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• Eat like an Instagram star: 26 health hacks

  08-11-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We’ve seen their pristine Instagram feeds, but what hacks do top influencers use every day? We spoke to Reebok ambassadors Roz Purcell, Dr Hazel Wallace and Tashi Skervin Clarke to find out.
  
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• Six diet and exercise supplements contain banned stimulant

  08-11-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Banned stimulants have been found in six dietary and exercise supplements, according to a collaborative study. The ingredient was mislabeled and is similar to compounds linked to heart problems.
  
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• High-fiber diet can beat bowel cancer

  08-11-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fiber boosts survival rates of those diagnosed – even if diet was poor before, found a Harvard Medical School study. The risk of colon cancer falls 33% for every 5g of whole grain cereal fiber added to diet.
  
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• Exercise does lower Alzheimer's risk

  08-11-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study by Vanderbilt University Medical Center found older people whose hearts pump less blood have restricted blood flow in the temporal lobe, the region where dementia pathology first begins.
  
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• Your Blood Type Might Put You At A Greater Risk For These 5 Conditions

  08-11-2017 23:26
  Pancreatic cancer?!
  
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• Frozen fish is just as good as fresh

  08-11-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fresh fish can only last two or three days after catching, while frozen fish can last four to six months in the freezer and still contain the same health benefits, according to a registered dietitian.
  
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• Watch 100 People Talk About Their First Masturbation Experience In This Hilarious Video

  08-11-2017 22:53
  What was your first time like?
  
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• Is Your Marriage At Risk? This Is Exactly When Your Spouse Is Most Likely To Cheat

  08-11-2017 21:36
  A new study is providing insight into the most likely time cheating will happen.
  
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• How Two Women Feel About The Presidential Election, One Year Later

  08-11-2017 21:15
  We talked to a Trump voter and a Clinton voter a year after the divisive vote.
  
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• ​This Is How To Redecorate Your Living Space, According To Your Life Goals

  08-11-2017 20:50
  Make your room work for you.
  
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• 7 Things Every Woman Should Know About The Pull-Out Method

  08-11-2017 20:37
  ​For starters, it's not that effective.
  
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• Lund University: fathers keep postnatal depression secret

  08-11-2017 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PND in men goes undetected and untreated and they are reluctant to seek help, a study by Lund University researchers found. Four fifths of depressed fatherstold no-one.
  
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• Dentists can stop children from becoming fat

  08-11-2017 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dentists have always told youngsters to avoid sugary snacks to save their teeth. Now experts the Swedish Institute of Medicine suggest they can help to battle bulging waistlines too.
  
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• Wounds that happen during the day heal 60 percent FASTER

  08-11-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wounds heal up to 60 percent quicker if they happen during the day rather than at night, researchers from the the Medical Research Council in the UK have found.
  
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• 'Butterfly' boy saved after doctors create him a new skin

  08-11-2017 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The unnamed boy, who suffered from junctional epidermolysis bullosa, was treated by doctors at Bochum University Hospital in Germany.
  
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• 4 Questions To Ask Yourself If You're Only Staying Married 'For The Kids'

  08-11-2017 19:46
  Divorce might actually be a better option.
  
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• 5 Things You Need To Know About Premature Ovarian Failure

  08-11-2017 19:09
  This condition can pose major health issues for young women.
  
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• NHS chief takes high-risk punt by pointing out May and Hammond's miserliness

  08-11-2017 19:02
  Simon Stevens’s public warning of dangers of ‘underfunding NHS by £20bn-£30bn a year’ is spectacular in its lack of diplomacySimon Stevens’s warning to Theresa May and Philip Hammond of the risks they are running by “underfunding our health services by £20bn-£30bn a year” was spectacular for being so public, pointed and premeditated. It was a plea, a protest, a challenge and an attempt at persuasion all rolled into one, though longer on
  
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• This Sleek, High-Tech Fitness Tracker Is On Sale For Less Than $100

  08-11-2017 19:01
  Learn your fitness age, count your reps, and get texts—all for 30% off today.
  
