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• 7 Delicious Breakfast Casseroles You Can Whip Up ASAP

  06-10-2017 22:59
  Your morning meal just got way easier.
  
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• This Childhood Cancer Survivor Became A Nurse At The Hospital Where She Was Treated

  06-10-2017 22:22
  Montana Brown started her new job last month.
  
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• 'I'm A Personal Trainer But I Couldn't Lose 15 Pounds Until I Made This Change'

  06-10-2017 22:10
  Sarah Foster was constantly exercising, but that alone couldn't keep the weight off.
  
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• This Picture Of Olivia Wilde and Her Son Is Causing Some Major Internet Drama

  06-10-2017 21:46
  What do you think?
  
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• Now dentists are being blamed for the antibiotic crisis...

  06-10-2017 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from The Minnesota Department of Health found unnecessary tooth infections prescriptions are fueling the growth of the deadly superbug C.diff, which does not respond to drugs.
  
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• Dentist warning: UNNECESSARY antibiotics prescribed by dentists spreading superbug C. diff

  06-10-2017 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  DENTISTS prescribing unnecessary antibiotics could be spreading an antibiotic-resistant superbug infection, researchers have claimed.
  
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• 20 Christmas Socks That Make Amazing Gifts And Stocking Stuffers

  06-10-2017 21:29
  The best, most festive foot warmers for women, men, kids, and babies.
  
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• ​Where To Score The Best Columbus Day Deals This Weekend

  06-10-2017 21:22
  Treat yourself to new fitness gear, fall sweaters, or some great boots. All at a discount.
  
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• California's deadly hepatitis A outbreak could last years

  06-10-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California’s Hepatitis A outbreak could be years from over, health officials warned on Thursday. Hundreds of people, primarily homeless, in Los Angeles and San Diego have been infected.
  
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• Drink 3 extra pints of water a day to half UTI risk

  06-10-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a year in the study by the University of Miami, women in the control group had an average of 3.1 UTIs, compared to 1.6 UTIs among those in the water group - a 48 percent reduction.
  
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• How These Two Women Are Changing The Healthy Food Game

  06-10-2017 20:43
  They're part of an exciting new program.
  
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• 'My Husband Tried To Divorce Me Over Trump': What To Do When Politics Are Wrecking Your Life

  06-10-2017 19:58
  We asked therapists how to save your relationships amidst political divides.
  
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• Exactly How To Use The Assisted Pullup Machine At The Gym

  06-10-2017 19:46
  You'll be doing them unassisted in no time.
  
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• Will Eyelash Extensions Make Your Real Lashes Fall Out?

  06-10-2017 19:42
  Plus, everything you need to know about this procedure.
  
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• Cardiff mother wins premature baby care changes

  06-10-2017 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  New guidance is issued to hospital staff caring for premature babies following a mother's campaign.
  
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• Prescriptions for PrEP increased 1,000% in 2 years in NYC

  06-10-2017 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report by Kaiser Permanente San Francisco has shown things are changing in New York: with a surge of 976 percent in PrEP prescriptions between 2014 and 2016.
  
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• Low survival for cancer patients living far from hospital

  06-10-2017 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One-year survival rates are lower for those who live in rural areas, found a study by the University of Aberdeen. They say longer travel distance limits treatment choices and follow-up care
  
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• NHS patients aren't turning up to their GP apppointments

  06-10-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British doctors have said that around one in 20 of their consultations are 'wasted' by patients who fail to attend. The survey, of 217 GPs, suggests 17 million appointments are lost each year.
  
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• UK retailers halt sale of baby sleep positioners after US warning

  06-10-2017 18:35
  US regulator has linked products to at least 12 baby deaths in America, prompting action by firms including TescoSeveral UK retailers have stopped selling baby sleep positioners amid fears they can cause babies to suffocate. The positioners, sometimes called nests or wedges, are intended to keep the baby in one place on their back and are marketed as suitable for use for infants of up to six months of age. Related: Why don’t babies sleep at night? You asked Google – here’s the
  
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• This Actress Just Shared A Refreshingly-Honest Photo Of Her Body Post C-Section

  06-10-2017 18:31
  The badass comedian isn't afraid to get real.
  
