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• 'I've Battled Debilitating Lyme Disease For 2 Years—Here's How It's Affected My Career'

  23-08-2017 23:36
  Singer Marina Morgan says the disease caused her to choke on food and water, and affected her ability to balance and walk.
  
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• If You're Suffering From This 5 Symptoms, Your Heartburn Might Actually Be GERD

  23-08-2017 22:57
  Not all of them are obvious.
  
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• If You're Suffering From These 5 Symptoms, Your Heartburn Might Actually Be GERD

  23-08-2017 22:57
  Not all of them are obvious.
  
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• Another US agency deletes references to climate change on government website

  23-08-2017 22:23
  The term ‘climate change’ was changed to simply ‘climate’ on website of the National Institutes of Health, the world’s leading public health research bodyThe National Institutes of Health deleted multiple references to climate change on its website over the summer, continuing a trend that has been ongoing since the Trump administration took charge of the dot-gov domain.Related: Trump is deleting climate change, one site at a time The concept of global warming was cr
  
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• Panera to start listing the amount of sugar in its drinks

  23-08-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The move is the latest by Panera Bread to appeal to Americans who are increasingly concerned about what's in their food and drinks.
  
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• Graphic shows the full procedure of nose job

  23-08-2017 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the most common plastic surgery procedures involves the dorsal hump, lowering the 'bridge' of the nose and lifting up the 'tip'. And this animation graphic offers an insight into how it is done.
  
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• Dr Pimple Popper pops a cyst on a man's forehead

  23-08-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Sandra Lee, aka Dr Pimple Popper, isdermatologist in California. Her latest viral video shows her popping a cyst that has been on man's forehead for the past six years.
  
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• These Amazing 2-Second Transformations Prove That No One Is Perfect

  23-08-2017 21:31
  Take that, crazy body standards.
  
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• People On The Internet Are Going Crazy Over This Underwear Because It Really Never Rides Up

  23-08-2017 21:31
  You'll never guess where they're from.
  
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• 5 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With Chickpeas

  23-08-2017 21:27
  Hummus is great...but these options are pretty great, too.
  
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• When will we baby boomers accept that we have a problem with booze?| Joan Smith

  23-08-2017 21:15
  We are blamed for most of the world’s misfortunes and now we’re paying for a misspent youth. In our defence, we were ignorant of the dangers of drinkFor my generation, arriving at college in the 1960s and 70s, the dire warnings were all about drugs. My parents sat me down and told me about the dangers of smoking “pot”, which they had read about in the papers. But they never said a word about alcohol. When I asked my mother what I should drink when I went to bars with my n
  
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• 5 Celebrities Share Why They Decided To Come Out As Bisexual

  23-08-2017 21:05
  They're speaking out and squashing stigmas.
  
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• Cracking down

  23-08-2017 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  As hospital admissions for allergies rise, what should people reasonably do to protect sufferers?
  
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• Health warning: why the sexy nurse stereotype is no laughing matter

  23-08-2017 19:41
  The refusal of an NHS trust to accept charity money because it was raised by men dressed as nurses has highlighted the sexual stereotyping of the profession. How serious a problem is it – and does it encourage harassment in the workplace?The lipstick is a bit smudged and one or two of the breasts have slipped, but the guys who dressed up as female nurses to raise money for Shropshire community health NHS trust look pretty happy. Presumably because the photograph was taken before the trust
  
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• Utter madness of NHS chiefs who rejected fancy-dress fundraisers | Letters

  23-08-2017 19:24
  Charmaine Fletcher and Mary Kamaluddin deplore a lack of humour and humanityThe heads of Shropshire Community Health Trust are overstepping the mark (Trust rejects ‘demeaning’ fancy-dress donation, 23 August). It is not for them to dictate the attire of successful charity fundraisers, nor to reject money intended to benefit others. They appear to dwell in an ivory tower of their own construction, oblivious to more serious issues in the health service, many of which, ironically, resul
  
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• This Man Ghosted His Ex In The MOST Brutal Way—And Now She's His Boss

  23-08-2017 19:24
  The internet is going crazy over this bizarre tale.
  
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• Our multifaceted approach to tackling obesity | Letter from Dr Alison Tedstone of Public Health England

  23-08-2017 19:22
  Letter from Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist of Public Health EnglandPublic Health England consistently argues for broad, multifaceted approaches to tackling obesity. We work with many stakeholders on many approaches. Therefore we’d like to respond to Rob Wheway (Want to fight obesity? Stop shrinking pizzas and let children play, 23 August).The food we eat has the biggest impact on our waistlines: you can’t run off a bad diet. That’s why we’re working with industry
  
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• Students must get meningitis vaccination before university

  23-08-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Public Health England (PHE) said cases of meningitis caused by the meningococcal W strain are still rising in the UK - as the disease spreads across the world (stock image).
  
