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• 7 Cheap and Healthy Snacks That Actually Keep You Full

  03-01-2018 23:48
  Slay both your financial and health resolutions this year.
  
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• 5 Low-Carb Dinners That Will Help You Lose Weight

  03-01-2018 23:18
  Minimize carbs, maximize taste.
  
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• The Low-Carb Potato Substitutes You Need In Your Life

  03-01-2018 23:10
  No, not cauliflower.
  
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• Lose Fat (Not Muscle) With This Deal on Nokia's Body+ Smart Scale

  03-01-2018 22:13
  It tracks way more than pounds.
  
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• Yes, You Can Actually Book Your Next Vacation At Costco

  03-01-2018 21:30
  One-stop shopping!
  
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• Patients in Africa twice as likely to die after an operation than global average, report shows

  03-01-2018 21:30
  Higher mortality rate occurs despite patients usually being younger and fitter and is likely due to lack of medical staff, say scientistsPatients undergoing surgery in Africa are more than twice as likely to die following an operation than the global average, despite generally being younger, healthier and the surgery they are undergoing being more minor, research has revealed.The study, which covered 25 countries, revealed that just over 18% of in-patients developed complications following surge
  
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• Teen girls describe pressure from boys to send nude photos

  03-01-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at Northwestern University collected evidence from teenage girls about why it is hard to say 'no' when asked for nude pictures due to negative backlash from boys.
  
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• Immunotherapy and a virus could cure breast cancer

  03-01-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breakthrough research by scientists at Ottawa University, Canada, showed thepairing cured up to 90 per cent of mice plagued by triple negative breast cancer - deemed the deadliest form.
  
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• Don't give in to your child's anxieties, psychologist says

  03-01-2018 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anxiety has become increasingly common among children in the age of the helicopter parent, but New Hampshire-basedtherapist Lynn Lyons says parents and children need to embrace uncertainty.
  
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• DASH diet comes out on top for best diets of 2018

  03-01-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The DASH diet reigns supreme for the eighth year in the row, according to the annual ranking by the National Institutes of Health. The keto, favored by some Kardashians, came bottom of the list.
  
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• Now Theresa May denies the NHS is in crisis

  03-01-2018 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mrs May rejected claims that the NHS is in 'crisis' saying the health service is better prepared 'than ever before' during a visit to Wokingham today. She said she understood if people felt disappointed.
  
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• The 7 Fruits With The Highest Calorie Counts

  03-01-2018 20:27
  Surprised by #1?
  
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• Study reveals 'resetting' brain cells can cure tinnitus

  03-01-2018 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This eliminated tinnitus in two people and made it less harsh and easier to ignore for another 11 people, according to researchers from the University of Michigan.
  
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• What Is 'Raw' Water—And Is It Actually Good For You?

  03-01-2018 20:01
  Think before you drink.
  
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• Could THIS combination cure breast cancer?

  03-01-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Breakthrough research by scientists at Ottawa University, Canada, showed thepairing cured up to 90 per cent of mice plagued by triple negative breast cancer - deemed the deadliest form.
  
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• The Guardian view on the NHS winter crisis: not such a happy birthday | Editorial

  03-01-2018 19:52
  The health service goes into its 71st year facing bigger challenges than ever. Ministers cannot pretend they are not responsibleFor the NHS in England, 2018 has begun much as it is likely to go on. This year is the 70th anniversary of Britain’s most treasured institution. But it is eight years into a funding regime that has failed year after year to match the inexorable growth in demand. It operates on the very edge of viability. Any system-wide increase in need tips it over the edge.The c
  
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• What a woman with a bionic hand can feel

  03-01-2018 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Scientists have unveiled the first bionic hand with a sense of touch that can be worn outside the laboratory.
  
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• Excess body fat protects you from infections study shows

  03-01-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIH researchers discovered that fat contains a high concentration of immune cells that remember infection and fight it even harder after a second exposure.
  
