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• 5 Fall Makeup Launches Our Beauty Department Is Super-Excited About

  07-09-2017 23:18
  In the market for something new? You're in luck.​
  
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• 11 Trainers Share Exactly What They Do The Day After A Tough Workout

  07-09-2017 23:14
  Netflix and chill, anyone?
  
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• You Should Probably Try This Cranberry Pizza Idea ASAP

  07-09-2017 23:08
  Plus, everything you should know about this fall fruit.
  
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• Drinks industry downplaying alcohol-cancer link – report

  07-09-2017 23:00
  Portman Group and Drinkaware among those accused by academics of obscuring heightened risks of cancer in drinkersThe drinks industry is misleading the public by downplaying and misrepresenting the link between alcohol and cancer – especially breast cancer – in a bid to protect its profits, new research claims.Alcohol firms and “responsible drinking” bodies they fund are denying that drink causes cancer and distorting the overwhelming evidence to the contrary, in informati
  
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• Alcohol firms are downplaying links to CANCER

  07-09-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alcohol is thought to contribute to at least 4 per cent of all cancers in the UK, about 14,300 cases a year, although this may be an underestimate.
  
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• What's The Difference Between A Divorce And An Annulment?

  07-09-2017 22:20
  Everything you need to know about legally uncoupling.
  
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• Close relationships can extend your lifespan

  07-09-2017 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the American Psychological Association points to evidence that loneliness can result in adverse health affects and says that strong relationships are key even for infants.
  
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• Amazon's One-Day Pillow Sale Has A Perfect Pillow For Every Type Of Sleeper—For Less Than $50

  07-09-2017 21:58
  From ultra-plush to firm options, all pillows are super-discounted.
  
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• You Might Be Eating WAY Too Much Fiber

  07-09-2017 21:45
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Is This Viral Photo Showing A Normal Uterus And A Menstruating Uterus Legit?

  07-09-2017 21:43
  We asked two M.D.s to weigh in.
  
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• The 7 Best Sex Positions To Try If You Hate Being On Top

  07-09-2017 21:32
  These are about to become your new go-tos.
  
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• This New Hungry Girl Cookbook Lets You Eat All Of Your Favorite Comfort Foods—For Fewer Calories

  07-09-2017 19:54
  Just say yum.
  
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• Britain’s clampdown on FGM is leaving young girls traumatised | Nadifa Mohamed

  07-09-2017 19:46
  Exaggerated fears over the numbers at risk have led to false accusations and families being torn apartThe whispers have been growing in volume for a while, tentative, but more and more concerned about exactly what the Female Genital Mutilation Act, passed in 2003, has achieved. The whole subject of FGM has sometimes seemed to emit more heat than light over the past few years, and now there is a growing concern that measures aimed at protecting children are actually harming them. Related: NH
  
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• Mayoress died after surgeon tried to fix medical device

  07-09-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the close of a hearing at Ruthin, Nicola Jones, assistant coroner for North Wales East and Central, said she was considering issuing a warning to all boards in England and Wales about Peter Sullivan.
  
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• Kids exposed to 9/11 'dust' show signs of heart disease

  07-09-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis by NYU Langone Health of 308 children in the World Trade Center Health Registry has shown the devastating impact the fumes had on young people.
  
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• Mediterranean diet is the best cure for acid reflux

  07-09-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Patients who ate fish, vegetables and whole grains reported a greater reduction in symptoms than those on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), the study by New York Medical College found.
  
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• This Singer Says Her Postpartum Depression Hit Just 'Seconds' After Giving Birth

  07-09-2017 18:31
  “There are days I’m debilitated to the point where I can barely move.”
  
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• Filipino family want conjoined twins at forehead separated

  07-09-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joy and Joyce Magsino, 10, from the Philippines, were born with angular frontal partial craniopagus. Doctors told their family it is possible to separate the sisters but it involves a risky operation.
  
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• Four cups of coffee a day slashes rick of type 2 diabetes

  07-09-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The beneficial effects all stem from cafestol, a compound abundant in coffee, but in varying levels across different varieties. The findings were made by a team of Danish scientists.
  
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• Quorn reveals main ingredient as mold

  07-09-2017 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An American campaign group has been pushing for a change since 2012, alleging the death of two children may have been the result of eating a Quorn product.
  
