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• This Woman's Incredible Strength-Training Transformation Will Blow You Away

  24-10-2017 23:54
  Louise Aubrey gained 25 pounds—and she's never felt better.
  
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• How To Nail Your Online Dating Profile In Your 20s, 30s, and 40s

  24-10-2017 23:49
  "Dating in your thirties is defined by knowing what you want and actually asking for it."
  
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• Leaders simulated a pandemic and we're not ready

  24-10-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a 90-minute session, ministers from 12 countries as well as the WHO and the CDC tackled 'realistic' scenarios of a deadly disease crossing borders, tracking news and social media.
  
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• Oregon woman sues over hysterectomy, double mastectomy 

  24-10-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elisha Cooke-Moore, 36, is suing her doctors and nurses in Oregon for giving her incorrect test results and performing what she claims was an unnecessary hysterectomy and double mastectomy.
  
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• What happens when a body is donated to 'science'

  24-10-2017 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An investigation revealed that bodies donated to medical advancement are often disrespected. Pictured is Farrah Fasold, whose father's head was found by a medical incinerator.
  
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• Dementia tax: Tory MPs urged to back Labour push to scrap policy

  24-10-2017 23:00
  Opposition day debate will call on Conservatives to confirm they will ditch unpopular manifesto pledge
  The shadow social care minister has called on Conservative MPs to renounce the so-called “dementia tax”, proposed in the party’s election manifesto, before a debate in parliament on the social care crisis. Related: The ‘dementia tax’ mess shows how little May thinks of disabled people | Frances RyanRelated: Andrea Leadsom 'paved way for tyranny' over universal cred
  
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• Sleeping less than seven hours can cause weight gain

  24-10-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from King's College London studied sleep deprivation and if it causes weight gain. They found that those who slept less than seven hours a night were more likely to consume more calories.
  
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• The Best Sports Bra For Big Boobs Is On Sale Right Now

  24-10-2017 21:44
  Say hi to your new best friend, the Sweaty Betty High Intensity Run Bra.
  
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• Hospital worker sacked over blood fear sues NHS for £140k

  24-10-2017 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A hospital worker from Coventry who was sacked over his phobia of blood is suing the NHS after saying his bosses didn't do enough to ensure he wouldn't be around blood or needles.
  
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• The 6 Best Things To Order At IHOP, According To Nutritionists

  24-10-2017 21:23
  Here's how to have your pancake and eat it too.
  
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• This Woman Literally Sweats Blood And Doctors Are Baffled By Her Condition

  24-10-2017 21:15
  She was diagnosed with a rare (but very real) disease.
  
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• Police chief: number of UK child abuse voyeurs 'horrifying'

  24-10-2017 21:15
  Dave Thompson, of the West Midlands’ force, says scale requires treatment as social issue – not simply police matterA “horrifying” number of people in the UK are looking at images of child abuse online, according to one of the country’s leading police officers.
  Dave Thompson, chief constable of West Midlands police, told the Commons home affairs select committee that society at large needs to discuss the issue, which is about “much more than law enforcement&rd
  
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• Child abuse images viewed by ‘horrifying’ number of people

  24-10-2017 21:15
  Senior police officer calls for nationwide debate on how to address extent of online crime
  A “horrifying” number of people in the UK are looking at images of child abuse online, according to one of the country’s leading police officers.
  Dave Thompson, the chief constable of West Midlands police, told the Commons home affairs select committee that society at large needs to discuss the issue, which is about “much more than law enforcement”.Continue reading...
  
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• These 9 Photos Perfectly Describe What Life With A Toddler Is Really Like

  24-10-2017 21:10
  Get ready. It's scary out there.
  
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• Does Your Favorite Food Pass The 'Whole Foods Test'?

  24-10-2017 21:02
  Here's what you need to know.
  
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• What your food cravings mean, according to a nutritionist

  24-10-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jessica Crandall, a registered dietitian from Denver, recommends healthy alternatives to food cravings. She suggests substituting chips with roasted pumpkin seeds and sweets with fruit.
  
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• Vitamin D in childhood prevents type 1 diabetes

  24-10-2017 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Colorado built on previous research that vitamin D primes certain cells in the immune system to better fight infection. Type 1 diabetes is on the rise, particularly in children.
  
