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• The Protein-Packed Item You're Probably Overlooking In The Dairy Aisle

  25-09-2017 23:52
  In case you're tired of your Greek yogurt routine.
  
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• ASK THE DOCTOR: How can I bulk up my wasting muscles?

  25-09-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Daily Mail's resident GP answers your queries on everything and anything. This week, how to counter the effects of muscle wastage and overcoming panic attacks.
  
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• Healthcare research focused on white people study says

  25-09-2017 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the American Association for Cancer Research has found that minorities are underrepresented in US clinical trials. And researchers are warning the problem is worsening.
  
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• 6 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Go On A Ketogenic Diet

  25-09-2017 23:23
  Keto is incredibly trendy—but the side effects can be a bit gnarly.
  
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• Exactly How Emma Stone Gained 15 Pounds Of Lean Muscle Mass

  25-09-2017 23:06
  She upped her calorie intake to 2,500 to 3,000 calories a day.
  
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• Would Kylie Jenner Even Be Allowed To Act As Kim Kardashian's Surrogate?

  25-09-2017 22:33
  With rumors flying, we went to the experts.
  
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• 3 Easy Smoothies That Will Give You Healthy, Glowing Skin

  25-09-2017 21:59
  They're packed with anti-aging ingredients.
  
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• This Sad Scene In Lady Gaga's Documentary Reveals A Surprising Detail About Her Breakup With Taylor Kinney

  25-09-2017 21:51
  It's hard to see her like this.
  
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• Disgusting health risks of cocktail garnishes revealed

  25-09-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clemson University food scientists Paul Dawson and Wesam Al-Jeddawi have conducted an in-depth investigation into drink garnishes. The results might just make you sick.
  
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• Nottingham study finds smiling gives better flu protection

  25-09-2017 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who were happiest when having the autumn flu jab were better protected, say Nottingham University researchers. A good mood produces up to 14% more antibodies, they discovered.
  
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• Woman who tried 23andMe on a whim finds three siblings

  25-09-2017 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jaclyn Baxter (center and far right) found two half brothers, Loren (right) and Tim (left) when she sent in a saliva sample to 23andMeand discovered her father (pictured) was not her biological parent.
  
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• 'I Swear By These 3 Products To Maintain My Zen On Even The Most Stressful Days'

  25-09-2017 20:47
  Breathe deep.
  
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• Everyone Is Totally Obsessed With This Healthy Bread—But Does It Live Up To The Hype?

  25-09-2017 20:35
  We asked a nutritionist to analyze Dave's Killer Bread.
  
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• 7 Reasons You Can't Seem To Tone Up Your Muscles

  25-09-2017 20:25
  You're putting in the work. Now reap the results.
  
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• Hospital bosses forced to chant 'we can do this' over A&E targets

  25-09-2017 20:17
  Trust leaders say they were left feeling ‘bullied and humiliated’ by the incident at a meeting to improve performanceHospital bosses were forced to chant “we can do this” by a senior NHS official in an effort to improve their accident and emergency performance in advance of what doctors have warned will be a tough winter for the NHS.Hospital trust chief executives say they were left feeling “bullied, patronised and humiliated” by the incident last week at a me
  
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• 5 Common Stomach Problems That Could Signal Serious Health Issues

  25-09-2017 20:17
  How to know when gas and diarrhea are more than just a nuisance.
  
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• Dutch designer creates dress with lights that mimic heart

  25-09-2017 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disruptive Dutch Anouk Wipprecht has unveiled a new dress that lights up in coordination with the wearer's heartbeat. The garment, called 'Synapse' is the latest in Wipprecht's high tech fashion line.
  
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• Harvard study links autism to siblings' gender

  25-09-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Harvard Medical School analyzed health insurance records of more than 1.5 million American families with two children between the ages of four and 18.
  
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• Designer's new dress lights up with wearer's heartbeat

  25-09-2017 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Disruptive Dutch Anouk Wipprecht has unveiled a new dress that lights up in coordination with the wearer's heartbeat. The garment, called 'Synapse' is the latest in Wipprecht's high tech fashion line.
  