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• The Brexit leak shows a government on collision course with the NHS | Ben Howlett

  07-09-2017 18:15
  The scheme to cut immigration is at odds with the need to fill 176,000 health and care vacancies. For the sector to survive, its workers must be given special statusThe leaked 82-page government Brexit-immigration report should ring alarm bells for the NHS as it tackles the greatest workforce crisis in the health service’s history. The Home Office proposes measures to reduce the number of lower-skilled EU migrants by offering them residency for a maximum of only two years, whereas those in
  
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• Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? review – thrills, pills and big pharma

  07-09-2017 18:00
  Wellcome Collection, LondonThis hard-hitting exhibition explores the impact of graphic design in health and pharmaceuticals as companies seek to educate, save lives, or simply sell us stuffIf graphic design can save your life, it is eminently capable of killing you, too. That’s the conflicted message at the heart of a powerful new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, which explores graphic design’s complex relationship with health, medicine, and the world of big pharma – and
  
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• Did Beyoncé trigger the rise of vegans?

  07-09-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The singer adopted plant-based diet along with her husband Jay Z – but only for 22 days. Yet Finnishresearch suggests this short stint was enough to trigger a rise in veganism around the world.
  
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• How This Couple Lost A Combined 185 Pounds In 8 Months

  07-09-2017 17:44
  "We take advantage of the days when we feel especially strong, and push ourselves faster and further than usual."
  
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• The Powerful Reason Why This Instagrammer Says She'll Never Post A Bikini Picture Again

  07-09-2017 17:39
  She lost 70,000 followers because of it.
  
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• Man had painful bladder stone as big as an OSTRICH EGG

  07-09-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Californian man went to the emergency room with pain in side and trouble urinating. Doctors discovered from CT scan huge bladder stone that weighed 1.7 lbs and needed surgery.
  
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• ​5 Weight-Loss Podcasts That Might Actually Change Your Life

  07-09-2017 17:28
  Tuning in helped these women shed major pounds.
  
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• Men whose wives were main breadwinners had poorer health

  07-09-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rutgers University experts analyzed 1,095 couples on their income and compared it to their health later on. Men in older generations were more likely to have poor health if their wife was the primary breadwinner.
  
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• Drop in suicide rate in Britain linked to prevention work in England

  07-09-2017 17:03
  Annual rate fell in England and Wales but increased slightly in Scotland, with overall figure down 202 to 5,688The suicide rate in Britain fell by 4.7% last year to the lowest level since 2011, with prevention work in England credited for the drop. The rate fell in England and Wales, although the rate in Wales is generally more erratic because of its smaller population, but increased slightly in Scotland. Overall there were 10.1 suicides per 100,000 in 2016, compared with 10.6 in the previous 12
  
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• Wellington study finds spores in bedrooms lead to wheezing

  07-09-2017 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Otago in Wellington recommend people use extractor fans in their homes, avoid drying clothes indoors and open windows for 10 minutes a day to allow ventilation.
  
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• Put safe-sex messages in pubs to curb the rise of STIs

  07-09-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adults exposed to posters encouraging them to use condoms are less likely to partake in boozed-up one night stands that could spread STIs, researchers at the University of West London said.
  
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• This Crazy Trick Could Boost Your Marital Satisfaction With Hardly Any Effort

  07-09-2017 16:30
  Even the study author said: "I was actually a little surprised that it worked."
  
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• Terminal copper deficiency Menkes film unites families

  07-09-2017 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York father-of-two Daniel DeFabio created a film about the rare disease his eight-year-old son Lucas (pictured) has, which is called Menkes and affects one in 100,000 children in the US.
  
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• Problem gambling is soaring. Labour is right to pledge radical reform | Matt Zarb-Cousin

  07-09-2017 16:02
  The promise to ban football shirt sponsorship is a good start to tackling this crisis, but cross-party action to mitigate the suffering of addiction is urgently neededWhen Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson was challenged on Newsnight last week about his party’s role in liberalising gambling, he signalled a long-awaited shift in Labour’s philosophical approach to how it should be regulated, away from the “growth” orientated framework introduced by Tony Blair that has
  
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• 5 Crazy-Easy Ways To Add More Protein To Your Diet Without Even Trying

  07-09-2017 16:00
  Just make these tiny tweaks.
  