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• Hospitals spending 47 times over the odds, data shows

  08-11-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At a speech to the NHS Providers conference in Birmingham, the Health Secretary said there was a 'baffling variation' between the prices paid by hospitals for the same equipment.
  
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• X Factor adverts are pushing junk food

  08-11-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The additional calories are the equivalent to eating an extra two packets of crisps or a McDonald’s hamburger each week, researchers from Cancer Research UK and Stirling University say.
  
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• Alcohol causes seven cancers, doctors warn in new report

  08-11-2017 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The more you drink, the more likely you are to develop at least seven types of cancer, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists warned in a statement released yesterday.
  
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• 5 Things You Should Know About Transgender Politician Danica Roem

  08-11-2017 18:36
  She was elected to the Virginia state legislature last night in a historic victory.
  
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• 5 Myths About Retinoids You Should Stop Believing ASAP

  08-11-2017 18:29
  You're missing out on skin-care gold.
  
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• Don't know your spleen from your adrenals? Test yourself

  08-11-2017 18:25
  New research suggests we are dangerously ignorant of the location of some of our anatomical structuresWhen it comes to the human body, it’s not merely our posteriors that most of us have trouble distinguishing from our elbows.In a recent survey, fewer than 15% of participants could pinpoint their adrenal glands. The spleen was correctly located by 20% of participants and the gallbladder by 25%. Four in 10 were unable to pinpoint the heart on a blank template of the human body. Continue rea
  
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• Is There Really Such A Thing As A 'Wide-Set' Vagina?

  08-11-2017 18:21
  We asked the experts if there's any merit to this term.
  
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• Water with school lunches decreases childhood obesity

  08-11-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A five-year pilot study was conducted in 1,200 elementary and middle schools in New York City and found that placing water dispensers in school cafeterias lessens childhood obesity.
  
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• Eating 2 burgers is better than ordering one with fries

  08-11-2017 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Minnesota nutritionist Emily Field says it doubles your protein, keeping you full for longer. This means you could reduce your overall calorie intake for the rest of the day, she explained.
  
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• Harvard University hosted an anal sex workshop

  08-11-2017 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The talk hosted by adult shop Good Vibrations on Tuesday was one of many workshops held for the university's annual Sex Week.
  
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• 'I Tried The 8:16 Plan To Lose Weight—Here's What Happened'

  08-11-2017 17:25
  "I don't do diets. But my upcoming wedding next year has me thinking I should at least try to get in shape."
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner Just Revealed The Sad Truth About Her Relationship With The Kardashians

  08-11-2017 17:25
  The feud continues.
  
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• Dr Margaret Redelman on why sex can cause headaches

  08-11-2017 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sex headaches - which affect men more - come in two forms, according to Dr Margaret Redelman, a member of the Australian Society for Sexologists. She said they can be 'traumatic'.
  
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• Heartbroken woman, 23, who lost five babies in six years

  08-11-2017 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shannon Reed, 23, from Prudhoe, near Newcastle, has been diagnosed with 'sticky blood syndrome', or antiphospholipid syndrome - after years of mystery surrounding her miscarriages.
  
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• Six dead in Minnesota tuberculosis outbreak

  08-11-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tuberculosis outbreak in Ramsey County, Minnesota, has infected 17 people and killed six. Fourteen of those who contracted the disease are from the elderly Hmong community.
  
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• Record-breaking 5m will be on NHS waiting lists by 2021

  08-11-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An extra 1m patients will be on the list over the next 4 years, says NHS England head Simon Stevens. He warned controversial rationing policies could roll out nationally.
  
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• Woman with postnatal depression who killed herself 'let down by NHS'

  08-11-2017 16:05
  Mother of Polly Ross, who had two children, tells inquest there was ‘a lack of focused care when she needed it most’The mother of a woman who killed herself while suffering from postnatal depression has said her daughter “deserved better” from mental health services, at an inquest into her death.Despite having made multiple attempts to kill herself, Polly Ross, 32, was allowed to leave the Westlands mental health unit in Hull, where she was as a voluntary patient, at arou
  
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• Mosquito bite caused man's leg to swell 4 times the size

  08-11-2017 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chetan Pithadia, 53, from India, noticed his left leg was getting bigger 4 years ago. It continued to bulge and now weighs 25kg.He has elephantitis which is caused by parasitic worms carried by mosquitoes.
  
