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• This Is How Kristen Bell Plans To Talk About Mental Health With Her Kids

  28-09-2017 23:56
  She'll take a cue from her own mother's approach.
  
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• How Viagra cost Hugh Hefner his hearing

  28-09-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hugh Hefner (left) lost his hearing as a result of taking Viagra, according to his widow Crystal Harris (right). The FDA has warned that taking the erectile dysfunction drug leads to ear damage.
  
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• ​5 Cookbooks You Should Buy If You Loved Chrissy Teigen's

  28-09-2017 23:55
  ​Because doesn't fall just make you want to cook?
  
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• 7 Cute Shoes That Won't Hurt If You Have Bunions

  28-09-2017 23:42
  Got a bunion? Wear these cute shoes. Doctor's orders.
  
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• Officials to crack down on 'circus' of Snapchat surgeons

  28-09-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  So-called 'Snapchat Surgeons' post clips of their operations online. It has become a salacious fad luring in millions of viewers - and doctors who partake say it has sent their business soaring.
  
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• Stanford professor's jerk survival guide

  28-09-2017 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Sutton, a professor at Stanford University in California, wrote The A**hole Survival Guide. Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones's diary exhibited similar a**hole qualities that Sutton says to avoid.
  
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• How to make yourself love healthy things

  28-09-2017 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elliot Berkman, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, explains that the way we define ourselves plays a large role in whether we pick a salad over a burger.
  
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• 8 Ways To Start A Healthier Diet ASAP, According To A Nutritionist

  28-09-2017 22:20
  You'll feel better for it.
  
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• 5 Things That Happened When I Started Doing Bridges After Every Workout

  28-09-2017 22:15
  There were definitely some noticeable differences.
  
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• This Reddit User Shared The Skin-Care Routine That Cured Her Hormonal Acne—And Her Pictures Are Insane

  28-09-2017 22:05
  It's a total transformation.
  
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• Meditation could prevent fatal heart disease, study finds

  28-09-2017 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the American Heart Association has found that meditation can help you quit smoking and it can also decrease your stress and anxiety levels.
  
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• Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus Has Been Diagnosed With Breast Cancer

  28-09-2017 21:31
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Michael Freeman on common skin habits that are bad for you

  28-09-2017 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Freeman is a dermatologist at Bond University. He warns there are scores of skincare trends promoted online. Here, he breaks down which ones you should be wary of and why.
  
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• This Is How Many Calories You'll Find In One Cup Of Grapes

  28-09-2017 20:41
  Plus, some surprisingly delicious ways to eat them.
  
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• Follow These 3 Techniques To Cover Up Your Facial Redness Like A Pro

  28-09-2017 20:40
  It'll be your little secret.
  
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• Love hormone makes men more friendly but women freak out

  28-09-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's becoming more and more clear that the love hormone affects men and women differently. It is important to how we experience social interactions in general, but the results can vary wildly.
  
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• Julia Louis-Dreyfus shares breast cancer diagnosis

  28-09-2017 20:03
  The star of Seinfeld and Veep tweeted a note to praise her ‘glorious’ support network and ‘fantastic insurance’ but added that not many women were so luckyJulia Louis-Dreyfus has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Related: Veep resigns after season seven but leaves a peerless comedy legacyContinue reading...
  
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• Heart attack symptoms: Three things to do if YOU or someone else is suffering

  28-09-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  HEART attacks require immediate medical attention - here are three things to do if you, or someone else, is suffering.
  
