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• Jenna Dewan Tatum Just Posted Another Sexy Photo That Has Everyone Freaking Out

  28-10-2017 23:31
  She clearly has no plans to change her ways.
  
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• HEALTH NOTES: Pixie Lott reveals her fitness secrets

  28-10-2017 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Singer Pixie Lott has revealed the exercise routine that helps her maintain an enviable figure and still eat pizza: Hip Hop Yoga.
  
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• Lung cancer deaths will be slashed in half thanks to drug

  28-10-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pembrolizumab is the first so-called immunotherapy drug to be given the regulatory nod to be used in the treatment of lung cancer.
  
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• Can you get fit for the splits in just four weeks?

  28-10-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new book, Even The Stiffest People Can Do The Splits, promises that just about anyone can achieve limber legs like Debbie’s – and in just four weeks.
  
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• Arthritis patients can grow their own knee replacements

  28-10-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The revolutionary operation repairs damaged areas of cartilage using cells taken from unaffected areas of the patient’s knee.
  
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• Doctors braced for winter flu outbreak amid fears over vaccine

  28-10-2017 21:30
  Numbers could match Australia’s record of 72 deaths and 170,000 casesDoctors in Britain are bracing themselves for an outbreak of flu in the next few weeks that could match Australia’s recent epidemic – one of the worst for a decade.At least 170,000 cases were confirmed at the end of the Australian winter, more than twice as many as in 2016. Federal health officials say they logged 72 flu-related deaths among this year’s total. Related: UK at risk as more than 500,000 mis
  
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• When do the clocks go back? Key facts about the switch to GMT

  28-10-2017 19:18
  Extra hour of sleep could help protect against cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and stressBritons will be able to enjoy an extra hour under the duvet – and reap health and cognitive bonuses – on Sunday when the clocks go back at 2am, according to sleep experts.As daylight saving time ends, the UK will switch from British summer time (BST) to Greenwich mean time (GMT), heralding the start of lighter mornings but darker evenings. Related: Alarm clock removed from family's home aft
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner Just Fulfilled This Lifelong Fantasy On Her 68th Birthday

  28-10-2017 17:34
  She couldn’t be happier.
  
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• Clocks go back tonight: Changes increase Britons RISK of deadly heart attacks

  28-10-2017 16:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The clocks go back this weekend, meaning we get an extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning. But, changing to and from Daylight Saving Time could cause heart attacks, weight gain and mental health impacts.
  
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• How Big Medicine can ruin Medicare for all | Phillip Longman

  28-10-2017 16:42
  The pursuit of a ‘single-payer’ healthcare system in the United States will degenerate into corporate welfare unless America takes on healthcare monopoliesIn 2013, Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described “democratic socialist,” couldn’t find a single co-sponsor for his healthcare plan, which would replace private insurance with Medicare-like coverage for all Americans regardless of age or income. Related: Canada's health system serves as model for Sanders –
  
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• Anti-abortion Life charity will get cash from UK tampon tax

  28-10-2017 15:35
  Government confirms group will receive £250,000 despite outcry from MPs and women’s groupsThe government has confirmed that it is to award a quarter of a million pounds from an unpopular levy on women’s sanitary products to an anti-abortion organisation, despite objections from women’s groups and MPs.There was a outcry earlier this year after the Observer revealed that £250,000 of the money raised from the so-called tampon tax – the 5% rate of VAT that is levi
  
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• Eye surgeon warns bonfire night injuries could BLIND you

  28-10-2017 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ophthalmologist Daniel Ezra, from the world-famous Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, said that people should not be complacent because injury cases may seem rare.
  
