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• Pre-existing diseases now cause most maternal deaths in US

  07-11-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Historically, maternal deaths in America have been caused by delivery complications like hemorrhages. Now, for the first time ever, chronic underlying conditions cause most deaths.
  
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• These Stunning NSFW Photos Celebrate The Beauty Of Women's Bodies

  07-11-2017 23:02
  "Seeing these women so comfortable and free in their own skin has really helped me to deal with a lot of my own hang-ups."
  
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• IUDs may cut risk of cervical cancer by a third, study indicates

  07-11-2017 23:00
  More work is needed to understand how the contraceptive device works to protect against cancer, but researchers say discovery could be “very impactful” Women who use intrauterine contraceptive devices may also be cutting their chances of getting cervical cancer, according to a new study.Research from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California analysed data from several observational studies involving more than 12,000 women worldwide. The results, published i
  
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• Miss Washington contestant uses her disability as platform

  07-11-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Madeline Irwin, 22, was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a condition that doesn't allow her to straighten her arms, back, fingers and leg. She competed in the Miss Washington pageant.
  
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• 6 Reasons Why You're Tired All The Time

  07-11-2017 22:20
  Ever ask yourself "why am I so tired?" Here's what to look out for.
  
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• 8 Easy Things You Can Do To Avoid Peeing Your Pants In Public

  07-11-2017 22:13
  Stop urinary incontinence before it starts.
  
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• The long, strange history of dieting fads

  07-11-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colorado State University food scientist Melissa Wdowik explores what has driven us to take up such bizarre habits to tailor our figures.
  
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• 'I Took A Home Genetic Test And Got Scary Results'

  07-11-2017 21:42
  What now?
  
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• 'Why My Husband And I Decided To Re-Virginize Before Marriage'

  07-11-2017 21:25
  "It was challenging, but worth it."
  
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• Everyone Is Obsessed With These Super-Comfy $4 Bras

  07-11-2017 20:11
  They have more than 2,000 rave reviews on Amazon.
  
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• This Woman's Amazing Abs Transformation Proves Lifting Heavy Pays Off

  07-11-2017 19:44
  Nikki Charanin says she had to increase her calorie intake and change her training routine to finally see results.
  
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• 'I Signed Up To Donate My Eggs—Here's What It Was Like'

  07-11-2017 19:31
  A lot happens before you're even picked to donate.
  
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• Patients' lives are being cut short, watchdog warns 

  07-11-2017 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jim Mackey, head of NHS Improvement, said it was 'juggling hand to mouth' and having to 'deprioritise' non-urgent surgery. He was addressing the NHS Providers conference in Birmingham.
  
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• People with chronic fatigue syndrome are exhausted

  07-11-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new findings, made by Newcastle University researchers, back up claims that chronic fatigue syndrome is a biological problem and not made up in the head.
  
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• 15% of adults know where the adrenal glands are

  07-11-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The organ we get wrong most is the adrenal glands – only 15 per cent of us know where these are, according to researchers based at Lancaster University.
  
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• 1.2million women a year miss cervical cancer screening 

  07-11-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nearly a third of women ignored smear test invitations last year, figures show. Health bosses urged GPs to provide more convenient appointments in a bid increase uptake.
  
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• This Actress Says That 'Gossip Girl' Star Ed Westwick Sexually Assaulted Her

  07-11-2017 18:54
  The actor has now issued a response to the allegations on Twitter.
  
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• Women's brains crave alcohol when estrogen levels are high

  07-11-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The reward center of the brain fires most when estrogen levels are highest, found the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is around day 12 of your cycle and it peaks again days 20-22.
  
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• Too much Christmas music is bad for your mental health

  07-11-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study shows that holiday music on constant replay can be mentally draining for employees working in shops. But studies show that holiday music puts shoppers in the spending mood.
  
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• This Healthy Food Might Actually Be Causing Your Acne

  07-11-2017 18:25
  Is your post-workout routine actually wrecking your skin?
  
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• How To Quit Your Low-Carb Diet Without Gaining Back All The Weight

  07-11-2017 18:14
  Step one: Take it slow.
  
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• Calorie counts don't work as well for men, study finds

  07-11-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Technology Sydney researchers found women were 'more responsive' than men when it came to the menus, and called for additional research to determine why.
  
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• New Delhi's blanket of smog is set to get worse

  07-11-2017 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A public health emergency was declared in New Delhi Tuesday as a choking blanket of smog descended on the world's most polluted capital city.The Indian...
  
