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• 7 Factors That Can Have A Huge Impact On Your Orgasms

  20-12-2017 22:34
  It's not all about the sex position you're in.
  
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• This '12 Days Of Christmas Workout' Will Keep You Fit Throughout The Holidays

  20-12-2017 22:33
  Who needs 5 golden rings when you can do 5 kettlebell swings?
  
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• Eating salad every day may keep your brain years younger

  20-12-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eating at least one serving of salad or leafy greens every day may delay brain aging in older people, helping them to retain better memories and cognition, according to a new Rush University study.
  
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• 7 Dermatologists Share The Absolute Craziest Things They've Seen On The Job

  20-12-2017 22:27
  OMFG at #5.
  
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• Dementia symptoms: Eating THIS for lunch everyday could STOP memory loss

  20-12-2017 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  DEMENTIA symptoms include memory loss. Eating a salad for lunch could ward off the condition, say scientists.
  
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• University of Bonn makes Alzheimer's breakthrough

  20-12-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have hailed the discovery by scientists at the University of Bonn, in Germany, as a major step in the fight against the crippling neurodegenerative disease.
  
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• Should You Pee Before Or After Sex? An Expert Explains Once And For All

  20-12-2017 21:41
  The answer may surprise you.
  
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• 8 Reasons Why Your Period Is Suddenly Shorter Than Normal

  20-12-2017 21:25
  Don't celebrate yet...
  
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• Woman gives birth to baby who spent 24 years as a frozen embryo

  20-12-2017 21:22
  Baby Emma Gibson grew from an embryo that was originally frozen on 14 October 1992, in what could be a record length between donation and deliveryA 26-year-old American woman has given birth to a baby who spent 24 years as a frozen embryo, in what could be a record length between the donating of an embryo and the delivery of a child.Tina Gibson, of east Tennessee, was 25 when she gave birth to Emma Gibson in November. Emma grew from an embryo that was originally frozen on 14 October 1992. Relate
  
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• Harvard scientists cure deaf mice with gene therapy

  20-12-2017 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new treatment, pioneered by Harvard University researchers, used a technique called Crispr CAS-9, which modifies DNA in living cells. Deafness is genetic in over 50 percent of cases.
  
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• Scientists discover a mutation could cause bad breath

  20-12-2017 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from the University of California, Davis, believe it is important to identify the cause of persistent bad breath as it could be gum disease or, in more serious cases, liver cirrhosis.
  
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• The 5 Best Apps For Weight Loss, According To Experts

  20-12-2017 20:15
  Up your weight-loss game with these downloads.
  
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• These Best Friends Had a Photoshoot to Make an Important Point About Body Positivity

  20-12-2017 19:50
  
  [brightcove:5526693134001 default]This article originally appeared on HelloGiggles.comThere’s this sort of unspoken thing in our culture that seems to imply that best friends should somehow look alike, because people’s personalities are visible in how they look, right? Wrong! Who we are runs so much deeper than our looks, and these best friends had a body positive photoshoot to prove just that.Body posi fashion Instagram fave Glitter (@glitterandlazers) and BFF Nikki (@tattooedyogima
  
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• 10 Kitchen Items You Absolutely Don't Need, According To Chefs And Food Bloggers

  20-12-2017 19:42
  Keep your money!
  
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• The 20 Best Low-Carb, High-Protein Foods To Add To Your Diet

  20-12-2017 19:09
  Add these to your shopping cart ASAP.
  
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• Superagers: Could drugs help defy the ageing process?

  20-12-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  How scientists are working to keep us healthier, for longer.
  
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• Eating disorder care in Northern Ireland under review

  20-12-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Patients battling eating disorders in Northern Ireland often have to leave the country for treatment.
  
