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• Iowa Uni: women who take drugs 'lose maternal instinct'

  27-07-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Iowa warn the finding is particularly concerning in light of America's drug addiction epidemic.
  
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• E45 research: 81% of women are confused by medical advice

  27-07-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whether a glass of wine is bad for you and whether it's better to eat a low carb or a low fat diet emerged among a list of things 1,500 modern British women find the most confusing.
  
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• Goop doctor insists she is not wedded to Paltrow's site

  27-07-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop doctors, Dr Aviva Romm (right), has said she doesn't endorse the brand. Dr Romm was one of two physicians quoted in Goop's recent letter that lashed out at brand critics.
  
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• The Ultimate Calorie-Burning Workout

  27-07-2017 23:29
  Torch fat long after your workout is finished with isodynamic intervals
  
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• ​5 High-Protein Breakfasts That Are Totally Vegan

  27-07-2017 23:28
  Take your fruit bowl to the next level.
  
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• ​The 5 Top-Selling Slow Cookers You Can Buy On Amazon

  27-07-2017 23:23
  ​Just set it and forget it.
  
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• The Story of Menstruation Disney animation resurfaces

  27-07-2017 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An eccentric and educational cartoon about a woman's menstrual cycle, called The Story Of Menstruation, made by Disney in 1946 has resurfaced online. 
  
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• ​The Best Acne Face Washes, According to Dermatologists

  27-07-2017 23:03
  ​See ya, breakouts.
  
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• Angelina Jolie Was Diagnosed With Bell's Palsy—Here's What That Means

  27-07-2017 23:00
  ​We asked an expert to explain.
  
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• Angelina Jolie reveals she had Bell's palsy this year

  27-07-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The mother-of-six, who has been vocal about her private health battles in the past, said the conditions caused one side of her face to droop, and she needed acupuncture to treat it.
  
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• Australian babies given antibiotics at some of the highest rates in the world

  27-07-2017 22:06
  Levels risk long-term side-effects and antibiotic resistance, described by World Health Organisation as ‘global emergency’
  Australian babies are prescribed antibiotics at some of the highest rates in the world, risking possible long-term side-effects and speeding up antibiotic resistance in the community, which has been described by the World Health Organisation as a “global health emergency”.
  In the first study of its kind, researchers tracked antibiotic use in 660 child
  
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• The Truth About Whether 'Period Brain' Really Exists

  27-07-2017 21:51
  We're getting to the bottom of this controversial symptom.
  
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• These Women Say They Were Injured By A Popular Cellulite-Removing Tool​

  27-07-2017 21:34
  They filed their complaints to the FDA.
  
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• Trust me on antibiotics, doctor – I’m a patient | Anne Perkins

  27-07-2017 21:03
  Evidence that finishing the course may fuel bacterial resistance will test our relationship with experts – and perhaps begin the healing process• Anne Perkins is a Guardian columnistEarly in 1941 Albert Alexander, a middle-aged police officer, went to his local hospital – the John Radcliffe, in Oxford – with a nasty infected scratch on his face. Popular legend says the injury was caused by a thorn on a rosebush; others believe that it had been inflicted during a bombing ra
  
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• Gina Rodriguez Says She Used To Feel Guilty For Masturbating

  27-07-2017 20:57
  The "Jane The Virgin" star doesn't hold back when talking about her sex life.
  
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• Texas man diagnosed Zika after bite from local mosquito

  27-07-2017 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man was diagnosed with the Zika virus in Texas, which is the first infection transmitted from a mosquito local to the country this year.
  
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• 'I'm Transgender And This Is What It Feels Like To Be Called A Burden By The President'

  27-07-2017 20:49
  "I feel re-traumatized."
  
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• Charlie Gard parents 'denied final wish' for more time

  27-07-2017 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  His mother says the couple have had "no control" over their son's life or death.
  
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• Medieval men with infertility advised to eat pig testicles

  27-07-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Exeter analyzed medieval medical texts, finding that they recognized male infertility and suggested remedies such as drinking wine with ground pig testicles.
  