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• This Woman Swears By 2 Grocery Staples To Keep Her Ankle-Length Hair Healthy

  23-08-2017 18:59
  She's a real-life Rapunzel.
  
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• Helen Foster on how to give up alcohol for a month

  23-08-2017 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Not drinking is suddenly cool. But doing it isn’t easy. Helen Foster did it and wrote an entire book called Quit Alcohol (For A Month) about how she gave up drinking for a month. Here’s what she learned.
  
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• Jennifer Medina on how to avoid the freshman 15

  23-08-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York City dietitian Jennifer Medina tells Daily Mail Online how to take a proactive approach to avoid college weight gain as obesity rates skyrocket among youths in the United States.
  
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• Vertigo sufferers should not be handed pills say scientsts

  23-08-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chronic vertigo should not be treated with medication say a team of UK and Amsterdam experts. Instead, sufferers should try vestibular rehabilitation, a form of 'brain retraining' exercises.
  
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• Health warnings on alcohol labels in UK are insufficient, says charity

  23-08-2017 18:13
  Alcohol Health Alliance says only one of 315 labels it examined had up-to-date guidance and none had illness warningAlcohol brands are failing to include information on product labels about drinking guidelines and the health issues linked with consumption, according to a charity. Researchers for the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), examined 315 labels across 27 UK locations and found only one one informed the public of the current low-risk weekly drinking guideline of 14 units a week. Continue rea
  
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• Swiss cheese is a superfood that helps you live longer

  23-08-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A bacteria used in the fermentation of Emmental cheese decreases inflammation and boosts the immune system, say Seoul researchers. It can also improve signs of ageing.
  
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• This Woman's Peanut Allergy Left Her Paralyzed

  23-08-2017 17:01
  She suffered a severe brain injury after accidentally being served nuts at a restaurant.
  
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• 10 Boots That Are Comfortable From The Second You Put Them On

  23-08-2017 17:01
  No breaking in required.
  
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• Rare i-cell disease will kill Seattle girl by three

  23-08-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adorable Willow Rae Porter, 22-months-old from Seattle in Washington, has inclusive-cell (i-cell) disease, which could lead to her premature death by the age of three.
  
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• Can Wine Really Help You Lose Weight?

  23-08-2017 16:51
  Here's the truth.
  
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• Bristol firefighter's hand was sewn inside his abdomen

  23-08-2017 16:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antony Seward was just 20 when his left hand was crushed in the large mangle at the Heathcote Fabrics Ltd factory in Tiverton, Devon.
  
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• 'How I Lost The Weight I Gained In My Relationship'

  23-08-2017 16:40
  From scheduling gym dates to ending toxic relationships, these women put their health first in a big way.
  
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• Colorado's Ian Orme: Trendy probiotics do not work

  23-08-2017 16:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Supplements do not provide enough 'good' bacteria to replace the 'bad' bacteria, says a Colorado professor. Studies suggest synbiotics - probiotics combined with prebiotics - are beneficial.
  
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• Baby boomers: what's your experience of alcohol and drug misuse? | Carmen Fishwick

  23-08-2017 16:34
  By 2020, the number of over-50s receiving treatment for substance misuse is expected to skyrocket. We’d like you to share your experiences and thoughtsUrgent action is needed to tackle alcohol and drug misuse among those in their mid-50s and older, experts have warned, with a growing body of data from around the world suggesting the problem is increasing. Related: Baby boomers' drink and drug misuse needs urgent action, warn expertsContinue reading...
  
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• Video of tick stuck in a patient’s ear

  23-08-2017 16:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clip shows a doctor removing a tick embedded inside an unnamed patient's eardrum. Ticks can cause Lyme disease, caused Matt, 44, to need heart surgery after suffering complications.
  
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• Scientists can now grow 'mini organs' for each patient

  23-08-2017 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Dutch lab is growing mini organs for cystic fibrosis patients to see how drugs would affect them without the risks of trying it. Els van de Heijden (pictured) is one of their patients.
  
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• Lung cancer risk increased in male smokers who take vitamin B6 and B12

  23-08-2017 14:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  LUNG cancer risk could increase among certain men who take high doses of vitamin B supplements, experts have claimed.
  