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• Breakthrough for genetic hearing loss as gene editing prevents deafness in mice

  20-12-2017 19:00
  Prospect of a new class of therapies that could transform future treatment of genetic hearing loss, at the root of nearly half of all cases of deafnessDeafness has been prevented in mice using gene editing for the first time, in an advance that could transform future treatment of genetic hearing loss.The study found that a single injection of a gene editing cocktail prevented progressive deafness in baby animals that were destined to lose their hearing.Crispr, or to give it its full name, Crispr
  
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• The Best Workout To Do When You're Totally Pissed At The World

  20-12-2017 18:47
  Try this total-body circuit workout on days you just want to *explode*.
  
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• Marriage prevents death from heart disease

  20-12-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Emory University also found married heart disease patients have a 24 percent reduced risk of dying prematurely from any cause. Heart disease causes one in four deaths.
  
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• This is the first Christmas without my mother. But I'll always know where to find her | Gemma Carey

  20-12-2017 18:00
  A woman who lived most of her life in chronic pain, my mother said she felt weightless and free in the ocean. She spent the last weeks of her life there
  If you’ve never scattered someone’s ashes before you might think they’re just that – ashes. Like the fine powdery residue you find at the bottom of the fireplace that’s almost silky to the touch.Human ashes aren’t powdery. The remains of a cremated human body are more like gravel. Fine ash mixed with small sto
  
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• This Model Just Posted A Bikini Selfie 8 Weeks After Giving Birth—And The Internet Is Freaking Out

  20-12-2017 17:58
  She's got some words for her haters.
  
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• Alcohol and drug overdoses at work surge by 30%

  20-12-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deadly workplace incidents were up across the board, but overdoses drove the rising numbers, killing 217 Americans in 2016, according to a new Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on Tuesday.
  
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• 8 Self-Care Habits That Will Help You Feel Less Stress and More Joy in 2018

  20-12-2017 17:52
  
  [brightcove:5439797946001 default]What if we told you that there's a way to dial back the stress you deal with in your daily life, to feel more joyful and less overwhelmed? That's the premise behind self-care—a buzzy term you've probably heard a lot about or even tried to practice. The trick to making self-care pay off is to incorporate it into a regular part of your life. With 2018 upon us, make this the year you do just that. “Self-care is something we tend to forget
  
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• Stop-smoking drug increases users' risk of a heart attack

  20-12-2017 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Toronto foundvarenicline, which is prescribed under the brand name Chantix, raises users' chances of being hospitalized due to a cardiovascular event.
  
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• Conjoined Nigerian twins can now live 'independent lives'

  20-12-2017 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John and James, whose surname is unknown, were fused together at the upper part of their abdomen before Indian doctors in Bangalore gave them a new lease of life.
  
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• When being treated for an eating disorder treatment means leaving home

  20-12-2017 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  People battling an eating disorder in Northern Ireland face having to travel hundreds of miles to get treatment.
  
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• Diabetes news: James Norton has revealed an unusual way of coping with type 1

  20-12-2017 17:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  TYPE 1 DIABETES causes blood sugar to rise too high. The actor James Norton has revealed how he copes with symptoms.
  
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• This Model Lost A Leg To Toxic Shock Syndrome—And Now She Might Lose The Other

  20-12-2017 17:23
  Lauren Wasser says she now hopes to educate other women about toxic shock syndrome.
  
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• The recipe for a guilt-free Christmas dinner

  20-12-2017 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from King's College London have recommended the healthiest treats to enjoy on Christmas Day. They delve into the festive favourites that can provide a host of health benefits.
  
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• The 9 Most Jaw-Dropping Celebrity Hair Transformations Of 2017

  20-12-2017 17:11
  From Kate Middleton to Katy Perry.
  
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• Why hormones make most of us lean right when we kiss

  20-12-2017 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three psychology experts at Bath and Dhaka Universities break down the intriguing phenomenon of the right-side head tilt when we kiss.
  
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• Swapping meat for plant-based protein cuts heart disease

  20-12-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from St Michael's Hospital in Toronto suggested substituting animal-based protein with soy, nuts and pulses. Adding high-fibre oats, barley and psyllium brings extra benefits.
  
