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• Incredible laser operation in the womb saved my twins

  28-08-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bianca McKewan, from Croydon, was told by doctors that her babies (pictured) had twin to twin transfusion syndrome, meaning one was getting a larger share of the blood supply and nutrients.
  
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• Police dealing with record level of phone calls on mental health

  28-08-2017 23:30
  Forces left to pick up pieces, with senior officer saying cuts and rising demand mean NHS is struggling to cope
  Britain’s biggest police force received a phone call relating to mental health every five minutes last year, an escalating level of demand caused by NHS services struggling to cope.
  The number of calls handled by the Metropolitan police in which someone was concerned about a person’s mental health hit a record 115,000 in the last year: on average 315 a day, or about 13 an h
  
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• Story of couple who are BOTH fighting breast cancer

  28-08-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Karen Johnson and fiance Steve Rymond (pictured), from the West Midlands, should now be finalising plans for their wedding next year. Instead, they are supporting each other through cancer.
  
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• Made In Chelsea star's doctors failed to spot MS

  28-08-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For more than two decades, Jane Felstead, 65 (pictured with daughter and MIC co-star, Binky Felstead), believed she had fibromyalgia because of chronic aching joints and fatigue.
  
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• Mother speaks out on daughter's nut allergy reaction

  28-08-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sue Shead says her daughter Amy May Shead's brain damage was 'totally avoidable' after Amy May (pictured) almost died when she ate restaurant food in Budapest in 2014.
  
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• Being fit in middle-age is as good as exercising in youth

  28-08-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings, by experts in Norway, offer hope that it is not too late to get fit to the millions of middle-aged people in Britain who do very little exercise. Around 100,000 people have a stroke each year in the UK.
  
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• 'I Swapped Coffee For Green Tea For A Week—Here's What Happened'

  28-08-2017 22:53
  It was harder than I thought it would be.
  
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• Doctor shortage causes hospitals to use freelance workers

  28-08-2017 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The number of pay-per-hour doctors has doubled since 2002 to more than 48,000 practicing physicians. The shortage of doctors is expected to rise to 100,000 by 2030.
  
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• Ashley Graham Just Revealed The Products She Swears By For Great Skin

  28-08-2017 22:17
  If her skin is any indication, they're so worth it.
  
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• This Reality Star Just Posted A Butt-Cheek Selfie For A Very Serious Reason

  28-08-2017 22:05
  "I'll be fine because my faith is strong and my ass ain't bad either."
  
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• Amazon Prime Members Will Get Special Discounts At Whole Foods Markets

  28-08-2017 21:19
  Your organic avocados are about to get a whole lot cheaper.
  
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• 'How My Ostomy Bag Changed My Sex Life'

  28-08-2017 21:15
  "I've realized that my desirability does not define me; my strength does."
  
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• This Is One Of The Best (Read: Cheapest) Times To Buy Laptops

  28-08-2017 21:06
  Score some models for just $200.
  
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• FDA seizes dangerous unapproved vaccine

  28-08-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Marshals Service found five vials of the product - enough for 500 vaccines - in StemImmune Inc, a clinic in San Diego, California. Regulators also cited a Florida clinic for risky treatment.
  
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• The 16 Best Cheeses You Can Buy At Trader Joe's, According To A Cheese Expert

  28-08-2017 20:22
  Bonus: They're crazy cheap.
  
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• US opioid-related deaths have nearly doubled

  28-08-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study conducted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, Harvard Medical School and University of Chicago shows the growth of the opioid epidemic in the United States.
  
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• Stainless steel sinks increase the risk of Legionnaires'

  28-08-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Netherlands, including the Regional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, found the growth of bacteria responsible for Legionnaires' is highest in stainless steel taps.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Dressed Up Like Jackie Kennedy—And People Are PISSED

  28-08-2017 20:10
  She caused a stir with a recent magazine cover.
  
