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• The Easiest Way To Get The Seeds Out Of A Pomegranate Without Making A Giant Mess

  30-11-2017 23:46
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• Australia's new cervical cancer test 'much more sensitive' – Cancer Council

  30-11-2017 23:35
  Women will need the test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) every five years rather than a pap smear every two yearsWomen are being urged to take part in an updated national screening program that promises to protect millions from cervical cancer.Women now only have to undergo the new test every five years – no longer needing to have a pap smear every two years. Related: HPV screening better at detecting cervical cancer than pap smear, trial showsContinue reading...
  
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• 6 Women With HIV Share How Their Diagnoses Affect Their Lives

  30-11-2017 23:31
  "I go to college, I hang out with friends, I eat a lot of pizza, I'd guess I look no different than any other person on campus."
  
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• Why This Blogger Says Becoming Fat Saved Her Life

  30-11-2017 23:16
  
  [brightcove:5617674964001 default]She triumphed over body dysmorphia and realized that being fit and happy has nothing to do with what the scale says. Still, Danica Marjanovic constantly heard from people that she was healthier when she was a size 10 rather than the size 16 she wears today.Fed up, the body positive activist is clapping back at critics who believe that only skinny bodies are healthy bodies. Marjanovic has taken to Instagram to share her bef
  
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• Our brain needs a 'single break' between relationships

  30-11-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Jersey psychologist Dr Danielle Forshee explained to Daily Mail Online that jumping from one relationship to the next can be more about getting a rush of feel-good hormones than the person
  
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• ​11 Gifts For That Guy You Just Started Dating

  30-11-2017 23:11
  ​These say "I'm into you" and nothing more.
  
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• 5 Women Share How They Were Finally Diagnosed With PCOS

  30-11-2017 23:00
  With this condition, no two roads are the same.
  
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• Scientist admits 'revolutionary' MS treatment is a sham

  30-11-2017 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A purported miracle treatment for MS has finally been proven 'ineffective' by its own Italian inventor, dashing the hopes of patients but confirming doctors' skepticism of the ill-tested theory.
  
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• 'Why I Live In Uggs And Am Buying Them As Christmas Presents For Everyone This Year'

  30-11-2017 22:51
  "I don't care what the haters say."
  
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• Girl suffers from hyperacusis that turns sound into pain

  30-11-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cindy Redmond, 14, suffers severe pain deep in her ear from every day noises including a baby's cry, sirens and a room full of talking people. She stays confined in her Delaware home.
  
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• Your December Horoscope: It's Time To Make Some Big Moves

  30-11-2017 22:10
  End the year on a strong note.
  
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• Patients may not be able to get painkillers on the NHS

  30-11-2017 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said: 'The NHS should not be paying for low-value treatments and it's right that we look at reducing prescriptions for [such] medicines'.
  
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• A problem shared could be a problem doubled

  30-11-2017 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to an expert from the University of Central Lancashire, friends who excessively discuss the same problems are more likely to panic about the future and feel down.
  
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• This Actress Is Sick Of People Complimenting Her Weight Loss—Here's Why

  30-11-2017 20:52
  Have you ever felt this way?
  
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• Yes, You Can Lose Weight Without Giving Up White Bread And Pasta—Here's How

  30-11-2017 20:21
  Can't stand whole-wheat bread? That's okay!
  
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• How Much Vaginal Discharge Is Normal?

  30-11-2017 20:19
  It might be more than you think.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt orders NHS England bosses to stick to waiting time limits

  30-11-2017 20:12
  Health secretary swiftly rejects service chiefs’ public warning that meeting targets is impossible with current fundingJeremy Hunt has ordered NHS England to stick to waiting time limits, putting him at loggerheads with its leaders who said hours earlier that insufficient funding from last week’s budget made this impossible.NHS England told ministers on Thursday it would have to tear up guarantees on waiting times and deny patients new drugs next year because of the lack of money. Re
  
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• Kathie Lee Gifford Is Under Fire For Her Comments About Matt Lauer—What Do You Think?

  30-11-2017 20:11
  Too soon, Kathie Lee?
  
