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• Here's Why I Don't Want to See Your Before-and-After Photos in My Social Media Feed

  21-12-2017 23:54
  
  [brightcove:5526693134001 default]From all the comments you see on before-and after-pics posted on social media, many people seem to find them applause-worthy and inspirational. I’m not one of them.As a person with a history of binge-eating disorder and the author of a book about young women’s messed up relationship with food and body size, I rarely see these side-by-side photos in my social media feeds. Instead—in addition to pictures of friends’ kids and pets—my f
  
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• Bristol boy gets new hand just in time for Christmas

  21-12-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Josh Daly, from Bristol, was born without his left hand, but his 3D-printed version has arrived just in time for Christmas. Now he can pull crackers and open presents with his sister Eve for the first time.
  
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• UK children glued to screens for almost five hours a day

  21-12-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British children spend nearly five hours a day in front of screens. An Oxford University study shows their average daily screen time has leapt from just under three hours to almost five hours.
  
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• Wisconsin mother-of-eight adopts and fosters dying babies

  21-12-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cori Salchert, 51, and her husband Mark have adopted and fostered seven dying babies within the last four years to care for them until they die. The couple from Wisconsin have eight children.
  
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• Women’s Health Styleguide

  21-12-2017 22:38
  This is a guide to graphic styles and color palette.
  
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• Apparently Mercury Is Going Into 'Retroshade' Tomorrow

  21-12-2017 22:14
  Because retrograde wasn't quite bad enough.
  
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• How Often Do You Need To Do Leg Workouts To See Results?

  21-12-2017 21:17
  Building strong, lean legs doesn't take as much work as you think.
  
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• Illinois girl hospitalized after swallowing Buckyballs

  21-12-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A sixth grader from Illinois had the magnets removed after two colonoscopies. Buckyballs were recalled in 2012 due to thousands of hospitalizations and death but went back on the market.
  
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• If You Still Need A Gift For A Guy, Amazon's Deal On Watches Will Save The Day

  21-12-2017 20:47
  Procrastinators, your time is almost up.
  
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• The Woman Who Accused Nelly Of Rape Is Now Suing Him—Here's Why That's Important

  21-12-2017 20:30
  "Enough was enough."
  
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• If Your Guy Does This, He Might Have A Manipulative Personality

  21-12-2017 20:17
  Researchers call it "Machiavellian" behavior.
  
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• Young people spend five hours a day looking at a screen

  21-12-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study, by an academic at Oxford University, is based on diary entries from eight to 18-year-olds, gathered in 2000 and 2015, on how they spend their time (stock image).
  
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• 5 Low-Carb Breakfasts That Will Help You Lose Weight

  21-12-2017 19:01
  These recs come straight from a nutritionist.
  
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• Laser shoes prevent 'freezing' in Parkinson's patients

  21-12-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands, developed shoes fitted with laser beams that create an obstacle which patients with Parkinson's will step over.
  
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• 5 Serious Health Conditions That Can Be Passed Down Through Your Genes

  21-12-2017 18:45
  This is where genetic testing really comes in handy.
  
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• 19 Extremely Last-Minute Gifts You Can Still Order At Walmart

  21-12-2017 18:39
  These 11th-hour gift ideas will seem like they were planned months ago.
  
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• My Birth Story: 'I Went Into Labor The Night Of The Supermoon'

  21-12-2017 18:35
  Emily Wirth's labor experience was almost derailed by the number of "full moon babies" being delivered the same night.
  
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• NHS cancels surgery for tens of thousands to avoid winter crisis

  21-12-2017 18:28
  Hospital chiefs are told by NHS England to take drastic action as even more patients than usual seek care over ChristmasTens of thousands of patients are having their surgery cancelled and hospitals are setting up makeshift wards in an unprecedented move by NHS bosses to avoid the service going into meltdown this winter. NHS England has told hospital chiefs to make the changes so they can cope with “the scale of the challenge” they will face as more patients than usual seek care over
  
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• 8 Truly Fascinating Things You Never Knew About Your Cervix

  21-12-2017 18:18
  It's time to get up close and personal.
  
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• How Much Coconut Oil Is It Really Safe To Eat Per Week?

  21-12-2017 18:09
  You might be going way overboard.
  
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• A growing number of US hospitals can't treat sick children

  21-12-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Between 2006 and 2011, 25 percent more children had to be transferred to another hospital because the original facility was unable to treat them, according to a new Harvard study.
  
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• Exactly How Your Hair Transforms In Your 20s, 30s, And 40s

  21-12-2017 17:57
  You CAN stop the clock.
  
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• Hospitals to cancel ops to cope with winter surge

  21-12-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Bosses say the move is needed to prepare for the early January spike in demand, but surgeons complain of short notice.
  
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• 7 Easy Breakfasts That Set You Back Less Than A Egg McMuffin

  21-12-2017 17:13
  How delicious do these look?
  
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• 'I Tried Waking Up To A Sunrise Simulating Alarm Every Morning—Here's What Happened'

  21-12-2017 17:00
  "It's safe to say I'm a morning person now."
  
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• Wallington woman spends £10k in bid to look like a doll

  21-12-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jade Smith, 21, from Wallington, Surrey, has splashed the huge sum on doll-like outfits, shoes, accessories, wigs, key chains and toys - as well as a £20 monthly 'glitter budget'.
  
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• Acid reflux ups risk of throat, tonsils and sinus cancer

  21-12-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Acid reflux was linked to a 2-3% greater chance of developing the potentially deadly diseases, researchers from Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, discovered.
  