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• ​5 Eyeliner Mistakes You're Probably Making, According To A Makeup Artist

  06-10-2017 18:24
  And how to fix them, stat.​
  
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• Trump substantially weakens Obamacare contraception mandate

  06-10-2017 18:14
  Many more employers allowed to opt out of requirement to cover birth control without copay in move that could cause thousands of women to lose coverageThe Trump administration has dramatically expanded the number of employers allowed to flout the Affordable Care Act (ACA) policy that requires company healthcare plans to cover contraception at no additional cost. Related: White House drafts rule to roll back 'contraception mandate' for health coverageRelated: Trump signs order giving religious gr
  
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• Low calcium warning: Too little may increase risk of sudden death from cardiac arrest

  06-10-2017 17:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  TOO little calcium in the blood may increase the risk of sudden death from cardiac arrest, research has shown.
  
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• 'I've Helped Thousands of Women Get in Shape—Here's My Secret'

  06-10-2017 17:55
  It has nothing to do with the gym.
  
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• 15 Breast Cancer Survivors Share What Surprised Them Most About Having Cancer

  06-10-2017 17:38
  "I never was much for swearing, but I started cussing a lot after I was diagnosed."
  
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• Almost 80% of schizophrenia risk is down to genetics

  06-10-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by the University of Copenhagen suggests genes play a greater role – previous estimates have varied from 50-80%.It is hope the breakthrough will lead to better treatments.
  
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• You Might Have To Start Paying For Your Birth Control Again Soon

  06-10-2017 17:09
  The Trump administration is rolling back a mandate that allowed more than 55 million women to access free BC.
  
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• Aussie flu symptoms: Signs you could have KILLER flu including headache and a fever

  06-10-2017 17:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  AUSSIE flu is heading to the UK after its worst outbreak Down Under for 50 years. Symptoms include headaches, sore throat and fevers.
  
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• What Does It Mean to Have OCD? These Are 5 Common Symptoms

  06-10-2017 16:59
  
  [brightcove:5599161751001 default]This article originally appeared on Time.com.Having obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) isn’t easy. The condition, marked by uncontrollable thoughts and behaviors, strikes about 2% of the general population—a figure that in the U.S. alone means nearly 6.5 million people. If you’ve made it past young adulthood without developing any symptoms, you’re likely in the clear.You wouldn’t know that to hear people talk, however. In recent ye
  
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• 6 Signs Your Fall Allergies Might Be Something More Serious

  06-10-2017 16:48
  Are you coughing up a lung?
  
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• This Workout Move Might Actually Perk Up Your Chest

  06-10-2017 16:45
  Hello, cleavage.
  
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• 'Western society is chronically sleep deprived': the importance of the body's clock

  06-10-2017 16:41
  The 2017 Nobel prize for medicine was awarded for the discovery of how our circadian rhythms are controlled. But what light does it shed on the cycle of life?The cycle of day and night on our planet is age-old and inescapable, so the idea of an internal body clock might not sound that radical. In science, though, asking the questions “why?” and “how?” about the most day-to-day occurrences can require the greatest leaps of ingenuity and produce the most interesting answers
  
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• Baby sleep positioners dropped by shops after deaths warning

  06-10-2017 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  UK stores drop products after US regulators say they can cause suffocation and are linked to 12 deaths.
  
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• Angelina Jolie’s doctor urges women to UP soy intake

  06-10-2017 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Kristi Funk, from California, spoke on US breakfast show Good Morning America to share her tips. She treated the US actress, now 42, who had a preventative double mastectomy.
  
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• Music to ease pain

  06-10-2017 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  20-year-old Jade Carter was diagnosed with arthritis as a baby. She explains how Amy Winehouse's charity is helping her use music to ease the pain.
  
