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• My Favorite Cooling Sheets Are Basically Made Out Of Leggings

  29-09-2017 23:58
  Calling all sweaty sleepers: It's time to chill out.
  
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• How To Get Rid Of Dark Spots, According To Dermatologists

  29-09-2017 23:53
  We grilled derms for the products that will really make a difference in your skin.
  
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• The 5 Hottest Activewear Buys From This Week's Huge Bloomingdale's Sale

  29-09-2017 23:45
  Time to stock up on fall athleisure staples.
  
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• ​'I Tried Rubber-Masking For A Week—Here's What Happened'

  29-09-2017 23:42
  They're supposed to be better than sheet masks...but are they worth it?
  
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• These 4 Moves Will Help You Sculpt 6-Pack Abs Without Even Leaving The House

  29-09-2017 23:30
  Get a toned tummy no matter where you train.
  
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• These 5 Spices Will Make Every Dinner You Cook Way More Flavorful

  29-09-2017 22:50
  You can do better than plain old salt and pepper.
  
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• Why we get sleepy when we're bored

  29-09-2017 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Science has finally figured out that the brain's pleasure center is to blame for all the times we've fallen asleep in a boring meeting. The Japanese study says that sleep won't help, but caffeine will.
  
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• We Asked 6 Hair Stylists To Share Their Go-To Routines—Here's What They Said

  29-09-2017 22:23
  Cue your next good hair day.
  
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• FDA approves Abbott's blood glucose monitoring device

  29-09-2017 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Abbott's FreeStyle Libre Flash uses a small sensor wire in a 'sticker' that is inserted below the skin to continuously measure and monitor glucose levels.
  
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• 'The Exact Diet That Helped Me Finally Lose 120 Pounds After Years Of Exercising'

  29-09-2017 21:57
  ​Amanda Carty finally saw results after making this change.
  
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• Reese Witherspoon Is Opening Up About Her Decision To Marry At Age 23

  29-09-2017 21:46
  She met ex-husband Ryan Philippe on her 21st birthday.
  
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• Father-of-three is deathly afraid of needles

  29-09-2017 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meltris Smith of Marerro, Louisiana, is the father-of-three who is deathly afraid of needles and pleaded with a nurse to take a 'time-out' when she tried to draw blood.
  
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• Memory for details grows slowly

  29-09-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The part of the brain responsible for storing and recalling detailed memories is not fully developed until we are about 14, research from Germany and Scotland found.
  
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• The Guardian view on food standards: the cost of competition | Editorial

  29-09-2017 20:43
  Look away now: an investigation into one food processor might put you off your next chicken mealFor almost every meat eater, chicken is the great standby. Every day, more than 2 million birds are consumed: spiced up as drumsticks or curry-sauced thighs or succulently ham-wrapped breasts. But there is perhaps no other area of food production where what we eat has become so distant from what happens to it on the way to the plate. It is not a process for the faint-hearted: and as an investigation b
  
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• Your October Horoscope: It's Time To Go For What You Want

  29-09-2017 20:09
  The possibilities are endless.
  
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• Cancer warning: THESE three types are most common in the UK - what are their symptoms?

  29-09-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  CANCER kills thousands of people every year in the UK. Do you know the symptoms of these three most common types?
  
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• Stacey Solomon discusses 'traumatic' first pregnancy

  29-09-2017 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Solomon, 27, added that she was 'mortified' because she wasn't told about stitches after the birth - and feels her ignorance over the process fuelled her post-natal depression.
  
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• US health officials brace for potentially bad flu season

  29-09-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health officials are bracing for a potentially miserable fall and winter The Southern Hemisphere, especially Australia, was hit hardwith a flu strain causing severe illness in seniors.
  
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• Miley Cyrus's New Song Reveals Intimate Details About Her Last Relationship Before Liam

  29-09-2017 19:34
  She was rumored to be dating Stella Maxwell.
  
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• The Photos Of This Model's Eye Tattoo Are Seriously Disturbing

  29-09-2017 19:31
  She might go blind.
  
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• Guide to 'the perfect poo' and our gut health

  29-09-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A new book by a London nutritional therapist outlines the 4 factors to consider when it comes to assessing your stools. Eve Kalinik is urging the nation 'it's time we took notice'.
  
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• Johnny Vegas reveals his heartbreak at father's death

  29-09-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johnny Vegas has opened up about his heartbreak at his father's death,saying that he hasn't mourned him, and is 'angry' with him for dying so suddenly.
  
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• Why you get 'hangxiety' after a night of drinking

  29-09-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hangxiety occurs after a someone is recovering from a day or night drinking. They experience anxious thoughts and feelings of being overwhelmed, especially if they are prone to anxiety.
  
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• Are YOU being emotionally abused?

  29-09-2017 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Psychological abuse doesn’t leave bruises, but its wounds run much deeper - and victims think they may never escape, explains Shannon Thomas, author of Healing from Hidden Abuse.
  
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• Heating cannabis with blowtorch produces cancerous toxins

  29-09-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carcinogenic toxins were found the in vapor produced by heating highly concentrated cannabis oil at high temperatures in a Portland, Oregon study. Poorer, less educated people are at greater risk.
  
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• Canon John Foskett obituary

  29-09-2017 18:43
  My father, John Foskett, who has died aged 78, was a clergyman and pastoral counsellor who worked primarily in churches and hospitals but also in other environments.He was born in Croydon, south London, the son of Mary (nee Challis), an elocution teacher, and Herbert, a corn factor. He went to Tonbridge school, where, because of his dyslexia, he was taken under the wing of the school chaplain. This association was instrumental in his decision to study theology. He graduated from St Catharine&rsq
  
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• Flu in pregnancy increases risk of a caesarean by 12%

  29-09-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lead author Dr Liran Hiersch, of Tel Aviv University, also noted how mothers-to-be who suffered from the flu for longer periods had an even higher risk of needing a caesarean.
  