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• Canada's health system serves as model for Sanders – but faces troubles of its own

  28-10-2017 12:00
  Experts warn of ‘major threat’ of privatisation and point to concerns over gaps in coverage, even as Canadians are widely proud of their healthcare systemBernie Sanders will arrive in Toronto this weekend for a crash course in an unrivalled point of pride for most Canadians: the country’s healthcare system.Related: The serious flaw in Canada's healthcare system: prescription drugs aren't freeRelated: Most Americans want universal healthcare. What are we waiting for? | Bernie Sa
  
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• Mental health services are in crisis and we police struggle to pick up the slack

  28-10-2017 11:23
  I feel sorry for the person I arrested recently who had caused criminal damage because they didn’t have the mental health help they needed I am a police officer in an English police force and I’d like to apologise for the lack of support we can offer to people facing mental health problems. Cuts to NHS mental health services in recent years have put mounting pressure on the police force to pick up the slack and we aren’t trained or prepared to deal with it. Recently I went to t
  
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• Campus confidential: the counsellors on the frontline of the student mental health crisis

  28-10-2017 10:30
  The number of first-year students who disclose a mental health problem has risen five-fold in the past decade. We talk to the experts trying to helpI am walking through Nottingham’s Arboretum park on a bright cold afternoon with 10 other people, all of us in complete silence. At first I find the whole thing so awkward I have to suppress an embarrassed laugh. But as we make our wordless way through the dappled shade, I feel an atmosphere of calm and thoughtfulness envelop us like a protecti
  
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• Hospital admits shortcomings after claims ultrasound money funded parties

  28-10-2017 10:00
  Sources allege money paid by expectant parents to St George’s hospital in London was kept in private account and used to fund staff partiesA hospital has admitted to serious shortcomings in the way it handled payments from expectant parents for ultrasound pictures after it was alleged that staff kept the money in a private bank account and used it to fund staff parties.Sources at St George’s hospital in Tooting, south London, contacted the Guardian to report that staff from the foeta
  
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• Muscle gain diet: These are THREE reasons you SHOULD eat breakfast every day

  28-10-2017 09:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  MUSCLE loss speeds up as people age, but eating a breakfast filled with protein can help. Here are three other reasons why you shouldn’t skip the first meal of the day.
  
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• Best supplements: Take THESE with antibiotics to AVOID diarrhoea and thrush

  28-10-2017 08:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUPPLEMENTS to replace the gut’s bacteria are called probiotics. Experts say they can help prevent unpleasant side-effects if taken alongside antibiotics.
  
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• Best supplements: THESE are the FOUR nutrients you need for FAST hair growth

  28-10-2017 05:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SUPPLEMENTS could help combat nutritional deficiencies and be key to helping your hair grow long and healthy.
  
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• NHS staff should be given a 'safe space'

  28-10-2017 03:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of British researchers examined the impact of Schwartz Centre Rounds on both clinical and non-clinical staff. Staff who regularly attended halved their psychological distress.
  
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• NHS bosses would prefer it if patients didn't exist

  28-10-2017 02:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Listen to any big-wig in the NHS and you’ll hear the same mantra repeated again and again: the NHS needs fewer beds, this belief runs like a cancer, writes DR MAX PEMBERTON.
  
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• 10 things to know about sleep as the clocks go back

  28-10-2017 02:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The clocks are about to go back in the UK. How does sleep affect our lives?
  
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• Doctors warn toilet paper does little to remove feces 

  28-10-2017 02:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Americans mainly use toilet paper when cleaning the anus after pooping. But that could be unsanitary and leave feces behind. Some experts suggest using bidets to clean the area instead of wiping.
  
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• Marriage may protect against dementia

  28-10-2017 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The closeness of friendships also seemed to be more important than the number.
  
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• UK at risk as more than 500,000 missing out on flu jab, says Labour

  28-10-2017 01:01
  Government is accused of failing to take threat seriously after vaccination targets missed and publicity spending cutMore than half a million adults over 65 and almost 350,000 toddlers could miss out on their flu vaccinations after a failure to meet government targets, Labour has said.The warning comes amid fears that Britain could be hit by its biggest flu outbreak in years this winter following major outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand.Continue reading...
  
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• Red wine could HELP you get pregnant

  28-10-2017 00:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in the US examined the effect of alcohol on fertility because previous findings were ‘conflicting’.
  
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• Are some people hard-wired to handle break-ups better?

  28-10-2017 00:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Meg Jay explains that some people do seem to have a natural inclination to coach themselves through adversity, but no one is born resilient and there are things we can all do to steel ourselves.
  
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