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• Commuters exposed to 10 times more toxins than car drivers

  30-11-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Commuters riding on busy underground train lines may be exposed to 10 times the safe level of carcinogenic air pollution, a new University of Southern California study's findings suggest.
  
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• Doctor wins 2017 John Maddox prize for countering HPV vaccine misinformation

  30-11-2017 20:00
  Riko Muranaka awarded prize for efforts to explain jabs’s safety amid scare campaigns which have seen Japanese vaccination rate fall from over 70% to 1%A Japanese doctor who has stood up to a campaign of misinformation around a common anti-cancer vaccine has won a prestigious prize for championing evidence in the face of hostility and personal threats.Riko Muranaka at Kyoto University was awarded the 2017 John Maddox prize on Thursday for her efforts to explain the safety of the human papi
  
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• ​The 5-Minute Workout That Will Rev Your Metabolism

  30-11-2017 19:54
  Tone your entire body and feel awesome—fast.
  
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• Care homes: Public 'pay unfair fees to plug £1bn shortfall'

  30-11-2017 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Charges after death and over-the-top upfront fees for self-funders highlighted by the markets watchdog.
  
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• HPV vaccine is safe and effective, confirms 10-year study

  30-11-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the vaccine has been a success since it came out in the US and the UK in 2006, the medical community has been waiting for some long-term data.
  
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• Should You Avoid Bananas If You're Trying To Lose Weight?

  30-11-2017 19:36
  They're full of sugar, but does it matter?
  
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• Cardiff University Down's syndrome vision research prize

  30-11-2017 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Pioneering research helps children with Down's syndrome overcome vision problems - and wins an award.
  
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• WHO: Holidaymakers at risk of contracting deadly measles

  30-11-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those travelling to Romania, Italy and Germany who have not had the jab are at risk. With measles spreading across Europe, outbreaks in three areas of England were recorded recently.
  
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• Hope for an HIV vaccine as two US-funded trials launch

  30-11-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although modern HIV drugs have turned the disease from a death sentence into a chronic condition, a vaccine is still seen as critical in rolling back the pandemic.
  
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• Penis spray helps men last 10 times longer now £20

  30-11-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The only legal seller of Fortacin in the UK has now reduced its price tag. Professor Mike Wyllie, inventor of Viagra, made the premature ejaculation spray.
  
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• Row breaks out as Jeremy Hunt says NHS must stick to targets - live updates

  30-11-2017 18:35
  Health secretary insists health service cannot abandon targets after NHS bosses suggested they won’t be able to meet themIf you’re a medical professional we’d like to hear how you have been affected5.35pm GMTThanks for following the blog today and all your comments. Here is a summary of the day’s events.5.27pm GMTAnd with that rejection of what the NHS bosses said that morning, the conference ends not on a note of harmony between health service leaders and politicians, as
  
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• Secret HIV protection for women when men refuse condoms

  30-11-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A silicon ring inserted in the vagina which releases an antiretroviral drug is being trialled in Malawi. At least 10% of the population there has HIV. Negotiating condom usewith men is 'challenging'.
  
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• Everyone Is Completely Obsessed With This $16 Miracle Face Oil

  30-11-2017 18:22
  The skin-clearing benefits of Rosehip oil sound too good to be true.
  
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• Ice Bucket Challenge co-founder dies after long battle with disease

  30-11-2017 18:08
  ALS Association says Anthony Senerchia, 46, died on SaturdaySocial media phenomenon raised money for degenerative illnessThe ALS Association says a man credited as one of the co-founders of the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge” that swept social media in 2014 has died after a years-long battle with the condition known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Anthony Senerchia was 46. Related: How the ice bucket challenge led to an ALS research breakthroughContinue reading...
  
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• Price of spray to help men last '10 times longer' slashed

  30-11-2017 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The only legal seller of Fortacin in the UK has now reduced its price tag. Professor Mike Wyllie, inventor of Viagra, made the premature ejaculation spray.
  
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• Jessica Simpson Shared A Photo Of Her Daughter Wearing Makeup—And The Internet Is Flipping Out

  30-11-2017 17:29
  What do you think?
  
