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• What can Trump do to shape up?

  18-01-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts recommend meals and physical activities that might look and feel familiar to President Trump, but could help him lose the pounds he needs to in order to back away from the obesity line.
  
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• 5 Women Share How They Dealt With The Emotional Challenges Of Weight Loss

  18-01-2018 23:25
  Hanger isn't even the half of it.
  
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• The 7 Lowest-Calorie Fruits In The Produce Aisle

  18-01-2018 23:21
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• Ask Dr. Pimple Popper: 'What Do I Do About These Dark Spots On My Face?'

  18-01-2018 23:20
  Luckily, there are some easy fixes.
  
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• The 7 Best Yoga Retreats For When You Need A Little Extra Zen in Your Life

  18-01-2018 22:57
  Time to get your om on.
  
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• Flu can be spread just by breathing

  18-01-2018 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analyzing 142 flu patients, researchers at the University of Maryland found infectious virus in the air they exhaled, particularly in the first few days they showed symptoms.
  
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• Young women's ADHD prescriptions have soared since 2003, CDC finds

  18-01-2018 22:34
  Prescriptions have jumped 700% among US women in their late 20s, raising concerns amid questions over drugs’ safety during pregnancyPrescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications have increased 700% among US women in their late 20s since 2003, according to new research by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Researchers raised alarms about the increase because “little information is available about the safety of taking ADHD medication during preg
  
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• Hospitals creating a company to make cheap generic drugs

  18-01-2018 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Once-cheap generic drugs have rocketed in price in the last few years, and those that haven't are running in increasingly short stock, forcing hospitals to spend more or use less effective drugs.
  
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• Should there be a right to die?

  18-01-2018 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Two women explain their opposing views on the contentious right-to-die issue.
  
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• Testing all women over 30 could prevent 80k cancer cases 

  18-01-2018 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Currently only women known to have family with the dangerous genes are offered DNA blood tests. But experts at Barts Cancer Institute in London calculated 64,500 could be spared breast cancer.
  
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• Flu outbreak: UK deaths triple with GPs seeing major rise in patients

  18-01-2018 20:42
  Although flu cases are higher than at any point since 2010/11, health officials say it is still not an epidemicAlmost three times as many people are dying of flu in the UK this winter as last year, figures reveal.After 35 more deaths last week, 120 people across the country have died of flu-related symptoms since early October, compared with 45 in the same period in 2016-17.A combination of factors are at play. Hospitals have fewer beds than last year, so they are less able to deal with the rece
  
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• 10 Self-Care Moves You Can Do at Your Desk

  18-01-2018 20:39
  
  [brightcove:5624850626001 default]Self care is all about taking care of your mind and body, so you feel less stress and more joy. Considering the hectic pace of the work world, most of us could benefit from more self-care during the workday—to crank up productivity, form stronger relationships with coworkers, and ace performance, says psychotherapist Suzie DeVaughn, owner of Self-Care Specialists in Wichita, Kansas.If you already have a self-care routine at home or at the gym, then yo
  
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• Blood test could use DNA to spot early-stage cancers, study shows

  18-01-2018 20:00
  DNA and biomarkers could be used to detect and identify cancers, including five types for which there is currently no screening test Scientists have made a major advance towards developing a blood test for cancer that could identify tumours long before a person becomes aware of symptoms.The new test, which is sensitive to both mutated DNA that floats freely in the blood and cancer-related proteins, gave a positive result approximately 70% of the time across eight of the most common cancers when
  
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• Cold sore-ridden teen finds 'cure' with liquorice balm

  18-01-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Indigo Faulkner, 18, fromShropshire, has suffered with severe cold sores since she was five and had outbreaks every six weeks until she found relief through liquorice.
  
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• Horse rider has her entire face rebuilt

  18-01-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Elizabeth Keating underwent a gruelling 10-hour operation at St George's Hospital, Tooting. Surgeons used photos of her before the accident to make sure her face was realigned correctly.
  
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• Woman dies from the flu in her California home

  18-01-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Katharine Gallagher, 27, was found by her boyfriend dead in their Tustin, California, home last month. He told Daily Mail Online that she appeared to be feeling better that morning.
  
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• Kim Kardashian can breastfeed her baby from a surrogate

  18-01-2018 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts explain how women can breastfeed children who were born to a surrogate mother. The process involves hormones that trick their body into thinking it's pregnant.
  
