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• NHS patients forced to sleep on mixed-sex wards TREBLES

  17-08-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In July alone a total of 908 patients were put on mixed sex wards in England - 205 every week. This is the second highest rate since October – only January was worse at 1,036 patients.
  
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• The 7-Move Strength Workout Hollywood's Hottest Trainer Swears By

  17-08-2017 23:40
  He's helped sculpt the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Emma Stone.
  
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• he 8-Move Strength Workout Hollywood's Hottest Trainer Swears By

  17-08-2017 23:40
  She's helped sculpt the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Emma Stone.
  
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• This Powerful Cream Smooths And Firms Skin—And It's Half Off This Week

  17-08-2017 23:21
  As part of its new Weekly Wow deals, Sephora slashed the price on Perricone MD.
  
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• Girls who opt out of HPV jab are being ‘intimidated’

  17-08-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Alliance for Natural Health International says it received reports those refusing the HPV jab are being 'intimidated' and has shared a refusal letter template for parents to send to schools.
  
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• Children who skip breakfast miss out on crucial nutrients

  17-08-2017 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study published by the British Journal of Nutrition found that significant numbers of kids who skip breakfast do not receive proper amounts of calcium, iodine, iron and folate.
  
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• 'Angelina’ BRCA gene carriers should cut back on broccoli

  17-08-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Folate, abundant in green vegetables, causes the body to release a cancer-causing compound that can 'lethally damage' the DNA of mutated cells, early trials by the Medical Research Council show.
  
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• Former addict mom says these YouTube videos saved her

  17-08-2017 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarah Toth, 26, was addicted to OxyContin. She tried methadone to get clean. But it wasn't until the Pennsylvania mother found the YouTube trend of ASMR videos that she kicked the habit.
  
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• Stanford finds link between bad eyesight and dementia

  17-08-2017 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Stanford University said their findings provide the 'first evidence' of a strong link between poor vision and dementia.
  
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• 7 IBS Symptoms Every Woman Should Know About

  17-08-2017 22:30
  This condition is more common in women.
  
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• If You Answer 'Yes' To Any Of These Questions, It's Time to See A Couples Therapist

  17-08-2017 22:28
  Go now before it's too late.
  
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• These 4 Factors Could Be Throwing Off Your Sense Of Smell

  17-08-2017 22:05
  And when to see a doctor.
  
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• Pink Just Posted A Photo Of Herself Pumping Breast Milk And Moms Are LOVING It

  17-08-2017 21:39
  Also, her abs look insane.
  
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• This Woman Is Going To Livestream Her Boob Job—Here's What You Need To Know

  17-08-2017 21:38
  You can watch it on Instagram tomorrow.
  
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• This Sleek, Waterproof Tracker Is On Sale For Less Than $40

  17-08-2017 20:55
  Who says fitness trackers have to kill your style?
  
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• These Lululemon Leggings Sold Out in Under 30 Minutes—Here's Why

  17-08-2017 20:55
  Plus, eight super-cute lookalikes you can buy instead.
  
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• Newcastle health boss Sir Leonard Fenwick sacked

  17-08-2017 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Longest serving NHS chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick called it "an orchestrated witch hunt".
  
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• Mother preferred Dr over Miss or Mrs | Brief letters

  17-08-2017 20:17
  Academic titles | Margarets as a dying breed | Big Ben | Girls’ and boys’ clothes | Dogs on escalatorsAlison Hackett (Letters, 17 August) complains at the use of “Dr” and “Prof” titles. But they can prove useful. Our mother Anne McLaren (a single parent, and a biologist who, working with mice, created the world’s first IVF birth, and became the first woman officer of the Royal Society in their 300-year history, as foreign secretary and vic
  
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• HIIT exercise will reduce your diabetes risk

  17-08-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  High intensity interval training (HIIT) combats high insulin resistance, a Spanish study found.
  Women at risk for diabetes showed lower glucose levels after a 10-week course.
  
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• New sperm creation method could overcome genetic male infertility – study

  17-08-2017 20:00
  Healthy sperm have been created in mice with a common form of infertility, raising hope for future treatment for men with extra sex chromosomes
  A common genetic cause of male infertility has been overcome in mice using a technique that creates healthy sperm in the laboratory, scientists have shown.The research raises the future prospect of hope for men who cannot father children because they have three instead of two sex chromosomes.Related: Lab-created sperm breeds healthy mice, raising hopes f
  
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• Tributes to father-son 9/11 officers who died a year apart

  17-08-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former police officer Robert Alexander passed on Monday at 43 from a brain tumor. In November 2016, his firefighter father Raymond died at 76, having battled seven cancers in 13 years.
  
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• The Only 3 Reasons You Should Ever Get Back Together With An Ex

  17-08-2017 19:29
  It's time to take an honest look at your relationship.
  
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• We Tried Papa John's New Gluten-Free Pizza Crust—Here's What Happened

  17-08-2017 19:26
  Is it as good as the original?
  
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• Memories of fear could be permanently erased, study shows

  17-08-2017 18:59
  Research in mice reveals a new approach to wiping memories from the brain, demonstrating that specific memories can be weakened or strengthenedThe eternal sunshine of a spotless mind has come one step closer, say researchers working on methods to erase memories of fear. The latest study, carried out in mice, unpicks why certain sounds can stir alarming memories, and reveals a new approach to wiping such memories from the brain. Related: Memories can be 'rewritten' to make them less traumaticRela
  
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• Mental health services patchy, says PM

  17-08-2017 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May says the UK's mental health services are "patchy" and has told Newsbeat she's going to review them.
  
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• There Are 6 Types Of Body Fat—Here's What You Need To Know About Them

  17-08-2017 18:34
  It pays to know the difference.
  
