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• 9 Ways To Be A Sex-Positive Parent Without Making Things Weird

  26-10-2017 23:58
  We asked sex experts for their best advice.
  
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• Scottish government crackdown on unhealthy food offers

  26-10-2017 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Jamie Oliver says Scottish government plans to restrict price promotions and adverts are "trailblazing".
  
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• Rachel McAdams And Selma Blair Just Shared Horrifying Tales Of Sexual Harassment And Assault By This Director

  26-10-2017 22:57
  "His energy was so sinister."
  
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• Lloyds Pharmacy closes 190 stores, blaming government cuts

  26-10-2017 22:38
  Reduced funding, higher business rates and the apprenticeship levy created ‘challenging market conditions’Lloyds Pharmacy has announced it will close nearly 200 stores across England because of changes in government policy, with its parent company also blaming funding cuts and the apprenticeship levy. In an internal letter to staff Cormac Tobin, the managing director of Lloyds Pharmacy’s owner, Celesio UK, said around 190 pharmacies will cease to trade through a combination of
  
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• The 5 Love Languages Might Completely Transform Your Relationship—Here's How

  26-10-2017 22:34
  Do you know your love language?
  
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• Your 6-Step Guide To Using The Leg Press To Get Crazy-Toned Thighs

  26-10-2017 21:50
  It's easier than it looks.
  
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• The $14 Face Mask This 'Riverdale' Star Swears By To Battle Cystic Acne

  26-10-2017 21:33
  She revealed her whole beauty routine on Instagram this week.
  
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• SIDS Is Every Mom's Worst Nightmare—Here's What You Need To Know About It

  26-10-2017 21:31
  There are things you can do to prevent it.
  
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• Ben Jennings on the NHS plan to rent spare rooms – cartoon

  26-10-2017 21:28
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• Opioid crisis: Trump shares brother's fatal addiction story

  26-10-2017 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The president shares a story about the "tough life" of his tragic sibling as he battled alcoholism.
  
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• Work Out At Home With These Space-Saving Adjustable Weights

  26-10-2017 21:09
  They're like five sets of dumbbells in one—and they're 35% off right now.
  
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• 'My Uterine Fibroids Almost Killed Me—Now I Have A Miracle Baby'

  26-10-2017 21:05
  "You're stronger than you feel, you have more options than you think, and you are not alone."
  
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• Gene in African Americans linked to depression

  26-10-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Yale University in Connecticut have found a gene in African Americans that is linked to depression and alcoholism. Experts say this can help led to better treatment options.
  
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• Mothers describe giving labor during Hurricane Sandy

  26-10-2017 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emily Bolton-Blatt (left) gave birth to her son Kenneth Hulett III (right) during the midst of Hurricane Sandy. The superstorm killed 43 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
  
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• Sunderland student left paralysed from a blood clot

  26-10-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mia Campbell, from Sunderland, now has a concaved head after she required pioneering surgery to remove pressure on her brain by having a section of her skull taken out.
  
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• Muscle gain diet: FOUR things YOU should know about eating protein for strength

  26-10-2017 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  MUSCLE gain can be helped by eating enough protein in your diet. Here are four things you should know.
  
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• The Guardian view on 50 years of legal abortion: let’s finish the work | Editorial

  26-10-2017 19:53
  David Steel’s act was a job half done. Abortion is not a crime, it’s a matter of healthIt is 50 years on Friday since David Steel’s abortion act became law. It did not come into force until the following April. In those six months, it is likely that around 70 women died from sepsis or some other cause resulting from illegal abortion: in the previous decade, it claimed at least 150 lives a year, the biggest single cause of maternal mortality. Activists in a campaign that began&n
  
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• Olympians Jordyn Wieber & Nastia Liukin Open Up About Pressure to Stay Thin After Gymnastics Careers

  26-10-2017 19:41
  
  [brightcove:4926064234001 default] This article originally appeared on People.com.Retired Oylmpic gymnasts Jordyn Wieber and Nastia Liukin are opening up about the body image pressure they experienced after leaving the competitive sport.The gold medalists recently sat down for an interview with PopSugar, in which they talked about life after gymnastics — including the pressure they’ve experienced to maintain thin figures.“I think because we’re both retired, not being
  
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• Bill Gates predicts end of polio this year

  26-10-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billionaire Bill Gates said in his annual letter that polio will be eradicated by the end of the year. The deadly infectious disease has no treatment but can be prevented through vaccinations.
  
