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• How NFL quarterback Jay Cutler copes with type 1 diabetes

  20-10-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler, 34, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2008. He wears an insulin pump to keep his blood sugar levels under control. He also has cut most carbs from his diet.
  
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• Dentist says salami and butter are key for good teeth

  20-10-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian dentist Dr Steven Lin is warning that brushing and flossing do not do the trick. In addition, people need to eat enough of certain foods, one of which is salami.
  
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• Hate Your Guy's Signature Sex Move? Here's How To Tell Him

  20-10-2017 22:51
  We asked three dudes for advice on how to break the news.
  
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• 'I Lost 144 Pounds And Kept It Off—Here's How I Did It'

  20-10-2017 22:16
  "Being healthy is a mental game. You have to believe in yourself."
  
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• These 5 Big Carbohydrate Myths Might Be Standing In The Way Of Your Weight Loss

  20-10-2017 22:14
  Carbs are not the enemy.
  
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• Number of uninsured Americans is up 3.5 million this year

  20-10-2017 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The number of Americans who do not have health insurance has shot up by 3.5 million this year, a survey has revealed. Experts are warning that this number will increase in the coming months.
  
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• How to construct the perfect routine for your skin type

  20-10-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Skin care routines are hard to figure out because of the amount of products on the market. Experts recommend for people to use at least a cleanser and moisturizer day and night to keep the skin clean.
  
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• Late brain response to words could be early dementia sign

  20-10-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A delayed brain response to processing words may flag upindividuals vulnerable to the neurological disease before symptoms even begin, University of Birmingham experts claim.
  
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• E-cigarettes may harm your lungs the same way tobacco does

  20-10-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill has found that e-cigarettes can do just as much harm as tobacco products. They increase one's chances of having lung diseases.
  
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• Angelina Jolie was behind spike in breast cancer testing

  20-10-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AUniversity of Georgia study found there was a huge 80-fold increase in BRCA testing from 2003-2014. There was a big spike in 2013, the year the actress revealed she carries a mutation.
  
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• Gluten free diet: Four signs you’re INTOLERANT to bread and pasta

  20-10-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  GLUTEN free is a diet that should be followed by those with coeliac disease. Here are the symptoms you could be intolerant to bread and pasta.
  
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• Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment – CQC

  20-10-2017 20:00
  NHS watchdog’s report sounds alarm that accessing care for under-18s in England takes so long, amid self-harm concernsChildren with mental health problems are waiting up to 18 months to be treated, a government ordered report will reveal next week in an indictment of the poor care many receive.A Care Quality Commission report into child and adolescent mental health services (Camhs) will warn that long delays for treatment are damaging the health of young people with anxiety, depression and
  
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• Justin Timberlake's Love Letter To Jessica Biel Will Make Your Heart Grow Three Sizes Today

  20-10-2017 19:58
  And he sings it. Enough said.
  
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• Nikki Reed Just Revealed She's Eating Placenta Pills—But Is That a Good Idea?

  20-10-2017 19:40
  We had an expert weigh in.
  
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• Robert Mugabe appointed a 'goodwill ambassador' by the WHO

  20-10-2017 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 93-year-old president of Zimbabwe - who oversaw plummeting life expectancy in his own country - will co-ordinate the UN's battle against heart disease, cancer and diabetes across Africa.
  
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• 'Mug's game': Inside the mind of a gambling addict

  20-10-2017 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Grover lost hundreds of thousands of pounds; now he's at a rehab centre for gambling addicts.
  
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• This Pushup Variation Will Get You Rock-Hard Abs

  20-10-2017 19:14
  Not to mention, toned arms.
  
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• Choking deaths increase by 17% in one year says ONS

  20-10-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Government figures reveal there were 289 recorded deaths from choking in England, Scotland and Wales in 2016. Experts cited poorly chewed food as the main driver behind the rise in deaths.
  
