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• Video shows baby being born INSIDE the amniotic sac

  10-11-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fewer than one in 80,000 babies are born 'en caul', when the bubble of protective membranes which encases a baby in the womb does not break during birth.
  
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• Hair of the dog won't cure a hangover says doctor

  10-11-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Emeka Okorocha, from Kent, says the body needs 48 hours without alcohol to recover. He provides his 'cures' that will help speed up the metabolism of alcohol – the only way out ofhangover hell.
  
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• Thomas Keneally: death is not the fly in the cosmic ointment. It is the cosmic ointment

  10-11-2017 22:52
  Life is strong in people – we didn’t get to be wreckers of the planet without a mighty life force in us. But accepting death is one of the contentments of ageWhen I was 16, I was given a wonderful anthology, Poetry of the English-Speaking World, as an English prize. I recommend it to this day, since I have returned to it often between 1952 and now. And early in it occurs a poem which brought me up short then, at demented 16, and speaks still, at a somewhat differently demented 81.Whe
  
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• 5 Weight-Loss Myths That Are Setting You Up For Failure

  10-11-2017 22:46
  They could actually be the reason why you're gaining instead of losing.
  
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• The 6 Healthiest Protein Powders For Your Smoothie

  10-11-2017 22:27
  Not all protein powders are created equal.
  
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• Spanking children increases their risk of depression

  10-11-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  University of Manotoba scientists now stress it is important to crack down on harsh parenting in order to prevent children from being consigned to 'the blues'.
  
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• Can You Really Be Addicted To Sex? Here's Everything You Should Know

  10-11-2017 21:54
  The answer is not exactly straightforward.
  
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• 8 Products At Sephora's Huge Sale That Will Make You Look Younger

  10-11-2017 21:43
  Everything you need to turn back the clock will be at least 15% off
  
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• 'My Husband Beat Me While I Was Pregnant. Here's How I Survived'

  10-11-2017 21:23
  "You can brainwash yourself into thinking things aren't so bad."
  
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• This Is The Best Workout Technique For Visibly-Toned Arms

  10-11-2017 21:17
  You could see results in as little as two weeks...
  
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• This Is The Best Way To Get Visibly-Toned Arms, According To Research

  10-11-2017 21:17
  You could see results in as little as two weeks...
  
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• UK has the HIGHEST obesity rate in Western Europe

  10-11-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain is following the lead of the US – the 2nd most obese country in the world. Some 27% of Britons are now obese, predicted to rise to 40% by 2030, according to an OECD report.
  
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• Could Your Heartburn Turn Into Esophageal Cancer?

  10-11-2017 19:27
  Persistent acid reflux can set off a chain reaction in your body with dire effects.
  
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• Woman with ruptured spleen died after ​85-minute ambulance wait

  10-11-2017 19:13
  Dispatchers tell inquest of lack of ambulances after 999 call for Kathryn Richmond, 20, was downgraded twiceA 20-year-old woman with a ruptured spleen died after waiting 85 minutes for an ambulance because of a series of mistakes at an under-pressure control room, an inquest has heard. At one stage while Kathryn Richmond lay in agony and struggling for breath, four of the 13 ambulances for her area were off-road as crews had meal breaks. Related: Number of NHS patients waiting over six months fo
  
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• Woman died from ruptured spleen after ​85-minute wait for ambulance

  10-11-2017 19:13
  Dispatchers say there aren’t enough ambulances after 999 call for 20-year-old Kathryn Richmond was downgraded twiceA 20-year-old woman died from a ruptured spleen after waiting 85 minutes for an ambulance because of a series of mistakes at an under-pressure control room. At one stage while Kathryn Richmond lay in agony and struggling for breath, four of the 13 ambulances for her area were off-road as crews had meal breaks. Related: Number of NHS patients waiting over six months for surgery
  
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• Surgeons find a kilo of plastic and wood in boy's stomach

  10-11-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arjun Sah, from India, had a secret addiction to chewing on shreds of plastic and lumps of wood, according to local reports. The teenager suffered from Pica.
  
