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• Drug discovery could help tackle rare breast cancer

  22-09-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London believe the drug Palbociclib could treat women with LAR triple negative breast cancer, which is extremely difficult to treate.
  
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• Kylie Jenner Is Reportedly Pregnant With Her First Child

  22-09-2017 23:54
  Congrats, Kylie!
  
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• 'I Tried Drinking Kombucha To Beat Bloat—Here's What Happened'

  22-09-2017 23:10
  "It felt like I was carrying an over-inflated volleyball in my gut."
  
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• Why going to bed angry will stop you from sleeping well

  22-09-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychologists from Iowa State University based their findings on 436 volunteers whose sleep was monitored after completing an anger questionnaire.
  
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• This Is How Many Carbs You'll Find In A Cup Of Cauliflower

  22-09-2017 22:45
  And everything else you should know about the star vegetable.
  
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• Neil Gorsuch's views on abortion to be tested by supreme court filing

  22-09-2017 22:24
  The supreme court’s new justice hasn’t made his stance on abortion public, but an urgent filing from a Planned Parenthood clinic could offer the first clues
  An urgent appeal to the supreme court by Planned Parenthood has created an unexpected early test of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s views on abortion restrictions.The court’s newest member has never spoken publicly in any significant detail on one of the most divisive issues he will deal with as a justice, and he gave evasive
  
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• How herpes can cause stillbirth: We explain Usher's saga

  22-09-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three people are accusing pop singer Usher of exposing them to herpes. And one of the plaintiffs is claiming that the virus cost the twins she was pregnant with their lives.
  
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• 'This One Simple Question Changed My Life When I Hit Rock Bottom'

  22-09-2017 22:10
  How would you answer it?
  
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• The 7 Best Running Sneakers

  22-09-2017 21:55
  ​Lace up one of these stylish pairs of running shoes to pound the pavement pain-free.
  
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• Girl with EB blisters at the slightest touch

  22-09-2017 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Rhiannon Atkinson, 30, from South Wales, was told her daughter, Pippa, one, had epidermolysis bullosa. Her skin blisters and tears at just the slightest touch.
  
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• This Photo Of Kourtney Kardashian's Son Is Drumming Up Some Serious Controversy

  22-09-2017 21:29
  What do you think?
  
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• These High-Fiber Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Are A Breakfast Must-Try

  22-09-2017 21:27
  They're so good, you won't even know they're whole grain.
  
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• Pee in indoor pool made employees sick, CDC says

  22-09-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The CDC found that pee in a poorly-ventilated indoor pool in Ohio was the most likely culprit for employees' burning eyes and noses and trouble breathing.
  
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• Premature baby to be buried at feet of cancer-stricken mom

  22-09-2017 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carrie DeKlyen, 37, died on September 9, three days after the birth, having been unconscious for five weeks due to a stroke. Her premature daughter Life died at 10.30pm on Wednesday.
  
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• Turns Out The Flint Water Crisis Had A Major Impact On Women's Fertility

  22-09-2017 20:27
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• 5 Eye Doctors Share The Craziest Things They've Ever Seen At Work

  22-09-2017 20:20
  "It turns out, a spike had flown off the metal grinder, had punctured his cornea, and was sitting in the middle of his eyeball."
  
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• Vitamin warning: Take THESE three supplements in winter to avoid becoming deficient

  22-09-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  VITAMINS are important all year round, but being deficient in certain types during winter can be a particular problem. These are the supplements you should stock up on this season.
  
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• There are now too many opioid overdose victims to autopsy

  22-09-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Medical examiners' offices around the country are opting to not autopsy bodies that they suspect were victims of opioid overdoses so that they can focus on homicides and suicides.
  
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• This Is How Many People Have Had Sex In A Parked Car

  22-09-2017 19:58
  Are you the exception or the norm?
  
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• The facts about girls’ mental health laid bare | Letters

  22-09-2017 19:38
  Readers respond to reports of growing mental health problems among girls, including Katherine Sacks-Jones on the effect of abuse and Lucy Russell on the impact of stereotypingNew research showing that one in four girls have signs of depression (Report, 20 September) is yet more evidence of an alarming trend of increasingly poor mental health among girls and young women. Young women are now the most at risk group for mental ill health, with extremely high rates of self-harm and post-traumatic str
  
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• Abortion should not be a crime, say Britain's childbirth doctors

  22-09-2017 19:25
  Members of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists vote in favour of decriminalisation of abortionBritain’s childbirth doctors have urged ministers to scrap laws dating to Victorian times that could see a woman jailed for life for having an abortion. Related: No prosecution risk for Northern Ireland medical staff over abortion referralsRelated: Pregnancy can kill. No one should be forced to give birth against their will | Jessica ValentiContinue reading...
  
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• Rainbow diets can help fight against cancer and diabetes

  22-09-2017 19:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  A RAINBOW diet of purple potatoes, broccoli and red grapes can help prevent diabetes, heart disease and even bowel cancer, according to research.
  
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• Purple potatoes may slash risk of colon cancer and IBD

  22-09-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pigs fed purple potatoes had six times reduced levels of a damaging protein that fuels tumours and other inflammatory bowel diseases, a study by Pennsylvania State University found.
  
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• 7 Trader Joe's Pumpkin Products, Ranked According To A Nutritionist

  22-09-2017 18:27
  Find out which fall products are the most (and least) weight-loss friendly.
  
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• New fingerprint test detects cocaine in seconds

  22-09-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new fingerprint drug test can detect cocaine just as well as saliva tests, and in seconds, according to a new study. Research suggests that fingerprint analysis could be used to detect other drugs too.
  
