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• World Rugby rejects 'alarmist' call for tackling and scrum ban in school sport

  26-09-2017 23:47
  Experts call for ban on ‘harmful contact’ to reduce injury riskWorld Rugby questions data and claims made in new studyWorld Rugby has rejected “extreme and alarmist” claims made in a study that calls on scrums and tackling to be banned at school level, with a number of former international players also speaking out against the proposal.Allyson Pollock and Graham Kirkwood from the Institute of Health at Newcastle University had urged the government to remove the tackle and
  
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• New blood test could rapidly detect if you've had a heart attack

  26-09-2017 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  A BLOOD test that speeds up the diagnosis of heart attacks could free up doctors’ time and save the NHS millions of pounds a year.
  
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• 'Cancer patient' finds lump was toy traffic cone inhaled in 1977

  26-09-2017 23:03
  Medics find long-lost Playmobil plastic traffic cone inside lung of 47-year-old man who had suffered from persistent coughA toy traffic cone has been found in the lung of a man 40 years after he inhaled it. It was originally thought that the unnamed 47-year-old man from Preston might have cancer. Related: Bagpipe lung – a new name for a very old diseaseContinue reading...
  
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• 'Cancer patient' finds lump was toy traffic cone inhaled in 1967

  26-09-2017 23:03
  Medics find long-lost Playmobil plastic traffic cone inside lung of 47-year-old man who had suffered from persistent coughA toy traffic cone has been found in the lung of a man 40 years after he inhaled it. It was originally thought that the unnamed 47-year-old man from Preston might have cancer. Related: Bagpipe lung – a new name for a very old diseaseContinue reading...
  
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• Ariana Grande Says She Plans To Focus On Her Health Post-World Tour

  26-09-2017 22:43
  She told us: "It's been a very challenging journey."
  
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• 'I Was Skeptical Of In-Shower Moisturizers Until I Actually Tried One'

  26-09-2017 22:34
  Hello, soft skin.
  
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• Irish abortion law: Referendum 'to be held next year'

  26-09-2017 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The government says a vote on whether to change the country's abortion law will be held next year.
  
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• The 10 Grossest Feet Doctors Have Ever Seen (Illustrated With Cute Animals)

  26-09-2017 22:24
  We asked podiatrists to share their horror stories.
  
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• Video shows autistic teen chatting to his dad in Illinois

  26-09-2017 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This heartwarming video shows Illinois father Chadd Wickert talking to his 16-year-old son Chase, who has autism. The two are communicating in their special language.
  
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• This Company Sells Paleo Food For Babies (Yes, Really)

  26-09-2017 22:09
  Here's what a pediatrician thinks about it.
  
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• Stem cells from umbilical cords could treat heart failure

  26-09-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the American Heart Association has found that stem cells from umbilical cords that were injected into the veins of heart failure patients improved their heart function.
  
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• 1 in 5 US teenagers has suffered at least one concussion

  26-09-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research from the University of Michigan comes amid huge controversy over sport-linked brain injuries, threatening the entire culture of school and professional games.
  
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• Three cups of coffee a day doubled HIV survival rates

  26-09-2017 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Patients with HIV and hepatitis C that drank three or more cups of coffee a day had double the survival rates of those that drank less, according to a new french study.
  
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• Sex diseases in US surge to record high

  26-09-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This was 'the highest number ever,' said the annual Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released today by the CDC.
  
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• Alzheimer's drug developed by millennial biotech CEO fails

  26-09-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The latest failure from drug developer Axovant Sciences Ltd raised serious doubts about the mechanism's potential as a treatment for Alzheimer's.
  
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• Boston scientists discover biomarker to detect CTE

  26-09-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boston University's high profile brain investigation team has identified a biomarker in the brain which is linked to CTE.
  
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• The Weird Thing You Should Be Eating During Your Endurance Workout

  26-09-2017 20:51
  It'll actually help you stay hydrated.
  