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• Diet to beat arthritis: Ginger, blueberries and green tea 

  08-11-2017 15:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from KIIT University in India recommended switching from a meat diet to a plant-based one. They advise sufferers to take probiotics and quit alcohol and smoking.
  
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• ​The 3 Moves You Should Be Doing Before Every Strength Workout To Build More Muscle

  08-11-2017 15:30
  Better results are coming your way.
  
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• NHS waiting list could soar to 5m without urgent cash, chief warns

  08-11-2017 14:04
  Simon Stevens risks his job by urging government to spend £20-30bn more annually to bring service in line with France, Germany and SwedenThe chief executive of the NHS has warned that cancer and mental health care could deteriorate because ministers are not prepared to give the health service billions of extra funding in the forthcoming budget.Simon Stevens said that the waiting list for hospital operations could hit 5 million, warned the service “has a funding problem” and tha
  
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• Scrap surgical masks and robots to help save NHS £150m

  08-11-2017 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Imperial College London experts have recommended a host of NHS cost-cutting measures in a report that found 71 common, expensive procedures that bring little or no benefit.
  
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• Why do we brush our teeth with cold water? | Notes and queries

  08-11-2017 12:30
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWhy do we brush our teeth with cold water when every other cleansing method seems to use hot for best results?Jamie Aitchison, BrightonContinue reading...
  
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• Why do we brush our teeth with cold water?

  08-11-2017 12:30
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWhy do we brush our teeth with cold water when every other cleansing method seems to use hot for best results?Jamie Aitchison, BrightonContinue reading...
  
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• Alan Shearer fears dementia as result of heading football

  08-11-2017 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 47-year-old is the Premier League's record scorer with 260 goals and enjoyed a career with Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle. Shearer also netted 30 goals in 63 appearances for England.
  
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• What is a nurse? Baffling number of job roles leaves patients and bosses confused

  08-11-2017 11:45
  Because the job title is not protected, anyone can call themselves a nurse. It diminishes the work of the highly trained staff on the NHS frontlineIf you walk into a hospital, care home or GP surgery in England today, you might see someone who calls themselves a nurse. But are they a nurse? What kind of qualifications, skills and experience do they have? Can you tell? The word “nurse” has become embedded over hundreds of years in society’s collective psyche – usually as a
  
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• Why you shouldn't lose weight too quickly for Christmas

  08-11-2017 11:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Around now we're bombarded with messages to drop a dress size for Christmas. But London nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert warns us to resist crash diets as they make you heavier.
  
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• Humans went through tall and skinny phase 1.5m years ago

  08-11-2017 10:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study of fossils spanning more than four million years suggests that stature and body mass shifted at different rates during the evolution of hominins, University of Cambridge experts claim.
  
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• Plague death toll rises to 143 in Madagascar

  08-11-2017 10:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The outbreak, which has been described as the 'worst in 50 years' and deemed to be at 'crisis' point, has now infected 1,947 people in the country off the coast of Africa.
  
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• Brexiters must honour extra cash pledge for NHS, says health chief

  08-11-2017 10:17
  Simon Stevens to cite leave campaign’s claim of £350m more a week for health service in conference speechThe Brexit campaign’s pledge that leaving the European Union would mean more money for the health service must be honoured or voters will lose trust in politics, the head of NHS England will warn.Simon Stevens will cite the leave campaign’s controversial claim that Brexit will bring £350m back under British control to spend on the NHS to argue for more funding fo
  
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• Dramatic improvement in stage four cancer survival

  08-11-2017 09:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than 17,000 people were alive in 2015 in England having been diagnosed with stage four cancer two years previously, according to Macmillan Cancer Support.
  
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