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• This Might Be The Most Hilarious Photo Ryan Reynolds Has Ever Posted Of Blake Lively

  07-11-2017 18:05
  He proves there are many ways to say I love you.
  
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• Women Pose Nude in Glittery Body Paint for Body Positivity: 'They Feel Freed of Their Shame'

  07-11-2017 17:59
  
  [brightcove:5603078603001 default]This article originally appeared on People.com.Each year, a group of around ten women gather in Queensland, Australia to strip down and cover themselves in glitter body paint, all in the name of body positivity.“Women are taught from a young age that we’re not good enough, we need to be fixed. There’s a dozen industries telling us we can pay for a cure to our shame,” photographer Jill Kerswill, 27, tells PEOPLE. “The message of this
  
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• Baby boomers warned over drinking as alcohol-linked deaths in over-50s soar

  07-11-2017 17:56
  Last year there were 5,208 deaths of people aged 50-plus wholly attributable to alcohol, compared with 3,582 in 2001The number of alcohol-specific deaths in people aged 50 and over has risen 45% since 2001, prompting fresh warnings about excessive drinking among baby boomers.Last year there were 5,208 deaths of people aged 50-plus wholly attributable to alcohol, compared with 3,582 in 2001, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures published on Tuesday.Related: Baby boomers' drin
  
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• The New iPhone X Camera Is So Advanced, People Are Afraid to Take Selfies

  07-11-2017 17:48
  
  [brightcove:5187509446001 default]We were as excited as the next selfie fan about the seriously amazing camera on the just-released iPhone X. But Apple lovers who managed to get their hands on the hot new phone have quickly discovered the camera might just be too good.Apple’s website makes it sound like the sophisticated TrueDepth technology will turn iPhone X users into legit photographers: “Shoot selfies with a depth-of-field effect that puts your face in sharp focus against a
  
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• US health spending has rocketed $900 BILLION since 1996

  07-11-2017 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By 2013, healthcare spending hit $2.1 trillion, says the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That figure has now risen to $3.2 trillion, 18% of the US GDP.
  
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• Farmers must stop antibiotics use in animals due to human health risk, warns WHO

  07-11-2017 17:26
  Overuse of antibiotics in animals is contributing to growing drug resistance in humans with serious health implications, says global health bodyFarmers must be prevented from using powerful antibiotics on animals reared for food, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned, because of the serious risks to human health that result.New guidelines from the global body suggest farmers should stop using any antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in animals that are otherwise h
  
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• This Singer Posted A Nude Photo Of Herself On Twitter For The Best Reason

  07-11-2017 17:02
  She's certainly getting the last laugh.
  
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• Now mothers-to-be are told it's safe to eat oily fish

  07-11-2017 16:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children born to mothers who consumed oily fish while they were expecting had higher language and communication skills, according to experts at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo.
  
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• Maximize Your Burn By Doing THIS Before Every Cardio Workout

  07-11-2017 16:06
  Make sure your muscles are fired up and ready to go.
  
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• See a GP on my smartphone? Sorry, I’m not convinced | Ann Robinson

  07-11-2017 15:54
  I hope I’m not being a Luddite but a new scheme allowing patients to dial in for a virtual appointment may have advantages for some people – it’s not for me, though• Ann Robinson is a GPThis is the dawning of the age of smartphone GPs. A pilot scheme covering 3.5 million patients in London is offering a round-the-clock service that lets you check symptoms using a mobile app and then have a video consultation with a GP within two hours if needed. A group of GPs is providing
  
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• Florida dad who nearly ate himself to death loses 350Ibs

  07-11-2017 15:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Weighing 500lb, Zach Moore, 36, from Florida, recorded a video to say bye to son Zach Jr, 8. He had a gastric bypass, losing the weight in 2 years. He's since been under the knife 10 times.
  
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• NHS appeal for black blood donors 'drops straight knowledge'

  07-11-2017 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Heading off racial confusion, an NHS Twitter account breaks out the gifs in appeal for more black donors.
  
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• Cartoonist thought chronic pain would end career

  07-11-2017 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Bunny Suicides cartoonist thought his chronic pain would mean he'd have to quit drawing.
  
