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• 7 Ways You're Totally Sabotaging Your Morning Workout

  05-09-2017 23:13
  Set yourself up for a better a.m. run by avoiding these common traps.
  
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• Follow This One Rule To Make Sure Your Strength-Training Workouts Really Yield RESULTS

  05-09-2017 23:12
  Consider this the new golden rule of training.
  
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• 10 Comfortable Heels You Can Wear All Day

  05-09-2017 22:33
  Podiatrists reveal the best heels for your feet
  
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• Sleep deprivation can affect a couple's marriage

  05-09-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Ohio State University Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research looked at the correlation between sleep deprivation and how a married couple acted towards each other.
  
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• Questions raised about prominent FGM campaigner

  05-09-2017 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC investigation has revealed concerns about some aspects of the work of an FGM campaigner.
  
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• Finally, A Stand-Up Desk You Can Actually Afford

  05-09-2017 22:14
  Because the dangers of "sitting disease" are very real.
  
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• This Is How To Make Brussels Sprouts That Taste As Good As They Do In Restaurants

  05-09-2017 22:07
  Your prep routine matters.
  
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• Zika can kill brain tumors like John McCain's, study says

  05-09-2017 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research by Washington University School of Medicine found it is possible to use the virus to target glioblastoma tumor cells in adult brains. It is so far an incurable cancer.
  
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• White kids are often prescribed antibiotics unnecessarily

  05-09-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the Children's National Health System has found that white children are prescribed antibiotics they do not need more frequently than minority children.
  
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• Beedie study: being a workaholic is ok if you love the job

  05-09-2017 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The finding by Canadian researchers calls into question the current wave of research warning workers suffer ADHD, have a high depression risk, and face heart issues from lack of sleep.
  
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• Should You Consider Taking Antibiotics For Acne? Here's What You Need To Know

  05-09-2017 20:34
  Because sometimes spot treatment isn't enough.
  
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• This Fitness Blogger's Before-And-After Photos Prove That Nobody's Body Is Perfect

  05-09-2017 19:21
  You can't always believe what you see.
  
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• Hepatitis A San Diego outbreak causes health emergency

  05-09-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  San Diego County officials are installing hand-washing stations because of the hepatitis A outbreak. So far, 15 people have died and close to 400 have been hospitalized from this liver-attacking disease.
  
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• 'I Tried 5 Old-School Weight-Loss Tips—And I Can't Believe How Well They Worked'

  05-09-2017 19:09
  Crash diets don't work. What does work, however, is plain common sense.
  
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• Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Using A Sex Swing

  05-09-2017 18:55
  Straight from experts who've used them.
  
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• Gwyneth's keto diet can add 10 years to your lifespan

  05-09-2017 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two new studies by the University of California Davis and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have found that the keto diet can help people live healthier, longer lives.
  
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• Stressed and struggling to sleep? BEESWAX could help

  05-09-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An ingredient found in the wax induced better sleep in stressed mice, found Japanese researchers. The same compound is also found in wheat germ oil, sugar cane and rice bran.
  
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• Don't swim while wearing contact lenses, study warns

  05-09-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Acanthamoeba keratitis, a parasite found in water across the world, is picked up by lenses, researchers at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne say.
  
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• Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why?

  05-09-2017 17:53
  Exclusive: in America, the world’s richest country, hookworm, a parasitic disease found in areas of extreme poverty are rampant, the first study of its kind in modern times showsChildren playing feet away from open pools of raw sewage; drinking water pumped beside cracked pipes of untreated waste; human faeces flushed back into kitchen sinks and bathtubs whenever the rains come; people testing positive for hookworm, an intestinal parasite that thrives on extreme poverty. Related: Pittsburg
  
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• Police chief 'built story' about man with mental health issues hearing told

  05-09-2017 17:43
  Insp Justin French ‘built a story’ because he knew he was ‘on the hook’ over James Herbert’s death, misconduct hearing toldA police inspector “built a story” that a young man with mental health issues – who died after being restrained by officers and left naked in a cell – had been behaving aggressively, a misconduct hearing has been told. Justin French allegedly tried to “cover his tracks” by claiming 25-year-old James Herbert wa
  
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• Jamie Oliver is right: people with dyslexia really do look at things differently

  05-09-2017 17:43
  The chef calls those with dyslexia ‘lucky’ – and the long list of famous people with the condition proves his pointThe idea that successful famous people can have dyslexia is familiar. Sir Richard Branson has talked at length about his experience with the learning difficulty, and scientists have suggested that Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci had it, too. But few have been as effusive about the benefits of dyslexia as Jamie Oliver.“I genuinely think th
  
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• Meghan Markle Just Got REAL About What It's Like To Date Prince Harry

  05-09-2017 17:39
  She finally opened up in a new interview.
  
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• 5 Reasons Your Butt Is Itching Like Crazy

  05-09-2017 17:28
  Plus, how to make it stop already.
  
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• Sturgeon says Scotland will end public sector pay cap

  05-09-2017 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The 1% cap on Scottish public sector pay rises will be scrapped next year, Nicola Sturgeon confirms.
  