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• Walgreens now sells overdose antidote over-the-counter

  26-10-2017 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chain of more than 8,000 pharmacies announced on Tuesday that customers in 45 states will be able to buy Narcan, a brand of the drug naloxone, without a prescription.
  
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• Caution urged over support for abortion | Letters

  26-10-2017 19:19
  Guardian readers Andrew Anderson, Shirley Harrington and CDC Armstrong respond to Zoe Williams’ articleZoe Williams (G2, October 26) writes as if abortion raises no ethical issues: for her, and those she quotes, it would be “regulated like any other healthcare measure”. However, in presenting her bill, Diana Johnson MP said that “decriminalisation will not make it easier to access abortions post-24 weeks”, and indeed that “professional bodies that are best pla
  
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• This YouTube Star Had A Threesome—And Now She's Dishing Out Some Advice

  26-10-2017 19:07
  Lena Nersesian and her boyfriend are opening up about what they learned.
  
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• Cypriot boy, 11, shoved 2 magnets up his nose

  26-10-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The anonymous child, from Cyprus, was unable to remove the magnets himself, and needed the assistance of quick-thinking doctors at Near East University Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
  
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• Japanese woman's entire scalp was torn from her head

  26-10-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The images, published in the British Medical Journal, reveal the force ripped off the Japanese woman's scalp from her skull - including her eyebrows and ears.
  
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• Indian toddlers joined at skull separated after surgery

  26-10-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  2-year-old brothers Jaga and Balia were born connected at the cranium. Today's surgery in New Delhi, India, their second operation, completely separated them are they are said to be stable.
  
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• California candy brands reported for containing lead

  26-10-2017 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With Halloween weekend just over the horizon, a study cautions Californians to be weary of lead-contaminated candy. The study found that candy is the most common imported food-source of lead.
  
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• Women in Scotland allowed abortion pill at home

  26-10-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Women in Scotland are the first in the UK to be allowed to take the abortion pill at home.
  
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• 7 Things You Should Never Put In A Salad If You're Trying To Lose Weight

  26-10-2017 18:36
  Not all salads are created equal.
  
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• 'Depression lost me my job': How mental health costs up to 300,000 jobs a year

  26-10-2017 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Employers are being urged to help staff, with mental health at work plans and open discussions.
  
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• If You Haven't Pooped In Days, Here's What You Should Do

  26-10-2017 18:12
  Plus, what to do if it's been WEEKS.
  
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• Regrets and relief

  26-10-2017 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Having an abortion is a tough decision, leaving some women with regret while others feel relieved.
  
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• The Surprising Reason Why Kate Middleton Doesn't Wear Nail Polish

  26-10-2017 18:06
  The royals will make rare exceptions—but only for this one shade.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn backs call for abortion clinic buffer zones

  26-10-2017 17:52
  Labour leader is among 113 MPs who signed letter to home secretary calling for action to protect women from anti-abortion protestersThe Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has backed calls for clinics to have a buffer zone to protect women from persistent anti-abortion protesters, in a letter from 113 MPs from parties across the House of Commons.The letter to the home secretary, Amber Rudd, which is also signed by the Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable, the Green party co-leader, Caroline Lucas, and
  
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• Women in Scotland will be allowed to take abortion pill at home

  26-10-2017 17:51
  Change for terminations taking place before 12 weeks is a first for the UK and has been welcomed by pro-choice campaignersScotland will become the first part of the UK to allow women to take the abortion pill in their own homes.In a move welcomed by pro-choice campaigners, the Guardian understands that an order from Scotland’s chief medical officer, Catherine Calderwood, is imminent to make the drug misoprostol available for home administration. Continue reading...
  
