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• Indiana mom-of-four lost two sons to opioids in one night

  16-08-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Savage, a mother-of-four from Granger, Indiana, lost two of her teenage sons (pictured left), Jack (left), 18, and Nick (right), 19, in one night after the boysoverdosed on oxycodone.
  
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• Why Elvis Presley ate his emotions

  16-08-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research shows some are more susceptible than others to overeating high-fat, high-sugar foods. Colorado State University food scientist Melissa Wdowik explores what drove Elvis's obsession.
  
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• Penn and Cornell Unis study teens' risky behavior

  16-08-2017 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A review by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University suggests teenage risk taking and the experience gained from it play a role in adolescent development.
  
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• Young women tell their stories of teenage binge drinking

  16-08-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colorado-born Shannon, 20, and New Yorker Genna Gottschalk, 24, have both been sober for over ayear but getting to that point wasn't always easy.
  
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• This Singer Is Opening Up About What She Did Right After Her Very Public Miscarriage

  16-08-2017 22:00
  Plus, why it was important for her to speak out.
  
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• This Is the Absolute Easiest Thing You Can Do To Get More Done At The Gym

  16-08-2017 21:36
  Seriously, it's your dream come true.
  
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• Doctors discmissed fears of Cheltenham cancer sufferer

  16-08-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vicky Veness, 30, from Cheltenham, shared a picture of herself taken just hours before her diagnosis, explaining that 'when you have cancer you won't necessarily look ill on the outside'.
  
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• 5 Women Share The Hilarious Ways Their Dogs Have Screwed With Their Sex Lives

  16-08-2017 20:58
  Canine companions are great—until they get a little too close to close for comfort.
  
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• The Truth About Alcohol And Weight Gain

  16-08-2017 20:52
  Cheers?
  
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• The Guardian view on vaginal mesh implants: trust data and patients | Editorial

  16-08-2017 20:40
  The devices have benefited a large number of women – but thousands have suffered serious adverse effectsThe numbers tell their own tale. Thousands of women have undergone surgery to have vaginal mesh implants removed after suffering complications. Around one in 15 of those fitted with the most common type of mesh have required operations, according to NHS data obtained by the Guardian. In short, the problems are much more widespread than previously acknowledged. The removal rate was previo
  
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• How Much Fish Is It Safe To Eat Per Week?

  16-08-2017 20:03
  What to know before your next sushi order.
  
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• These 4 Factors Could All Cause A Pregnancy Test To Be Wrong

  16-08-2017 19:56
  It's rare, but possible.
  
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• The Solar Eclipse Will Affect Your Horoscope In A Huge Way

  16-08-2017 19:42
  It could be the sign you needed to change your life.
  
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• Zoe Saldana's coach reveals her favorite workouts

  16-08-2017 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We spoke to Steve Moyer, celebrity trainer to Zoe Saldana, about his seven rules on how to get fit. He says to find a goal that you want to work towards to help inspire you to stay active in your daily life.
  
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• How to protect your child's mental health as you divorce

  16-08-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It’s complicated, we know.That’s why we have asked leading UK relationship therapist Andrew G Marshall for advice on how to break up when there are children involved.
  
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• One-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile

  16-08-2017 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American offices are grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile - and they could be driving more people to seek mental health treatment, a new study found.
  
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• The Top 2 Reasons Why Millennials Cheat On Their Partners

  16-08-2017 18:58
  Do these excuses sound familiar?
  
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• Kim Kardashian Is Under Fire For Asking People To Forgive This Makeup Artist's Racism

  16-08-2017 18:41
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• The Archers – giving stealth sexual health advice for the over-50s

  16-08-2017 18:07
  The soap opera’s latest frank storyline featuring a character visiting an STI clinic has caused a stir. But it’s a rare and helpful reminder that sexual health isn’t just for the youngThe Archers has raised eyebrows with a sexual health storyline. After an incident with a fruit picker and a split condom, Oxford University student Phoebe Aldridge needed to visit the Borsetshire STI clinic. The character has shared her predicament with listeners in sufficient detail for the episo
  
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• Anna Victoria Shares The Honest Truth About 'Cheat Days'—And It's Not What You'd Think

  16-08-2017 17:40
  Her photos are refreshingly real.
  