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• ADHD drug prescription rate has QUADRUPLED among women

  18-01-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Young women are taking 344 percent more ADHD pills than they were in 2003, according to a new CDC report. The rise was driven by young women and stimulant drugs that may endanger fetuses.
  
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• Flu death toll hits 149, official figures reveal

  18-01-2018 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 120 flu deaths have been recorded in England, 21 are known to have died in Scotland and eight in Northern Ireland. No precise data exists for Wales.
  
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• Cancer drug in development stops the disease in its tracks

  18-01-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from throughout Europe, including Uppsala University, found the unnamed drug does this by binding to the membrane of rapidly dividing cells, preventing them thriving.
  
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• Gluten-free foods contain more fat and lower protein

  18-01-2018 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Hertfordshire studied 1,700 food products found in supermarkets. Gluten-free bread were found to contain more than double the fat.
  
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• Asda and Aldi ban sale of energy drinks to under 16s

  18-01-2018 18:47
  Move follows calls by campaigners for complete ban over sugar and caffeine content of drinksAsda and Aldi have joined Waitrose in banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16.
  Asda is the first of the “big four” supermarkets to announce an age restriction, which will apply to 84 products from 5 March. Continue reading...
  
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• Red meat, junk food raise bowel cancer risk by one third

  18-01-2018 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Diets high in red meat, processed foods and soda cause inflammation, in turn raising bowel cancer risks by a third, and more for overweight men like Trump, according to a new Harvard University study.
  
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• 7 Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask About Sex Parties—Answered

  18-01-2018 18:00
  Like, what are you supposed to wear?
  
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• Flu outbreak: GPs under 'huge pressure' as UK deaths soar to 120

  18-01-2018 17:51
  Number of people seeking help in England rises 153% in fortnight, with Midlands and the east hit hardestThe number of people dying from flu in the UK has reached 120 already this winter – three times higher than in the same period last year.Thirty-five people died of flu-related symptoms last week, figures released by Public Health England show. Related: Bad day, mate: why Australian flu is tearing through the UK A combination of factors are at play. Hospitals have fewer beds than last yea
  
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• Flu outbreak: GPs under 'huge pressure' as deaths soar to 120

  18-01-2018 17:51
  People seeking help in England rose 153% in past fortnight, with Midlands and east hardest hitThe number of people dying from the flu has reached 120 already this winter – three times higher compared to the same period last year.Thirty-five people died of flu-related symptoms last week across the UK, new figures released by Public Health England show.Related: Bad day, mate: why Australian flu is tearing through the UK A combination of factors are at play. Hospitals have fewer beds than las
  
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• How can my daughter overcome her fear of job interviews?

  18-01-2018 17:45
  Have you got a work-related problem? In a new series we invite you to send in a short description of your predicament – so that other readers can offer solutionsMy daughter has recently finished a programming course. She did really well and had a short placement afterwards. She wants to work but has been spooked in the past by bad experiences with interviews. Also she is quiet – not the kind of person who will lead a conversation – and this doesn’t help. This fear of inte
  
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• Dylan Farrow Shares Graphic Details Of Alleged Sexual Assault By Woody Allen In New Interview

  18-01-2018 17:41
  "He's lying and he's been lying for so long."
  
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• 'Concussion is a red herring' for CTE

  18-01-2018 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boston University's new study shows concussions are to CTE what a cough is to lung cancer. A cough does not predict lung cancer, and treating it does not cure lung cancer. It is the same for CTE.
  
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• Eating habits stopping you getting a good night's sleep

  18-01-2018 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From coffee to evening snacks, many foods and drinks can have an impact. London-based nutritional therapist and author Jackie Lynch says it's not just what you eat but when.
  
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• Ambulance crisis 'led to 20 deaths in east England over Christmas'

  18-01-2018 16:38
  Citing a whistleblower, Labour’s Clive Lewis claims ambulance service failed to seek extra helpTwenty people died while waiting too long for ambulances in the east of England after the ambulance service there failed to seek outside help during the busy period over Christmas, a Labour MP has said, citing a whistleblower.Clive Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, used a point of order in the Commons to highlight what he said was an “exceptionally serious issue” with the East of Engla
  
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• The Exact Portion Size You Should Be Eating Of 8 Popular Foods

  18-01-2018 16:26
  Keep your serving sizes in check with this handy guide.
  
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• Over 90 per cent of receipts contain dangerous chemicals

  18-01-2018 16:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Michigan-based non-profit organisation The Ecology Center found just two percent of stores' receipts do not contain the 'gender-bending' chemical BPA or its alternative BPS.
  
