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• Exercise slows the progression of Parkinson's disease

  22-12-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Colorado found that exercise stops the progression of a protein in the brain that is produced in Parkinson's patients.
  
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• 20 Healthy Low-Carb Foods You Should Add To Your Shopping List

  22-12-2017 21:30
  From avocados to watermelon.
  
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• 7 Reasons Why You Might Be Getting Your Period More Than Once A Month

  22-12-2017 21:16
  It's not just because life is unfair.
  
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• South Carolina baby girl gets to hear for Christmas

  22-12-2017 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maggie, of South Carolina grinned and gaped when she heard her mother's voice for the first time Wednesday. She has two right-ear hearing defects, but got her first hearing aid just in time for Christmas.
  
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• Man got addicted to butt plug and 'super orgasms'

  22-12-2017 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 63-year-old man got addicted to the intense orgasms he could get from a butt plug. When he tried to break stop, he found his brain was 'rewired' and he would orgasm just by lying in position to masturbate.
  
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• 11 New Cookbooks That Can Help You Lose Weight, According To Nutritionists

  22-12-2017 21:00
  Log off of Pinterest and crack open a cookbook to get your weight-loss journey started.
  
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• Norovirus OUTBREAK: Hospitals in LOCKDOWN amid spread of winter vomiting bug

  22-12-2017 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  A NOROVIRUS outbreak has forced Northumbria hospitals to ban visitors, after someone reportedly brought mussels into a hospital as a gift for a patient.
  
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• Texas baby with rare liver disease makes surprise recovery

  22-12-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leia Garcia, one, was born with a rare liver disease and had a transplant last month. She stunned doctors with her recovery and is expected to go home to celebrate Christmas in Texas.
  
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• DNA test diagnoses deadly breast cancer one year earlier

  22-12-2017 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from University College Londonfound a change in a part of DNA , which they named EFC#93, suggests early warning signs of women developing life-threatening breast cancer.
  
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• 'How I Told My Partner That I'm HIV-Positive'

  22-12-2017 20:30
  Jessica Glaspie-Davis says her HIV-positive diagnosis didn't stop her from finding love.
  
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• Parkinson’s disease breakthrough: Exercise could STOP condition from getting worse

  22-12-2017 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  PARKINSON’S DISEASE patients could stop their condition from getting any worse by exercising, according to researchers.
  
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• Is An Air Fryer Really Better For You Than A Regular Fryer?

  22-12-2017 20:00
  We asked an R.D. to weigh in.
  
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• When Nothing In Her Closet Fit, This Mom Of Four Ditched The "All Or Nothing" Mentality—And Lost 30 Pounds

  22-12-2017 19:30
  "The most important thing I have learned is the value in small efforts over time."
  
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• These 5 Apps Can Help You Achieve Your New Year's Resolution

  22-12-2017 19:29
  
  [brightcove:5602965506001 default]It's New Year's resolution time, and you know how it goes: You stock up on new cookbooks, restart that gym membership, buy blackout shades so you can score quality sleep, and take other steps to prep you for making your healthy pledge happen. But before January is over, you drift back to your old ways.Instead of going down this same path this year, we suggest using your smartphone to help you achieve your goals (hey, you already use it for everyth
  
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• This Is The One Thing Meghan Markle Can't Fly Without—And It’s Pretty Genius

  22-12-2017 19:00
  
  [brightcove:5663272354001 default]Before Meghan Markle was engaged to the dapper red-headed royal, Prince Harry, she was an actress in the hit show, Suits; a lifestyle blogger with her site, The Tig; and a global ambassador for World Vision Canada and women’s advocate for the U.N. So, needless to say, she’s done her fair share of jet-setting from place to place for her work and passions, and we find it quite intriguing that her glowing complexion withstands those countless hours in c
  
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• GP reveals the hangover cures that work

  22-12-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Dan Robertson, an in-house GP at Manchester-based Push Doctor, an NHS-backed service, has offered his professional advice on the tricks that work - and those that definitely don't.
  
