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• What Burns More Calories: Running Inside Or Outside?

  07-08-2017 22:47
  Hot summer runs may *feel* more exhausting, but here's what science says.
  
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• ​The Best Eye Cream To Use In Your 20s, 30s, and 40s

  07-08-2017 22:25
  It's not a one-size-fits-all kind of situation.
  
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• Women have more active brains than men, a new study shows

  07-08-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, conducted at the Amen Clinics in Newport Beach, California, compared more than 45,000 brain imaging studies to show the differences between brain activity in men and women.
  
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• This Is Mama June's Next Big Step After Going From 460 Pounds To A Size 4

  07-08-2017 21:40
  She's navigating life hundreds of pounds lighter​ on season two of 'Mama June: From Not To Hot.'
  
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• Rapper Tyga Just Revealed That He Has A Major Foot Fetish

  07-08-2017 21:03
  In one Snapchat video, he can be seen lint-rolling Kylie Jenner's toes.
  
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• Judge attacks mental health provision after approving care plan for suicidal girl

  07-08-2017 20:48
  Sir James Munby says situation demonstrates country’s ‘utterly shaming’ lack of proper mental health provisionA suicidal 17-year-old girl is to be moved to a secure unit on Thursday after a senior judge warned that plans to release her because of a shortage of secure beds for mental health patients would leave “blood on our hands”.
  But in his latest ruling in the case of the youngster known only as X, Sir James Munby was scathing that the decision to find her a bed
  
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• These 3 High-Protein Breakfasts Will Put Your Yogurt Parfait To Shame

  07-08-2017 20:27
  This isn't your grandma's cottage cheese.
  
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• Contaminated egg scandal widens to UK and France

  07-08-2017 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  UK health officials say the numbers in circulation are "very small" and the risk to the public is "very low".
  
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• Hepatitis B vaccine to be restricted in UK owing to global shortage

  07-08-2017 20:08
  Public Health England applies emergency measures to protect those at highest risk after manufacturing problems hit supplyPublic Health England has announced emergency measures because of a global shortage of the hepatitis B vaccine. The “prioritisation guidance” has been put in place to protect those at highest immediate risk from the shortage, which has been caused by problems in the manufacturing process. Related: Hepatitis B jab to be added to immunisations of babies born in UKCon
  
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• What makes Diet Coke different from Coke Zero

  07-08-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, said to taste more like Classic Coca-Cola, contains sodium citrate, which isn't in Diet Coke. Diet Coke contains citric acid, which can't be found in Coca-Cola Zero Sugar.
  
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• This Celebrity Couple Says A Blood Test Got Their Baby's Gender Wrong

  07-08-2017 19:49
  Just how common is that?
  
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• The One Spot That Everyone Misses When Applying Sunscreen

  07-08-2017 19:42
  It could be putting you at serious risk.
  
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• Judge approves suicidal girl care plan

  07-08-2017 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The senior family court judge previously said society should be "ashamed" for not protecting the teenager.
  
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• The reasons why more millennials cheat in relationships

  07-08-2017 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People in their 20s are unfaithful forinterdependence and independence, found Tennessee researchers. Attachment styles, alcohol and seeking a thrill were also reasons.
  
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• New antibiotic could cure superbug super-gonorrhoea

  07-08-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The drug closthioamide has been found to be effective against drug-resistent super-gonorrhoea - which is rapidly spreading globally because of oral sex and condom use decline.
  
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• New class of antibiotic raises hopes for urgently-needed gonorrhoea drug

  07-08-2017 19:00
  With the sexually transmitted disease fast becoming drug resistant, successful lab tests of closthioamide show potential as an effective new treatmentA new class of antibiotic has been found to work in the lab against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea, which can cause infertility and damage to babies and is fast becoming resistant to all existing drugs.Although it is early days, because the antibiotic has yet to be tried in animals or humans, researchers say they are excited by its p
  
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• Fans Of This Lotion SWEAR That It Helps Soothe Their Insomnia

  07-08-2017 18:44
  But is that even possible? We asked a doc to find out.
  
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• Cancer survivors more likely to become addicted to opioids

  07-08-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto found that the group is being ignored despite being a key part of the opioid addiction epidemic.
  