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• It’s not enough to train GPs in child protection. What happens next? | Zara Aziz

  07-11-2017 15:00
  Doctors are getting better at spotting the signs of neglect or abuse. But with children’s services devastated by cuts, referrals do not always lead to actionFollowing a colleague’s retirement I have now become the safeguarding lead for children at my GP practice. This means that I review cases, update our practice policies on safeguarding children and act as a liaison between staff, families, school nurses, paediatricians and social services. Like many other GPs, I come across cases
  
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• NHS could 'pop' without emergency cash boost, health bosses told

  07-11-2017 14:41
  Jim Mackey, hired by government to improve service’s finances, gives stark assessment at NHS Providers conferenceThe NHS could “pop” unless it receives an emergency cash injection in this month’s budget, the boss of the service’s financial regulator has warned.Jim Mackey, the chief executive of NHS Improvement, said that without extra funding when the chancellor delivers his budget on 22 November, the health service would have to start providing less care and limit
  
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• NHS cannot continue 'in red zone', providers' leader warns

  07-11-2017 14:41
  Chris Hopson, speaking at the NHS Providers annual conference, said UK health spending was £900 less per person than GermanyHospitals in England are spending £900 less per person than Germany, an expert has warned.
  Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, a trade association that represents acute, ambulance, community and mental health services, said the argument for additional funding for the health service was clear as he warned that it could not continue to operate in the &
  
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• New weight loss drug could be as effective as Atkins

  07-11-2017 14:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  High-protein diets are known to keep us feeling fuller for longer so we eat less. Now scientists from Imperial College London have discovered its down to an amino acid found in protein.
  
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• Indian man suffers a stroke after neck massage

  07-11-2017 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doctors at Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Punjab, have blamed the 'repeated' massages to be the 'trigger factor' of the unidentified patient's stroke.
  
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• UK government sued for third time over deadly air pollution

  07-11-2017 14:00
  Ministers accused of ‘stubborn failure’ to tackle widespread and illegal levels of air pollution, which cause 40,000 early deaths every yearThe UK government is being sued for a third time over the widespread illegal levels of air pollution, which cause 40,000 early deaths every year.Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have already defeated ministers twice in court, forcing a new pollution plan to be drawn up in July. But ClientEarth believes even the latest strategy does not meet the
  
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• Norfolk and Norwich Hospital creates A&E for elderly patients

  07-11-2017 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A hospital's plans to create an emergency department for the elderly is welcomed by Age UK.
  
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• Mongolia's liver cancer crisis: 'No other country has a problem like this' | Hannah Griffin

  07-11-2017 13:34
  Cirrhosis and liver cancer cause 15% of all deaths in Mongolia. Now the government is waking up to the issue – and tackling the hepatitis that triggers it Danzan Purev beams as he shows members of a support group photos of his infant nephew on his iPhone. The 68-year-old geologist is charismatic and jokes with the others gathered in the room in Ulan Bator. But his mood changes as he begins to recount his long experience with hepatitis, a disease that has blighted his life.Purev was diagnos
  
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• 'UK wellbeing rises after Brexit vote'

  07-11-2017 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  There have been small but significant improvements in people's happiness in the last year, say UK officials.
  
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• Copenhagen study: Getting family cat could prevent asthma

  07-11-2017 13:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many parents assume the allergens from pet hairs are responsible for their children contracting asthma-related breathing problems. But it seems that the reverse is true, Danish scientists claim.
  
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• The language you use reveals how stressed you are

  07-11-2017 13:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The research, from experts at University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Arizona, Tucson, showed several speech patterns are closely linked to stress.
  
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• These little-known opaque bodies could run health services. Are they legal? | Denis Campbell

  07-11-2017 13:00
  Grassroots legal challenges to so-called accountable care organisations having the power to run health and social care services could bring NHS reform crashing downUnless you work in the NHS itself, or inhabit the health policy bubble of academics, thinktanks and staff groups, chances are the phrase “accountable care organisations” means little. If so, you would be forgiven for not knowing that ACOs, their acronym in NHS speak, and their close relation “accountable care systems
  
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• These little-known commercial bodies could run health services. Are they legal? | Denis Campbell

  07-11-2017 13:00
  Grassroots legal challenges to so-called accountable care organisations having the power to run health and social care services could bring NHS reform crashing downUnless you work in the NHS itself, or inhabit the health policy bubble of academics, thinktanks and staff groups, chances are the phrase “accountable care organisations” means little. If so, you would be forgiven for not knowing that ACOs, their acronym in NHS speak, and their close relation “accountable care systems
  
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• The 10 symptoms of oral cancer that barely any adults know

  07-11-2017 12:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dr Anna Cantlay and Dr Rhona Eskander, two London-based GPs, have warned that poor lifestyle choices are responsible for nine out of 10 cases of oral cancer.
  
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