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• Don't fear the holiday cheer: Avoid stress this season

  22-11-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Holiday stress gets the best of many Americans, but experts explain how to have more merry and less manic this year, whether you're a perfectionist, a family feud-er or just feeling a little lonely.
  
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• Stop panicking about indulgence on Thanksgiving

  22-11-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aaron E Carroll, a nutritionist and physician at Indiana University, and Liz Weinandy, a registered dietitian at Ohio State University, explain why there is no point restricting yourself from indulgence.
  
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• Autism risk 50% more for couples who rush second pregnancy

  22-11-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Waiting more than four years is just as risky, according to the researchers from the CDC, who assessed hundreds of US babies with developmental disorders.
  
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• Latest meningitis vaccine prevents almost all forms

  22-11-2017 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recently-developed meningitis vaccine can prevent nine out of the 10 strains of the virus found tin the US, according to new research from the CDC. The vaccine was approved in 2015.
  
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• Anne Wafula-Strike: Paralympian wins train toilet payout

  22-11-2017 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Anne Wafula-Strike was on a three-hour train journey with an out-of-order accessible loo.
  
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• 'Spice' significantly delays users' reaction times

  22-11-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Maastricht University found that even at considerably lower doses than those taken recreationally, the controversial former 'legal high' still makes people intoxicated within one hour.
  
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• This Is The Story Behind Serena Williams' Kick-Ass Wedding Sneakers

  22-11-2017 20:47
  We talked to Michelle Meneses, who bedazzled the Nike kicks, about how it all went down.
  
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• NYT gets trolled for recipe for Brussels sprout sliders

  22-11-2017 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The New York Timesposted a years-old recipe for a vegetarian slider dish on Twitter this week. It calls for Brussels sprouts cut in half like a burger bun and filled with onions and marinated tempeh.
  
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• Try This 7-Move Yoga Flow Before You Eat A Big Meal

  22-11-2017 20:26
  It will work wonders for your digestion.
  
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• Do Runners Need More Frequent Botox Injections?

  22-11-2017 20:14
  Plus, other skin issues unique to pavement pounders.
  
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• Budget's £1.6bn cash boost for NHS less than half of experts’ advice

  22-11-2017 20:03
  Government warned anything short of extra £4bn next year would leave service struggling to deliver carePhilip Hammond has bowed to intense pressure to give the NHS more money in Wednesday’s budget, but produced less than half the £4bn the health service’s own boss said it needed to look after patients properly next year.
  A payment of £1.6bn for the NHS in England in 2018-19 will see its budget rise to £126bn, rather than the £124.4bn originally planned.
  
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• 'I'm A Vegan Bodybuilder—Here's What I Eat In A Day'

  22-11-2017 19:46
  "I'm in the best shape of my life not despite, but because of, the vegan lifestyle."
  
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• My Birth Story: 'I Had A 104-Degree Fever And My Baby's Heart Rate Was Dropping'

  22-11-2017 19:42
  Lindsey Paris says her son's birth was so traumatic she's never talked about it before.
  
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• Paediatrician says rest and water is best to fight colds

  22-11-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The conventional wisdom is that you should use cough medicine: but this could be harmful. You'd be better relying on more traditional methods to heal a seasonal cough or cold
  
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• Doctor recalls own experience with postpartum depression

  22-11-2017 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Tara Lynn Frankhouser didn't fully understand the postpartum depression she saw in her patients in her North Carolina practice until she went through itself. She bravely tells of all she went through.
  
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• Pressure on women to 'have it all' makes health suffer

  22-11-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twice as many females nowadays are at risk of burnout compared to 1990, found a study by Umea University in Sweden. They're expected to be successful, popular and physically attractive.
  
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• The Best Black Friday Electronics Deals, All In One Place

  22-11-2017 19:22
  From Instant Pots, to wireless headphones, to 4K HD TVs, the time to snag a deal is now.
  