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• 'Black witch' claims she can cure people of cancer

  22-09-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 46-year-old called Savannah, or Black Witch S, from Louisiana, claims she's 'healed' a 23-year-old Los Angeles police officer with leukaemia by arranging a 'pact with Lucifer'.
  
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• Nikki Reed Says Ian Somerhalder Threw Out All Her Birth Control Pills

  22-09-2017 17:48
  What?!
  
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• Essex beautician spots client's nail stripe as skin cancer

  22-09-2017 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nail technician Jean Skinner, from Essex, shared an image on Facebook of her client's thumb as a warning to others to get any changes to their nail beds checked out.
  
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• Disease-carrying mosquitoes could swarm 75% of the US

  22-09-2017 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings by CDC researchers are a rallying cry to health officials to continue efforts against disease-carrying mosquitoes despite waning public interest about Zika.
  
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• Gruesome video shows a worm in a Mexican teen's eyeball

  22-09-2017 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old, from Mexico, lost his sight after the parasite invaded his eye. The flatworm can be eaten from under-cooked fish but how it got into the unnamed patient's eye is a mystery.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Says She Thought She Had A Miscarriage While Pregnant With North

  22-09-2017 16:52
  The reality star is opening up with new details for the first time.
  
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• Starbucks debuts new Maple Pecan Latte beverage

  22-09-2017 16:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tall Maple Pecan Latte with 2 per cent milk has 270 calories,8g of total fat, and 35g,  a Starbucks spokesperson told DailyMail.com. That'smore than the PSL, which has 240.
  
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• 'I Lost Over 50 Pounds Without Counting Calories—Here's How I Did It'

  22-09-2017 16:27
  Maya Henry says eating smaller portions and finding workouts that held her accountable made all the difference.
  
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• Do we really need therapy?

  22-09-2017 16:00
  Research suggests self-help exercises could be better for you than cognitive behavioural therapy‘Researchers say you might as well be your own therapist,” the website Quartz proclaimed recently, in light of a new study that found a vanishingly small difference between seeing a cognitive behavioural therapist and just doing various self-help exercises on your own. Naturally, this sort of thing is liable to make therapists angry. (The correct response is to nod compassionately and ask:
  
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• This Machine Will Help You Sculpt Your Sexiest Back Ever

  22-09-2017 15:56
  All while sitting down.
  
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• 7 Fall Running Jackets That Won't Turn You Into A Sweaty Mess

  22-09-2017 15:30
  These will inspire you to log more miles.
  
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• The Packing Hacks That This TV Host Swears By

  22-09-2017 15:00
  Because no one wants to deal with leaky lotions in their suitcase!
  
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• South Wales father-of-two given just one year left to live

  22-09-2017 14:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leo Jones, from Porthcawl, South Wales, repeatedly sought help for his headaches which left him banging his head against the wall in agony. Doctors repeatedly missed the signs.
  
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• Dear Cancer: What would you say?

  22-09-2017 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Three people who have experienced cancer on what they would write to the disease.
  
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• What is vascular dementia? Symptoms, causes and risk factors of the deadly condition

  22-09-2017 14:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  VASCULAR dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. It can occur after a stroke, and includes symptoms such as problems making decisions and difficulty concentrating.
  
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• Cedric Anselin: Ex Norwich City player on his fight against depression

  22-09-2017 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Norwich City player Cedric Anselin said he considered taking his life.
  
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• Alarm as 'super malaria' spreads in South East Asia

  22-09-2017 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The usual treatments are failing 60% of the time in some regions of Cambodia, scientists say.
  
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• Mothers say they were deceived about epilepsy pills risks

  22-09-2017 13:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julie Marjot, from Norfolk, told the BBC doctors waited until her last child was born to reveal the sodium valproate pills harmed three of her four children. The drug was introduced in the 1970s.
  
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• Pressures on the NHS are holding back progress on mental health | Richard Vize

  22-09-2017 12:55
  Major advances in mental health care cannot be sustained without fixing problems in primary care and hospitalsAre mental health services getting better or worse? The government repeatedly claims it is pumping money into rapid improvements, while a number of stories in recent days reinforces the impression that services are unravelling in the face of unparalleled demand.The Education Policy Institute has revealed that more than a quarter of children referred to specialist mental health services i
  
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• Eating THIS vegetable will help get rid of FLU and cold symptoms in just 24 hours

  22-09-2017 11:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  FLU and the common cold share symptoms including sore throat, runny nose and sneezing. This is how to get better in 24 hours.
  
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• Cancer warning: Do YOU know these three unlikely risk factors?

  22-09-2017 10:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  CANCER is one of the leading killers in the UK with common causes such as smoking and being overweight. However, there are some more surprising triggers.
  
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• Skin cancer warning: THIS mark on your nails could be a symptom of deadly condition

  22-09-2017 10:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  SKIN cancer symptoms usually include moles, lumps and ulcers that change in appearance, however a dark stripe - or stripes - running down a nail could be a sign of a particular form of melanoma.
  
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• Girl, 1, blisters at the slightest touch

  22-09-2017 10:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Rhiannon Atkinson, 30, from South Wales, was told her daughter, Pippa, one, had epidermolysis bullosa. Her skin blisters and tears at just the slightest touch.
  
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• Dementia news: THIS well-known symptom may not be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease

  22-09-2017 09:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  DEMENTIA symptoms commonly include memory loss, problems thinking and personality changes. However, the latter may not be an early sign, according to a ground-breaking new study.
  
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• GPs told to hand out Calpol amid fears of resistance  

  22-09-2017 08:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The intervention by the health watchdog Nice comes amid growing evidence that antibiotics are gradually losing their power and GPs are now being told to hand out Calpol for ear infections.
  
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