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• UK is most obese country in western Europe, OECD finds

  10-11-2017 18:50
  Campaigners criticise ‘pathetic’ measures to tackle crisis as report shows 26.9% of Britain’s population is obeseThe UK is the most obese country in western Europe, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.Its annual Health at a Glance report, published on Friday, shows that 26.9% of the UK population had a body mass index of 30 and above, the official definition of obesity, in 2015. Only five of the OECD’s 35 member states had higher levels
  
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• 'Your gift will not be wasted': face transplant patient meets donor's widow

  10-11-2017 18:49
  American clinic organised meeting between Calen Ross’s widow and Andy Sandness, who endured nearly 10 years of severe facial disfigurementIt made for an emotional meeting. More than a year after Andy Sandness had a groundbreaking face transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, he met the widow of the dead man whose face it used to be.Andy Sandness, 32, from Wyoming, had 56 hours of surgery last summer to have the face of Calen “Rudy” Ross transplanted, in the first such operat
  
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• Boys perform better at school when surrounded by girls

  10-11-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Research from Utrecht University in the Netherlands found boys’ performance in reading is significantly better in schools where the majority of pupils were female (stock image).
  
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• Theresa May tells NHS boss he will be accountable for winter performance

  10-11-2017 18:41
  PM tells Simon Stevens he will be personally responsible for how well GPs and hospitals in England cope, leaving allies to fear he is being lined up as ‘fall guy’Theresa May has made NHS boss Simon Stevens personally responsible for ensuring the health service does not end up in a crisis this winter, amid renewed tension between him and ministers.The prime minister told Stevens that he would be held accountable for how well hospitals and GP services in England cope at a tense, previo
  
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• Hilaria Baldwin Just Posted An Underwear Selfie Showing Off Her 4th Pregnancy

  10-11-2017 18:28
  She's celebrating her changing body.
  
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• Should You Try Ear Acupuncture? Here's What It's All About

  10-11-2017 18:19
  It sounds cringeworthy, but experts say it's legit.
  
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• Police seize the contagious dead bodies of plague victims

  10-11-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Ndiaye, a World Health Organisation worker on the ground, made the bold claim in an interview with local reporters. She described the situation as being 'terrible'.
  
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• Operation Goldfinger only made Korean woman's pain worse

  10-11-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The X-ray, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, was taken by rheumatologists in Suwon, South Korea, in 2014. The unnamed woman had tried gold-thread acupuncture.
  
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• Study AI: 'I believe we could see the end of cancer in our lifetime'

  10-11-2017 17:33
  PhD research student Sam Cooper, from Imperial College London, explains how artificial intelligence is helping to improve the way we treat cancerExamining images and data is time-consuming and relies on the judgement and skills of highly specialised experts. Here, artificial intelligence (AI) – or deep learning – can save vast amounts of time and give much more accurate results. We’re using deep learning to try and improve cancer diagnosis, as well as accelerate the search for
  
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• We're About To Totally Change The Way You Think About Meatballs

  10-11-2017 17:27
  These aren't your grandma's meatballs.
  
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• If You Can Do This Abs Exercise For 1 Minute, We'll Be Seriously Impressed

  10-11-2017 17:27
  You can do it anywhere, but it's far from easy.
  
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• Loughborough study: kids glued to TV likely to avoid fruit

  10-11-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Two thirds of youngsters surveyed reported not eating enough of their greens and spending more than two hours viewing TV, Loughborough University researchers found.
  
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• Chronic fatigue syndrome is not all in the mind

  10-11-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness are caused by changes in brain chemistry and are notpsychological disorders, according to a study from Georgetown University.
  
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• Aaron Hernandez's Brain Suffered Severe Damage From CTE, Doctor Says

  10-11-2017 16:52
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com.(BOSTON) — Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez suffered severe damage to parts of the brain that play an important role in memory, impulse control and behavior, a researcher who studied his brain said Thursday.Dr. Ann McKee, director of the CTE Center at Boston University, said she could not “connect the dots” between Hernandez’s severe case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is linked to repeated blows t
  
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• Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Reveals Sexual Abuse By Team Doctor Larry Nassar

  10-11-2017 16:44
  
  [brightcove:5637174475001 default]This article originally appeared on Time.com.Aly Raisman, a six-time Olympic medalist and one of the most accomplished gymnasts in U.S. history, says she was sexually abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, who worked as the women’s gymnastics national team doctor for decades.Raisman is the second member of the gold medal-winning 2012 Olympic women’s team to accuse Nassar of abuse. In October, her teammate McKayla Maroney tweeted that Nassar molested her for yea
  
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• Israeli scientists say lupus may double risk of dementia

  10-11-2017 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having lupus increases the risk of developing dementia for people who suffer from the chronic autoimmune disease, like Selena Gomez, by 51 percent, according to a new, large-scale study from Israel.
  