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• Plastic surgery wrongly denied for 3 HIV positive men

  22-12-2017 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A federal judge in New York ruled on Wednesday that a cosmetic surgery clinic did not review the individual medical facts about three men with HIV before wrongly denying them plastic surgery.
  
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• Here's Why People Want Matt Damon Removed From This Upcoming Movie

  22-12-2017 17:58
  What do you think?
  
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• 4 Home Remedies For Acne That Actually Work, According To Dermatologists

  22-12-2017 17:48
  And the three you really shouldn't try.
  
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• 6 Tips Every Woman Needs To Steal From The Whole30

  22-12-2017 17:33
  No, you don't have to go on the full-fledged diet to benefit from it.
  
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• Suffering with heartburn? Do NOT eat this, or risk symptoms getting worse

  22-12-2017 17:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  HEARTBURN symptoms include a burning sensation in the middle of the chest. Eating these festive foods could make the condition worse.
  
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• Global warming will cause a spate of heat related deaths

  22-12-2017 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings, made by researchers at the Earth institute at Columbia University in New York, study projects that in coming decades the effects of high humidity will lead to heat related deaths
  
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• What's Better For Your Obliques: Weighted Russian Twists Or Dumbbell Chops?

  22-12-2017 17:00
  We asked an expert.
  
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• Bad Food Bible explains why clean-eating is bad for you

  22-12-2017 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Aaron Carroll, a nutritionist and physician at Indiana University, warns there is little evidence to support these fads. Here, he explains why it's good for your health to 'eat sinfully'.
  
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• The NHS staff who rallied to my son’s aid show there is hope, even in bleak times | Jonathan Freedland

  22-12-2017 16:34
  Brexit and Trump dominate the news. But amid the gloom we should not forget that a vital part of our nation continues its inspiring workThere has been so much bad news this year that I thought I’d offer a little sparkle of something more heartening. Perhaps it might serve as a reminder that even those clouds that have darkened our skies most – the menacing dominance of technology, the strained state of our public services – are, every now and again, lined with a trace of g
  
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• The 5 Biggest Factors That Determine Whether You'll Have A Good Hair Day

  22-12-2017 16:32
  And what you can do to stack the odds in your favor.
  
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• The ONE tweak to your diet that could keep you skinny

  22-12-2017 16:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Georgia State and Gothenburg universities say it's not just an abundance of calories that could ruin your waistline - a lack of an essential nutrient found in nuts could be responsible.
  
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• Flu WARNING: Eating these foods could protect YOU from deadly Aussie virus

  22-12-2017 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  A FLU outbreak has hit Australia, triggering the worst flu epidemic in almost 50 years, and experts have warned the virus will “almost inevitably” come to the UK. Eating certain foods could reduce your risk of becoming infected by the deadly flu.
  
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• Feeding babies eggs boosts their brain development

  22-12-2017 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Brown School at Washington University found just one egg a day for six months significantly boosts youngsters' levels of the nutrients choline and DHA.
  
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• Test warns about dangers of 'drowsy driving'

  22-12-2017 15:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From late nights socialising to excited children waking us up early, our sleep can take a hit at Christmas. The test from Dublin-based company Easca Mattress can rate your driving reaction time.
  
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• 9 Toxic Dating Habits You Need To Break This Year

  22-12-2017 15:30
  New year, new dating life.
  
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• Doctors remove 148 gallstones from a woman in India

  22-12-2017 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last week Huma Bai, who is believed to be between 40 and 50 years old, was admitted to Jeevan Jyoti Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, India, where doctors found a cluster of stones in her gallbladder.
  
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• Heart attacks in movies make people miss deadly symptoms

  22-12-2017 15:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE The British public will be overindulging in food, drink and cardiac misinformation this Christmas as people watch movies that could affect their chances of surviving a heart attack.
  
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• Can eating chocolate improve your eyesight? Optician reveals top tips for eye health

  22-12-2017 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  EYES could be protected by eating dark chocolate, an optician has revealed. People should eat all of their Brussel sprouts this winter, and even wear sunglasses to prevent serious damage, he urged.
  