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• The Guardian view on antibiotics: don’t keep taking the tablets | Editorial

  27-07-2017 20:07
  When knowledge advances, so should the advice doctors giveThe idea that we have a moral duty to complete any course of antibiotics that the doctor prescribes is intuitively comforting. Following the course to the end appears as an act of solidarity against the genuinely terrible threat of widespread antibiotic resistance, something that could make medicine as we know it impossibly dangerous. Following the doctor’s orders allows us to be mildly uncomfortable in pursuit of collective good. S
  
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• Is sleep making you gain weight? Sleep patterns linked to your waistline

  27-07-2017 20:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  POOR sleep could make you more portly, new research has shown.
  
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• Stomach bloating: Five foods giving you tummy discomfort

  27-07-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  STOMACH bloating is a common digestive problem and can be triggered by health conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome or even ovarian cancer. Most commonly, however, it's down to diet.
  
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• Labour demands inquiry into privatisation of NHS-owned recruiter

  27-07-2017 19:45
  Party argues NHS Professionals, which helps NHS England avoid gaps in rotas and saves £70m per year, should be kept in public hands Labour is demanding an inquiry into the privatisation of a government-owned NHS recruitment firm that saves hospitals £70m a year.NHS Professionals helps the health service in England tackle its staffing crisis by arranging for doctors and nurses on its books to cover potentially harmful gaps in rotas.Related: I’m an NHS doctor: understaffing is pu
  
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• New 'glue' to help keep plasters falling off wounds inspired by SLUGS

  27-07-2017 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  A NEW ‘glue’ to help keep plasters from falling off wounds on wet skin has been inspired by slugs.
  
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• The 5 Things You Need To Make The Best Cup Of Coffee Ever, According To Our Food Editor

  27-07-2017 19:31
  Say goodbye to those pesky K-cups.
  
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• This Tool Might Help You Figure Out If Your Beauty Products Are Actually Working

  27-07-2017 19:28
  We asked one writer to give it a try.
  
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• Charlie Gard cannot spend 'significant time' in hospice, court rules

  27-07-2017 19:20
  Judge approves plan under which critically ill 11-month-old boy will have life support withdrawn shortly after he leaves hospitalCharlie Gard’s parents have been unable to fulfil their wish to have him kept on life support systems for a “significant” period of time after he is moved to a hospice, Great Ormond Street hospital (Gosh) has said.Connie Yates and Chris Gard had hoped that they would be able to spend “a week or so” in a hospice with their son before he was
  
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• Goop doctor insists she is not wedded to the site

  27-07-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop doctors, Dr Aviva Romm (right), has said she doesn't endorse the brand. Dr Romm was one of two physicians quoted in Goop's recent letter that lashed out at brand critics.
  
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• 'A children's crisis': now 80% of all kids in Yemen are in need

  27-07-2017 18:55
  War and hunger and the deadly cholera outbreak is combining to create the largest humanitarian crisis in the worldChildren are bearing the brunt of the conflict in Yemen, with 80% in desperate need of aid and 2 million suffering from acute malnutrition, the UN has warned.The impact of war and hunger on the country’s 12.5 million young people has been compounded by what the directors of the World Health Organization, the UN Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme described in a j
  
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• Hope for childhood cancer that affected Bradley Lowery

  27-07-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bradley Lowery, six, earned the love of millions worldwide during his widely publicised battle with neuroblastoma before he passed away earlier this month.
  
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• Meet The Record-Breaking Marathon Runner Who Just Happens To Be An Amputee

  27-07-2017 18:44
  "The glass is always half-full."
  
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• Charlie Gard hospice move approved

  27-07-2017 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The judge has set a timetable to govern the final period of the 11-month-old's life.
  
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• Charlie Gard will move to hospice where life support will be withdrawn

  27-07-2017 17:52
  Judge approves plan under which critically ill 11-month-old boy will ‘inevitably’ die shortly after moveA high court judge has made public a plan which will see Charlie Gard “inevitably” die shortly after being moved to a hospice and having life-support treatment withdrawn.Mr Justice Francis has set a timetable to govern the final period of the boy’s life. Doctors at Great Ormond Street hospital and Charlie’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, disagreed ove
  
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• Women who take drugs 'lose their maternal instinct'

  27-07-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Iowa warn the finding is particularly concerning in light of America's drug addiction epidemic.
  