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• Wellbeing in schools is being tossed aside in favour of exam elitism | Letter

  28-08-2017 20:08
  My daughter took her own life after I failed to persuade her that getting top grades didn’t matter. Perhaps I failed because she could see that this wasn’t trueLast Thursday my clever 16-year-old daughter Rachel should have been getting her GCSE results. A picture taken at her school happens to illustrate one of your articles online; I recognise the children. But Rachel is not there.Your coverage of the new GCSEs has rightly highlighted the error of focusing again on the brightest, m
  
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• Calorie counts do not make people healthier

  28-08-2017 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York City is fighting to require all chain restaurants to show their calorie information on the menus. Studies revealed that there is no conclusive evidence this helps people make healthier decisions.
  
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• Dementia systematically dismantles a person, one memory at a time

  28-08-2017 20:00
  When Harriet McKnight’s grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she told her family, ‘I’ll always be here for you, except sometimes when I’m not’Several years ago my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. My mother called to tell me. I don’t think I really understood what it meant at the time. She’s just more forgetful? Dementia is everywhere at the moment – in films like Still Alice, in books like Goodbye, Vitamin or Th
  
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• 5 Surprising Things You Didn't Know You Could Make In An Instant Pot

  28-08-2017 19:37
  This gadget really can do everything.
  
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• 12 Pivotal Moments In Miley Cyrus And Liam Hemsworth's Relationship

  28-08-2017 18:52
  We can't get enough of these two.
  
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• If You Own A Pet, You NEED These Leggings In Your Life

  28-08-2017 18:40
  They'll change everything you ever thought about black pants and pet hair.
  
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• Rape and neglect in nursing homes is going unreported

  28-08-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than one in four cases of sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients went unreported to police, a new United States government report claims.
  
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• Pink's Response To Her Daughter Calling Herself 'Ugly' Is The Best Thing We've Ever Heard

  28-08-2017 17:44
  "We don't change."
  
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• Yale: estrogen patches boost menopausal woman's sex drive

  28-08-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research by Yale University has shown the patches were far more effective than pills for boosting patients' desire, arousal, and capacity to orgasm.
  
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• Missing out on sleep causes people to take risky decisions

  28-08-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Missing out on sleep causes people to take riskier decisions, a study by the University of Zurich has found, and can change them from a risk-averse to a risk-taking person (stock image)
  
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• The 15 Best Foods To Buy At Wal-Mart If You're Trying To Lose Weight

  28-08-2017 17:01
  Your wallet and waistline will thank you.
  
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• These 4 Totally Innocent Things Might Be Giving You Pimples On Your Vagina

  28-08-2017 16:46
  Yes, you can get zits down there.
  
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• 6 Reasons You're Sneezing All The Damn Time

  28-08-2017 16:36
  Your nose might be trying to tell you something.
  
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• 'I Kept A Hair Journal For 2 Weeks—Here's What Happened'

  28-08-2017 16:00
  Who knew writing about your hair could help it look better?
  
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• The stars of Ambulance are heroes, but heroism isn’t enough to save the NHS | Stephen Moss

  28-08-2017 15:40
  It’s right to celebrate the work of the paramedics and those hard-pressed back-up staff in the BBC series. It would be better to fund them properlyThere’s a part of me that wants to be cynical about the BBC’s new series of Ambulance. After all, the Beeb put on its flashing blue light to do all this last year with the first series, which dealt with the London ambulance service, and once you’ve seen one cardiac arrest, you’ve probably seen them all. More to the p
  
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• Ambulance makes great TV. But what about poor NHS working conditions? | Stephen Moss

  28-08-2017 15:40
  Audiences love the real life-and-death drama faced by health workers. But their entertainment value ignores the low pay and long hours they often sufferThere’s a part of me that wants to be cynical about the BBC’s new series of Ambulance. After all, the Beeb put on its flashing blue light to do all this last year with the first series, which dealt with the London ambulance service, and once you’ve seen one cardiac arrest, you’ve probably seen them all. More to the point,
  
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• Aston Uni study: marriage prevents heart disease death

  28-08-2017 15:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Aston University in Birmingham found spouses often remind each other to take their medication, which increases their chances of living through a heart attack.
  