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• Stress hits women harder, reveals study

  21-12-2017 16:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Emory University found stress can cause women's hearts to forcibly pump out blood, which increases their risk of suffering a cardiovascular-related event or early death.
  
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• Soaring overdose deaths drove down 2016 US life expectancy

  21-12-2017 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US deaths from drug overdoses skyrocketed 21 percent last year, and for the second straight year dragged down how long Americans are expected to live.
  
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• 7 Women Share What They Wish They Knew On Day One Of Their Weight-Loss Journeys

  21-12-2017 16:30
  Put their lessons to good use.
  
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• Life expectancy in US down for second year in a row as opioid crisis deepens

  21-12-2017 16:18
  Decline marks first time in half a century that longevity has declined for two years in a row – with drug overdoses ‘the key driver’, researcher saysLife expectancy in the US has declined for the second year in a row as the opioid crisis continues to ravage the nation.It is the first time in half a century that there have been two consecutive years of declining life expectancy.Almost 100 people are dying every day across America from opioid overdoses – more than car crash
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Engagement Photos Were Just Released And We're Obsessed

  21-12-2017 16:15
  What do you think?
  
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• 'I Had 3 Miscarriages And A Stillbirth—But I Never Gave Up On Having Kids'

  21-12-2017 16:00
  Charlotte Hilton Andersen is a carrier for Turner's syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting baby girls.
  
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• Khloe Kardashian Says She 'Still Can't Believe' Her Pregnancy News

  21-12-2017 15:35
  The reality star posted a series of tweets after her big announcement.
  
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• Do You Have Food Poisoning Or Something Else? Here's How To Tell

  21-12-2017 15:30
  Take a break from the toilet to read this.
  
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• Christmas fumbles will cause a baby boom next September

  21-12-2017 14:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A global study found a rise in sex-related Google searches over the festive period. These peaks broadly corresponded to an increase in births nine months later, according to Indiana University.
  
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• Expert reveals how to have an accident-free Christmas

  21-12-2017 14:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  London-based Emma Hammett says that with simple tweaks, families can avoid injuries from falling Christmas trees, broken glass baubles and too many glasses of Champagne this season.
  
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• Children being right or left handed is decided in the womb

  21-12-2017 13:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the International School for Advanced Studies in Trieste, Italy, found pregnancy scans reveal foetuses show a dominance for their right or left hand in the womb.
  
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• Cases of the winter vomiting bug jump by 14% in one week

  21-12-2017 13:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Government figures show 1,887 people have been struck down with norovirus since July in England, compared to 1,649 last week - a 14 per cent jump.
  
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• A Christmas marriage proposal brought joy to my children's ward

  21-12-2017 13:48
  A new dad had prepared to pop the question – but his baby’s medical emergency scuppered his original plans. Yet there was a Christmas surprise in storeNobody really likes working at Christmas, but as a nurse it goes with the job; someone’s got to do it. You know that’s what you get when you start nursing. It’s not the end of the world. Related: In my role as chaplain, I have seen joy in hospital at Christmas as well as sadnessRelated: Five Christmas miracles shared
  
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• NHS figures show sharp rise in patients waiting for A&E care

  21-12-2017 13:45
  In week to 17 December 14,323 patients arriving by ambulance waited at least half an hour before they were handed overGrowing numbers of patients taken to hospital by ambulance are having to wait an hour or more before they are handed over to A&E staff for treatment, NHS England figures show.
  In the week to last Sunday, 17 December, one in seven such patients faced a delay of at least 30 minutes in the back of an ambulance or an area of the hospital where the crew look after them, up from on
  
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• First male contraceptive that rubs on to be tested on men

  21-12-2017 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A four-year trial on the gel will be carried out in April. The method, devised by Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, has already been shown to be effective in an initial 6-month study.
  
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• The anatomy of Davina McCall revealed

  21-12-2017 13:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This week Davina McCall, who turned 50 this year, stunned her followers when she shared perhaps the most attention-grabbing snap of her rippling six-pack, toned arms and pert bottom yet.
  
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• Kaci Sullivan: 'I gave birth as both genders'

  21-12-2017 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Kaci Sullivan's second child came after he began to transition and start living as a man.
  
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• Frozen embryo record parents on 'miracle' baby

  21-12-2017 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Tina Gibson's daughter was born from an embryo that had been frozen for nearly 25 years.
  
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• Son saves Dad thanks to CPR news item

  21-12-2017 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Neil Seviour managed to save his father's life after performing CPR he'd seen demonstrated on TV.
  
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• Children who eat fish just once a week have higher IQs

  21-12-2017 12:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found children who consume fish at least once a week score 4.8 points higher on IQ tests compared to those who never eat it.
  
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• Dogs at risk of chocolate poisoning over Christmas

  21-12-2017 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New research by Liverpool University suggests animals are four times more likely to get ill in the run-up to Christmas due to greater accessibility to chocolate.
  
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• NHS England plans to cut indigestion and dandruff prescriptions

  21-12-2017 11:21
  Treatments for readily available items such as cough mixtures, laxatives and sun cream would also be reined in under proposalsNHS England is proposing to cut free prescriptions for over-the-counter remedies such as dandruff shampoo, eye drops and indigestion tablets in an effort to make up a shortfall in its funding.The plans, which have alarmed the Patients Association, will explore restricting prescriptions for a number of mild ailments.Continue reading...
  
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• Why you should eat three apples or two tomatoes each day

  21-12-2017 11:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Natural decline in lung function over 10 years was slower among former smokers with a diet high in tomatoes and apples, found Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health scientists.
  
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