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• Aluminium in vaccines may cause autism

  30-11-2017 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Keele University speculate autism sufferers may have genetic changes that cause them to accumulate aluminium which healthy people are able to remove.
  
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• Emily Skye Just Shared A Super-Honest Post About Her Pregnancy Weight Gain

  30-11-2017 17:07
  “My pregnancy hasn’t really gone to plan as far as my fitness is concerned.”
  
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• ‘I Reported My Boss For Sexually Harassing Me—Here’s What It Was Like’

  30-11-2017 16:58
  Two women share their own #MeToo stories.
  
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• Man Who Inspired ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dies at Age 46

  30-11-2017 16:56
  
  This article originally appeared on Time.com.Anthony Senerchia Jr., who was an inspiration for the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died on Saturday at the age of 46, ending a 14-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.“He worked tirelessly to raise awareness for ALS and was directly responsible for the world-renowned Ice bucket challenge,” his obituary said, calling him “a fireball who tried everything in life.”Senerchia was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lo
  
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• New Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Matt Lauer Continue To Emerge—And Now He's Finally Responding

  30-11-2017 16:30
  Savannah Guthrie shared his statement on TODAY.
  
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• Thyroid drug to remain available on the NHS

  30-11-2017 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The decision on liothyronine was part of a wider prescribing review by NHS England.
  
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• NHS bosses say waiting time targets will have to be abandoned next year

  30-11-2017 16:10
  Ministers are warned that key targets including A&E treatment and cancer care must be scrapped because of underfundingNHS bosses have warned ministers they will have to tear up guarantees on waiting times and deny patients new drugs next year because they have been given too little money.The government’s refusal to give the NHS the extra funds it said it needed in last week’s budget mean that key waiting time targets – on A&E treatment, cancer care, non-urgent hospital
  
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• Woman had foetus aborted 15 years earlier lodged in tummy

  30-11-2017 15:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT: A 52-year-old woman from Nagpur, India underwent a 2-hour operation to remove the 'fully grown stone baby'.
  
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• One-third of dieters buy illegal weight-loss pills online

  30-11-2017 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study by the London-based Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency found 32.6 per cent of people trying to lose weight have tried illicit 'medical' weight-loss aids.
  
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• We Asked 3 Dudes: 'When Should I Tell A New Guy About My Boob Job?'

  30-11-2017 15:30
  Is there a right time to tell him your girls aren't au natural?
  
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• Most American kids will be obese by 35, report reveals

  30-11-2017 15:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The risk of obesity is high even among children whose present weight is normal, said the Harvard University report published in today's New England Journal of Medicine.
  
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• More than half of American children set to be obese by age 35, study finds

  30-11-2017 15:16
  Harvard researchers predict 57% of children will grow up obese‘It’s definitely a shocking and sobering number’ says lead authorMore than half of American children – 57% – will be obese by the age of 35 if current trends continue, according to new projections by Harvard researchers.Half of Americans expected to become obese will develop the condition as children, researchers found in the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Related: Obesity among ch
  
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• Ticks are making people allergic to red meat

  30-11-2017 15:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An allergy to red meat is being spread by ticks in the US. Ticks carry an antibody common to other mammals but not primates. People bitten by the ticks have immune responses to meat the body rejects.
  
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• Heart surgery: Leicester and London hospitals can continue services

  30-11-2017 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Two hospitals in Leicester and London are being allowed to continue to provide congenital heart surgery.
  
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• NHS England says waiting time targets will not be met - live updates

  30-11-2017 14:13
  Meeting hears NHS England cannot afford to fund waiting times targets after settlement of less than half of the £4bn extra funding that it had requestedIf you’re a medical professional we’d like to hear how you have been affected1.13pm GMTReaders have been in touch to tell us about their experiences and the concerns they have for the future given the funding gap and their views on the tough decisions which have to be made.
  A 29-year-old nurse working in Cornwall said she doesn&
  
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• Mother hits back at trolls who criticised her C section

  30-11-2017 14:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAPHIC CONTENT: Abbie Lever, 21, from Bolton, in Greater Manchester, had an emergency C section due to complications during the birth of her youngest child Daisy in August.
  
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