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• A quarter of people who groom their pubic hair get hurt

  16-08-2017 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An American Medical Association said that few injuries resulting from pubic hair grooming require medical attention but those that do are 'severe' and can require surgical treatment.
  
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• The 4 Stages Of Relationship Weight Gain—And What To Do About It

  16-08-2017 17:15
  From dating to popping out kids.
  
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• Gays do not influence adoptive children's gender identity

  16-08-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kentucky researchers studied gender-typical behavior of adopted children. 'A male and female role model is not necessary for typical gender development,' said the study author.
  
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• Wax on, wax ouch: pubic grooming has a high injury rate, survey reveals

  16-08-2017 17:00
  A quarter of those who groom their pubic hair have suffered mishaps from cuts to burns and rashes – some requiring medical help – researchers have foundWhether it’s shaving, waxing or laser hair removal, pubic grooming has become commonplace – but more than a quarter of those who remove hair have met with mishap in the process, research has revealed.The study found that 76% of US adults quizzed said they removed some or all of their pubic hair, with almost 26% of those wh
  
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• Manchester father died of accidental overdose of Imodium

  16-08-2017 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aaron McCaffrey (pictured), 27, from Manchester became addicted to diarrhoea-relief tablets that he had stockpiled.
  
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• NI mum considered suicide due to the vaginal mesh implant

  16-08-2017 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE Janette Nelson, 43, from Newtownards, Northern Ireland, battles guilt every day as she depends on her children to help her wash, dress and even catheterise.
  
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• Thinking things will work out reduces people's control

  16-08-2017 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the universities of Harvard and California, Berkeley, found that among those who desire easier access to abortions, 91 percent believe this will inevitably occur in the future.
  
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• Rochdale surgery highlights critical shortage of doctors

  16-08-2017 16:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christopher Fairhurst was killed from alcohol poisoning after battling depression. He was often 'twentieth in the queue' when he tried to book an appointment at Edenfield Road Surgery, Rochdale.
  
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• Toddler in Texas ravaged by flesh-eating bug in lake

  16-08-2017 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Layne Custer (pictured in hospital) from Texas developed painful sores on his back, stomach and legs that bled and turned black He was eventually diagnosed with a deadly staph infection.
  
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• Ketamine improves depression sufferers' sleep and interest

  16-08-2017 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, found that patients who respond to ketamine have better overall activity levels and sleep.
  
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• This Could Be Why You're Jerking Awake In Your Sleep

  16-08-2017 15:30
  It might have to do with your heart rate.
  
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• Why you should avoid yoga in pregnancy

  16-08-2017 14:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unidentified woman, believed to be from Leicester, was diagnosed with a valsalva retinopathy after striking the difficult downward pose. Doctors described the case as 'unusual'.
  
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• Teen drug overdose rate in US rose 20% in 2015 after years of decline

  16-08-2017 14:00
  A new report has also found the rate of overdose from synthetic opioids has increased sixfold since 2002, while heroin death rates have tripled
  The number of American teens to die of a drug overdose leapt by almost a fifth in 2015 after seven years of decline, a study by the National Center for Health Statistics has found. The jump in fatalities was driven by heroin and synthetic opioid use and by an increasing number of deaths among teenage girls.Deaths among teenagers represent a tiny portion
  
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• Eating at strange times makes skin more vulnerable to UV

  16-08-2017 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the universities of Texas, Dallas, and California, Irvine, found that mice who eat at abnormal times produce less of a specific enzyme that repairs UV damage to the skin.
  
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• Student has legs amputated because of meningitis

  16-08-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Hannibal, business student at Nottingham Trent University, also lost most of her left hand and the finger tips on her right from the Men W strain.
  
