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• Teach first aid in every school, says Katie Piper

  07-10-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TV presenter and acid-attack survivor Katie Piper has called for first aid to be taught in every school following a ‘shocking rise’ in the number of acid attacks on the nation’s streets.
  
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• Everything We Know—And Don’t—About The Kardashian-Jenner Pregnancies

  07-10-2017 18:26
  The three sisters are all expecting in early 2018.
  
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• Should we be having fewer children for the sake of the planet?

  07-10-2017 13:41
  Supporters’ contributions to our podcast on population and climate change show exactly why we need to talk about this issueListen to the podcast hereLast month, on these pages, I asked if you might get in touch with your questions and thoughts on population and climate change. You did – in some numbers. These generous contributions form the heart of the latest edition of We Need to Talk About …, our podcast featuring supporters’ voices, in which your concerns are address
  
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• I was sexually assaulted in the back of my ambulance. Frontline staff need protecting

  07-10-2017 11:57
  For all the ‘zero tolerance’ stickers on display, I was put in a dangerous situation that should have been avoided As an ambulance technician for many years, I have learnt to cope with the many difficult situations and challenges thrown at you in the line of duty.But a night shift in the centre of town can be tough at the best of times. And I remember this particular night shift as though it happened yesterday. Related: Firefighting is about ingenuity, not just strength. Women like m
  
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• 'After, I feel ecstatic and emotional': could virtual reality replace therapy?

  07-10-2017 11:00
  If you’ve got acrophobia, paranoia, fear of flying, PTSD, even depression, software could soon be the solutionLeslie Channell admits he’s not a typical case for treatment. Channell, known to everybody as Chann, is a registered pilot who served 24 years in the army working on Apache helicopters. Chann also happens to be scared of heights. He doesn’t mind flying planes or sitting on the side of the Apache with the door open; he’s just terrified of going up two or three floo
  
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• NHS trust pays £600,000 to abuse victims of children's doctor

  07-10-2017 10:05
  Payments made to victims of Myles Bradbury who was jailed for abusing boys in his care at Addenbrooke’s hospital
  A hospital trust has paid more than £600,000 in compensation to victims of a children’s doctor who abused 18 boys in his care, reports say. Myles Bradbury was jailed in December 2014 after carrying out medical examinations on boys “purely for his own sexual gratification” while working at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge.Continue reading...
  
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• Weight Watchers’ new boss: ‘It’s about health, not weighing yourself’

  07-10-2017 09:00
  Mindy Grossman is ready to take a bite out of the ‘wellness’ industry – and she’s got Oprah Winfrey on her sideEvery time Mindy Grossman looks in the mirror, she is reminded that “you are skinny, you are fabulous, you are clever”. It is not some magic talking looking glass, but an engraved compact-sized mirror designed by a friend and stuck to the back of her smartphone. Two of the three mantras are wearing away, leaving only “you are clever”.&ldqu
  
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• Value your health: head for the inner city, and swerve the ‘burbs | Deborah Orr

  07-10-2017 08:00
  We love to walk, especially on demonstrations. All that protesting keeps us city dwellers fit and well when we venture out of our high-density housingThere’s something wonderful about research that puts a whoopee cushion on the seat of conventional wisdom. This week a study by the universities of Oxford and Hong Kong suggested that people in built-up urban areas are happier and healthier than people living the good life in the suburbs. Can this be true?It seems absurd. Everyone knows, beca
  
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• Fit in my 40s: ‘I usually drink every night. So how’s my sober October?’

  07-10-2017 08:00
  The month thing is not really about giving up drinking, it’s about making a promise that you’ll start againMy first boss said the definition of an alcoholic was someone with DTs so bad they had to rig up a pulley from their necktie in order to get their first drink of the day to their mouth. I interviewed an American addiction guru once, who said that an alcoholic was somebody who, when they went out for an evening, didn’t know how many drinks they’d have had by the end.
  
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• Michel Odent: ‘How long can humanity survive now?’

  07-10-2017 07:30
  Michel Odent has moved from being the benign natural-birth pioneer to a doomsayer predicting that caesarean sections will increase autism spectrum disorders and change humanity on an evolutionary levelMichel Odent has spent his life challenging the conventions of medical orthodoxy. Now in his 80s, the doctor who encouraged women to experience pain-free labour in warm pools of water and was the first to write about the importance of placing newborn babies to the breast has turned Cassandra. His n
  
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• Diabetes diet: THIS is what sufferers need to know about eating sugary foods

  07-10-2017 05:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  DIABETES sufferers can still eat sugary foods, like chocolate, in moderation this Halloween and Christmas. But for diabetes sufferers enjoying sweet treats too often can cause heart disease and even amputation.
  
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• Lyme disease patient goes SEVEN YEARS undiagnosed with 'flu-like' KILLER condition

  07-10-2017 05:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A LYME disease patient has urged the NHS to invest in treatments for the rare condition, after going seven years with the killer disease undiagnosed.
  
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• What is vaginal rejuvenation?

  07-10-2017 03:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To match the new blonde hair and leather jacket, the 38-year-old nurse got a vaginal lift as well. We explain the non-invasive procedure that has become so popular in the last few years.
  
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• An uncomfortable truth - not every life is worth living 

  07-10-2017 02:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This week, Noel Conway, who has motor neurone disease, lost his High Court battle to allow assisted dying, writes DR MAX PEMBERTON.
  
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• Why you shouldn't wear high heels if you work out

  07-10-2017 02:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wearing heels can cause a host of problems including calluses, corns, weak foot muscles, bunions and injured ankles, all of which can eventually prevent you from exercising.
  
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• UNB study: straight students uninterested in threesomes

  07-10-2017 02:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  College students in Canada are open to but not actively seeking threesomes, as new study shows. Men showed more general interest in group sex, but women were more open to different types.
  
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• Florida medical examiners explain trauma of mass shootings

  07-10-2017 00:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Joshua Stephany (top) is the chief medical examiner who autopsied victims of last year's Orlando shooting and Dr James Gill (bottom) works in the office that autopsied Sandy Hook victims.
  
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• The US opioid epidemic in 6 charts

  07-10-2017 00:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr. Andrew Kolodny is the Co-Director of Opioid Policy Research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management. He has put the current epidemic into context using graphs.
  
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• Trump rolls back access to free birth control

  07-10-2017 00:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The new rule could strip birth control coverage from millions of women, demolishing an Obama provision.
  
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• Discover Your Origins With The AncestryDNA Test—It's 20% Off Right Now

  07-10-2017 00:17
  The easy test can help fill in the missing parts of your family history.
  
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• The speculum gets a much-needed redesign after 150 years

  07-10-2017 00:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hated speculum is getting updated after 150 years of use. Now, women in North Carolina and New York are coming up with new ideas for better devices and gynecological exam experiences.
  
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