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• London mother died days before her baby's 1st birthday

  18-01-2018 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zipporah Agyei, from Wembley, north west London, was told repeatedly by her GP that she was having migraines. But weeks later she suffered ruptured aneurysms and died.
  
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• Ontario mother-of-three is allergic to the cold

  18-01-2018 16:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelly Pouw, 26, from Waterloo, Ontario, suffers from cold urticaria, which is thought to be incurable and leaves Ms Pouw trapped inside her home, unable to play with her children.
  
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• Woman with Hallermann-Streiff often mistaken for a child

  18-01-2018 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michelle Kish, from Illinois, was born was Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, a condition so rare that at the time of her birth there were only 250 known cases worldwide.
  
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• People are walking 20% less than they did 10 years ago

  18-01-2018 16:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  English adults made just 3.8 trips on foot each week in 2015, data shows - compared to the 4.7 trips they made recorded in 2005, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
  
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• What Are Activated Charcoal Pills—And Are They Actually Good For You?

  18-01-2018 16:00
  Can the dirty little capsules really clean out your body?
  
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• The everyday items that cause infertility and even cancer 

  18-01-2018 15:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Channa Jayasena, a consultant in reproductive endocrinology at Imperial College London, said: ‘We know little about hormone altering chemicals but our exposure to them is a concern.'
  
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• UK 'in grip of worst flu season since 2011'

  18-01-2018 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest weekly figures show rise in numbers of patients going to their GP and being admitted to hospital.
  
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• How has Donald Trump's first year affected women?

  18-01-2018 15:48
  A year since women marched across the world in protest of Trump, many view his presidency as ‘the worst we’ve ever seen for women’On the day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States last January, millions of women took to the streets in pink-knitted “pussy hats” in protests that marked the birth of the so-called “resistance” to the incoming administration.One year later, the #MeToo movement has spawned a moment of reckon
  
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• 7 Brain Cancer Symptoms Every Woman Should Know About

  18-01-2018 15:30
  Have you been feeling confusion or brain fog lately?
  
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• YouTube takes down dangerous 'Tide Pod Challenge' videos

  18-01-2018 15:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  YouTube, based in San Bruno, California, has said it is removing so-called Tide Pod Challenge videos because they encourage 'dangerous activities' that carry severe risk of harm.
  
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• My dad was a GP for 40 years. The NHS let him down when he needed it most

  18-01-2018 15:13
  As a doctor myself, I have rarely seen healthcare from the side of the patient. My trust in the system has disappearedWhen my dad went into hospital I promised I would get him home. I wasn’t being honest. As a senior doctor in the NHS looking after seriously unwell patients, I know many octogenarians with his problems who are admitted to hospital don’t survive. As a GP for more than 40 years, he knew this too.Dad fought through operations, infections, depression, pain and distress ov
  
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• Depression: How one man 'kicked this monster in the balls'

  18-01-2018 15:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Larry Meyler has struggled with depression since his mother died when he was six. The 38-year-old Irishman has now written a book to help others, after he travelled the world to beat his demons.
  
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• Mother-of-three is allergic to the cold

  18-01-2018 15:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kelly Pouw, 26, from Waterloo, Ontario, suffers from cold urticaria, which is thought to be incurable and leaves Ms Pouw trapped inside her home, unable to play with her children.
  
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• Horse rider, 38, has her entire face rebuilt

  18-01-2018 14:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Elizabeth Keating underwent a gruelling 10-hour operation at St George's Hospital, Tooting. Surgeons used photos of her before the accident to make sure her face was realigned correctly.
  
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• Midlands GP jailed for 12 years for sexual assaults on four patients

  18-01-2018 14:25
  Offences committed by Jaswant Rathore, 60, described by the judge as a shocking breach of trustAn “arrogant” GP who used his standing in the community as a cover to carry out sexual assaults on patients has been handed a 12-year jail sentence.
  Jaswant Rathore was convicted following a seven-week trial after committing a string of attacks on four patients, including women who had complained of vomiting and hay fever. Continue reading...
  
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• Woman, 20, is regularly mistaken for a CHILD

  18-01-2018 14:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michelle Kish, from Illinois, was born was Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, a condition so rare that at the time of her birth there were only 250 known cases worldwide.
  
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• Cold sore-ridden teen who's never had a boyfriend

  18-01-2018 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Indigo Faulkner, 18, fromShropshire, has suffered with severe cold sores since she was five and had outbreaks every six weeks until she found relief through liquorice.
  
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