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• Silk could repair damaged spinal cords, scientists claim

  26-10-2017 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team of researchers from Oxford and Aberdeen universities discovered that modified Antheraea pernyi silk had important properties desirable in a 'scaffold' suitable for spinal repair.
  
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• Baking powder removes pesticides from fruit and vegetables

  26-10-2017 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Massachusetts found that when mixed with water, baking powder removes nearly all residue left by two common pesticides within 15 minutes.
  
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• Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds Rely On This Strategy To Keep Their Marriage Strong

  26-10-2017 17:35
  The couple has it down to a science.
  
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• Working mothers are LESS LIKELY to have obese children

  26-10-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yet, the researchers from the WZB Berlin Social Science Center also found youngsters aged between three and four are more at-risk of obesity if their mothers work for more than 35 hours a week.
  
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• Cataract surgery cuts a woman's risk of early death by 60%

  26-10-2017 17:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new report from the University of California Los Angeles has found that women who do not receive surgeries to treat cataracts have increased chances of an early death.
  
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• You Asked: Is Watching Scary Movies Good for You?

  26-10-2017 17:22
  
  [brightcove:5592343939001 default]This article originally appeared on Time.com.The heart-pounding thrills of a scary movie may come with some health-related benefits, including a calorie burn and a happier mood. But how much you stand to gain from a scary movie seems to depend on how scary you find the film you’re watching—and how much you want to be scared in the first place.In a 2012 study, funded by the former video subscription service Lovefilm, researchers from the University of
  
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• Dementia CURE? UK charity 'welcomes' stem cell treatment research

  26-10-2017 17:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  DEMENTIA UK has welcomed claims that patients’ best chance of a cure comes from stem cell research, as it was revealed researchers could now build new skin, and help those fighting cancers.
  
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• 'I Tried Coloring My Hair At Home—Here's What Happened'

  26-10-2017 17:12
  "It was eye-opening to think that I could color my own hair for less than I tip my colorist."
  
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• Arthritis symptoms: Condition treated with THIS will reduce pain and inflammation

  26-10-2017 16:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARTHRITIS could be treated by using ozone gas injections to reduce symptoms, including joint pain and inflammation.
  
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• Obesity warning: Failing to lose weight could cause THIS problem with your genital area

  26-10-2017 16:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  OBESITY raises your risk of a number of health conditions such as heart disease, but it could also cause a condition called buried penis which could lead to penile cancer.
  
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• Women 50% more likely to die in year after heart attack

  26-10-2017 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Technical University of Munich researchers are calling for female patients, who are expected to start 'functioning' again sooner, to be given 365 days of intensive support after a heart attack.
  
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• 11 Packaged Snacks You Should Keep On Hand At All Times

  26-10-2017 16:41
  Ready in case hanger strikes.
  
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• NHS plans to offer homeowners £1,000 a month scrapped

  26-10-2017 16:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southend Hospital University Foundation Trust had previously been onboard with the scheme, devised by CareRooms - a start-up company. But it has since scrapped the proposed plans.
  
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• How to snack like a nutritionist

  26-10-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colleen Webb, a registered nutritionist in NYC, and Gabbi Berkow, a registered dietitian and personal trainer in NYC, break down how to choose snacks during the day and what are the best combinations.
  
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• Having a mental illness doesn’t mean you can’t work – I’m proof | Hannah Jane Parkinson

  26-10-2017 15:55
  Government research has confirmed that mental health costs the nation £99bn. It doesn’t make financial sense for employers to discriminateIt’s official. The government-commissioned Thriving at Work report has found that many of us are not, in fact, thriving at work. About 300,000 of us with long-term mental health problems lose their job each year in the UK. For me, this is news alongside sky is blue; Liverpool FC are perpetually underachieving; David Davis understands the Brex
  
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• Lloyds Pharmacy stores closing down: Is YOUR local one of 190 to be SHUT in England?

  26-10-2017 15:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  LLOYDS PHARMACY is set to cease trading in 190 stores, Celesio UK has confirmed.
  
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