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• Mother donates her breast milk to dozens of families

  20-12-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-one Harriet Tutton, 28, from Barry, Wales, started expressing her milk when her daughter Luna struggled to latch on as a newborn, but produced enough to fill three freezers.
  
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• 7 Things Every Woman Should Know About Hepatitis A

  20-12-2017 16:55
  You've heard about it in the news lately, but should you be concerned?
  
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• Canary Islands hotspot faces a deadly outbreak of dengue

  20-12-2017 16:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Concerned health officials in Fuerteventura, off the coast of Africa, have discovered the mosquito responsible for the two killer infections. Scores of homes on the island are now being fumigated.
  
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• 'Longest-frozen' embryo born 24 years on

  20-12-2017 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  US mother who gave birth to the child was herself only one year old when the baby was conceived.
  
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• The Real Reason Why Catt Sadler Left E! News Will Make Your Blood Boil

  20-12-2017 16:27
  "Know your worth."
  
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• Why you should have your Christmas dinner a day early

  20-12-2017 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Nerina Ramlakhan, an award-winning British author, claims parents should 'throw tradition out the window' and serve up the big meal on Christmas Eve to 'induce sleepiness' in their children.
  
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• What is diabetes? Signs and symptoms of type 1 and type 2 explained

  20-12-2017 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  WHAT IS diabetes? Symptoms, such as weight loss and feeling tired, are caused when blood sugar rises too high.
  
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• Maria Menounos Shares Never-Before-Revealed Details About Life After Her Brain-Tumor Diagnosis

  20-12-2017 15:30
  "It's freed me of all that anxiety of having to be perfect."
  
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• 'Improv saved my life': the comedy classes helping people with anxiety

  20-12-2017 14:30
  Once the domain of aspiring performers, improv courses are increasingly being attended by students experiencing mental health problems“Your heart’s beating faster, you feel all these eyes on you, your body reacts with panic.” No, it’s not the discarded first line of Eminem’s Lose Yourself, but Alex MacLaren’s description of how his students feel in work meetings, job interviews or even the pub. MacLaren teaches improvisational comedy at the Spontaneity Shop in
  
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• What is blood pressure? This is how to tell if you’re in the normal range

  20-12-2017 14:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  WHAT IS blood pressure is a commonly asked question. Risk factors of high and low, and symptoms of hypertension, explained.
  
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• Canary Islands hotspot faces a deadly outbreak

  20-12-2017 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Concerned health officials in Fuerteventura, off the coast of Africa, have discovered the mosquito responsible for the two killer infections. Scores of homes on the island are now being fumigated.
  
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• Mother, 28, donates her breast milk to dozens of families

  20-12-2017 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mother-of-one Harriet Tutton, 28, from Barry, Wales, started expressing her milk when her daughter Luna struggled to latch on as a newborn, but produced enough to fill three freezers.
  
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• The most googled health questions of 2017

  20-12-2017 13:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The most popular health-related searches worldwide have been revealed by Google Trends. Searches for the ketogenic diet – which Kim Kardashian is a fan of – quadrupled.
  
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• US lifts ban on lethal virus experiments despite security risks

  20-12-2017 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists can apply to make lethal strains of illnesses despite fear of accidental outbreaks.
  
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• Medic warns women not to urinate before sex

  20-12-2017 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Women are told they should urinate before and after sex to reduce the risk UTIs. But New York City urologist David Kaufman explained this is wrong – in part. He explains what you should do.
  
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• Drinking just two soft drinks a day can raise kids' risk of asthma

  20-12-2017 13:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  ASTHMA is more likely to develop in children who drink at least two servings a day of fruit juice or soft drinks, researchers have revealed.
  
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• Over 50s have more anxiety about Christmas gifting

  20-12-2017 12:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A survey conducted by Trunk Club asked 2,000 Americans about their gifting habits and found that people over the age of 55 consider themselves worse at buying gifts than millennials.
  
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