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• Yoga benefits the central nervous system and immunity

  28-08-2017 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Southern California found practicing the ancient spiritual exercise for just three months reduces anxiety and depression, and boosts mindfulness.
  
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• Bedbugs Just Got A Whole Lot More Terrifying

  28-08-2017 15:30
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• How Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke gets her enviable body

  28-08-2017 14:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian personal trainer, James Duigan has trained Emilia Clarke over the years. He recently revealed some of the key tips he has for those looking to sculpt a lean yet healthy physique.
  
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• ECSTASY could treat post-traumatic stress disorder

  28-08-2017 13:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The illegal party drug, also known as MDMA, has been awarded 'breakthrough status' by the FDA for the treatment of the mental health disorder; meaning it could be developed faster.
  
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• Anti-inflammatory drug 'cuts heart attack risk'

  28-08-2017 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Canakinumab could herald a "new frontier" in treatment, but questions remain about its side-effects.
  
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• Amputee who drank heavily aims for world marathon record

  28-08-2017 12:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keen runner Charlie Lewis, 32, from London had 15 operations across 12 years in a bid to save his leg. Now, thanks to the amputation and a prosthetic blade, he has his freedom back to run.
  
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• Baby with a TWO-INCH cavity in his skull was abandoned

  28-08-2017 12:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simon Sama, from Nong Khai, northeastern Thailand, was born with an abnormally large head in January after doctors warned his relatives during the pregnancy to expect complications.
  
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• Pelvic mesh victims disgusted at suggestion of sodomy as solution

  28-08-2017 09:05
  ‘Only a misogynist could think this way,’ says Australian woman in response to her doctor’s solution to painful intercourseAustralian victims of faulty pelvic mesh implants have expressed disgust at doctors’ suggestions of sodomy as a solution to their ruined sex lives.A disturbing email exchange between doctors emerged earlier this month as part of a federal court class action in Australia, which was launched by hundreds of women who had the devices implanted to treat co
  
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• Pelvic mesh victims disgusted at suggestion of anal sex as solution

  28-08-2017 09:05
  ‘Only a misogynist could think this way,’ says Australian woman in response to her doctor’s solution to painful intercourseAustralian victims of faulty pelvic mesh implants have expressed disgust at doctors’ suggestions of anal intercourse as a solution to their ruined sex lives.A disturbing email exchange between doctors emerged earlier this month as part of a federal court class action in Australia, which was launched by hundreds of women who had the devices implanted t
  
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• Genevieve Mora battling OCD reveals mental health issues

  28-08-2017 07:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Genevieve Mora, from New Zealand's Auckland, revealed how her obsessive compulsive disorder eventually led to a devastating eating disorder from the tender age of 14.
  
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• New heart treatment is biggest breakthrough since statins, scientists say

  28-08-2017 06:39
  US researchers find heart attack survivors given anti-inflammatory injections have fewer future episodes and lower cancer riskAnti-inflammatory injections could lower the risk of heart attacks and may slow the progression of cancer, a study has found, in what researchers say is the biggest breakthrough since the discovery of statins.Heart attack survivors given injections of a targeted anti-inflammatory drug called canakinumab had fewer attacks in the future, scientists found. Cancer deaths were
  
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• Crash diets really don't work, says study

  28-08-2017 06:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of 183 dieters has discovered it is better to take a ‘tortoise’ strategy than be like a ‘hare’ and try to slim down too fast.
  
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• This Reality Star Just Got Totally Real About Post-Pregnancy Bodies

  28-08-2017 03:47
  "I'm feelin' like I can conquer the WORLD."
  
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• Surviving cancer can cause PTSD, says expert

  28-08-2017 03:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cancer patients are suffering from PTSD following the trauma of treatment.
  
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• Too much salt more than doubles the risk of heart failure

  28-08-2017 02:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Helsinki found 20 per cent of people were eating more than 13.7 grams daily – more than double the UK guideline.
  
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