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• 'I Tried To Learn To Love Running—Here's What Happened'

  19-10-2017 23:38
  One woman went in search of the elusive runner's high.
  
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• The 4 Things You Need To Know Before Planning A Water Birth

  19-10-2017 23:36
  They may be trendy, but are they safe?
  
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• You Might Be Making These 4 Big Mistakes With Your Avocado Toast

  19-10-2017 23:35
  Luckily, they're easy to fix.
  
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• Dreaming and REM sleep improve health, expert says

  19-10-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  You don't just need to sleep to have good health, you need to dream, according to a sleep and dream specialist from the University of Arizona. REM sleep improves physical and emotional health.
  
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• The Best Wrinkle-Fighting Retinol Products You Can Buy Without A Prescription

  19-10-2017 23:23
  Dermatologists reveal the over the counter anti-aging creams they recommend to their patients
  
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• Insurance is a driving factor in black breast cancer death

  19-10-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  About 23 percent of US black women diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004-2013 had either no health insurance or had Medicaid coverage, versus 8 percent of white breast cancer patients.
  
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• 'These Are The Most Comfortable Boots I've Ever Worn—And They're On Sale Right Now'

  19-10-2017 22:17
  Dr. Scholl's makes comfortable shoes that look great. For real.
  
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• These Photos Of Playboy's First Transgender Playmate Are Stunning

  19-10-2017 22:03
  "It's a salvation to speak the truth about yourself."
  
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• 8 Women Share The Grossest Things They've Seen At The Gym

  19-10-2017 21:31
  Some of these are seriously shocking.
  
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• Idaho man survives surgery to remove tumor from his face

  19-10-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucas McCulley, 22, from Idaho, survived the surgery he raised funds for to have the tumor on his face removed. The operation marked the 25th time he went under the knife to treat the tumor.
  
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• NHS waiting times: hospital bosses fear 'a return to 1999'

  19-10-2017 21:12
  Four NHS trust chief executives publicly raise concerns about service struggling amid tight budgets and staffing problemsHospital bosses have taken the unusual step of publicly drawing attention to the NHS’s declining ability to treat patients quickly enough, with one comparing lengthening waits for care to the huge delays last seen in 1999.Four NHS trust chief executives in England have posted comments on Twitter since Tuesday lamenting the challenges the service is facing while it strugg
  
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• ​8 Winter Coats You'll Love If You Hate Puffer Jackets

  19-10-2017 20:36
  They'll keep you just as warm.
  
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• US FDA approve second gene therapy for blood cancer

  19-10-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a second gene therapy for a blood cancer, a one-time, custom-made treatment for aggressive lymphomas.
  
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• German scientists prove living next to forest helps brain

  19-10-2017 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Living near an abundance of trees makes adults less stressed by strengthening an area of the brain that controls emotional processing, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf experts found.
  
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• Disney films help kids come to terms with death

  19-10-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Kelly Tenzek, of the University at Buffalo, analyzed 57 Disney movies based on psychology criteria to see whether they aptly tapped into end-of-life questions. She found that they did.
  
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• Man, 22, survives surgery to remove tumor from his face

  19-10-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lucas McCulley, 22, from Idaho, survived the surgery he raised funds for to have the tumor on his face removed. The operation marked the 25th time he went under the knife to treat the tumor.
  
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• Samaritans has a letters service too | Letters

  19-10-2017 19:59
  For those unable or unwilling to use Samaritans’ telephone service, the organisation also corresponds by post, writes one of its volunteersI read with pleasure the piece by Tom Francis about Samaritans (Opinion, 10 October). I have been a Samaritan volunteer for 20 years. There have been changes in that time but the core of what we do is the same. Samaritans have been there for me throughout many life-changing events and our support network for volunteers is remarkable, as is what we
  
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• This 'Destiny's Child' Singer Says She Was Suicidal At The Height Of Her Fame

  19-10-2017 19:46
  Now, she's ready to talk about her struggles.
  
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• Everyone On Reddit Is Freaking Out About This Couple's 30-Day Sex Challenge

  19-10-2017 19:35
  One day involves getting frisky while out to dinner.
  
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• SCHOOLS blamed for children not drinking enough water

  19-10-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Guidelines state 5-8 year-olds should have 5 glasses of water a day but most have under 2. And 32% go through entire school day having just one glass of water, survey shows.
  
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• Prosthetic arms made in Salford help Ugandan machete attack victim

  19-10-2017 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Machete attack victim Ninsiima is given prosthetic arms made by Salford University students.
  
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• Texas woman literally had a broken heart when her dog died

  19-10-2017 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joanie Simpson, 62, of Texas, lost her Yorkshire terrier in May 2016. The devastation she experienced as a result nearly killed her. Pictured is a scan of Simpson's broken heart.
  
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• Last unknown structure of HIV virus solved

  19-10-2017 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The last unknown structure of HIV has been solved by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Understanding the final piece could help scientists to 'disarm' the virus from attaching to healthy cells.
  
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• 5 Signs You're Losing Muscle Instead Of Fat

  19-10-2017 18:25
  ​Feeling sluggish and clumsy? Your weight-loss tactics might be backfiring.
  
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• 'Handful of changes' make cancer

  19-10-2017 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  It takes between one and 10 mutations to turn a healthy cell cancerous.
  
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• Do Condoms Really Expire? Here's What You Should Know

  19-10-2017 18:16
  Let's just say they don't last forever.
  
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• Jessica Simpson Tried A New Hairstyle This Week And The Internet Was Not Loving It

  19-10-2017 18:13
  Is it really that bad?
  