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• Huge nursing shortage is costing America BILLIONS

  20-10-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The rate of vacancies has rocketed to more than a million, double the rate of a few years ago. Opioid epidemic, ageing population, and obesity crisis are driving the need for staff.
  
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• Clara Malagon-Gonzalez obituary

  20-10-2017 18:37
  
  My friend Clara Malagon-Gonzalez, who has taken her own life at the age of 22, was a critical care nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary and a kind, bright and effervescent person who brought light and joy into many people’s lives.She had qualified as a nurse a year before her death, and was enormously proud to be working for the NHS. Not only was she hardworking; she was also courageous, as she showed when on duty during the Manchester Arena terrorist attackearlier this year. Continue readi
  
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• 5 Things Dr. Pimple Popper Wants You To Know About Skin Picking

  20-10-2017 18:27
  It's a serious disorder that goes way beyond occasional pimple popping.
  
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• Julia Louis-Dreyfus Just Posted A Photo Revealing What Her Second Round Of Chemo Was Like

  20-10-2017 17:50
  The actress was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.
  
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• Rheumatoid arthritis: Symptoms could be signs of THESE lung diseases

  20-10-2017 17:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  RHEUMATOID arthritis symptoms could cause some lung conditions, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, researchers have warned.
  
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• Is Your Coffee Addiction Giving You Acid Reflux?

  20-10-2017 17:37
  Here's what you need to know if you're feeling the burn.
  
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• Exactly How To Do A Bench Press (The Right Way)

  20-10-2017 17:37
  Finally master the ultimate upper-body strengthener.
  
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• Arthritis raises the risk of a deadly lung disease

  20-10-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 400,000 people with rheumatoid arthritis in Britain and 50 million in the US are almost 50 per cent more likely to end up with COPD, researchers at the University of British Columbia found.
  
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• Electroconvulsive therapy mostly used on women and older people, says study

  20-10-2017 16:39
  Findings are a cause for concern and symptom of the ‘over-medicalising of human distress’, says co-author of report using NHS dataThe use of electroconvulsive therapy to treat serious mental health problems is more prevalent in women and older individuals, researchers have found.The study, which looked at data from a group of NHS trusts in England between 2011 and 2015, found that, on average, two thirds of recipients of ECT were women, and 56% were people aged over 60.Antidepressant
  
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• Alicia Douvall 'woke in pool of blood' with endometriosis

  20-10-2017 16:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Former model Alicia, from London, suffered years of heavy, painful periods that left her suffering fatigue and depression. She is now pain-free after overhauling her diet.
  
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• Chicago mom of terminal boy speaks about son's disease

  20-10-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Natasha Spencer (left), from Chicago, has made it her mission to keep other parents from experiencing the heartbreak she felt when her son Kenan (right) was diagnosed with Krabbe disease.
  
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• Our Style Editors Are In Love With These Tights Because They're Basically Snag-Proof

  20-10-2017 16:13
  Never get the runs again.
  
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• Mushrooms stave off hunger pangs and help people feel full

  20-10-2017 16:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Minnesota researchers claim that mushrooms for breakfast, perhaps on toast or in an omelette, stave off hunger pangs and leads to a greater feeling of fullness.
  
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• Why pessimists have a reason to be cheerful | Oliver Burkeman

  20-10-2017 16:00
  Whatever explains Japan’s chart-topping life expectancy, it isn’t being really chipper all the time For critics of positive thinking like me, as well as for plain old curmudgeons (also like me, to be fair), it’s an awkward truth that an optimistic outlook does seem to lead to a healthier life. Scientists, with their annoying fixation on facts, have published study after study suggesting that an upbeat attitude protects you from cancer, heart disease and stroke. In one big analy
  
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• We're Obsessed With These Matcha Tea Packets That Can Double As Face Masks

  20-10-2017 16:00
  Seriously. They're worth the hype.
  