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• Amy Winehouse, music, arthritis and me

  06-10-2017 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  20-year-old Jade Carter was diagnosed with arthritis as a baby. She explains how Amy Winehouse's charity is helping her use music to ease the pain.
  
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• Retainers should be worn for life, dentists warn

  06-10-2017 15:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British Orthodontic Society said new research showed that after teeth had been straightened, they can start to slip out of position. The end result is a return to crooked teeth, it said.
  
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• Doctors say 'nothing' can save baby in India

  06-10-2017 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The boy, called Babu, from Kolkata, India, is believed to suffer from encephalocele - a rare condition which caused him to be born with a flat head and a sac on the back of his neck.
  
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• Arthritis symptoms: Signs you could be SUFFERING from condition

  06-10-2017 15:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Arthritis symptoms includes joint pain, and the condition affects more than one in seven people in the UK.
  
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• Man gets his wife pregnant with ‘super sperm’ supplement

  06-10-2017 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: George Nicorici, from Orpington, Kent, was advised by doctors to take a L-Carnitine sachet twice a day when sperm tests showed he was depleted of swimmers.
  
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• Agency nurses 'can cost Northern Trust £100K a year'

  06-10-2017 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Shortages mean Northern Trust has to use "high-cost" agency workers at up to four times staff rates.
  
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• Children are using energy drinks to play video games

  06-10-2017 14:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth found young people are attracted to such beverages' promises of enhanced energy, as well as their low cost, availability and peer pressure.
  
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• How to break up with someone, according to science

  06-10-2017 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Brigham Young University in Utah looked at the best ways to deliver bad news, and found that people value directness over an extended and overly polite lead in (stock)
  
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• Opt-out organ donation

  06-10-2017 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  What do people waiting for an organ, or who have recently had a transplant, make of plans for an opt-out organ donation system in England?
  
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• My son deleted Instagram – but why is it so hard for so many teenagers? | Stephanie Merritt

  06-10-2017 13:57
  Schools and parents need a greater awareness that our children want to be less dependent on social media and their online lifeLast November, after the US presidential election, I stopped using Facebook in a fit of moral high dudgeon over the by now familiar claims that it had spread and profited from inflammatory pro-Trump fake news – a boycott that has clearly hit Mark Zuckerberg where it hurts, because it’s only taken him 11 months to express a vague regret, for which I like to cla
  
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• Man, 35, gets his wife pregnant with ‘SUPER SPERM’

  06-10-2017 13:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: George Nicorici, from Orpington, Kent, was advised by doctors to take a L-Carnitine sachet twice a day when sperm tests showed he was depleted of swimmers.
  
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• Winter is coming and the situation in the NHS is desperate

  06-10-2017 13:26
  Riven with conflict and overwhelmed by Brexit, the government is trying to keep the parlous state of the NHS in the shadows of political debateAs the NHS careers towards winter, signs of desperation can be seen across the country. Related: Brexit won’t help the NHS, it will destroy it | Jonathan LisRelated: The NHS needs a digitally savvy workforce to ensure its survival | Harpreet SoodContinue reading...
  
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• Vitamin K in kale and broccoli keeps hearts healthy

  06-10-2017 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Augusta University found vitamin K maintains the size of the heart's left ventricle, which is the largest of the organ's four chambers and is responsible for pumping out oxygen-rich blood.
  
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• Kate Middleton and effect of severe morning sickness

  06-10-2017 12:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kate was last month forced to announce her pregnancy early because she was suffering from severe morning sickness for the third time.
  
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• Man loses damages claim against IVF clinic over 'forged' consent

  06-10-2017 12:24
  Judge rules IVF Hammersmith failed to ensure consent from both parties, but rejects claim as parents cannot be compensated for birth of healthy childA wealthy businessman has failed in his attempt to recover damages from a private IVF clinic, despite a court ruling that his former partner forged his signature to conceive their daughter by the procedure. In a potentially far-reaching judgment at the high court in London on Friday, Mr Justice Jay ruled that IVF Hammersmith had failed in its obliga
  
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