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• Could eating broccoli be a cure for melanoma?

  27-07-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have devised a compound that slows melanoma tumour growth by 69%. It is based on naturally occurring, anti-cancer isothiocyanates found in the 'cabbage family'.
  
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• Are YOU baffled by medical advice? 81% of women are

  27-07-2017 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whether a glass of wine is bad for you and whether it's better to eat a low carb or a low fat diet emerged among a list of things 1,500 modern British women find the most confusing.
  
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• What Is The Sleeping Beauty Diet—And Why Are People Doing It?

  27-07-2017 17:38
  ​Just. Don't. Go. There.
  
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• This 'Teen Mom' Star Is Getting Candid About Her Near-Death Experience

  27-07-2017 17:25
  “I really was so close to dying.”
  
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• Cancer breakthrough: Trendy spice could be key to killing tumours

  27-07-2017 16:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  CANCER is tackled using a variety of drugs and treatments, but turmeric spice - famously now used in lattes as well as curries - could be the key to a future method.
  
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• Pregnant women exposed to pollution 'have preemies'

  27-07-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at New York University exposed mice at various stages of pregnancy to air pollution. The majority of those exposed in their first trimester (83 percent) had premature babies.
  
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• Depression linked to diet: Food high in sugar could increase risk of mental health issues

  27-07-2017 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUGAR and sugary food and drinks could be linked to depression - a new study has revealed.
  
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• I’m an NHS doctor: understaffing is putting my patients at risk | Anonymous

  27-07-2017 16:24
  The government has broken its word and, despite all the warnings, seems to be ignoring the danger of a Mid Staffs-style scandal on a national scale• Anonymous is a junior hospital doctorA new joke is doing the rounds in my hospital. How many doctors does it take to change a lightbulb? The answer is 11. One to do the actual changing, the other 10 invented by Department of Health spin doctors in response to the latest headlines about NHS understaffing.This week, those headlines could not have
  
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• As an NHS doctor, I see lives put at risk every day | Anonymous

  27-07-2017 16:24
  The government is wilfully ignoring all the warnings that understaffing will create a Mid Staffs-style scandal on a national scale• Anonymous is a junior hospital doctorA new joke is doing the rounds in my hospital. How many doctors does it take to change a lightbulb? The answer is 11. One to do the actual changing, the other 10 invented by Department of Health spin doctors in response to the latest headlines about NHS understaffing.This week, those headlines could not have been more stark.
  
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• Minnesota student beats depression with booty training

  27-07-2017 16:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Briana Chandler, 22, from St Cloud in Minnesota, regularly battled comments growing-up that she was 'light as a feather', should go 'eat a cheeseburger' and was 'too skinny'.
  
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• Too much sugar increases risk of anxiety and depression

  27-07-2017 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Men with a high sugar diet had a 23% raised risk of a new mental disorder, found University College London. Excess sugar for those already depressed is bad for both men and women.
  
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• Stethoscopes never get cleaned between patients

  27-07-2017 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine found that practicing hand hygiene occurred in 58 percent of cases before doctors were educated on its importance and 63 percent afterwards.
  
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• Eczema warning: Why you should never do this in the shower

  27-07-2017 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  ECZEMA - also called atopic dermatitis - affects six million people in the UK, and the condition causes the skin to become itchy, red, dry and cracked. However, popular bathroom products may be to blame.
  
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• Dementia symptoms and Alzheimer's disease could be dignosed with new procedure

  27-07-2017 15:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  DEMENTIA can include Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia - and the different types of disease can have different symptoms.
  
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• ​5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Dating A Coworker

  27-07-2017 15:30
  ​Think before you make a move.
  
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• Men are just as concerned about their work-life balance

  27-07-2017 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Studying more than 250,000 people, psychologists at the University of Georgia found that working fathers are plagued by stress, but they fear appearing less 'masculine'.
  
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