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• Irish voices raised for choice on abortion | Letters

  28-09-2017 19:47
  Alison Hackett on why she will be joining Saturday’s March for Choice in DublinWhen women have no access to abortion their lives are in danger (Emer O’Toole, 28 September); when women have some access to abortion (within a legal framework) they live in a safer world. I recommend Mike Leigh’s film Vera Drake, set in the 1950s. Abortion was available to women of means (doctors called it something else). Women at the bottom of the pile – destitute, sex workers, teenagers, ra
  
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• A novel way for a library to move its books | Brief letters

  28-09-2017 19:46
  NHS chant | Relocating libraries | Ryanair | Unsplit infinitivesI don’t know which is more appalling – that Paul Watson, NHS England’s regional director for the Midlands and East of England, demanded that hospital trust chief executives chant “we can do this” (improve their A&E performance) (Report, 26 September), or that the chief executives apparently complied with this demand and didn’t protest about it till afterwards.
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• 'I'm A Yoga Instructor, And I Never Start My Day Without Doing This'

  28-09-2017 19:22
  Rebecca Pacheco shares the secret to her super-zen morning routine.
  
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• Your October Sex Horoscope: Intense, Passionate Sex Is Coming Your Way

  28-09-2017 19:21
  Time to get exactly what you want. Like, now.
  
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• Hallucinogenic drugs could treat eating disorders

  28-09-2017 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ayahuasca could be used in the treatment of eating disorders, a new study from a Canadian psychologist finds. The psychotropic brew may help people to rewire their brains.
  
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• 8 ways a man is unknowingly damaging his sperm count

  28-09-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ohio urologist Edmund Sabanegh says tight underwearm laptops, saunas and hot tubs, mobile phones, certain drugs, tobacco, marijuana and anabolic steroids affect men's fertility.
  
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• Disease removed from embryo in world first

  28-09-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The technique called 'base editing', designed by researchers at Harvard, allows embryologists to correct an error in one single 'letter' of genetic code - out of three billion 'letters' in total.
  
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• NBA stars surprise eight-year-old fan with rare disease

  28-09-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Case Hogan (pictured right) of Tennessee has a disease that typically kills children by age 15. A basketball fan, Hogan was surprised by NBA stars such as Blake Griffin (left) and Lonzo Ball (right).
  
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• 6 Women Share How They Handled Period Leaks In Public

  28-09-2017 18:27
  "I tried the best I could to keep it covered with the tote bag I was carrying."
  
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• This Actress Says She Gained 70 Pounds Due To PCOS

  28-09-2017 18:06
  The disorder can affect up to 10 percent of women.
  
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• Man has 'dozens of tiny teeth' growing in his throat

  28-09-2017 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man in eastern China was shocked to discover dozens of tooth-like lumps inside his throat after suffering from shortness of breath. Doctors found hard nodular objects in the patient's airway.
  
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• Fife mother has to avoid laughing because of a brain leak

  28-09-2017 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angela Chapman, 39, from Glenrothes, Fife, suffers from spontaneous intracranial hypotension which affects one in 50,000 people. It can lead to early onset dementia.
  
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• These Are the Best Hard Ciders to Drink If You’re Trying to Lose Weight​

  28-09-2017 17:06
  ​For when you get a hankering for grown-up apple juice.
  
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• This Man Says He Lost 117 Pounds On The Potato Diet—But Is That Really Safe?

  28-09-2017 16:47
  We asked the experts.
  
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• 6 Face Masks For Acne That Will Unclog Your Pores And Smooth Your Skin

  28-09-2017 16:41
  Deep clean your pores with these derm-approved acne masks.
  
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• Halo Top Just Released A New Line Of Vegan Ice Creams

  28-09-2017 16:34
  Find out which flavors will be going dairy-free.
  
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• 8 Women Share What They Wish They'd Known Before Marriage

  28-09-2017 16:10
  The good and the bad...
  