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• Starbucks latte 'almost sent diabetic mother into a coma'

  07-09-2017 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liz Adams, 46, from Greater Manchester, has criticised Starbucks over the sugar content of their coffees and claimed she could have gone into a diabetic coma after drinking a 'grande' latte.
  
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• Statins slash the risk of death from cirrhosis by half

  07-09-2017 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University Hospital of Hvidovre in Denmark found statins reduce the risk of dying from the alcohol-related disorder by 43 per cent but doctors are reluctant to prescribe them.
  
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• Why You Should Re-Think Your Lube If You're Trying To Get Pregnant

  07-09-2017 15:30
  Products from popular OTC brands can mean bad news for his swimmers.
  
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• Ministers drop 'misguided' plans to privatise NHS Professionals

  07-09-2017 15:13
  Labour welcomes U-turn on sell-off of employment agency that supplies doctors and nurses to hospitalsThe government has abandoned plans to privatise an NHS employment agency it owns that supplies doctors and nurses to hospitals to ease their understaffing. Labour welcomed what it called “a major U-turn on a misguided policy from a government with no solution to the workforce crisis in the NHS”.Related: Labour demands inquiry into privatisation of NHS-owned recruiterContinue reading..
  
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• Mangos could prevent heart disease and diabetes

  07-09-2017 14:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Funded by the US-based National Mango Board, the 'comprehensive' review also showed benefits for brain, skin and gut health. But critics have hit back at the findings.
  
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• Utah woman with Treacher Collins has had 56 surgeries

  07-09-2017 14:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Katie Whicker, 21, from Utah, US (pictured), was born with Treacher Collins syndrome which stopped her facial bones developing. She says people call her 'dumb' and speak slowly to her.
  
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• Tasmania study finds caffeine cravings will impair memory

  07-09-2017 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Tasmania found people are less able to remember new information when they have been denied their regular morning cup of coffee and are craving it.
  
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• Thinking you had a small breakfast makes you eat more

  07-09-2017 13:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Sheffield Hallam University found believing you have eaten a small breakfast makes people consume significantly more food at lunch, as well as taking in more calories in a day.
  
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• Expert claims Voynich manuscript is medieval health manual

  07-09-2017 13:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British academic Nicholas Gibbs claims the Voynich manuscript, which is held at Yale University, is written in Latin ligatures that outline remedies for women.
  
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• Melbourne researchers test drawing speed for Parkinson's

  07-09-2017 13:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By analyzing how long it took them to draw the spiral and how hard they pressed on the paper with the pen, the team at Rmit University in Melbourne could tell how severe their diagnosis was.
  
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• Parents reveal they've tried vodka to banish head lice

  07-09-2017 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A staggering 8 per cent of parents have tried vodka in a desperate bid to treat their child's nits, according to a survey of British parents. One in ten have also been told to try mayonnaise.
  
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• Turkish boy's heart stopped after bite of a hot dog

  07-09-2017 13:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Turkish boy was rushed to a hospital where he was resuscitated and diagnosed with Brugada syndrome, a condition that can put pressure on the nerve that links the abdomen and the thorax.
  
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• Sheffield woman in hospital after mixing cleaning chemical

  07-09-2017 13:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charley Howson (pictured), 34, collapsed whilst mopping her kitchen floor after inadvertently creating chlorine gas from a combination of household cleaning products.
  
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• Drop in UK suicide rate linked to prevention work in England

  07-09-2017 13:05
  Annual rate fell in England and Wales but increased slightly in Scotland, with overall rate down 202 to 5,688The UK suicide rate fell by 4.7% last year to the lowest level since 2011, with prevention work in England credited for the drop. The rate fell in England and Wales – although the rate in Wales is generally more erratic because of its smaller population – but increased slightly in Scotland. Overall there were 10.1 suicides per 100,000 in 2016, compared with 10.6 in the previou
  
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• Indian boy who suffers from progeria looks like pensioner

  07-09-2017 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shreyash Barmate, who lives in Madhya Pradesh, has wrinkles and is bald because of progeria - which affects less than 150 children in the world.
  
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