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• This Celeb Asked Moms To Share Times Their Kids Were 'Mean' To Them And The Responses Are Hilarious

  25-09-2017 19:10
  Every mom can relate.
  
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• Study reveals 30% spike in US deaths from smoke diseases

  25-09-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Washington analyzed death records stretching back 34 years from the US Census Bureau.
  
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• Disgusting health risks of cocktail garnishes

  25-09-2017 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Clemson University food scientists Paul Dawson and Wesam Al-Jeddawi have conducted an in-depth investigation into drink garnishes. The results might just make you sick.
  
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• The Coolest New Way To Donate Your Hair—Even If You're Just Getting A Trim

  25-09-2017 18:23
  Change your look and clean up the earth.
  
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• Man who spent 15 YEARS in a vegetative state sheds tears

  25-09-2017 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old, from France, left severely brain damaged by a car crash, had shown minimal signs he was aware of the outside world following the accident.
  
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• Groundbreaking study links autism to siblings' gender

  25-09-2017 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Harvard Medical School analyzed health insurance records of more than 1.5 million American families with two children between the ages of four and 18.
  
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• A guide to prescribing painkillers ethically

  25-09-2017 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Opioids are now killing more people in the US than HIV, gun violence or car crashes. A National Academy of Medicine researcher has created guidelines for doctors on prescribing opioids safely.
  
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• People who regularly eat nuts are less likely to be obese

  25-09-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nut eaters have a 5 percent lower risk of carrying extra pounds, found a study by Loma Linda University School of Public Health in California. Nuts are made up of 'good fats'.
  
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• Here's What You Need To Know About Counting Net Carbs To Lose Weight

  25-09-2017 16:53
  It's a strategy popularized by the Atkins plan.
  
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• Mexico earthquake survivors face health woes like 9/11

  25-09-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Louis De Palo, professor of pulmonary medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, said it would be a good idea for well-wishers to donate good quality masks to first responders in Mexico.
  
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• 5 Signs Of Sepsis You Need to Know About

  25-09-2017 16:21
  If you notice any of these symptoms, seek help immediately.
  
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• Parts of UK identified as high risk areas for Lyme disease

  25-09-2017 16:18
  South England and Scottish Highlands have higher prevalence of infected ticks which cause the disease, says health bodyThe south of England and the Scottish Highlands have been earmarked as high risk areas for Lyme disease.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said some areas appear to have higher prevalence of infected ticks which cause the disease. But the health body said prevalence data is incomplete as it called for a large study into the condition in the UK.Related:
  
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• Smoking super-strength cannabis may trigger seizures

  25-09-2017 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trials on mice by Japanese researchers showed seizures can be induced by both THC - which causes the 'high' in marijuana, and JWH-018 - the main component of spice.
  
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• Alcohol replacement pill could hit the market by 2020

  25-09-2017 15:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at Indivior's R&D centre in Hull are currently refining the formula forArbaclofen placarbil, which aims to allow problem drinkers to moderate their consumption.
  
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• Try This Technique To Stop Your Orgasms From Fading

  25-09-2017 15:30
  This tiny tweak might make a big difference.
  
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• Hospitals in crisis in Uganda as Middle Eastern countries poach medical staff

  25-09-2017 15:26
  Recruitment of almost 2,000 health workers to Libya has led to urgent calls for government to stop exodus amid dire staffing shortagesThe failure to stop a brain drain of almost 2,000 of its best doctors and nurses is exacerbating Uganda’s healthcare crisis, reflecting a growing problem across east Africa, say healthcare workers.At least 1,963 medics are being recruited to work at one hospital alone in Libya, as Middle Eastern countries turn to the region for highly qualified workers to fi
  
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• A quarter of cancer patients use medical marijuana

  25-09-2017 15:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The report from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center studied Seattle patients, and also found that most cancer patients want to know more about using the drug as a medical treatment.
  