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• UW study finds 30% spike in US lung disease deaths

  26-09-2017 20:38 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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• Fight to control anal cancer epidemic in America

  26-09-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A union of top professors from four leading universities - Harvard, Baylor, Florida and Texas - are uniting to present research on the impending anal cancer epidemic in America.
  
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• So-called 'love' hormone can make you fear new experiences

  26-09-2017 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called 'love hormone,' oxytocin, may actually make you more fearful of new social situations, new research from the University of California, Davis shows.
  
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• Diabetes drug helps patients lose 12lb over 3 months

  26-09-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prescription-only drug, which is self-injected, helps to slow down the stomach from emptying - making patients feel fuller for longer, say US Mayo Clinic researchers.
  
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• Lack of secure mental health beds scandalous, says judge

  26-09-2017 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A teenager at risk to himself and others could not be found a secure mental health bed for a month.
  
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• New mothers should eat peanuts while breastfeeding

  26-09-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba in Canada discovered if mothers do both these things it brings the lowest rate of peanut allergies in children.
  
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• Contaminated blood: Victims can launch court damages action

  26-09-2017 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Victims of the contaminated blood scandal are told they can seek damages in the High Court.
  
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• Type 2 diabetes symptoms: Is it possible to REVERSE the condition?

  26-09-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  TYPE 2 diabetes - where glucose levels rise too high - can be reversed through changes in diet and weight loss.
  
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• The PFI contracts that keep costing the taxpayer | Letters

  26-09-2017 19:51
  Readers respond to shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s pledge to bring billions of pounds’ worth of PFI projects and their staff back under government controlIn your editorial (26 September) on John McDonnell’s proposal that PFI contracts be bought back by a future Labour government you suggest that any such action might be constrained by the need to persuade the financial markets to continue to lend the government money. This was an error on your part: this constraint does not
  
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• Extend Abortion Act to Northern Ireland | Letters

  26-09-2017 19:50
  The change would be of immediate practical help to women there, writes Mary Pimm, as they currently run the risk of imprisonment if they take abortion pills obtained onlineYou say that repealing sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 “would be more symbolic than practical” since “it would not change abortion practice under the 1967 Abortion Act” (Report, 23 September). This is not true in Northern Ireland, where the 1967 Act does not apply. The cha
  
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• Ban mobile phones in schools to protect pupils’ mental health | Letters

  26-09-2017 19:49
  Social media and screen time have a relentless impact on their students, says Shannon TurnerOne of the best actions to protect young people’s mental health (Editorial, 22 September) is to ban mobile phones in schools. Progressive schools have already done so, recognising the relentless impact that social media and screen time have on the emotional and mental health of their students. Their position is that it gives children six hours of screen-free, and social media-free time, which i
  
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• Manchester woman diagnoses herself with Lena Dunham's book

  26-09-2017 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amy Vreeke, 25, from Manchester, has suffered from pain since she was 12. But it wasn't until three years ago that the cause of her problems was found when doctors diagnosed her with endometriosis.
  
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• The Real Story Behind This Viral Photo Of A Cheerleader Taking A Knee

  26-09-2017 19:28
  The pic was taken in October 2016, but it started getting tons of attention last weekend.
  
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• ​This Sexy TV Show Now Has A Line Of Sex Toys

  26-09-2017 19:26
  It's actually kind of genius.
  
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• Placebos work even if you know they are fake, study finds

  26-09-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from Harvard University and the University of Basel has found that even people who know that medication they are receiving is not real experience placebos' healing powers.
  
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• Is Wild-Caught Salmon Actually Healthier Than Farm-Raised Salmon?

  26-09-2017 18:55
  It's a fishy question.
  
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• Everything You Need To Know About Using Hypnosis For Weight Loss

  26-09-2017 18:18
  It's far from what you've seen on TV.
  
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• 4 Workout Trends You Should Skip, According To Experts

  26-09-2017 18:09
  We asked personal trainers to weigh in on what they hate seeing people do at the gym.
  