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• Is tattooing a job for a doctor? An infection nearly cost me my leg | John Crace

  28-09-2017 15:51
  A Japanese court has effectively decided that only doctors should perform tattoos. My terrifying six months shows that the stakes are highYou could reasonably ask what a man nearing 60 was doing having a tattoo. It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times over the past few years. The best I can come up with is that it seemed like a good idea at the time. I was on holiday with friends in Spain, my son had emailed me a design I liked and we had a few hours free … You get the pi
  
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• Dirty laundry a powerful magnet for bedbugs, study finds

  28-09-2017 15:00
  To sleep tight and dodge the bedbug’s bite, pack away worn clothes to avoid spreading the insects, which are attracted to human scent, travellers advisedAfter a long day of sightseeing in a foreign city, you might be tempted to kick off your socks, sling your sweaty T-shirt across your hotel room room and flop down on the bed. Think again.Dirty laundry acts as a powerful magnet for bedbugs, a study published in the journal Scientific Reports has found. Its authors have warned that a failur
  
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• Drinking beer can lift your spirits, researchers claim 

  28-09-2017 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hordenine, abundant in malted barley which is used to brew beer, activates dopamine receptors in the brain, a study from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg found.
  
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• Virtual flu

  28-09-2017 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A major citizen science project will spread virtual flu with the aim of understanding how to stop the real thing.
  
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• Expert warns wearing knickers leads to vaginal infection

  28-09-2017 14:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wearing knickers can increase heat and sweat in the genital area, creating a home for bacteria and a risk of vaginal infections, warns New York women's health expert Dr Donnica Moore.
  
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• Obesity in the UK is causing 160 amputations a week

  28-09-2017 14:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 8,500 amputations are carried out in England each year as a result of diabetes. Rising obesity rates are behind trend, with 2 in 3 adults now overweight or obese.
  
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• Asian teenager is first to receive two new arms

  28-09-2017 14:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shreya Siddanagowda, from Kerala in India, hadboth her arms amputated above the elbow. The surgery is one of only 10 double upper arm transplants to have been carried out worldwide.
  
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• BBC Four creates app that tracks where users travel

  28-09-2017 14:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From today, people across the UK can download the free app, called BBC Pandemic, via the App Store or Google Play. There is also a version specifically for people in Haslemere, Surrey.
  
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• Why do politicians still force women through unwanted pregnancies? | Dame Billie Miller

  28-09-2017 13:15
  I helped Barbados legalise abortion and the number of women dying from unsafe terminations plunged. Countless lives depend on more countries following suitWhen I entered parliament in 1976 as the only female member, I took a stand and managed to do what many countries have failed to do, or are threatening to undo: decriminalise abortion.Recently, President Michelle Bachelet of Chile succeeded in advancing legislation that made abortion legal under certain circumstances. Chile’s new law is
  
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• Babies increased risk of flu if they have older siblings

  28-09-2017 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Almost half of all cases of severe flu in babies under six months old are caught from older siblings, according to a study by University College London's Great Ormond Institute of Child Health.
  
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• Dhaka man left severely disfigured following tiger attack

  28-09-2017 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hashmot Ali, 45, lost almost his entire face as a result of the incident, and has spent most of the 23 years since in hiding. He will make the eight-hour journey to Dhaka, in search of surgery.
  
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• Liver disease risk: Why you should avoid drinking BEER this weekend

  28-09-2017 12:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  LIVER disease symptoms can be caused by over-consumption of alcohol, like beer. Scientists may have just discovered why we struggle to stop at one pint.
  
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• Dirty yoga mats can carry herpes, expert warns

  28-09-2017 12:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr David Greuner, managing director and co-founder of NYC Surgical Associates, said bacteria, viruses, and germs love the hot, humid, and sweaty environments that exist in yoga studios.
  
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• Student can pursue career after double hand transplant

  28-09-2017 11:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shreya Siddanagowda, from Kerala in India, hadboth her arms amputated above the elbow. The surgery is one of only 10 double upper arm transplants to have been carried out worldwide.
  
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• Obesity is causing 160 amputations A WEEK

  28-09-2017 11:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 8,500 amputations are carried out in England each year as a result of diabetes. Rising obesity rates are behind trend, with 2 in 3 adults now overweight or obese.
  
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