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• Yoga and jogging could HALVE risk of heart disease

  19-10-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from HG SMS Hospital in Jaipur, India studied how the combination of yoga and aerobic exercise can impact the heart. They found it improves life expectancy in adults.
  
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• Scientists develop probe to prevent Alzheimer's disease

  19-10-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, designed a device that could cure Alzheimer's. This probe uses light therapy to target clumps in the brain that can cause symptoms of dementia.
  
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• Trainer reveals exercise Victoria Secrets models do

  19-10-2017 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria's Secret models have some of the most envied figures in the world. Trainer Michael Blauner reveals the type of cardio that keeps them in shape.Surprisingly, it's not HIIT.
  
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• Concussion in teens increase risk of multiple sclerosis

  19-10-2017 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Orebro University in Sweden studied the connection between concussions and multiple sclerosis. They found adolescents who had a concussion increased their risk by 22 percent.
  
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• What do Jennifer Aniston and Heidi Montag have in common?

  19-10-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the US found a certain procedure causes outsiders to rate people as being of higher than average attractiveness, success and health.
  
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• No applicants for GP job at locum-run Pembrokeshire surgery

  19-10-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Not a single person applied to work as a GP in the surgery which is currently staffed by locums.
  
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• Traditional Chinese medicine could cause liver cancer

  19-10-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists said the danger stems from chemicals called aristolochic acids, derived from the woody vines of Aristolochia plants. The report was published in Science Translational Medicine.
  
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• Women get the blame for everything. No wonder self-harm in girls is rising | Cerys Howell

  19-10-2017 17:33
  We will never have girls who love and cherish themselves if we continue to burden them with failings that are hardly ever theirsSo self-harm too, it seems, is a women’s issue. Along with anorexia, bulimia and every other self-destructive behaviour going. A University of Manchester study published this week in the British Medical Journal found that self-harm among girls is soaring. While the rate of self-harm among boys has stayed roughly the same, among 13- to 16-year-old girls it has incr
  
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• Woman literally suffered a broken heart when her dog died

  19-10-2017 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joanie Simpson, 62, of Texas, lost her Yorkshire terrier in May 2016. The devastation she experienced as a result nearly killed her. Pictured is a scan of Simpson's broken heart.
  
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• 5 Signs Your Muscles Spasms Are Something More Serious

  19-10-2017 17:27
  It's time to stop charley-horsing around.
  
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• It treats epilepsy but causes birth defects. Sodium valproate’s victims need justice | Jonathan Ashworth

  19-10-2017 17:18
  For decades pregnant women have been taking this medicine unaware of the risks it posed. Labour demands a full public inquiry into this scandalEmma Friedmann took the epilepsy drug sodium valproate during and after her pregnancy, leaving her son Andrew with severe autism, along with hearing and sight problems. Andrew, now 18, needs round-the-clock, full-time care. Related: Anti-epilepsy drug case: 'I followed all the advice' Problems can include spina bifida, and malformation of limbs, vital org
  
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• Death By Pregnancy: Why Are So Many Moms-To-Be Dying?

  19-10-2017 16:44
  When researchers went looking for answers, they found the number-one cause was not hypertension. Or infection. Or hemorrhage. It was murder.
  
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• Scared of death? Watch Disney movies!

  19-10-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Professor Kelly Tenzek, of the University at Buffalo, analyzed 57 Disney movies based on psychology criteria to see whether they aptly tapped into end-of-life questions. She found that they did.
  
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• ​These Photos Show Women Before, During, And After Orgasms

  19-10-2017 16:28
  A photographer captured more than 20 women's facial expressions.
  
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• Breast milk for adults could be available as a supplement

  19-10-2017 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Californian start-up Sugarlogix plans to make a pill containing the health-giving sugars found in breast milk. It could be the next a superfood, if it proves as beneficial to adults.
  
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• Time to move closer to the forest?

  19-10-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Living near an abundance of trees makes adults less stressed by strengthening an area of the brain that controls emotional processing, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf experts found.
  
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• Where in England are the fattest 5 year olds?

  19-10-2017 16:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Figures obtained by NHS Digital reveal that 22.6 per cent of youngsters in the very first year of school are overweight or obese. It is a jump on the 22.1 per cent recorded in 2015/16.
  
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• Injection may help people lose 10% of their weight

  19-10-2017 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers based in Amgen's LA office also found that when given to monkeys, the injection improved their blood glucose levels, which lessens their risk of type 2 diabetes.
  
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• What To Do If You're Hungry For Lunch By 11 A.M. Every Day

  19-10-2017 15:30
  That struggle is so real.
  
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• Lord Steel: We should decriminalise abortion

  19-10-2017 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Liberal leader Lord Steel says the 1967 Abortion Act is "out of date"
  
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• Healthiest sweet treat to give to children at Halloween

  19-10-2017 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chicago-based Dr Mary Hayes says some treats are 'less worse' than others, depending on how much sugar they contain and how easily they wash off teeth.She shares tips for when kids eat sweets.
  
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• Woman wins High Court claim go-ahead against vaginal mesh

  19-10-2017 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In January 2007, Barbara Wise was fitted with an implant at Benenden Hospital in Kent to treat her urinary incontinence. She claims her surgeon failed to explain the procedure or alternative treatments.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous mind 

  19-10-2017 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research led by the University of California found when male titi monkeys felt jealous they had heightened activity in the area of the brain associated with social pain (stock image).
  
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