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• Suicidal girl to be moved to special unit after judge approves care plan

  07-08-2017 18:28
  Sir James Munby approves plan of care for 17-year-old after he warned there would be ‘blood on our hands’ without proper supervisionA high court judge who warned that society would have “blood on its hands” unless a 17-year-old girl considered at high risk of killing herself was given urgent support has approved an NHS care plan for her.Sir James Munby, the president of the family division of the high court, warned last week that the girl, known only as X, could kill hers
  
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• Chris Pratt And Anna Faris Just Announced They Are Legally Separating

  07-08-2017 18:21
  ​And we're extremely devastated.
  
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• Nanochip can regrow organs by injecting DNA into the skin

  07-08-2017 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tissue Nanotransfection is a nanochip the size of a penny made by Ohio scientists. Within a second it injects genetic code into skin cells, turning them into cells needed to restore blood vessels.
  
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• Should You Really Use Toothpaste To Shrink A Pimple?

  07-08-2017 18:02
  ​We asked a derm if this age-old hack really works.
  
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• The fight for women poisoned by breast implants

  07-08-2017 17:55
  Five years after PIP silicone was declared dangerous, victims have been awarded a payout. But, say campaigners, it does not cover their costs so far – let alone compensate for their sufferingIn 2012, the lives of almost 50,000 British women were changed for ever. They had undergone breast augmentation, but were fitted with faulty French implants.The scandal broke in June that year, after a UK report found that the implants – made by the firm Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) –
  
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• Less than six hours of sleep a night like BINGE drinking

  07-08-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The consequences of sleep deprivation on the brain are more severe than previously thought, according to research from Quebec-based health company Medisys (stock image).
  
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• Caribbean village where little girls turn into boys

  07-08-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The phenomenon, in children in Salinas in Dominican Republic, is caused by a genetic disorder. When puberty hits, testosterone makes makes male reproductive organs grow.
  
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• Eggs contaminated with pesticide make way to Britain

  07-08-2017 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aldi and Lidl stores in Germany have already taken millions of eggs off shelves amid fears they are tainted with traces of the pesticide Fipronil, with infected eggs believed to have reached Britain.
  
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• Debunking new documentary What The Health

  07-08-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York City nutritionist and dietitian walks Daily Mail Online through her biggest problems with the new documentary What The Health which is available on Netflix.
  
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• Does Your Stomach Really Shrink When You Eat Less?​

  07-08-2017 16:50
  We asked a doc to find out.
  
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• 7 Redditors Share Their Best Advice For Day One Of Your Weight-Loss Journey

  07-08-2017 16:40
  "There will be days you feel like giving up. Don't."
  
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• Doctor told to stop marketing 3-person baby technique

  07-08-2017 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr John Zhang made headlines last September after helping a couple with mitochondrial disease to deliver a disease-free child, by inserting their DNA into the egg of a donor.
  
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• Try These Tricks If You're Trying To Get Rid Of Your Hiccups

  07-08-2017 16:13
  We asked a doc for the best techniques.
  
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• Is an iron deficiency making you tired all the time?

  07-08-2017 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest Diet and Nutrition Survey which assesses the dietary habits of the UK annually found women are eating an average of just 47 grams of red meat a day (stock image).
  
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• IVF was stressful enough even before this new postcode lottery | Fay Schopen

  07-08-2017 15:36
  In many areas of England NHS treatment is being restricted. I am paying for private care, but what about those who cannot afford it?I’m embarking on IVF this month: part two. I had part one when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, aged 36. It was offered, funded and rushed through the system with admirable speed and efficiency by my local NHS Trust, Barts. So for six years, six frozen embryos have languished in a freezer (presumably not a household one, among frozen peas) while I recovered
  
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• ​Sofia Vergara On Why She Refuses To Obsess Over Looking Younger

  07-08-2017 15:30
  ​"Even if you want to, at this time in your life, you can't be perfect."
  
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• NHS access to IVF being cut in England

  07-08-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A charity is calling for eligible women to be offered three full treatment cycles, as recommended in guidelines.
  
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• Connor Sparrowhawk death: NHS clinician admits string of failings

  07-08-2017 14:04
  Dr Valerie Murphy, who was in charge of care of teenager who drowned at NHS unit, admits to 28 failings in tribunal hearingA consultant psychiatrist has admitted a string of failings over the death of a vulnerable teenager who drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit.Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, had an epileptic seizure while in the bath at Slade House, Oxfordshire, in July 2013. Continue reading...
  
