealed.Chemotherapy is known to make patients’ hair fall out, but the 14 people involved were all being treated with new immunotherapy drugs that work differently and have different side effects from chemotherapy. A Spanish study suggests those may include restoring hair
  
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• Tyga Is Revealing Juicy Details About Why His Relationship With Kylie Jenner Ended

  21-07-2017 18:11
  "When it was bad, it was really bad."
  
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• Man weeps as his wife reveals she is a kidney donor match

  21-07-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heather Winfree, from Knoxville in Tennessee, got a limited edition collection of baseball cards for Steve, a huge baseball fan. He didn't realize they contained a life-changing note.
  
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• 8 Ways To Air Dry Your Hair When It’s Just Too Damn Hot To Use A Blow-Dryer

  21-07-2017 18:00
  Ditch the hot tools and embrace a more natural look.
  
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• Teenagers are less likely to drink if parents disapprove

  21-07-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Adelaide believe parents have more influence on their teenagers' decisions than they realise. They add that the findings highlight the need to educate parents.
  
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• Usher Reportedly Paid A Woman $1.1 Million After Allegedly Infecting Her With Herpes

  21-07-2017 17:31
  We asked a lawyer whether this type of case is common.
  
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• Kidnap and chemo! Why Peep Show's Sam Bain made cancer-com Ill Behaviour

  21-07-2017 17:24
  The comedy writer describes the awkward Britishness and radical thinking that informed his new series, in which a man with Hodgkin’s lymphoma is locked in a cellar by his best friendsPicture this: you’re sitting in your kitchen with a good friend who is describing their new partner. Everything they’re saying sounds like your idea of the ultimate relationship nightmare. But they explain how much they love this person, and how they’re going to work everything through. You s
  
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• Pain in foot? THIS toenail condition is INHERITED just like your eye colour

  21-07-2017 17:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  INGROWN toenails are one of the most common causes of pain in feet, however there’s a reason why some people suffer more than others. Here are the symptoms, treatment and, importantly, ways to prevent the condition.
  
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• Super jab 'could protect elderly against heart attack or stroke AND flu'

  21-07-2017 17:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  A ONCE a year super jab could protect the elderly against heart attack or stroke, as well as flu, new research suggests.
  
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• Postnatal depression patients may have difficult children 

  21-07-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Brown University found that sufferers of the mental health condition who are insensitive to their children are more likely to have youngsters with difficult temperaments.
  
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• 'I Was Constipated For My Entire Life—Until I Got THIS Diagnosis'

  21-07-2017 17:00
  "As long as I can remember, I've always had constipation issues."
  
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• NHS announces ban on homeopathy and herbal medicine

  21-07-2017 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens described homeopathy as 'at best a placebo and a misuse of scarce NHS funds'. In the last five years it has cost the NHS at least £578,000.
  
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• What is laser eye surgery? Patients explain cost of 'miracle' procedure and aftercare

  21-07-2017 16:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  LASER EYE SURGERY might be a daunting prospect, but the reality is not as scary as you think. A patient from the London Vision Clinic in Harley Street has explained the cost, what the procedure involves and her aftercare exclusively to Express.co.uk.
  
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• A healthy lifestyle extends your life by 12 years

  21-07-2017 16:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, found that, on its own, drinking alcohol in moderation adds seven disability-free years to your life.
  
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• ​'Khloe Kardashian's "Revenge Body" Helped Me Lose 50 Pounds—But This Is How I Kept It Off'

  21-07-2017 16:44
  ​Lauren Hennessey says the show gave her all the necessary tools to maintain her weight loss.
  
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• Arkansas girl's unruly hair due to rare genetic condition

  21-07-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jaili Lamb's, 2, from Pike County, Arkansas, hair constantly stands on end due to 'uncombable hair syndrome' - a condition that is rumored to have also affected Albert Einstein.
  
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• 7 Easy Veggie Recipes With As Much Protein As An Egg

  21-07-2017 16:00
  You won't even remember these are missing meat.
  
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• 'It's too expensive': your views on the morning-after pill in the UK

  21-07-2017 15:56
  Boots has refused to reduce the price of emergency contraception, despite campaigners persuading other pharmacies to drop the cost The chemist Boots has been criticised for not lowering the cost of the morning-after pill because of fears it would encourage over-use. This comes despite the fact campaigners persuaded other pharmacies to cut the cost of emergency contraception in half.It has prompted calls for people to boycott the high-street pharmacy chain. We asked for our readers’ views.
  