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• Rare one in a million condition will kill girl by three

  23-08-2017 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adorable Willow Rae Porter, 22-months-old from Seattle in Washington, has inclusive-cell (i-cell) disease, which could lead to her premature death by the age of three.
  
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• Firefighter's mangled hand was sewn inside his ABDOMEN

  23-08-2017 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antony Seward was just 20 when his left hand was crushed in the large mangle at the Heathcote Fabrics Ltd factory in Tiverton, Devon.
  
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• The billionaire behind the world’s first genetically modified salmon

  23-08-2017 13:00
  Intrexon, a $2.2bn company headed by Randal Kirk, quietly began selling transgenic salmon, after making apples that don’t brown and cloning petsIf you want to sample the world’s first animal to be genetically engineered in the name of dinner, good luck finding it. If, on the other hand, you would never eat such a thing – good luck avoiding it.Tons of lab-developed salmon was sold in Canada last year without any packaging labeling it as a product of science, and the company that
  
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• GM salmon: want to try it or avoid it? Either way, good luck

  23-08-2017 13:00
  Labeling for GM foods is not required by law in the US or Canada, but surveys show consumers want their food – particularly transgenic animals – to be labeled If you want to sample the world’s first animal to be genetically engineered in the name of dinner, good luck finding it. If, on the other hand, you would never eat such a thing – good luck avoiding it.Tons of lab-developed salmon was sold in Canada last year without any packaging labeling it as a product of science,
  
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• Be your own therapist? Fine – if you’re up to the job | Mark Brown

  23-08-2017 12:50
  Self-help can be brilliant for those who are at least part of the way there, but we should be wary of any suggestion that it could replace therapyFeeling that you are not coping is horrible, like trying to untangle shackles around you that instead pull tighter with every movement. We are supposed to be able to look after ourselves. Our culture lionises fighters; decision takers; people who know their own mind. We are comfortable in the hands of specialists such as hairdressers or driving instruc
  
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• Trendy probiotics do NOT work says mcrobiologist

  23-08-2017 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Supplements do not provide enough 'good' bacteria to replace the 'bad' bacteria, says a Colorado professor. Studies suggest synbiotics - probiotics combined with prebiotics - are beneficial.
  
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• Fracking sites expose 17.6 million Americans to toxins

  23-08-2017 12:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at PSE Health Energy found more than five percent of the US population was exposed to harmful toxins from oil and gas wells. West Virginia has the largest amount of its population exposed.
  
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• Tinnitus warning: Taking THIS medication could make symptoms worse

  23-08-2017 11:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  TINNITUS - a condition which causes permanent ringing or buzzing in the the ears - affects 10 per cent of the population. Experts have also revealed taking a commonly prescribed medication could make it worse.
  
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• Oesophageal cancer breakthrough: New way to attack deadly cells revealed

  23-08-2017 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  OESOPHAGEAL cancer - or cancer of the gullet - could be treated with a existing drug in a new way, experts have found.
  
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• HIIT is recommended for CHILDREN to boost brain power

  23-08-2017 10:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HIIT boosted cognitive skills in youngsters more than moderate activity, New Zealand research shows, by improving short-term memory and cognitive control.
  
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• Doctors warn vaginal seeding can give newborns infections

  23-08-2017 10:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The practice became popular among British mothers after a documentary called Microbirth was screened in 2014.
  
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• Type 2 diabetes symptoms reversed: This could lower blood sugar and help weight loss

  23-08-2017 10:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  TYPE 2 DIABETES can be effectively treated by managing blood sugar levels and maintaining a healthy weight. Now experts have found a new way to treat the condition - and it could even reverse symptoms.
  
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• High blood pressure: Lowering your reading to THIS could protect against memory loss

  23-08-2017 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  HIGH blood pressure can increase the risk of dementia - and even fluctuating blood pressure can affect a person’s reading, research has revealed. Now experts have suggested what the reading should reveal.
  
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• Dementia symptoms: Losing the ability to do THIS could be major risk factor

  23-08-2017 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  DEMENTIA risk can be reduced by addressing nine modifiable factors, experts have claimed. One of these, scientists have said, is hearing loss.
  
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• How to take the sting out of rashes

  23-08-2017 08:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cold sores, athlete's foot, fungal nails, thrush - they may not be life-threatening but they can really get you down. In the fourth part of our unique series, we ask the experts what you can do to shift those infections.
  
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