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• Walmart Is Already Lowering Prices For Black Friday

  22-11-2017 19:18
  Cookware, Google Home, Dyson, and Samsung products are all on the list.
  
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• 8 Deals On Workout Headphones For Black Friday

  22-11-2017 19:16
  Brands like Jaybird, Jabra, and Bose are now cheaper than ever.
  
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• The Best Black Friday Deals At Macy's Are Already Happening Now

  22-11-2017 19:12
  Score big savings on a Dyson vacuum, Vitamix blenders, and much more.
  
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• The Best Black Friday Deals On Treadmills

  22-11-2017 19:08
  Best part: All these deals are already live.
  
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• Fine Young Cannibals’ Roland Gift answers our health quiz

  22-11-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The singer, pictured, who is about to start a two-week British tour, answers questions about his health including can he run up the stairs and does he get his five a day.
  
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• 'I Went Through Sex-Addiction Therapy—Here's What It Was Like'

  22-11-2017 18:31
  "Like sex addiction itself, the therapy wasn’t about sex at all."
  
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• Madagascar plague may have been in Europe years before

  22-11-2017 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany, found Yersina pestis bacteria first entered Europe in the Bronze Age, not the historical Black Death pandemic.
  
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• The Hottest Black Friday And Cyber Monday Fitness Deals

  22-11-2017 18:12
  Basically, anything you need to ramp up your workout is on this list.
  
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• Prescribed reading: Five of the best books by doctors

  22-11-2017 17:54
  As Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt wins a readers’ choice award, we recommend five other author physicians. Please add to our notesCongratulations to Adam Kay, who has triumphed in the Books Are My Bag awards as readers’ choice of the year. This Is Going to Hurt, his diary of life as a junior doctor, was voted for by 40,000 fans. Kay joins a long tradition of author physicians. It makes sense, sort of – doctors and writers share a sense of focus; a detached, objective pe
  
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• NHS Budget plan not enough, say bosses

  22-11-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Health leaders warn tough choices will have to be made despite the chancellor's promise of extra money.
  
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• What You Should Know About Shaving Your Pubes, According To A Gyno

  22-11-2017 17:33
  Keep this in mind before you go bare.
  
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• 'Forget stamp duty, we need a pay rise' – people respond to the budget

  22-11-2017 17:31
  How did Philip Hammond’s budget affect you? The Guardian talks to families, workers and businesses across BritainWith a newborn baby and a 14-month-old son to support on an annual income of less than £20,000, police community support officer Laurence Ridge, 21, was hoping for better news in the budget. “I think the decision to abolish stamp duty for first-time buyers is reasonable but he should have announced a bigger pay rise for public sector workers – the 1% we get is
  
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• 5 Things Every Woman Needs To Know About Her Fertility

  22-11-2017 17:30
  We asked an M.D. to answer some of our pressing questions.
  
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• 5 Things You Should Know Before You Try The Paleo Diet

  22-11-2017 17:23
  The Paleo Diet, also known as the "caveman" diet, has its perks—but there are some things you need to know before you go all in
  
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• 4 Signs You Should See Another Doctor for a Second Opinion

  22-11-2017 17:10
  
  [brightcove:5476567384001 default]You leave your doctor’s office with a gnawing doubt. She’s the one with the MD, of course. But something’s not right. Should you get a second opinion? Yes, say experts, and don’t think twice. A fresh perspective can make all the difference for your health. Here, a few good reasons to schedule another appointment.1. There’s been no mention of a specific diagnosis. Even before your doc IDs your ailment, she should be able to tell
  
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• Your Guide To Navigating 5 Awkward Family Situations Over The Holidays

  22-11-2017 17:00
  From politics to your lack of a plus-one.
  
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• Conjoined twins could be separated in op that could kill

  22-11-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rabeya and Rokeya, from Bangladesh, been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where they will have tests. Their parents want them separated in a bid for them to lead normal lives.
  