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• Being miserable has its upsides | Oliver Burkeman

  20-10-2017 16:00
  Whatever explains Japan’s chart-topping life expectancy, it isn’t being really chipper all the time For critics of positive thinking like me, as well as for plain old curmudgeons (also like me, to be fair), it’s an awkward truth that an optimistic outlook does seem to lead to a healthier life. Scientists, with their annoying fixation on facts, have published study after study suggesting that an upbeat attitude protects you from cancer, heart disease and stroke. In one big analy
  
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• Taiwanese man endured a week-long erection

  20-10-2017 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed patient told Dr Wang Hung-jen at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, in south-western Taiwan, that his erection began randomly - and wasn't due to any sexual stimulation.
  
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• Take A Peek Inside This Woman's Mental-Health Journal And Prepare To Be Blown Away

  20-10-2017 15:30
  What she says cuts straight to the heart.
  
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• The double whammy that will cause you to put on weight

  20-10-2017 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Not exercising enough equates to weight gain of 1.7lbs (800g) for adults deemed at risk. Similar results were recorded for those who had restless sleep, University of Exeter researchers discovered.
  
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• Tougher measures for 999 staff attacks backed

  20-10-2017 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  We need to stand by those who stand by us, says an MP whose bill is a step closer to becoming law.
  
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• What is ALS? New drug is 'GAME changer' for Ice Bucket Challenge disease sufferers 

  20-10-2017 14:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  A NEW ALS drug has been hailed as “a game changer” in reducing symptoms of the motor neurone disease.
  
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• Was the children's tsar right to rip chunks out of the NHS boss?

  20-10-2017 13:45
  Anne Longfield provoked a reaction but the confrontation is in danger of obscuring the issues around mental health services she wanted to highlightThe mauling of NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens by children’s commissioner Anne Longfield over mental health services is a rare example of brutal disputes between officials breaking out in public.
  The children’s commissioner for England, a post created in 2004, exists to stand up for the rights of children, particularly on issues
  
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• Probiotics after vaccinations boost effectivness

  20-10-2017 12:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Melbourne researchers reviewed 26 trials of people who consumed probiotics after getting various jabs to make the finding. The results were published in the journal Vaccine.
  
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• Philippines girl born with a giant red balloon-like growth

  20-10-2017 12:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angelica Hail Heachanova, ten days old, from the remote island of Boracay in the Philippines, has the small red bubble protruding from her eyes - but its cause is unknown.
  
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• Cancer WARNING: Smokers who have had FIVE oral sex partners at risk of THIS disease

  20-10-2017 12:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  MEN who perform oral sex on their partners are more likely to get a rare form of mouth and throat cancer, warns new research.
  
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• Havanese is best dog for reducing stress

  20-10-2017 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study conducted by the the Kennel Club in London found that the Havanese produced the best calming effect. Researchers measured participants' heart rates and blood pressure.
  
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• South Korean ingrown hair videos become online sensation

  20-10-2017 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clips shared by the 35-year-old, from Seoul, have been viewed 254,000 times. The unlikely social media star has now attracted 102,000 Instagram followers.
  
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• Washington grandmother has bra tattoo after mastectomy

  20-10-2017 12:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Judy Lawrence, 53, from Washington State, US, hated her scarred breasts. After having them tattooed, which took 8 hours, her body confidence has soared.
  
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• Paleo can cause iodine deficiency and thyroid problems

  20-10-2017 11:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women who adopted Paleo lost more weight than those on 'Nordic' diet, a study from five Swedish universities found. But they had lower levels of iodine, essential for thyroid function.
  
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• Black breast cancer death could be avoided with insurance

  20-10-2017 11:27 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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• Trainer reveals the exercise Victoria Secrets models do

  20-10-2017 11:18 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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• Our 'selfish brain' wins when competing with muscle power

  20-10-2017 11:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Cambridge found a trade-off occurs when we have to think fast and work hard at the same time - and our 'selfish brain' is always prioritised over the rest of our body. (stock image).
  
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