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• Arizona baby becomes sick with botulism on first birthday

  17-08-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arizona baby Cole Hansberger could not sit up on the day of his first birthday last week. His mother rushed him to the emergency room and he was diagnosed with botulism.
  
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• ONE type of exercise that will reduce your diabetes risk

  17-08-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  High intensity interval training (HIIT) combats high insulin resistance, a Spanish study found.
  Women at risk for diabetes showed lower glucose levels after a 10-week course.
  
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• Adults with bad eyesight have higher risk of dementia

  17-08-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Stanford University said their findings provide the 'first evidence' of a strong link between poor vision and dementia.
  
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• Women are attracted to men who eat a lot of vegetables

  17-08-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia strengthened the link between scent and attraction and showed that a man's diet can make him smell more or less desirable to women.
  
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• Incredible technique allows scientists to erase memories

  17-08-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California, Riverside developed the technique, which weakens connections between the nerve cells involved in forming certain memories (stock image).
  
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• Doctor doesn't want his wife to have a mesh implant

  17-08-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French doctors discuss the awkwardness of asking middle-aged women about the impact of their mesh implants on their sex lives, including talking about 'fellatio' and 'the clitoris with or without g-spot'.
  
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• Girl 'lucky to be alive' after brain bleed in Cyprus 

  17-08-2017 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shanna Newby, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, has been in and out of consciousness since the trip last week. She has also lost the use of her limbs.
  
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• Apparently Tons Of People Are Injuring Themselves While Grooming Their Pubic Hair

  17-08-2017 17:16
  No fun. No fun at all.
  
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• Patients forced to sleep on mixed-sex NHS wards TREBLES

  17-08-2017 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In July alone a total of 908 patients were put on mixed sex wards in England - 205 every week. This is the second highest rate since October – only January was worse at 1,036 patients.
  
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• Girls who opt out of HPV jab are being ‘intimated’

  17-08-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Alliance for Natural Health International says it received reports those refusing the HPV jab are being 'intimidated' and has shared a refusal letter template for parents to send to schools.
  
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• Wood-burning ovens may be behind 4 million deaths

  17-08-2017 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Onno van Schayck, of Maastricht University in the Netherlands, made the claim after reviewing alarming new global data published in a prestigious medical journal.
  
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• Cloudy water could contain the norovirus studies reveal

  17-08-2017 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Drexel University in Philadelphia found that more than 10 studies have identified a link between cloudy water and acute gastrointestinal illness, which can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
  
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• Walnuts reduce cravings and promote feeling of fullness

  17-08-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston found that eating walnuts boosts brain activity in the region associated with control, suggesting people have more discipline with food.
  
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• This Nail Polish Will Strengthen Your Nails And Make Your Mani Last A Full Week

  17-08-2017 16:16
  Nudes, FTW.
  
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• Light increases women’s risk of cancer by up to 14%

  17-08-2017 16:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Harvard University found that the more light that shines through a woman's bedroom window, the greater her risk of developing the disease if she is pre-menopausal.
  
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• Hereford toddler loses his hands and feet to meningitis

  17-08-2017 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two-year-old Finley Amos, from Hereford, had four amputations after contracting meningitis and septicaemia. His parents say he has coped with the partial loss of his limbs better than they have.
  
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• 'Why I Opted Not To Reconstruct My Breasts After A Mastectomy'

  17-08-2017 16:00
  A breast cancer survivor opens up in our 'Naked' issue.
  
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• Lose pounds and stave off dementia with the Viking diet

  17-08-2017 15:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Recent research shows the Nordic diet is linked with a smaller decline in memory. MailOnline shares recipes from restaurateur and TV chef Claus Meyer's book The Nordic Kitchen.
  
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• The 5 Things You Should Be Doing At Every Meal To Prevent Bloat

  17-08-2017 15:31
  These super-easy tricks will make a difference.
  
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• Newcastle hospitals chief sacked for gross misconduct

  17-08-2017 14:36
  Sir Leonard Fenwick, longest-serving NHS chief executive, dismissed after inquiry into claims of inappropriate behaviourAn NHS chief executive has been sacked for gross misconduct after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour.Sir Leonard Fenwick, who has been at Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals NHS foundation trust for more than 50 years, had been on gardening leave since January while the investigation was carried out. Continue reading...
  
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• Peanut allergy treatment 'lasts up to four years'

  17-08-2017 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment, 70% had no allergic reaction to peanuts.
  
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• Severe birth trauma has left me terrified of having another child

  17-08-2017 13:58
  Normally associated with soldiers, post-traumatic stress disorder affects 20,000 new mothers in the UK each yearI have revisited the day my daughter was born more times than I can remember. Almost every night since it happened, the trauma I experienced creeps back. Yet the medics involved will not have given that day a fleeting thought. It feels like an insulting paradox, that such a life-changing moment for one person is but an everyday event for another.My labour didn’t go to plan. I exp
  
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• Dishonest Forfar GP doctored his diary to lighten workload

  17-08-2017 12:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Andrew Thomson filled gaps in his diary with 'ghost' patients - including a 'M Mouse'. The cynical ploy was designed to lighten his workload at the Academy Health Centre in Forfar, Tayside.
  
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• Now NHS cuts are stripping basic medicines from the poor | Polly Toynbee

  17-08-2017 12:23
  The government tries to deny cuts exist. But some hapless GPs are being forced to stop providing everyday medications to those unable to pay for themThe retreat of the health service is stealthy and haphazard, as a creeping postcode lottery of cuts gradually erodes the “national” in NHS. IVF, hip and knee operations are being cut back randomly in some regions. In some places patients can only get one cataract fixed: seeing with one eye is enough. Related: Leak shows 'devastating' imp
  
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