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• Indian boy is going blind due to his protruding eyes

  25-09-2017 14:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jailian Kaipeng is in 'constant pain' from his protruding eyes and may have a rare eye cancer. His labourer father from rural north eastern India is now jobless and cannot afford help.
  
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• Buying fake Viagra online 'Russian roulette'

  25-09-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  We follow police officers on a raid.
  
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• Cheryl's appeal for friend’s son suffering from CMT

  25-09-2017 14:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fans praised the star, 34, for raising awareness of a Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease. She did not identify the pal whose child has the progressive condition that can cause muscle weakness.
  
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• I had chronic fatigue syndrome. The Lightning Process at least offers hope | Vonny Leclerc

  25-09-2017 14:30
  The treatment may be controversial but for teenagers whose whole lives are on hold because of CFS, anything that might help is worth tryingShe thought I was dead. You come home, call out, no answer. You walk in to find your 16-year-old crumpled on the dining-room floor. Drugs? Alcohol? It’s a leap the brain makes. Being so tired that they collapsed on the spot doesn’t feature. Months later, after all but abandoning school, I was told it was myalgic encephalopathy (ME), more commonly
  
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• Bath Spa University 'blocks transgender research'

  25-09-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  It was feared studying people who reversed gender reassignment surgery could be "politically incorrect".
  
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• I'm reinventing mental health care by putting patients in charge

  25-09-2017 11:35
  My experiences as a mental health service user helped me to set up and run a suicide crisis centre
  A feeling of powerlessness dominated my experience of mental health services. And this feeling was at its worst when I was sectioned. Sectioning replicated aspects of the traumatic experience that initially caused my suicidal crisis. I felt trapped, captive and utterly out of control. I couldn’t escape. .The limited control I had over my interactions with mental health professionals also had
  
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• Preston handyman has toy cone removed from his lungs

  25-09-2017 11:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 47-year-old patient, whose name is unknown, complained of coughing up yellow mucus for little over a year. He sought help from doctors at Wythenshawe
  Hospital, Manchester.
  
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• Welsh schoolchildren to receive early help with mental health problems

  25-09-2017 11:20
  Pupils at more than 200 schools across Wales will be able to access on-site help as part of government’s £1.4m pilot schemeChildren with emotional and mental health problems are to receive early help at school from teams of experts as part of a “unique” initiative being set up by the Welsh government. Pupils at more than 200 schools in Wales will be able to access on-site help as part of the £1.4m pilot scheme. The Welsh government’s announcement comes as conc
  
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• Belfast bodybuilder left mute by six stone weight loss

  25-09-2017 11:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Terri Keith, 30, of Belfast, went from a size 16 to a size 6 in just 10 months but The weight loss left her with malnutrition and made her ulcerative colitis worse. Now she is a champion bodybuilder.
  
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• Aussie flu could kill as many as 1968 Hong Kong pandemic

  25-09-2017 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Robert Dingwall, a public health expert at Nottingham Trent University, said it is 'inevitable' the H3N2 strain which has caused havoc in Australia will reach Britain.
  
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• People spend twice as long on the toilet than exercising

  25-09-2017 10:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adults in the UK clock up 3 hours and 9 minutes on the lavatory every week – and just 90 minutes being active, a UKactive poll revealed. Adults should do 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise.
  
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• Women in the greatest need are being let down by a lack of local support

  25-09-2017 10:25
  New map shows women in England and Wales facing multiple disadvantage are being put at risk by confusing, fragmented or non-existent local servicesNobody ever turned up to a substance misuse clinic in need of support solely for substance misuse, says Pip Williams, who spent 26 years living with alcohol and drug dependency. At the same time, she grappled with mental health issues, an abusive relationship, homelessness and periods of losing her children to care.“When you’re a woman wit
  
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• How penis sizes vary across the UK

  25-09-2017 10:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A survey suggests Welsh men shouldn't be concerned about their penis size. They are blessed with the largest manhoods in the UK, measuring 6.56 inches on average.
  
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• £1.4m mental health project to help school pupils

  25-09-2017 09:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A trial is launched to help pupils showing early signs of anxiety, depression or self-harm.
  
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