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• Sophie Monk shares her diet and fitness secrets

  15-11-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  She recently revealed some very unexpected wedding news as she celebrated the same-sex marriage victory on Wednesday. 
  
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• This Is How To Get Rid Of All Those Annoying Silk Strands On Your Corn

  15-11-2017 23:45
  No one wants corn floss stuck in their teeth.
  
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• Smokers underestimate how much they expose their children 

  15-11-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Smokers base their gauge of safety on their senses and vastly underestimate the amount of secondhand smoke the expose their kids to, according to a new study from Tel Aviv, Isreal.
  
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• Bio-live yogurt can help lower blood pressure  

  15-11-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered diets high in salt are killing off beneficial bacteria in people's guts, but these can be replaced with 'good bacteria'.
  
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• 8 Delicious Mocktails That Will Make Cutting Out Alcohol Way Easier

  15-11-2017 23:15
  All the fun without the hangover.
  
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• 9 Things You Don't Need To Be Adding To Your Smoothies

  15-11-2017 22:57
  Apparently non-fat yogurt is a no-no.
  
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• New York dad donates kidney to his adopted daughter

  15-11-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peter McKay, 38, of Brooklyn, New York, underwent the surgery in 2015 after his daughter Darcy's rare genetic condition threatened to take her life.
  
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• Swansea woman has hernia larger than size of child’s head

  15-11-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Tanya Evans, 27, from Swansea, Wales, is at risk of rupturing her bowel while she waits for surgery to remove the mass which has grown to the size of a football.
  
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• 15 Low-Sugar Snacks That Can Help You Lose Weight

  15-11-2017 22:46
  Enough with the raw celery and carrots. These choices are heartier and (hallelujah!) tastier.
  
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• Why Your Breath Reeks So Bad When You Wake Up

  15-11-2017 22:36
  It's not just because you've gone eight hours without brushing.
  
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• The Internet Is Obsessed With This Face Mask You Remove With a Magnet

  15-11-2017 22:33
  It's 45 percent off right now.
  
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• How to keep teeth white while drinking coffee and red wine

  15-11-2017 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New York City dentist Dr Jo shared her tips for protecting teeth from stains while still enjoying your favorite drinks. Tips include, sipping from a straw, chewing gum and drinking water.
  
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• 10 tips for losing weight before Christmas

  15-11-2017 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  No one wants to miss out on the holiday indulgences, but you can't have your cake now and on Christmas too without it adding up. Spend this month building up your health with these tips.
  
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• Corby woman finds love after being born with haemangioma

  15-11-2017 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cody Hall, 25, from Corby, Northamptonshire, had such a large birthmark, it distorted the left side of her face. She married her boyfriend of eight years Lewis Holt, 27, last Friday after a year engagement.
  
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• These 4 Underlying Conditions Might Explain Why Your Stomach Hurts After You Eat

  15-11-2017 21:24
  It's not always just indigestion.
  
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• The 5 Best Face Oils For People With Greasy Skin

  15-11-2017 21:15
  ​Yes, even YOU can use them!
  
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• This Is What It's Like To Have Sex After Being Raped: One Woman's Story

  15-11-2017 21:09
  "After the rape but before I had sex again, I thought of myself as two people: terrified-of-guys-Katie and constantly-horny-Katie."
  
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• Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi Swears By This Intense Workout For Getting Super-Toned

  15-11-2017 20:51
  The former "Jersey Shore" star isn't messing around with this one.
  
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• Small amount of alcohol is good for breastfeeding mothers

  15-11-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian research has revealed that not only can breastfeeding mothers indulge in a hard earned glass of wine without harming their baby, they might actually be helping it.
  
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• 9 Things Nutritionists Want You to Know Before Using Reddit For Weight Loss

  15-11-2017 20:45
  The LOSEIT subreddit can be a great tool—if you use it right.
  
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• What These 4 Mass Shooters Have In Common Will Shock You—But It Shouldn't

  15-11-2017 20:36
  Here's what every woman needs to know.
  
