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• Black infants twice as likely to die than white babies

  02-01-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This disparity is due at least in part to the fact that white children have a better chance of being born at hospitals that take better care of preemies, researchers report in JAMA Pediatrics.
  
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• How to fall on ice without injuring yourself

  02-01-2018 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A New York-based professional stunt performer and fitness expert told Daily Mail Online to tuck and roll and protect your head when you feel you're going down on ice.
  
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• This Bad Habit Might Actually Be Really Good For You

  02-01-2018 22:56
  A conversation with an expert.
  
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• 6 Conditions That Could Be Causing Your Chronic Pain

  02-01-2018 22:36
  Plus, the therapies that can help you find relief for good.
  
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• How Much Kale Is Safe To Eat In A Week?

  02-01-2018 22:35
  We sift through the hype around the superfood.
  
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• 5 Women Share How They Hit Their Weight-Loss Goals Without Exercise

  02-01-2018 21:55
  Yep, it's totally doable.
  
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• 'I Completely Transformed My Butt Thanks To This Workout Routine'

  02-01-2018 21:24
  Madalin Frodsham wasn't seeing the results she wanted until she made this change.
  
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• Moderate drinking is good for your heart if you're rich

  02-01-2018 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Norwegian study of more than 200,000 people showed that the risks posed by drinking alcohol varied depending on how wealthy people are. Rich, moderate drinkers fare best.
  
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• 9 Thoughts Every Woman Has While Getting A Spray Tan

  02-01-2018 21:13
  "Is there a way to do this without stripping?"
  
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• 6 Dental Horror Stories That Will Turn You Into A Flosser For Good

  02-01-2018 21:10
  Dentists dish on the grossest things they've seen in the mouths on non-flossers.
  
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• NHS hospitals told to take drastic measures amid winter crisis

  02-01-2018 21:06
  Cancelling appointments and non-urgent surgery ban are options as hospitals reel under most intense pressure in decadesThe NHS is reeling under what doctors’ leaders and hospital chiefs say is the most intense strain it has faced in decades as a result of flu, bad weather and more patients suffering breathing problems.Hospitals’ inability to keep up with the demand for care on Tuesday night prompted NHS England to tell them to take unprecedented measures to try and stabilise the serv
  
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• Watch This Topless Woman Punch The Jerk Who Groped Her At A Music Festival

  02-01-2018 20:39
  No, she wasn't "asking" for it—this guy should have kept his damn hands to himself.
  
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• Why you need to wear sunscreen in winter

  02-01-2018 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although there is a seasonal drop in UVB rays, which cause sunburn, there is not a significant decrease in UVA rays, which largely cause skin ageing, dermatologists explain.
  
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• 'Aussie flu' continues rampage as NHS struggles to cope

  02-01-2018 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 1,649 people were struck down with flu in England and Wales as temperatures plummeted over the week of Christmas. The virus spreads easier in the cold weather.
  
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• NHS patients facing delays for operations

  02-01-2018 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The move comes as some hospitals and ambulance trusts say they are facing intense winter pressures.
  
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• AI early diagnosis could save heart and cancer patients

  02-01-2018 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The systems will save billions of pounds by enabling the diseases to be picked up much earlier.
  
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• Suspicions over accountable care organisations in the NHS | Letters

  02-01-2018 19:37
  Readers respond to a Guardian article by Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS in EnglandI am one of those who are deeply suspicious of the accountable care organisations (ACOs) that Bruce Keogh describes in Panglossian terms but does not name (As the NHS turns 70 we need it more than ever, 1 January). Since the release of Simon Stevens’ Five Year Forward View in 2014, we have been told how the patient is at the centre, with care closer to home, “no decision about me without me&rd
  
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• Feeding your baby water could be fatal

  02-01-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Babies get all the water they need in breast milk or baby formula, but watering either down can prove deadly by unbalancing sodium levels, and Arizona pediatric nurse Danielle Stringer explains how.
  
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• 4 Subtle Ways To Feel Instantly More Connected To Your Partner

  02-01-2018 19:31
  It's as easy as saying the right thing.
  
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• Hospitals are turning flu patients away

  02-01-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At least 13 hospitals in Minnesota implemented patient restrictions today that give nurses the authority to turn patients away in an effort to stop the spread of disease.
  
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• Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Had A Shockingly Low-Key New Year's Eve

  02-01-2018 19:12
  Well, kind of.
  
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• A Guy Viciously Trolled Sarah Silverman On Twitter—And Then She Turned His Life Around

  02-01-2018 18:56
  The comedian turned the cruel attack into a productive conversation.
  
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• Parts of NHS in England on high alert

  02-01-2018 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Milton Keynes University Hospital warns people should only attend for emergency treatment.
  
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• Cases of 'Aussie flu' surge by 48% in a week, figures show

  02-01-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 1,649 people were struck down with flu in England and Wales as temperatures plummeted over the week of Christmas. The virus spreads easier in the cold weather.
  
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• New 'cheat diet' factors in your guilty pleasures

  02-01-2018 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leading US weight loss guru Jackie Wicks and top UK registered nutritionist Rob Hobson have published new weight loss book around guilty pleasures.
  
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• Scientists use stem cells to create hairy skin in the lab

  02-01-2018 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new skin model, developed by experts at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, more closely resembles natural hair than any of its predecessors.
  
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• A&E consultant apologises for the 'third world conditions'

  02-01-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Richard Fawcett, who works at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, posted the heartfelt tweet which described the reality of the NHS winter crisis for many A&E departments across the country.
  
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• 8 Food Rules To Follow While You're Breastfeeding

  02-01-2018 17:58
  "Pumping and dumping" might not be necessary.
  