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• US drug firm offers cure for blindness – at $425,000 an eye

  03-01-2018 19:15
  Spark Therapeutics says ‘responsible price’ for Luxturna gene therapy ensures access for patients with retinal defectA drug whose inventors claim it can cure a rare form of blindness is to be one of the most expensive medicines ever sold at $850,000 (£630,000).Luxturna is injected directly into the eye to address the root cause of visual impairment by replacing a defective gene in the retina. It is the first gene therapy to be approved for use in the US, and was given the go-ah
  
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• Sugar additive in cakes has fueled rise of superbug

  03-01-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study by Baylor College of Medicine in Houston shows that the sugar - known as trehalose - is metabolized by the potentially deadly bacterium Clostridium difficile.
  
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• Drinking causes cancer by permanently damaging genes

  03-01-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, found alcohol is broken down in the body into a poisonous chemical that causes damage to DNA.
  
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• Health secretary Jeremy Hunt sorry as A&Es struggle to cope

  03-01-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Health secretary apologises as 17 hospital trusts declare major incidents and non-urgent ops cancelled.
  
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• McDonald's advertising exec reveals supersize food tricks

  03-01-2018 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Parker has revealed reducing the size of chocolate bars without changing the price is a ploy used by UK food manufacturers to create the illusion family-sized treats are better value.
  
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• Alcohol can cause irreversible genetic damage to stem cells, says study

  03-01-2018 19:00
  Link between drinking and cancer clarified by study which indicates alcohol causes cancer by scrambling DNA in cells, eventually leading to mutationsAlcohol can cause irreversible genetic damage to the body’s reserve of stem cells, according to a study that helps explain the link between drinking and cancer.The research, using genetically modified mice, provides the most compelling evidence to date that alcohol causes cancer by scrambling the DNA in cells, eventually leading to deadly muta
  
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• London woman gets 'kiss my ar*e Alzheimer’s' tattoo

  03-01-2018 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Londoner Vicky Huntley, now 48, says the inking is her way of laughing in the face of the cruel illness. Early onset Alzheimer's claimed the lives of her mother, grandfather and great grandmother.
  
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• Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital in chaos on NYE

  03-01-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital declared an 'internal incident' on Sunday. This is a higher status than an extremely serious 'black alert' situation.
  
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• Gene therapy for blindness will cost $850,000 

  03-01-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drug-maker Spark Therapeutics lowered the cost of its treatment for a rare form of blindness from $1 million, but at $850,000, the drug is still one of the most expensive gene therapies in the world.
  
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• Everything You Need To Know Before You Try An Intermittent Fasting Diet

  03-01-2018 18:54
  Experts are endorsing intermittent fasting now more than ever, but there's a major caveat.
  
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• Piano cords could be key to helping beat dementia

  03-01-2018 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found low-pitched noises appear to break down toxic clumps in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• Doctors and patients accuse government of failing to stop NHS crisis

  03-01-2018 18:45
  At least 21 trusts are on black alert, meaning they cannot guarantee patient safety or provide full range of servicesNHS providers, doctors and patients have joined opposition parties in accusing the government of failing to stop the growing crisis in the NHS this winter.
  Pressure on the health service in England continues to mount with at least 21 trusts – many responsible for multiple hospitals – on black alert, known as opel 4, on Wednesday. Hospitals are forced to announce this w
  
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• 'The NHS is at breaking point': A&E crisis grips Royal Stoke hospital

  03-01-2018 18:44
  North Midlands health services under severe and sustained pressure as patient waits 36 hours on trolley for treatmentThings got so bad at the Royal Stoke University hospital this week that a consultant issued a public apology for the “third world conditions due to overcrowding”.Dr Richard Fawcett, a consultant in emergency medicine, made the apology on Tuesday, saying “it breaks my heart to see so many frail and elderly pts on the corridor for hrs and hrs due to exit block&rdqu
  
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• This Woman Died Of Breast Cancer Hours After Getting Married—And Her Story Will Tear You Apart

  03-01-2018 17:51
  "Nobody thought she would've made it that far. She proved them all wrong."
  
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• Woman was nearly blinded by a glitter Christmas card

  03-01-2018 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed woman, 49, believed to be from Swansea, was referred to an eye casualty department by her GP after suffering aloss of vision, a swollen eyelid and a painful, red eye.
  