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• Chanting fake mantras won’t save the NHS. Proper funding will | Stefan Stern

  26-09-2017 18:06
  Belief is a wonderful thing – but channelling the spirit of David Brent is no way to fix the health serviceIt was a cry for help. At a meeting in London earlier this month NHS trust chief executives were forced to chant “We can do this” as a sign of their commitment to improving their hospitals’ poor A&E performance. Paul Watson, NHS England’s regional director for the Midlands and east of England, tried to lead colleagues in this chant, apparently urging them t
  
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• Ireland to hold abortion referendum weeks before pope's visit

  26-09-2017 18:01
  Voters will go to polls in May or June to decide whether to repeal near-total constitutional ban on abortion Ireland will hold a referendum next year on whether to repeal its constitutional ban on abortion in almost all cases – just a few weeks before Pope Francis visits.
  The prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has previously said the eighth amendment, which makes abortion illegal unless there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother, is “too restrictive”. Continue re
  
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• Cardiff boy meets bone marrow donor who saved his life

  26-09-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A video captures the special moment Jack Shaw, from Portsmouth,met hospital worker James, from Cardiff, the anonymous donor who gave his bone marrow to save his life.
  
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• Flu vaccine: Is it more effective if you're in a good mood?

  26-09-2017 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  A study has linked positive mood with greater protection from flu following vaccination but here's what you need to know.
  
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• We've had no help - epilepsy drug victims

  26-09-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Families say they have been left to fight for care and help for disabled children harmed by sodium valproate.
  
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• This Is Why People Like Making Out In Public, According To Science

  26-09-2017 17:39
  Here's what really sparks PDA.
  
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• Contaminated blood scandal victims allowed to sue government for compensation

  26-09-2017 17:39
  About 500 claimants – surviving victims and families of the deceased – given permission to launch group actionAbout 500 victims and relatives of haemophiliac patients killed by contaminated blood products have been given permission to sue the government for compensation.Related: What is the contaminated blood scandal?Continue reading...
  
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• Contaminated blood scandal victims allowed to sue government

  26-09-2017 17:39
  More than 500 claimants – surviving victims and families of the deceased – given permission to seek compensationMore than 500 victims and relatives of haemophiliac patients killed by contaminated blood products over the past 30 years have been given permission to sue the government for compensation.
  A judge at a preliminary hearing in London dismissed attempts by lawyers for the Department of Health to delay the claim and granted a group litigation order to begin legal proceedings in
  
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• Woman Attacked By a Venomous Copperhead Snake At LongHorn Steakhouse

  26-09-2017 17:07
  
  [brightcove:5023491040001 default]This article originally appeared on People.com.A Virginia resident was bitten by a venomous snake inside a LongHorn Steakhouse before she even made it to her table.Rachel Myrick and her family were heading into the foyer of the restaurant for dinner earlier this month when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her foot. “My left foot felt a bee sting, a hornet sting — something similar,” Myrick told Washington’s Top News. “So, I re
  
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• 9 Celebrities Share Their Alcohol Wake-Up Calls

  26-09-2017 16:52
  "If I continued it, I was really going to sabotage my whole life."
  
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• 6 Perfumes That Will Make You Feel More Zen With Every Whiff

  26-09-2017 16:39
  They're instantly soothing.
  
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• 5 Ways To Lose Weight Without Going Low-Carb

  26-09-2017 16:32
  ​You don't have to skip the pasta if you're trying to lose weight.
  
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• Indonesian healers using buffalo horns for cupping therapy

  26-09-2017 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The horns, which have been used in cupping for thousands of years, are applied to patients skin. Normally heated glass cups are used. The pictures were taken on the streets of Jakarta.
  
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• 8 out of 10 Fitbits users stick with device for 6 months

  26-09-2017 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say the devices motivate users to increase their exercise levels. Design elements such as points and financial rewards help keep people on track.
  
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• You Can Take These 3 Sex Toys With You Literally Anywhere You Go

  26-09-2017 16:00
  TSA? No problem.
  
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