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• Mother with rare eye cancer gives birth to healthy twins

  02-01-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jessica Boesmiller, 37, from Charlotte, North Carolina, was diagnosed with ocular melanoma while eight months pregnant and had her right eye removed three weeks later.
  
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• The 4 Foods You Should Prep Now To Eat Healthy All Week Long

  02-01-2018 17:22
  These meal-prep tips will help you nail your resolutions this year.
  
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• Engineer has anxiety after being exposed to a chemical

  02-01-2018 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The anxiety and depression symptoms of the unnamed man, 24, from Manchester, are not expected to ease for at least 20 years after he was exposed to the chemical trichloroethylene.
  
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• Flu cases prompt visit restriction at Wrexham hospital

  02-01-2018 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Restrictions imposed at one hospital to reduce the risk of spreading flu as others report more cases.
  
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• Vaping teens are twice as likely to smoke real cigarettes

  02-01-2018 17:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A University of California, San Francisco study of more than 10,000 US teenagers found that those that try e-cigarettes are 2.5 times more likely than others to start smoking combustible tobacco.
  
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• The Real Story Behind Maria Menounos' Surprise New Year's Eve Wedding

  02-01-2018 17:01
  Prepare to swoon.
  
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• The 'TODAY' Show Just Announced Who Will Officially Replace Matt Lauer

  02-01-2018 16:57
  Women are already owning 2018.
  
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• Carrie Underwood Reveals She Suffered A Devastating Injury To Her Face

  02-01-2018 16:36
  "I want you all to understand why I might look a bit different."
  
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• Indian doctors protest against plan to let ‘quacks’ practise medicine

  02-01-2018 16:28
  Indian Medical Association says short bridging courses for traditional healers will lead to ‘army of half-baked doctors’Indian doctors have accused the government of seeking to “sanction quackery” by proposing to allow homeopaths and others trained in alternative remedies to practise conventional medicine after taking a bridging course.Doctors at private hospitals held protests on Tuesday while their counterparts in public facilities wore black armbands in opposition to t
  
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• Britain's dental crisis is forcing charities to step in

  02-01-2018 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dentists in the UK are so inundated with targets and admin, they lack the time to focus on dental health, resulting in a 'national disaster' that is making patient treatment a low priority.
  
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• How to get your gut health back on track after Christmas

  02-01-2018 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our gut health becomes unbalanced by a processed, junk-food diet. Tim Spector, professor at King’s College London, explains how to undo this. Gut flora is linked to obesity, diabetes and IBS.
  
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• ‘I just want to cut it off’: the weight-loss patients who no longer fit their skin

  02-01-2018 16:18
  Bariatric surgery is a highly cost-effective way to lose life-changing amounts of weight – but the NHS rarely removes the excess skin that is left behind. Desperate patients are now crowdfunding their operations while struggling with anxiety, depression and identity issuesWhen Haze Atkin passed the 32kg (5st) mark on her weight-loss programme, something strange began happening to her skin. First it grew softer. Then it grew emptier. By the time she had shed her 64th kilo, her body had shru
  
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• Nearly 100,000 NHS staff take a month off with stress

  02-01-2018 16:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Figures released by 170 trusts across Britain showed a total of 91,364 employees took more than a month off to deal with stress, anxiety, or another mental health-related issue.
  
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• Joanna Waloszek shares six tips for a good night's sleep

  02-01-2018 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are a few techniques we can use to help us fall asleep, explains expert Joanna Waloszek from the University of Melbourne in an article for The Conversation.
  
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• UK addiction treatment centres braced for new year surge in demand

  02-01-2018 15:51
  Self-referrals predicted to reach record levels amid fears that cuts to drug and alcohol services are compounding problemAddiction treatment centres are bracing themselves for a leap in people seeking help after the festive period, amid fears that cuts to drug and alcohol services mean some addicts are being cut adrift.The UK is the drug overdose capital of Europe, according to the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction, with almost one in three of the continent’s overdose
  
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• Going dry

  02-01-2018 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  If you are considering going dry for January, here are the benefits experts say it can bring.
  
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• 'I've Been Getting Brazilian Waxes For 15 Years—Here's Why'

  02-01-2018 15:30
  "I felt slinky, like I had a secret, like I had matured in that 20 minutes."
  
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• British weather causing rickets to skyrocket in children

  02-01-2018 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Toronto found rising sea temperatures are affecting Britons' exposure to the 'sunshine supplement', with people not getting the required six hours of sunshine a month.
  
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• Mum, 40, gives birth to miracle baby after 7 miscarriages

  02-01-2018 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Verity Degg, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, thought she was going through the menopause after struggling for years to conceive a sibling for Jack, eight - her only son with husband Jack.
  
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• Gaming addiction classified as disorder by WHO

  02-01-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The World Health Organisation will include gaming addiction in its disease bible for first time.
  
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• A&E doctor sorry for 'third world conditions' as NHS winter crisis bites

  02-01-2018 14:46
  Tweet by Dr Richard Fawcett of Royal Stoke throws spotlight on rising number of hospitals struggling despite NHS winter planningWhat are your experiences of the NHS this winter?Growing numbers of hospitals are struggling to cope with the onset of the NHS’s winter crisis, with one A&E doctor apologising to patients for the “third world conditions” in his overcrowded unit. Milton Keynes hospital admitted it was under “extreme and sustained pressure” because of the
  
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• Hair transplants cure migraines, finds Turkish study

  02-01-2018 14:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the SO-EP Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Clinic, Turkey, also found that migraine sufferers no longer require any pain-relieving medication after undergoing transplants.
  
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