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• Girl, 4, dies from malaria leaving doctors baffled

  05-09-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sofia Zago, from Italy, died of malaria after developing a fever. She hadn't travelled to a risk-prone country. An expert says hot weather may help mosquitos to adapt and spread disease.
  
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• Heart disease is more likely if you stand at work

  05-09-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Work & Health studied workers in Ontario Canada over 12 years. The research showed people who stood all day were more likely to develop heart disease than those who sat.
  
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• Suicidal 'look'?

  05-09-2017 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A mum has shared striking photos to raise awareness that people with mental illness do not look a specific way
  
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• Type 2 diabetics are not taking their medications

  05-09-2017 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The Leicester Diabetes Centre study, dubbed 'alarming' and 'important', was based on medical records of more than 318,000 sufferers of the preventable condition.
  
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• What You Should Say To A Friend Who Just Came Out

  05-09-2017 16:39
  Here's how to show your support.
  
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• Lincolnshire para-triathlete left paralysed after diving

  05-09-2017 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Para-triathlete Liz McTernan, 52, from Lincolnshire, suffered multiple injuries after a severe case of 'the bends' and has been wheelchair-bound ever since.
  
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• 8 Signs You Lost Too Much Weight

  05-09-2017 16:30
  Did you take your diet too far?
  
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• Zika virus used to treat aggressive brain cancer

  05-09-2017 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The infection kills off cancerous cells and leaves healthy ones unharmed, animal studies show.
  
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• How cosplay helped Rachael recover from an eating disorder

  05-09-2017 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Rachael Huckle's life changed when she started dressing up as her alter-ego.
  
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• This Salmon Dish Will Help Make Your Usual Filets Way More Interesting

  05-09-2017 15:30
  It packs a Greek-inspired punch.
  
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• Prostate Cancer UK says GPs are ignoring black men

  05-09-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prostate Cancer UK said such patients are 'slipping through the net' because of the strain placed on GPs in the cash-strapped NHS. It made the claims on the back of a survey of 402 doctors (stock)
  
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• Vdeo shows man having eyeball surgery after fall in Brazil

  05-09-2017 15:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The clip, from Brazil, shows a procedure to test a patient's eye movement which wasneeded after the man suffered a facial fracture and eye injury after a fall.
  
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• Should Jeremy Corbyn go vegan?

  05-09-2017 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Daily Politics panellists discuss being vegan after Jeremy Corbyn praised the diet.
  
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• Families left devastated by false claims of FGM in girls

  05-09-2017 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A BBC investigation raises serious questions about the handling of FGM in children in the UK.
  
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• Babies given trial TB jab 'that did not work on monkeys'

  05-09-2017 13:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Peter Beverley, a former principal research fellow at the institution, made the allegation, which has since been denied. He suggested the scientists ignored worrying data.
  
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• Women open up about having Kate's severe morning sickness

  05-09-2017 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British women who suffer the same morning sickness illness as The Duchess of Cambridge have shared their shocking stories of suffering hyperemesis gravidarum (HG).
  
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• Hull pregnant woman with twins died from heart condition

  05-09-2017 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelly Forrest, 36, from Hull, was rushed to hospital after fighting for her breath and vomiting and died as her twin boys were delivered by C-section. She has left behind 3 other children.
  
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• Stigma stops women seeking help for postnatal depression

  05-09-2017 13:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New mothers believe nurses focus more on the baby's health than their emotions, a British survey revealed. Unsympathetic staff during past pregnancies also stops them from seeking help.
  
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• Rare malaria death of girl in northern Italy puzzles doctors

  05-09-2017 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The little girl had not been abroad and northern Italy is malaria-free.
  
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• Life Is Strange: Before The Storm tackles depression

  05-09-2017 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The video game sequel seeks to overturn taboos linked to mental health issues.
  
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• Magnetic pulses zap 'voices' in schizophrenia patients

  05-09-2017 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is the first time scientists have pinpointed the area of the brain that is responsible for making sufferers hear voices. The researchers were based at the University of Caen, France.
  
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• When should I see a doctor about a sore throat?

  05-09-2017 12:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPONSORED: Colin Dougall from LloydsPharmacy in Glasgow, answers your common medicine queries...
  
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• Kent father has his fingers replaced by his toes

  05-09-2017 12:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Payton, 55, from Dartford, Kent, feared he would be disabled for life after severing all the fingers on his right hand in an industrial power blending machine 17 years ago.
  
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• More students than ever suffer mental ill health. We must change our toxic world | Nihara Krause

  05-09-2017 11:38
  As a clinical psychologist I have seen a rapid growth in teenagers needing urgent help. It makes no sense to cut funding for vital NHS servicesYesterday’s report by the Institute for Public Policy Research revealed how the number of students disclosing a mental illness when they arrive at university has risen almost fivefold in the past decade. Left untreated, mental ill health problems grow, with students more likely to drop out of university, and there is also an increase in alcohol and
  
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• Stanley Johnson, author and former MEP, takes our quiz

  05-09-2017 11:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The father of Boris Johnson, author and ex-politician Stanley enjoys a clean bill of health - but works hard for it.
  
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• How faulty medical tests could deny you antibiotics

  05-09-2017 11:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After three urinary tract infections (UTIs) in less than three years, Fiona Rose, from Somerset, was only too familiar with the painful symptoms.
  
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