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• Sleeping positions that could be relationship red flags

  24-10-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Life coach Olga Levancuka reveals what sleeping positions say about a relationship and tells what sleeping positions are warning signs that a partner is unhappy.
  
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• How often do you brush your teeth?

  24-10-2017 19:57
  Research shows that millions of Britons rid their teeth of plaque and freshen their breath just once a day. We asked the public about their dental routinesThree in 10 Britons admit to brushing their teeth just once a day, railing against the simplest mouth-hygiene advice ever.According to a YouGov survey, men are more likely (33%) than women (26%) to cancel the second round of brushing. While 8% percent of people brush their teeth three or more times every day, 2% skip tooth brushing a
  
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• Crisis in mental health care for young people | Letters

  24-10-2017 19:45
  Readers respond to a report that children in the UK with mental health problems are waiting up to 18 months to be treatedThe report highlighting the unacceptable delays to young people accessing mental health services is to be welcomed (18-month wait for child mental health care, 21 October). But we must also look at preventive measures, or how our young people can develop their mental health.The loss of youth services and clubs in recent years has left young people, particularly those from
  
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• Can You Eat Pizza Every Day And Still Lose Weight?

  24-10-2017 19:29
  It sounds too good to be true.
  
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• Most people would sacrifice one person to save a group

  24-10-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Plymouth found that while most people struggle to make moral decisions, psychopaths are cut-throat about making choices for the greater good.
  
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• Three people bitten by crocodiles in England last year

  24-10-2017 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Latest NHS Digital figures have revealed the most surprising NHS hospital admissions recorded in England between March 2016 and April this year. There were three people bitten by crocodiles.
  
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• I couldn't save your mum as her doctor. Here's what I want you to know | Ranjana Srivastava

  24-10-2017 19:00
  Your mother was one of the kindest people I ever met. And she taught me how to live a life that suddenly and tragically goes off-script I guess I have been practicing this conversation in my mind ever since I met your mum and tried to push back in my mind the inevitability of what was bound to happen when I assumed her care.
  Your mum was my patient. I was her oncologist. Since she always spoke of the four of you collectively, I also thought of you as “the girls”, but meeting you for
  
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• Are you snoozing your way towards being SINGLE?

  24-10-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Life coach Olga Levancuka reveals what sleeping positions say about a relationship and tells what sleeping positions are warning signs that a partner is unhappy.
  
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• Andrew Wall obituary

  24-10-2017 18:40
  My friend and former boss, Andrew Wall, who has died aged 81, had a distinguished career in NHS management, and was the district administrator for Bath for nearly 20 years. Fearlessly honest, he had the courage to say what he thought, which did not make him popular with everyone. But he always had the best interests of patients at heart.Born in Hampstead, north London, Andrew was educated at Sibford, a Quaker boarding school in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and always said that the enduring legacy of a
  
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• 6 Foods To Help You Power Through Even The Hardest Spin Class

  24-10-2017 17:44
  Here's exactly what to eat before and after.
  
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• It’s Possible to Actually Sweat Blood, a New Study Says

  24-10-2017 17:42
  
  [brightcove:5604378019001 default]This article originally appeared on Time.com.An unusual medical case gives new meaning to the phrase blood, sweat and tears.According to a case study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, a 21-year-old Italian woman checked into a medical ward complaining of a strange—and horrifying—symptom: She had been bleeding intermittently from her face and palms for three years, seemingly without cause. She had no visible broken skin, an
  
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• Blake Lively Just Trolled Ryan Reynolds With A Hilarious Instagram Post For His Birthday

  24-10-2017 17:21
  They might just be our favorite couple ever.
  
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• Clarke Carlisle on his mental health crisis

  24-10-2017 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Former PFA chairman Clarke Carlisle describes the moment a man found him in Liverpool, as he struggled with his mental health.
  
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• Kelly Clarkson: 'When I Was Really Skinny, I Wanted To Kill Myself'

  24-10-2017 16:57
  The singer is opening up about a tough period in her life.
  