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• Trump policy set to hinder war on polio in Pakistan

  29-09-2017 18:22
  Disease holding on in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria where there is mistrust of western governments who bankroll the vaccinesFor decades, polio was one of the world’s most feared diseases, disabling and crippling millions. Its near eradication has been one of the great achievements of modern medical science.But polio stubbornly holds on in three countries – Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria – where communities, alongside local and international authorities, are making concer
  
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• Woman claims that RAW HONEY cleared her acne

  29-09-2017 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An anonymous 32-year-old woman shared her photographs documenting the dramatic change in her skin on Reddit - and she claims applying raw honey is what banished her acne.
  
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• Revealed: Johnson & Johnson's 'irresponsible' actions over vaginal mesh implant

  29-09-2017 18:11
  Woman awarded record $57m damages over implant launched with no clinical trial and marketed despite higher failure rateA vaginal mesh implant made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was launched without a clinical trial, and then marketed for five years after the company learned that it had a higher failure rate than their two earlier devices. Internal company emails disclosed in a US court case, in which a 51-year-old woman was awarded a record $57m in damages this month, also show that senior
  
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• Moving photos of wheelchair-bound man in Mexico clean-up

  29-09-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eduardo Zarate, a 26-year-old man with a spinal cord injury which has left him confined to a wheelchair, was one of the many volunteers who came to help the clean-up in Mexico City.
  
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• A single genetic glitch explains how Zika is so dangerous

  29-09-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A single genetic change that occurred in 2013 may explain how Zika acquired the ability to attack fetal nerve cells, causing a severe birth defect in babies whose mothers were infected.
  
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• Want to lower your blood pressure? Go to a sauna

  29-09-2017 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The risk of having high blood pressure was decreased by 24 per cent among men who went to the sauna two to three times a week, University of Eastern Finland researchers discovered.
  
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• Experts create new full English based on UK’s diverse DNA

  29-09-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Experts studying UK ancestry found that 26 regions from across the globe now contribute to the average English person's DNA.
  
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• Reclusive teen with giant facial tumours has no friends

  29-09-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rubi Dulari has neurofibromatosis which causes tumours to grow along nerves. The young woman, from northern India, was constantly bullied at school over her looks.
  
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• Demi Lovato Says This Rock-Bottom Moment Finally Convinced Her To Get Sober

  29-09-2017 17:19
  It was during a family intervention.
  
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• Experts warn that there are some downsides to meditation

  29-09-2017 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While much research has promoted the benefits linked to meditation, few know about the practice's downsides. However, Brown University researchers are now speaking about them.
  
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• German surgery addict Manoush reveals her age

  29-09-2017 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Surgery addict Manoush, from Munich, Germany, left This Morning viewers in shock when she told Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford her real age.
  
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• Having a TV in your child’s bedroom could make them fat

  29-09-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Iowa State University study comes after a landmark paper in June that found more than half had TVs in their bedroom at age seven. Professor Douglas Gentile led the review.
  
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• Saving bread for last at mealtime may help diabetics

  29-09-2017 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Going straight for the meat and vegetables stops type patients from consuming as much of the carbs, causing a decreased spike after eating, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers discovered.
  
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• Why simply smiling makes you more attractive

  29-09-2017 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Swansea University found people whose resting faces seemed cheerful were judged as being in better health than those who appeared miserable (stock image).
  
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• ​The Best Shampoos For Curly Hair

  29-09-2017 16:30
  They give you defined, frizz-free ringlets and waves.
  
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• Foods you should eat (and avoid) to maximize your workouts

  29-09-2017 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  How much, when and how often you eat can have an impact on the results of your workouts. Additionally, some foods branded as 'healthy' are high-calorie and loaded with sugar.
  
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• This Strength Move Will Take Your Legs To The Next Level

  29-09-2017 16:00
  No more knee injuries.
  
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• Coffee laced with butter believed to be key to weight loss

  29-09-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Businesswoman Angela Middleton, 55, brews a pot of 'bulletproof' coffee every morning at her home in west London - and she insists the daily habit has stopped middle aged spread in its tracks.
  
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• 6 Habits That Are Making You Lose Muscle, Not Fat

  29-09-2017 15:30
  Even the best-intentioned plans can backfire.
  
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• It’s time to talk about the pseudoscience corrupting the abortion debate

  29-09-2017 14:50
  On the eve of the final March for Choice ahead of Ireland’s referendum on abortion rights next year, a scientist explains why we urgently need to challenge the dogma
  On Saturday 30 September 2017, the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) – a pro-choice alliance of which I am a member – is hosting its sixth annual March for Choice in Dublin city centre. It is a particularly significant event, as it will be our last march before next year’s referendum over whether to repeal the e
  
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• OnePoll.com reveal top 50 things that get our heart racing

  29-09-2017 13:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exercise is most likely to cause your heart to race, followed by having sex, attending a job interview and going on a first date, a survey of 2,000 Britons commissioned by Healthspan has revealed.
  
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• Not being able to smell of leather could signal dementia

  29-09-2017 13:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of Chicago study found those who can't identify at least four out of five odours, one of them being leather, were more than twice as likely to develop dementia.
  
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• We are all at risk from poisonous mercury. It's time to take action

  29-09-2017 13:18
  Mercury is found in household items from beauty products to electronics, and even in food. Without proper safeguards our health is in dangerMercury is far more pervasive than most people realise, and we have no idea how many people are at risk. It can be found in everything from mascara and dental amalgam to thermometers and skin whitening creams – and that’s before it reaches the food chain. There is no safe level of exposure, and everyone is at risk when mercury is released without
  
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