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• The Shape of the Pain review – kaleidoscopic exercise in empathy

  07-08-2017 13:47
  Summerhall, Edinburgh
  A winning performance amid exhilarating sound and lighting gives universal resonance to this account of the director’s rare conditionIs it possible for us to understand someone else’s pain, to really feel how they do? Director Rachel Bagshaw tries to do just that in this unique, disconcerting and always compelling show. Put together with care and intelligence by Bagshaw and writer Chris Thorpe, it becomes an unexpected thing of beauty. There are times when the s
  
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• What is going on if people who need wheelchairs can’t get them?

  07-08-2017 13:32
  It is gobsmacking that you might wait up to five years for a suitable wheelchair that means you can get about, look after yourself and workI suppose that by now we should be used to things that are gobsmackingly unfair and nonsensical, but I have just come across something that still gave me a shock: the waiting list for a suitable wheelchair can be up to five years. That’s an electric one that fits the person’s particular needs, and means they can get out of bed, move about, look af
  
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• If plus-size modelling is glorification of obesity, I’ll eat my hat | Arwa Madhawi

  07-08-2017 13:30
  According to some journalists and doctors, allowing curvy girls on the catwalk is irresponsible. When will we stop this oppression of the thin minority?We need to talk about fat privilege. It’s not fashionable to say this, but OMG thin women are in danger of becoming an oppressed minority! While society used to have an unhealthy obsession with skinniness, the tables have turned and we’re now seeing a widespread glorification of obesity.Take, for example, the death of the diet. For de
  
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• Another U-turn?

  07-08-2017 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-prime minister, who has spoken about his battle to give up nicotine, is snapped with a cigarette at a festival.
  
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• Northern Ireland’s politics is fixated on the past – but young people want change | Kylie Noble

  07-08-2017 12:30
  My generation want outward-looking, liberalising policies, not tired obsessions with the border. Our leaders need to move with the timesProtestants in Northern Ireland are far more progressive than the rightwing, ultra-conservative unionists who lead the country. That was the finding of researchers at the University of Liverpool who carried out a poll after June’s Westminster elections, which also found that most young Protestants do not vote. This news may come as a shock to the Democrati
  
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• Social media could be making you paranoid

  07-08-2017 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  1 in 5 individuals suffer from paranoia, according to a King's College expert. Professor Philippa Garety said increasing use of social media is to blame. Young people in particular are at risk.
  
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• The robot that could cure your prostate cancer

  07-08-2017 10:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London pioneered the use of robotic surgery for prostate cancer – treating more than 2,500 men with a technique that revolutionised treatment.
  
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• Caerphilly woman learns her 'kidney infection' is a baby

  07-08-2017 10:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Katie O'Brien, 25, from Caerphilly, urinated frequently and was suspected of having a kidney infection. She was shocked to be told she was pregnant and went into labour just a day after.
  
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• Mental health services are in crisis but we NHS bosses can change this

  07-08-2017 10:36
  At my trust, we involve people with experience of mental health problems in our work and support staff wellbeingSam Allen is chief executive of Sussex partnership NHS foundation trustThere has been a lot of talk about mental health and the need to combat stigma, but this has done little to improve the experience of people using services.That, at least, is the concern some have expressed. I want to offer another perspective. Continue reading...
  
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• Miniature test tube brains could cure Alzheimer’s disease

  07-08-2017 10:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Aston University in Birmingham have transformed skin cells into neurons, which they then 3D-printed into structures that resemble the brain to test treatment methods for dementia.
  
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• Transgender puberty

  07-08-2017 06:08 via bbc.co.uk
  How are the families we've been following for two years facing the future?
  
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• Gold to increase effectiveness of lung cancer drugs

  07-08-2017 05:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tiny flecks of gold could be used in the fight against cancer, new research from Edinburgh University has suggested.
  
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• One alcoholic drink a day can raise risk of skin cancer

  07-08-2017 04:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Any type of tipple raises the likelihood of developing two forms of the disease, a large scale study found (file image).
  
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• Contraceptive app

  07-08-2017 01:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Elina Berglund Scherwitzl has created an app that offers women a "natural alternative" to the pill
  
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