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• This Guy Got A Ph.D. in Threesomes—Here Are 5 Things He Learned

  24-10-2017 16:46
  Yes, a Ph.D. in threesomes is a real thing.
  
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• Single injection could relieve back pain for three years

  24-10-2017 16:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the drug manufacturer Mesoblast in Melbourne found a single stem cell injection in the spine eases the discomfort of around half of chronic lower back pain sufferers for two years.
  
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• What's Better For Your Body: Yoga Or Pilates?

  24-10-2017 16:30
  If you had to choose one...
  
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• Wriggling maggots in a patient's mouth in Brazil

  24-10-2017 16:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The patient, who is believed to be female because of their long hair, has her bottom lip tugged by the dentist to reveal the infestation of maggots. The clip is suspected to have been shot in India.
  
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• The 'Eureka' Moments That Helped These 4 Women Lose More Than 35 Pounds

  24-10-2017 16:00
  "I'd been using food to fill a void."
  
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• Women are more sexually satisfied if they like their EARS

  24-10-2017 15:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium found being svelte does not boost women's sexual confidence as much as having attractive facial features, but does play a role.
  
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• Typhoid vaccine set to have 'huge impact'

  24-10-2017 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Around 22 million people get typhoid fever each year and 220,000 die.
  
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• These 4 Products Will Let You Go Braless​ Without Any Worries

  24-10-2017 15:30
  ​No nip slips here.
  
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• Carly Goff contracts parasite from uncooked fish in Fiji

  24-10-2017 15:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl has broken her silence on the excruciating pain she lived with after contracting a flesh-eating parasite in Fiji that fed off her insides for six years.
  
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• Georgia girl labelled anorexic had intestines blocked

  24-10-2017 14:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shelby Kiniry suffered agonizing stomach pain and her weight dropped to 53kg. The student, from Georgia, US, was praised for her bravery in posting a picture of her feeding tube online.
  
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• Sleepwalkers have better multi-tasking skills when awake

  24-10-2017 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sleepwalkers and non-sleepwalkers wore virtual reality headsets in a University of Central Lancashire study. Sleepwalkers were less distracted by counting backwards while walking.
  
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• Doctors reveal tactics to stay energised during the day

  24-10-2017 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Preethi Daniel, who practices at The London Doctor’s Clinic, advises people to open their curtains as she says 'natural light is vital' to ensure good sleep, which in turn boosts energy.
  
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• Is it normal to feeling faint on blood pressure pills?

  24-10-2017 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPONSORED. As part of a weekly series, Colin Dougall from LloydsPharmacy in Glasgow answers your common medicine queries.
  
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• Virtual reality headsets are set to revolutionise surgery

  24-10-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'Avatar experts' from Mumbai and a private London hospital virtually joined Professor Shafi Ahmed at the Royal London Hospital on Thursday as he removed a patient's bowel tumour.
  
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• Daydreaming brain network used in autopilot

  24-10-2017 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The brain network associated with daydreaming plays key role in allowing us to perform tasks on autopilot, researchers find.
  
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• Could science fiction save NHS data and improve our health? | Anne Perkins

  24-10-2017 13:00
  The most persistent fear for healthcare in 2100 was about the exploitation of genetic data. But health data could be a huge force for good. We need an open debate nowThe NHS lurches its way through funding crises and organisational dilemmas. It faces the challenge of antibiotic resistance and it must ponder the deeply conflicted question of the uses and abuses of new technology. Its short-term horizon is so thronged with urgent problems that it would be a surprise if anyone had the spare capacit
  
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• Hackers breach top plastic surgery clinic

  24-10-2017 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The clinic, based in London, is known to have had high-profile clients, including TV star Katie Price.
  
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• Girl accused of being anorexic had intestines blocked

  24-10-2017 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shelby Kiniry suffered agonizing stomach pain and her weight dropped to 53kg. The student, from Georgia, US, was praised for her bravery in posting a picture of her feeding tube online.
  
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• Hertfordshire woman mistook vaginal cancer for herpes

  24-10-2017 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Helen Fox, 43, from Hertfordshire, accused her then-boyfriend of cheating when she noticed the abnormal vaginal growths. She has struggled to lose her vagina as she sees it as part of being a woman.
  
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