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• Campaigners urge minimum alcohol price in England after Scottish ruling

  15-11-2017 20:26
  Call for England to follow suit after supreme court decision that setting a minimum price is legal under EU lawHealth campaigners have urged ministers to introduce minimum pricing for all alcoholic drinks in England after the supreme court said the measure was legal under EU law.
  In a landmark ruling, seven justices unanimously rejected a challenge led by the Scotch Whisky Association that Scottish proposals for strict price controls were illegal under EU trade rules.Continue reading...
  
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• UK law on assisted dying is ‘barbaric’ | Letters

  15-11-2017 20:17
  GP Mary Gibbs is horrified that terminally ill patients are being refused adequate pain relief because it might shorten their life; while Sara Starkey recalls her husband’s peaceful death at Dignitas and laments the fact most terminally ill people in the UK won’t be so fortunateI welcome the research published by Dignity in Dying about the difficulties in accessing an assisted death abroad (Thousands unable to afford Dignitas ‘die in pain at home’, 13 November). But I am
  
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• Alternative to austerity to be found in Paradise Papers? | Letters

  15-11-2017 20:17
  One day’s headlines shows how the UK’s struggling public services are desperate for funding, writes Linda Rhead. Surely, she says, it is connected to the tax-avoidance scandal in the same edition. While Richard Carter says Theresa May’s failure to tackle tax avoidance could make her look complicitGuardian 15 November: page 4, Squeezed NHS must close dozens of services; page 5, Armed forces no longer fit for purpose, former top brass warn; page 8, Poorest squeezed as f
  
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• Young people out of love with their own bodies, says report

  15-11-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Body dissatisfaction can start in children as young as six, warns the Youth Select Committee.
  
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• Maryland study: Penis curve may be sign of age or disease

  15-11-2017 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some have a bent penis for a harmless reason and age can make it more noticeable, according to Dr Matthew Mintz from Maryland, US. But a curve is a sign of Peyronie's disease.
  
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• Kent child's battle through chemo captured in images

  15-11-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Poppy Martin, from Kent, is partially sighted because of a tumour growing behind her eye. Parents Ellena and Robbie have launched a £300,000 appeal for treatment abroad.
  
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• Anger after report finds birth defects not caused by hormone pregnancy tests

  15-11-2017 18:15
  Official review concludes there was no ‘causal association’ between drug Primodos and disabilities in babiesA hormone pregnancy test used in the 1960s and 1970s was not responsible for serious birth defects, according to an official review, which has been severely criticised by campaigners. An expert working group set up by the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) concluded there was no “causal association” between a drug called Primodos and severe disabilities in babies.C
  
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• 1960s hormone pregnancy test did not cause birth defects, review finds

  15-11-2017 18:15
  Report angers campaigners by concluding there was no ‘causal association’ between drug Primodos and disabilities in babiesA hormone pregnancy test used in the 1960s and 1970s was not responsible for serious birth defects, according to an official review. An expert working group set up by the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) concluded there was no “causal association” between a drug called Primodos and severe disabilities in babies.Continue reading...
  
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• Supreme Court backs Scottish minimum alcohol pricing

  15-11-2017 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Scotland is set to be the first country in the world to establish a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
  
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• ​The Heartbreaking Reason Why This Woman's Husband Is Missing From Her Wedding Photos

  15-11-2017 18:08
  "These are images that show this loss has not and will not destroy me."
  
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• This Dancer's Video Of Her 'Jiggle' Went Viral for All the Right Reasons

  15-11-2017 18:02
  "Proud of myself is an understatement."
  
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• Winter babies are more at risk of a stroke in later life

  15-11-2017 17:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found mothers whose first trimesters were during summer are more likely to have children with irregular heartbeats as they were exposed to air pollution.
  
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• Sir Peter Carr obituary

  15-11-2017 17:49
  My friend Peter Carr, who has died aged 87, had a remarkable and varied career, including in industrial relations and as a leader of health service improvement. His focus was always on promoting productivity through constructive bargaining as a partnership between employers and workers, represented by unions.Peter grew up in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, the son of George Carr, a printer on the South Yorkshire Times, and his wife, Marjorie (nee Tailby), who engaged in entrepreneurial endeavours s
  
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• African Americans are more prone to obesity says research

  15-11-2017 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found the mutated ankyrin-B gene makes mice double in size, regardless of their diet. Only 1.3 percent of Caucasians carry it.
  