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• Cardboard, chewing gum, celebrity spectres: outsider art at Sotheby’s

  03-01-2018 17:44
  Exhibition at London auction house features ‘hugely inspiring’ work by artists creating outside the mainstreamThe first exhibition of outsider art to be held at Sotheby’s will open at the London auction house next week, showing a lifesize cardboard sculpture of a runner, minutely detailed drawings by a former punk rocker, and works in embroidery, found materials and chewing gum.The exhibition will feature pieces by artists working outside the traditional art world, including so
  
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• A 'Bomb Cyclone' Forming off the East Coast Could Bring the Coldest Temperatures in 100 Years

  03-01-2018 17:42
  
  [brightcove:5114185237001 default]As record cold temperatures paralyze much of the country, a “bomb cyclone” forming off the East Coast is threatening to douse the area from Northern Florida to New England in ice and snow. The weather event has the potential to make 2018 one of the worst winters in the U.S. yet, and it’s only the first week of January.A bomb cyclone, scientifically known as an explosive cyclogenesis, typically brews over the water where drops in barometric pres
  
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• Scottish health chiefs issue A&E plea after Christmas surge

  03-01-2018 17:31
  People are advised to stay away from accident and emergency departments unless they have urgent medical needsHealth chiefs in Scotland have urged people to stay away from A&E departments unless they have urgent medical needs after a surge in cases over Christmas and the new year.
  With hospitals cancelling non-essential operations and clinics, Dr Gregor Smith, the deputy chief medical officer for Scotland, said: “Only go to A&E if you have had an accident or you are experiencing sig
  
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• Chip And Joanna Gaines Just Shared Some Major News On Social Media

  03-01-2018 17:10
  Did you pick up on their hints?
  
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• 'My Prescription Is Making Me Gain Weight—Will It Stop When I Go Off It?'

  03-01-2018 17:07
  A doc explains how to keep the side effects in check.
  
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• Taking vitamins before pregnancy cuts risk of autism

  03-01-2018 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from Haifa University in Israel found that taking folic acid and multivitamins before and during pregnancy cuts the risk of a child developing autism by 73 percent.
  
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• AI 'doctor' can automatically diagnose heart disease 

  03-01-2018 17:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The AI, called Ultromics, is being used at John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. The system has been successful in the early trials could soon be available for free on the NHS.
  
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• Guardian Public Service Awards 2017 – video

  03-01-2018 16:34
  Held in central London and hosted by actor Sally Phillips, the Guardian Public Service Awards 2017 celebrated the tireless work of innovative public servants and projects Continue reading...
  
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• Now May denies the NHS is in crisis

  03-01-2018 16:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mrs May rejected claims that the NHS is in 'crisis' saying the health service is better prepared 'than ever before' during a visit to Wokingham today. She said she understood if people felt disappointed.
  
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• Mama June Has A New Mystery Boyfriend—Here's What You Need To Know

  03-01-2018 16:24
  It's a big year for June Shannon.
  
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• Is The First Year Of Marriage Really The Hardest?

  03-01-2018 16:07
  We asked the experts if this old wives' tale holds true.
  
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• 'I Got Filler Injections And Felt So Great I Tried To Buy Jon Hamm A Drink'

  03-01-2018 15:59
  "I'll try anything once, especially if it makes me look like I'm wearing an Instagram filter."
  
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• Woman was nearly blinded by a Christmas card

  03-01-2018 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unnamed woman, 49, believed to be from Swansea, was referred to an eye casualty department by her GP after suffering aloss of vision, a swollen eyelid and a painful, red eye.
  
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• This Photo Reveals What Carrie Underwood Looks Like After Devastating Injury To Her Face

  03-01-2018 15:52
  "I want you all to understand why I might look a bit different."
  
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• Five reasons why we overeat - and how to stop gorging

  03-01-2018 15:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jenny Morris, a PhD candidate of psychology at the University of Sussex, breaks down the easy pitfalls we tumble into when it comes to food - and how to get yourself out of them.
  
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• 9 Thoughts Every Woman Has While Starting A New Diet

  03-01-2018 15:30
  "Does honey count as sugar?"
  
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• Grandma Nia Ceidiog, 63, is first-time bodybuilder

  03-01-2018 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Nia Ceidiog took up the sport "just to see how far a 63 year-old body could go".
  
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