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• Premature twin boys home for Christmas after 20-week hospital stay

  22-12-2017 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Twins who were born more than three months early have finally made it home.
  
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• The 6 weirdest sex injuries ER doctors have ever seen

  22-12-2017 13:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sex is great – except when it's excruciating and lands you in hospital. Men's Health asked US medics about the most horrendous sex injuries they have come across in their job.
  
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• Christmas 2017: Five things that happen when you overeat

  22-12-2017 13:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian dietitian and nutritionist Geraldine Georgeou has listed five key side effects our bodies experience when we overeat, ahead of Christmas on Monday.
  
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• Blueberry vinegar could help fight dementia

  22-12-2017 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The memory of mice with amnesia returned after they were fed the vinegar, found scientists from Konkuk University, Chungju, in South Korea. Experts hope the same applies to humans.
  
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• This ONE salad dressing could help fight dementia

  22-12-2017 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The memory of mice with amnesia returned after they were fed the vinegar, found scientists from Konkuk University, Chungju, in South Korea. Experts hope the same applies to humans.
  
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• Mother claims the flu vaccine destroyed her life

  22-12-2017 13:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Whitney, from Mukilteo, Washington, had the vaccine due to the insistence of her boss - despite being concerned about any side effects. However, the same boss was forced to 'let her go'.
  
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• Nutmeg is 30 times more potent than cooling menthol

  22-12-2017 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts at chemical company Kao Corporation in Tochigi, Japan, found nutmeg acted on the same cold-sensitive receptor as menthol It could be used to produce longer-lasting toothpastes and gums.
  
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• The nine things you need to do to live until you're 100

  22-12-2017 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafael Puyol, director of the Observatory of Demography and Generational Diversity, IE Business School, Madrid, explains how you should stop eating when you are 80 per cent full.
  
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• Why medical students are practicing abortions on papayas

  22-12-2017 13:00
  Amid fears of a future abortion ban, a group teaches a discreet procedure using a fruit that looks a bit like the female reproductive systemCheyenne Mangold’s hands shook ever so slightly as she reached with a long metal instrument to catch hold of what looked like the cervix. The medical student was attempting, for the very first time, the rudiments of performing an abortion.
  As she inexpertly brought the pincers together on the soft flesh, you might have expected a little yelp of pain fr
  
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• Girl, 14, weighs just 2 STONE due to rare condition

  22-12-2017 13:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dannia Shabbir, from near Southampton, wears the clothes of a six-year-old. She has severely restricted growth and cannot talk or walk yet her mother says she is 'as good as gold'.
  
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• German man drinks at least 20 litres of water each day

  22-12-2017 12:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marc Wübbenhorst, from Bielefeld, Germany, suffers from the rare diabetes insipidus which means he always feels thirsty because he urinates excessively.
  
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• Mother thanks 999 call handler who helped save her baby

  22-12-2017 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Jasmin Legg has thanked the 999 call handler who helped save her four-week-old son's life.
  
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• Constipation cure: Five cheap foods from 13p to add to your diet to help ease pain

  22-12-2017 12:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  CONSTIPATION is a common problem in the UK, and symptoms can became a particular problem around Christmas.
  
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• Mexican man with 'world's biggest penis' branded a cheat

  22-12-2017 12:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonah Falcon, 47, from New York is famed for having a 13.5-inch penis and until recently held the gong for the planet's longest penis. But he was overtaken by Robert Esquivel Carbrera.
  
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• Banbury mother dies after raising £40,000 for sons

  22-12-2017 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Kyme wanted a new life for her boys with her sister's family in Australia after her death.
  
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• Australian flu warning: NHS fears materialise after EIGHT deaths so far in UK this winter

  22-12-2017 11:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  AUSTRALIAN flu fears have finally become a reality in the UK after the NHS revealed there had been number of deaths so far this winter.
  
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