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• Experts edit DNA inside a body to cure a genetic disease

  15-11-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Through an IV drip, patient Brian Madeux received billions of copies of a corrective gene and a genetic tool to cut his DNA in a procedure at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland, California.
  
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• UK banker being kept alive against wishes of family and doctors

  15-11-2017 17:23
  Official solicitor expected to appeal against ruling that judicial permission is not needed to withdraw life support from Mr Y
  An investment banker who sustained severe brain damage after a cardiac arrest is being kept alive against the wishes of his family and doctors because the official solicitor has intervened to prevent his death.The unusual case, which is likely to be referred to the supreme court for an emergency hearing, tests whether relatives and medical staff must seek judicial permis
  
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• Chinese scientists 'erase' drug memories in heroin addicts

  15-11-2017 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Peking University in China have found an effective way to reduce cravings in heroin addicts by 'erasing' their memories of drug highs using memory manipulation and methadone.
  
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• How To Treat A Yeast Infection When You're On Your Period

  15-11-2017 17:03
  Nothing spells misery like that unscratchable itch—except for maybe period cramps.
  
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• Madagascar's healthcare will be unable with the plague

  15-11-2017 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE Madagascar's healthcare system will be unable to cope if the deadly plague outbreak continues to spiral out of control,a scientist has warned. Scores of doctors have been struck down.
  
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• 8 small changes you can make to beat sluggishness

  15-11-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPONSORED. There are some simple habits we can build into our daily lives which can have a positive impact on our energy levels and overall health.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Just Accidentally Revealed The Sex Of Her Third Baby

  15-11-2017 16:40
  Oh, Kim.
  
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• Commuters urged to make small talk to help prevent railway suicides

  15-11-2017 16:28
  Campaign launched by Samaritans and others says simple question can be enough to stop someone who might be at riskCommuters and travellers have been urged to strike up conversations with vulnerable people near railway tracks as part of a campaign to prevent suicide.Small Talk Saves Lives aims to give the public the confidence to trust their instincts and take action if they see someone who may be at risk. Continue reading...
  
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• Indian girl's head doubles in size due to rare disease

  15-11-2017 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reshmi Marak's head started growing a month after birth and is now 68cms in circumference. Her father Amrit, from India, is a daily labourer earning about Rs4,000 (£45) a month.
  
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• Eczema babies' risk of asthma predictable at one

  15-11-2017 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by McMaster University in Canada found having eczema alone does not raise asthma and allergies risks. But infants with a certain anitbody are at higher risk.
  
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• Alison Brie Can Do 40 Pullups—And That's Not Even The Most Badass Thing About Her

  15-11-2017 15:30
  Let Alison Brie—with an assist from her trainer, Jason Walsh—lead you on a deadlifting, bench-pressing, hip-thrusting journey of true transformation.
  
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• Hormone pregnancy test 'no link to harm'

  15-11-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The use of a controversial hormonal pregnancy test between the 1950s and 1970s did not damage unborn children, a scientific review has found.
  
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• The pinta you can drink with a milk intolerance

  15-11-2017 12:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study supported by British experts found the intolerance to cow’s milk may actually be triggered by a protein, rather than lactose. A Shropshire herd is producing milk without the suspect protein.
  
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• UK supreme court rules minimum alcohol pricing is legal

  15-11-2017 11:10
  Whisky group loses legal battle to stop Scottish government using price controls to try to combat alcohol-related deathsThe UK supreme court has backed the Scottish government’s plans to introduce a minimum price for all alcoholic drinks in a decisive victory for Nicola Sturgeon.After a five-year legal battle against the plans led by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), the court has ruled that minimum pricing is legal under EU law on health grounds. Continue reading...
  
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• Heart attack risk from air pollution linked to blood type

  15-11-2017 11:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The risk of a heart attack or chest pain doubled for people of type A, B, or AB, compared to 40 percent for type O, according to a study by Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Utah, US.
  
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