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• Worrying about exercise 'may drive you to an early grave'

  08-01-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Robin Bailey, a behavioural psychotherapist from the University of Central Lancashire, said worrying about exercise can actually do more harm than good.
  
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• Gas-sniffing pill that transmits from the gut passes first human trials

  08-01-2018 23:52
  Scientists from Australia’s RMIT University reveal promising results from human trials of swallowable capsule that transmits data to a mobile phoneAn electronic gas-detecting pill could help in diagnosing gastrointestinal ailments, including irritable bowel syndrome.
  Scientists from Melbourne’s RMIT University first unveiled their swallowable capsule early in 2015 in the hope it would it would help doctors work out what foods were problematic for their patients by detecting and measu
  
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• Opioid crisis orphaning thousands of American children

  08-01-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of South Florida found that as the opioid epidemic began to grow between 2012 and 2015, the number of foster children increased due to parental neglect.
  
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• Here's What It Means If Your Poop Floats

  08-01-2018 23:32
  What you're eating might be to blame...
  
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• 'I Tried Waking Up At The Same Time Every Day—Here's What Happened'

  08-01-2018 23:29
  Spoiler: It wasn't easy.
  
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• This Is Your Best Quality, According To Your Zodiac Sign

  08-01-2018 22:57
  Are you surprised?
  
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• 5 Keto Diet Myths That You Need To Stop Believing

  08-01-2018 22:52
  The misconceptions are running rampant.
  
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• Robot duck helps kids with cancer via power of play

  08-01-2018 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'social robot' can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick, and help them cope creatively with their illness through the power of play. Revealed at CES in Las Vegas, it could be on sale later this year.
  
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• This Is The Best Workout To Do If You Haven't Worked Out Since October

  08-01-2018 22:30
  Hey, you've got to start somewhere.
  
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• Flu outbreak brings California death toll to 27

  08-01-2018 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  California has reported 27 deaths so far this flu season as emergency rooms are overcrowded and medicine is running short. Last year there were three deaths in the state at this time.
  
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• 5 Early Miscarriage Symptoms That Should Be On Your Radar

  08-01-2018 21:26
  Miscarriages are more common than you think.
  
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• Martin Rowson on Jeremy Hunt's new social care role – cartoon

  08-01-2018 21:00
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• Ibuprofen may increase risk of fertility issues in men, study suggests

  08-01-2018 21:00
  High doses of the common painkiller over a long period of time may put men at greater risk of fertility problems and other health issues, research indicatesMen who take high doses of ibuprofen for months at a time may be at greater risk of fertility issues and also other health problems, such as muscle wastage, erectile dysfunction and fatigue, scientists have found.Research on healthy young men who took the common painkiller for up to six weeks showed that the drug disrupted the production of m
  
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• 6 Weird Period Symptoms You've Never Heard Of Before

  08-01-2018 20:58
  Who knew?
  
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• People Have Been Obsessed With The Zone Diet For Years—But Does It Really Work?

  08-01-2018 20:33
  We asked the experts.
  
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• 'Raw water': A dangerous new health craze?

  08-01-2018 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Start-ups in the US are charging up to £4 per litre of untreated spring water.
  
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• 'I Lost 40 Pounds By Eating 1,550 Calories Per Day'

  08-01-2018 20:14
  Amanda Jeane had been using food to cope with her unhealthy relationship—until she decided it was time to make a big change.
  
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• The rich benefit most, let them pay more tax | Letters

  08-01-2018 20:10
  We must consider the money we need and how to care for our fellow citizens, says retired GP Peter EstcourtOh dear. Another article on how to save the NHS (How to save the NHS, according to those in the know, 6 January) that conveniently avoids the basic issues, which are money and how to care for our fellow citizens. Alan Milburn and Jack O’Sullivan (please no charge for seeing a GP) rely on technology. Obviously this has a place, especially in improving patient-centred care, but don&rsquo
  
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• Reform, ration, or return to first principles: the choices of the NHS | Letters

  08-01-2018 20:10
  Dr Graham Winyard questions the justification for ACOs, Sir Nick Black defends reform, Douglas Higgs calls for a debate about what is affordable and Paul Lewis says there should be a royal commissionAs one of Sir Bruce Keogh’s predecessors, I have every sympathy with his desire to defend government policy, however dubious (Chief doctor denies NHS privatisation by stealth, 1 January). But solemn assurances that accountable care organisations (ACOs) are “simply about improving the qual
  
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• We medical staff are doing our best despite the waste | Letters