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• Lack of nurses blamed for the spread of Japanese fungus

  16-08-2017 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  King's College Hospital in South London was responsible for 31 cases of Candida auris fungus infections during a year-long outbreak, figures show. Bosses at its trust blamed a lack of nurses.
  
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• Arizona mother shares photo of psoriasis-suffering toddler

  16-08-2017 11:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlie Nagy, 19 months old, from Arizona, US, is one of youngest patients to have the condition so severe. People have accused parents Ashley and Andrew of allowing her to get sunburnt.
  
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• Teenager has an illness that made his hand grow to 11lbs

  16-08-2017 11:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rajib Gain, 19, from Sathkira, Bangladesh, developed a tumour in his hand. Without an early diagnosis, the tumour grewand spread to his back and leg, meaning he cannot walk or change his clothes.
  
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• How has the nursing profession changed your life?

  16-08-2017 11:30
  We want to hear why you love being a nurse, or how a nurse helped your recovery as a patientThe pressure on NHS nurses is well documented. There are more nurses leaving the profession than joining it, with 40,000 unfilled vacancies, a 96% drop in the number of EU nurses registering to work in the UK in the past year and strong support for industrial action over pay.Related: I shunned studying medicine to become a nurse. Here's whyContinue reading...
  
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• Test to see if you have condition where you taste words

  16-08-2017 11:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Annie Bird, 19, from Edinburgh revealed her senses can become overloaded causing her panic attacks. The University of Sussex has devised an online diagnostic test.
  
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• Burnley wife thought her husband's snoring woke her up

  16-08-2017 11:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephen Spence, 52, from Burnley, suffered a cardiac arrest that caused him to make strange noises in the night because he struggled to breathe. His wife, Kate, assumed he had been snoring.
  
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• Cardiovascular disease: THIS could increase risk - but a household appliance could help

  16-08-2017 10:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  CARDIOVASCULAR disease, also known as heart disease, can be trigger by a range of lifestyle factors - food, lack of exercise and high blood pressure. Now experts believe air pollution has a big role in risk.
  
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• Smartphone separation anxiety is getting worse

  16-08-2017 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by Sungkyunkwan University and City University of Hong Kong found smartphone separation anxiety is getting worse (stock image).
  
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• Imaging technique can predict if breast cancer will spread

  16-08-2017 10:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  King's College London researchers discovered specific immune cells, called MDSCs, start to accumulate in high levels in the lungs before the cancer spreads.
  
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• Regular use of Instagram can improve your memory

  16-08-2017 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seemingly great for photo addicts, a new study has revealed that taking photos can improve visual memory. Participants were able to remember more even without looking at the pictures after taking.
  
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• Knee arthritis cases are rising - but the reason WHY might surprise you

  16-08-2017 09:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  OSTEOARTHRITIS is the most common form of arthritis - it now affects millions of people in the UK. But scientists have warned Britons are twice as likely to develop osteoarthritis as they were fifty years ago.
  
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• Cancer forces Cornwall couple to have a five month sex ban

  16-08-2017 09:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maddie and Patrick Spink, 37, of Gweek, Cornwall, were instructed to undergo a five month sex ban after Patrick had his cancer-ridden testicle removed last year.
  
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• Teen drug overdose death rates rose in 2015, the CDC said

  16-08-2017 09:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New data from the CDC showed that the drug overdose death rate for teens increased in 2015 for the first time since 2007. The report highlights the growing opioid crisis in America.
  
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• High blood pressure: Is THIS a better way to measure hypertension?

  16-08-2017 09:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  HIGH blood pressure is believed to affect one in four adults in the UK- and many don’t realise they are suffering with the condition because it does not present symptoms.
  
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• Britain needs another 190k extra care home places by 2035

  16-08-2017 09:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 71,000 new care places for over-65s will be needed in England alone by 2025 – a third more than those available in 2015, says a study carried out by researchers at Newcastle University.
  
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