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• 'A misuse of scarce funds': NHS to end prescription of homeopathic remedies

  21-07-2017 15:48
  New guidelines mean homeopathic remedies and 17 other items will no longer be prescribed, for reasons ranging from low clinical effectiveness to low cost-effectiveness
  Homeopathic remedies will no longer be available on prescription on the NHS according to newly-announced plans.The move comes as part of the NHS England’s drive to save more than £190m a year through a new set of national guidelines, which are now open for public consultation.Related: The Guardian view on homeopathy: t
  
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• Labour MPs tell Boots of concern over emergency contraception cost

  21-07-2017 15:34
  Female Labour MPs write to Boots about company’s refusal to cut price of morning-after pill as calls for boycott growThe women’s parliamentary Labour party (PLP) has written to Boots UK’s chief pharmacist to express “deep concern” about the company’s refusal to reduce the price of emergency contraception, as calls for a boycott continue to grow. On Thursday, Boots said it would not lower the cost of the morning-after pill despite a campaign from the British Pr
  
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• This Total-Body Move Is WAY Harder Than It Looks

  21-07-2017 15:31
  It's a balancing act.
  
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• How long will you survive your cancer battle?

  21-07-2017 14:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Based on official data of more than 2.3 million people, it provides the most accurate probability of dying from cancer over 10 years, Leicester University researchers said.
  
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• AIDS deaths have halved in a decade

  21-07-2017 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Global fatality numbers fell to one million last year from 1.9 million in 2005, according to a report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids. The report claims the 'scales have been tipped'.
  
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• Wake up, Boots. You can’t judge women who need the morning-after pill | Sian Norris

  21-07-2017 14:29
  The chief pharmacist’s comments in defence of a refusal to lower the drug’s price has caused a backlash in the feminist community. Hardly surprising, really• Sian Norris is a writer and feminist activistYesterday Marc Donovan, the chief pharmacist at Boots, defended the chain’s decision to maintain a high price (£28.25) for women wanting to buy the emergency contraceptive, or morning-after pill. He told the British Pregnancy Advisory Service: “We would not want
  
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• Cross-party group of MPs call on Gove to adopt clean air bill

  21-07-2017 14:18
  
  Sixty-five MPs have written to the environment secretary urging him to include the measures in his new strategy to tackle the air pollution crisisA cross party group of MPs is calling on Michael Gove to adopt a clean air bill in his new strategy to tackle the crisis of air pollution in the UK.Sixty five MPs have written to the environment secretary as he prepares to address the most pressing issue in his intray – a demand by judges for a new air quality strategy by 31 July to cut illegal l
  
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• Centenarians die in better health than those in their 80s

  21-07-2017 14:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Charité hospital in Berlin found that people who die aged 100 or older have 3.3 health complaints at the time of passing versus 4.6 ailments in those who die in their 80s or 90s.
  
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• Slovakian lawyer with Goldenhar syndrome undergoes surgery

  21-07-2017 14:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ivanka Danisová, 30, from Bratislava, Slovakia, was born with Goldenhar syndrome - a congenital birth defect that causes underdeveloped cranial bones on the right side of her face.
  
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• London man, 91 world's oldest fitted with cochlear implant

  21-07-2017 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Raymond Kelly, from New Malden, south west London, became the world's oldest patient to be fitted with a new type of cochlear implant during a two-hour operation at St George's Hospital.
  
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• 'Infertile' cancer survivor has a 'miracle' baby boy

  21-07-2017 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarah Pickles, 35, from Winsford, Cheshire, and husband Dave, 42, dreamed of completing their family with a brother for Lillie, but doctors said her chemotherapy was too aggressive.
  
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• The morning-after pill: what it costs and where to get it

  21-07-2017 13:36
  
  Boots has refused to reduce the price, but other retailers have, while NHS walk-in clinics will give it to you for freeBoots has been criticised after it refused to lower the cost of the morning-after pill because of fears it would encourage “inappropriate use”. It comes after campaigners persuaded other pharmacies to cut the cost of emergency contraception in half.It highlights the varying cost of the pill, with British women forced to pay up to five times more than their European p
  
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• Sussex teen who weighed 20st sheds half her bodyweight

  21-07-2017 12:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Isabelle Kennedy, 18, from Bexhill-on-Sea, weighed more than 20st. She was determined not to go under the knife so lost 9st 8lbs on her own journey.
  
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• The 'vaginal pressure inducer' helps women orgasm

  21-07-2017 12:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite not having an alluring name, the balloon contraption, dubbed the 'vaginal pressure inducer' helps increase sexual arousal, Dutch research suggests.
  
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• Do you think the morning-after pill is too expensive in the UK?

  21-07-2017 11:47
  
  Boots has been criticised for refusing to reduce the cost of emergency contraception. We want to hear from our readers about this
  Boots has been criticised for refusing to lower the cost of the morning-after pill for fear it would “incentivising inappropriate use”.It comes after a campaign from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), a leading provider of abortion care, prompted Tesco and Superdrug to halve the price of the emergency contraceptive. The chemist Boots, however,
  
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• Matt Haig: ‘There is no more shame in mental illness than having tonsilitis’

  21-07-2017 11:00
  
  In our series marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the writer says it is time to integrate mental and physical healthThe problem we have with talking about mental health is that we still don’t think of it as an equal priority with physical health. This is wrong not simply because it leads to less money being spent on mental health service provision by governments, but also because it fails to see that the whole idea of mental health shouldn’t be an isolated one.As a
  
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