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• 'I Tried Self-Tanning For The First Time—Here's What Happened'

  10-11-2017 16:41
  This committed spray-tan fan tried to DIY it for the first time.
  
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• 5 Huge Mistakes We're All Making With Our Contact Lenses

  10-11-2017 16:39
  Fess up to your contact crimes (most of us are guilty of at least one).
  
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• Thai 'man with two heads' wants to die to end suffering

  10-11-2017 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jaroon Suanmali, 71, who lives in Thailand's Lopburi Province, first noticed the growth a decade ago. He has trouble sleeping at night and by day he says he is 'in incredible pain'.
  
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• GP missed woman's bowel cancer as she was 'too young'

  10-11-2017 16:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cara Hoofe, from west London, is speaking out to raise awareness that bowel cancer can affect younger people. She has Lynch syndrome, an inherited condition raising risks of certain cancers.
  
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• 'I Lost 85 Pounds While Traveling The World—Here's How I Did It'

  10-11-2017 16:10
  Kelly Chase set off on a year-long travel adventure in January—but quickly learned she'd have to lose weight to truly enjoy it.
  
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• ​7 Pieces Of Celebrity Relationship Advice That Are Actually Worth Taking

  10-11-2017 15:49
  ​“Try hard.” Enough said!
  
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• 5 Hamstring Exercises That'll Make You Want To Show Off Your Thighs

  10-11-2017 15:45
  ​You just might swear off pants for good.
  
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• Child cancer survivor fights for better treatment

  10-11-2017 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Vicky Forster beat leukaemia as a child. Now she works as a scientist, trying to change the lives of children with the same disease.
  
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• How long does it take to burn these Thanksgiving foods?

  10-11-2017 14:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: MyProtein nutritionist Jennifer Blow weighs in on her favorite festive treats and what you can do to burn off those extra calories.
  
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• So my younger self was right: colouring in is the key to a happy life | Nell Frizzell

  10-11-2017 14:17
  Researchers have found that just 10 minutes a day in the company of crayons can give adults a mental lift. It’s been keeping me on the right lines for yearsAs a small, Meatloaf-looking girl, often to be found wearing an unlikely collection of bottle-green leggings, DM boots and silk waistcoats (imagine a radical feminist Status Quo), I absolutely loved colouring in. I would spend ages on the sort of intricate geometric patterns that would have been perfect training for a career in carpet d
  
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• Super-fuel designed for military allows you to eat carbs

  10-11-2017 13:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oxford University has created a drink – dubbed 'keto in a bottle' and a San Francisco firm has launched the first commercial version. Keto followers include Kim Kardashian.
  
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• Five button mushrooms a day could reduce dementia risk

  10-11-2017 13:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pennsylvania State University researchers found mushrooms contain high amounts of ergothioneine and glutathione which combat 'free radicals' - molecules linked to dementia.
  
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• German fitness fanatic gets penis stuck in a weight

  10-11-2017 13:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The unnamed patient was rushed to hospital in Germany. Doctors called in firefighters who used a grinder and vibrating saw to remove the device.
  
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• World's first 'test tube baby' is targeted by trolls

  10-11-2017 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louise Brown's family was bombarded with hate mail after she was born through IVF on November 10, 1977 - exactly 40 years ago. The treatment was pioneered in a Cambridge laboratory.
  
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• 'Humans 2.0' could live in underwater cities

  10-11-2017 13:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simon Evetts, a space operations expert, was speaking at Web Summit in Lisbon when he suggested that an aspect of society could move into oceans in the future (artist's impression).
  
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• Antioxidant-rich tea OMGTea could help beat cancer

  10-11-2017 12:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Katherine Swift, 45, from Brighton, was inspired to set up OMGTea following the news that her mother Elizabeth had stage 3 breast cancer and was facing chemotherapy.
  
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• Sleep apnea is linked to Alzheimer's disease, study finds

  10-11-2017 09:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from New York found that those with sleep apnea are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease due to build up of a toxic protein in the brain.
  
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• Interview with the world’s first 'test tube baby'

  10-11-2017 09:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louise Brown's family was bombarded with hate mail after she was born through IVF on November 10, 1977 - exactly 40 years ago. The treatment was pioneered in a Cambridge laboratory.
  
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