  08-01-2018 20:08
  Letters from GP Dr Paul Rybinski and registered nurse Gay LeeYour article headlined “How to save the NHS, according to those in the know” (6 January) is intended to be helpful but is hindered by seeking the views of those who, unfortunately, really do not seem to know what the NHS does on a daily basis. People by and large don’t get ill because of what they do or don’t do and they certainly won’t avoid illness by developing a coaching relationship with a GP. Yo
  
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• Surgeons separated baby boy from parasitic twin in Riyadh

  08-01-2018 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The twins, who were connected via the abdomen, were finally separated at the hips at the King Abdullah Specialised Children's Hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
  
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• Cutting hospital beds is a basic problem | Letters

  08-01-2018 20:07
  There is a simple reason the hospitals are in crisis, says Karen ReissmannAll of Europe faces an ageing population and cold weather in winter (Why is the NHS under so much pressure this winter?, 5 January). But other countries do not cancel all operations in January to cope. Why not? In 2000 the NHS had 167,019 beds. By 2016-17 this has gone down to 130,774. This is 2.4 beds per 1,000 population, less than half the EU average of 5.2. France has 6.2 and Germany 8.2. England is third lowest in the
  
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• We need to raise taxes to fund our care needs | Letters

  08-01-2018 20:06
  Until the debilitating myth of private good / public doubtful is scotched, we will not reach square one, says Bernard Cummings, and privatisation of the NHS must be ended, says Valerie CrewsThe obvious answer to saving the NHS is to train and recruit more care workers in both the NHS and social care – which would not only (alone) meet current crying care needs but provide good professional human-interface jobs in the coming hi-tech age (killing two currently worrying birds with one st
  
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• Our health is our responsibilty too | Letters

  08-01-2018 20:05
  Our health is our responsibility, writes Nick BartonIn their contributions (How to save the NHS according to those in the know, 6 January), Shirley Cramer (Royal Society of Public Health) and Jack O’Sullivan (health innovation consultant) provided the vital perspective that is generally missing from such discussions: our health is our responsibility and we could reduce the burden on the NHS if we each accepted and acted upon that responsibility.As Cramer and O’Sullivan argue, the NHS
  
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• If you’re going to fall sick, do it in Walford | Brief letters

  08-01-2018 20:04
  Inequality | May’s imperfection | Tories and the NHS | MPs and private medical insurance | Agency work | EastEndersIn 2008 a government report, Mental Capital and Wellbeing: Making the Most of Ourselves in the 21st Century, advised that out-of-control debts are the crucial mediating variable between low income and mental ill-health. In 2010 Prof Michael Marmot’s Fair Society, Healthy Lives advised that health inequalities do not arise by chance, they cannot be attributed to unhealthy
  
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• Student with psoriasis learnt to love her natural beauty

  08-01-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louisa Sadler, 20, from Hereford, was diagnosed with the skin condition, which causes red and flaky patches of skin, when she was 12 years old and spent years hiding it under clothes and make-up.
  
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• Daughter's death from sepsis 'will stay with me forever'

  08-01-2018 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A mother describes the harrowing moment her 17-year-old daughter died suddenly of sepsis.
  
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• This Video Of Trump Talking About Why Oprah Would Be His VP Is Everything

  08-01-2018 19:38
  How times have changed.
  
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• Pink Just Shared Photos Celebrating Her Anniversary With Carey Hart—But It's Her Caption That's Priceless

  08-01-2018 19:33
  She was characteristically candid.
  
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• NHS beds crisis: sick patients can sit in A&E, says health minister

  08-01-2018 19:30
  Philip Dunne’s comments ‘ignorant and appalling’, says Labour, as claims emerge of patients sleeping on hospital floors The NHS minister, Philip Dunne, has been accused of “belittling” the beds crisis by telling MPs that patients who need to be admitted can sit on seats in A&E units while they wait for a bed.Philip Dunne was responding to the disclosure that patients have been forced to sleep on the floor in at least one hospital because the NHS’s beds sho
  
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• The Best Blanket Scarves To Keep You Warm All Winter Long

  08-01-2018 19:13
  Trust us, you need one of these.
  
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• Student with allergy died after eating chicken burger

  08-01-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Shahida Shahid suffered severe brain damage after the restaurant meal and died three days later.
  
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• This Is How Nikki Reed Carried Her Breast Pump To The Golden Globes

  08-01-2018 18:57
  Clutch, keys, breast pump: check!
  
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• The Heart-Wrenching Reason Why This Woman's Boyfriend Planned Their Engagement And Wedding For The Same Day

  08-01-2018 18:56
  "It was the biggest shock."
  