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• ​5 Things To Know If You're A Grown Woman Who Still Gets Ear Infections

  22-11-2017 16:30
  Seriously, WTF?
  
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• Cold remedy reduces cancer aggressiveness by up to 80%

  22-11-2017 16:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Salford, UK, found N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) significantly lowers levels of the breast cancer aggressiveness marker MCT4, offering an inexpensive, safe therapy.
  
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• This Model Has Embraced Her Belly Rolls in the Most Playful Way

  22-11-2017 16:02
  
  [brightcove:5305635850001 default]Who says belly rolls are something to cover up? Certainly not KhrystyAna. The model recently took to Instagram, where she has over 70,000 followers, to make a powerful statement about body positivity.Last week, KhrystyAna posted a photo that embraced her stomach rolls—with a twist on the Chamillionaire song "Ridin' Dirty". The model changed the lyrics to put a positive spin on the body part she says used to bother her: "They see me rollin' they l
  
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• This Is Literally The Perfect Gift For Every Woman On Your List This Year

  22-11-2017 16:00
  Talk about a statement piece.
  
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• Drinking This Beverage Might Be One Of The Worst Things You Can Do For Your Health

  22-11-2017 16:00
  One expert called the effects "astounding."
  
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• Lyndi Cohen on junk foods often disguised as health foods

  22-11-2017 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking to FEMAIL, Sydney-based dietitian and nutritionist, Lyndi Cohen, shares the top seven foods that are routinely described as health foods. She also offered alternatives.
  
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• This Mom Posted Side-By-Side Photos To Prove Her Weight Has Nothing To Do With Her Worth

  22-11-2017 15:50
  She says she's a better mother today.
  
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• Eleni Yiasemides on Female Pattern Hair Loss signs

  22-11-2017 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to an Australian company, only 45 per cent of women will keep a full head of hair. FEMAIL spoke to a dermatologist about ways to increase your hair's thickness.
  
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• This Is Why You Keep Getting Nose Bleeds

  22-11-2017 15:30
  TFW you identify most with Eleven from "Stranger Things"...
  
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• Diabetes drug could prevent heart transplant complications

  22-11-2017 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Queen Mary University of London successfully repurposed a diabetes drug to prevent rejection without the side effects of current immunosuppressive drugs.
  
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• Hammond boosts housing and NHS spending as growth forecasts are slashed

  22-11-2017 15:23
  Autumn budget also includes stamp duty cut, £1.5bn universal credit U-turn and extra £3bn for Brexit preparationsPhilip Hammond has reduced stamp duty for first-time homebuyers as part of a package of measures to boost the economy, despite a sharp cut in forecasts for economic growth as the UK prepares to leave the European Union.In the government’s first major economic announcement since Theresa May lost the Conservatives’ majority at the election, the chancellor axed th
  
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• Mother with incurable cancer has a dying Christmas wish

  22-11-2017 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rockhampton mother, Nikki Flood, 37, has been diagnosed with incurable cancer and is facing the heartbreaking prospect that this Christmas with her family will be her last.
  
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• Welsh father asks others to get flu jab after son dies

  22-11-2017 14:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Macauley Bratherton, 20, from Denbighshire, Wales was only ill for a few days when he was taken to hospital, and died soon after. His parents ask people to get flu shots to prevent it from reocurring
  
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• Budget 2017: Chancellor on funding for NHS in England

  22-11-2017 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Philip Hammond says "we will always back it" and more patients were being treated by the NHS in England.
  
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• Protein bars with more fat and sugar than a Krispy Kremeut

  22-11-2017 14:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: An analysis of over 50 products on the market in the US and UK compared how much saturated fat, sugar and protein they contained compared to an Original Glazed Doughnut.
  
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• New test can predict risk of miscarriage at 4-6 weeks

  22-11-2017 13:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: Measuring levels of a type of protein in a woman's body can indicate the likelihood of miscarriage, found the University of Heidelberg in Germany
  
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