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• Glasgow study finds women more likely to suffer from SAD

  08-01-2018 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new study from the University of Glasgow in Scotland revealed that women are more likely to suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) than men.
  
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• Bronx mom reveals how son motivated her to lose 60 pounds

  08-01-2018 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Monique Rose, 25, a mom-of-one from the Bronx, New York has revealed how being a better parent to her three-year-old son, KJ, motivated her to lose 60 pounds.
  
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• Experts warn the outbreak of Aussie flu is 'unpredictable'

  08-01-2018 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Government figures show cases of the contagious virus have soared by 70 per cent in a week - with 2,810 new people struck down in the last seven days.
  
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• A belt has airbags that predict when someone will fall

  08-01-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dijon-based company Helite claims the device absorbs 90 per cent of the impact of a fall and unlike most hip protection pads it anticipates a fall rather than cushioning the impact.
  
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• Nasal spray aimed at tackling gambling addiction to be trialled in Finland

  08-01-2018 18:24
  Researchers to test fast-working spray containing naloxone, a treatment usually given to opiate addicts that blocks production of dopamineCould gambling addiction be treated with a nasal spray? A group of Finnish researchers are launching a study to find out.The fast-working spray contains naloxone, which is commonly used as an emergency treatment for overdoses of opiates such as heroin, opium and morphine. It blocks the production of dopamine, a neurotransmitter linked to pleasure with a centra
  
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• Swedish study: Smokers have nearly 50% more back pain risk

  08-01-2018 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heavy smokers were 46 percent more likely to have to have surgery to correct debilitating back pain than non-smokers, according to a new Swedish study. Nicotine damages spine tissue and bones.
  
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• Justine Greening quits government after refusing offer of new role

  08-01-2018 18:06
  The education secretary resigns from cabinet rather than take job at Department for Work and PensionsJustine Greening resigned from the government on Monday after Theresa May tried to move her from her post as secretary of state for education to the Department for Work and Pensions in a cabinet reshuffle designed to reboot her government.In a statement May said said she was “disappointed” but respected Greening’s decision. Greening was succeeded as education secretary by Damian
  
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• Jeremy Hunt adds social care to health role in cabinet reshuffle

  08-01-2018 18:06
  Theresa May’s move to widen Hunt’s responsibilities signals she wants another go at reforming troubled systemTheresa May has kept Jeremy Hunt as her health secretary with new responsibility for social care, signalling that the prime minister wants to make another attempt to reform the troubled system. Related: Cabinet reshuffle: Jeremy Hunt becomes health and social care secretary - Politics live BBC confirming Grayling appointment but advisers saying its speculation and he hasn't be
  
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• Swallowable sensors reveal stomach's 'immune system'

  08-01-2018 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A tiny gas-sensor sent real time information from study participants' stomachs to the cellphones of researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, revealing stomach immune systems.
  
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• Is everything Johann Hari knows about depression wrong?

  08-01-2018 17:54
  The Observer has published an excerpt from Johann Hari’s new book challenging what we know about depression. But do his own claims and arguments stack up? I do not know Johann Hari. We’ve never crossed paths, he’s done me no wrong that I’m aware of, I have no axe to grind with him or his work. And, in fairness, writing about mental health and how it’s treated or perceived is always a risk. It’s a major and often-debilitating issue facing a huge swathe of the p
  
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• Mother of seven shows off her insane postpartum body

  08-01-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mom-of-seven, Jessica Enslow, 43, from Utah, gave birth to her first child in 1994 when she was just 19-years-old but the fitness fan looks better now than she did in her twenties.
  
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• Robot duck's aim: Helps kids with cancer via power of play

  08-01-2018 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'social robot' can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick, and help them cope creatively with their illness through the power of play. Revealed at CES in Las Vegas, it could be on sale later this year.
  
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• Mom reveals how her son motivated her to lose 60 pounds

  08-01-2018 17:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Monique Rose, 25, a mom-of-one from the Bronx, New York has revealed how being a better parent to her three-year-old son, KJ, motivated her to lose 60 pounds.
  
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• Surgeons separated a baby boy from his parasitic twin

  08-01-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The twins, who were connected via the abdomen, were finally separated at the hips at the King Abdullah Specialised Children's Hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
  
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• Sensor worn on the thumbnail could prevent skin cancer

  08-01-2018 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UV Sense, which launched in the US last week, is due to be available in the UK in 2019. Its price is unclear. Melanoma affects more than 15,000 new people every year in the UK, with UV being the main cause.
  
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• This 27-Year-Old Shared The Most Beautiful Post Right Before She Died From Cancer

  08-01-2018 17:06
  Her emotional letter went viral on Facebook.
  
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