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• This Is How To Slice A Huge-Ass Watermelon Without Fear

  19-01-2018 23:58
  Do it like a pro.
  
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• Women shouldn't have to travel interstate for abortions, doctor says

  19-01-2018 23:52
  Tasmanian gynaecologist says other states should learn from problems arising when private surgical abortion clinics close Women who need surgical abortions between nine and 14 weeks of pregnancy will be left in the lurch throughout Australia unless state and territory governments learn from Tasmania and start preparing for the closure of private abortion providers, gynaecologist Dr Paul Hyland says.Hyland has been Tasmania’s primary surgical abortion provider for 17 years, but was recently
  
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• '6 Things That Happened When I Tried Intermittent Fasting For A Week'

  19-01-2018 23:50
  "The first day I managed to abstain all 18 hours, but it wasn't pretty."
  
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• The biggest passion killer for men is trying for a baby

  19-01-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It’s not exactly what a woman looking to start a family would want to hear. But there are few things more likely to put a man off the idea of sex than his partner trying to conceive, a study has found.
  
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• Church of England warns future of Down's 'under question'

  19-01-2018 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The Church of England fears new pre-natal tests could lead to a rise in abortions of babies with Down's.
  
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• 'How I Finally Lost 140 Pounds After Years Of Dieting'

  19-01-2018 22:48
  Jenna Leveille had tried every plan out there.
  
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• Trump hails anti-abortion measures in March for Life speech

  19-01-2018 22:07
  Trump, who previously said he was ‘very pro-choice’, is the first sitting president to address the annual Washington event in personDonald Trump used a speech to anti-abortion activists on Friday to hail plans to give “conscience protections” to medical providers who refuse to perform abortions for moral or religious reasons. Related: New office will help medical providers deny treatment on religious groundsContinue reading...
  
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• 'I Had Vaginal Reconstruction Surgery And It Transformed My Sex Life'

  19-01-2018 21:45
  After three kids, Robyn Damora said her vagina didn't feel the same.
  
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• Flu forces Catholic churches to alter religious practices

  19-01-2018 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Catholic churches in Maine have suspended sharing wine during Holy Communion and holding hands during prayer as the flu has killed 21 people in the state and devastates the nation.
  
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• What's The Best Way To Tone Your Back: Renegade Row or Superman?

  19-01-2018 20:58
  One clearly reigns supreme.
  
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• Trump hails anti-abortion measures in speech at March for Life

  19-01-2018 20:58
  Trump, who previously said he was ‘very pro-choice’, is the first sitting president to address the annual March for Life in WashingtonDonald Trump used a speech to anti-abortion activists on Friday to trumpet plans to give “conscience protections” to medical providers who refuse to perform abortions for moral or religious reasons. Related: New office will help medical providers deny treatment on religious groundsContinue reading...
  
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• Doctor helps women through labor by dancing with them

  19-01-2018 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Fernando Guedes da Cunha, a Brazilian obstetrician, helps women get through labor pains by dancing with them. Studies have shown movement helps make labor shorter and less painful.
  
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• This Workout Keeps Burning Calories For Hours After You're Done

  19-01-2018 20:18
  Plus, all the other reasons why we're obsessed with this way of training.
  
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• Dry, chesty cough? How to get rid of the Aussie flu symptom - and if cough medicine works

  19-01-2018 19:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  A DRY, chesty cough is one of the symptoms of Aussie flu - a potentially deadly strain of the influenza virus. But what’s the best way to get rid of the cough - cough medicine or another remedy?
  
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• Flu crisis shows no signs of letting up

  19-01-2018 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Another 10 children have died this week, another 14,401 people got sick, and hospitalizations have climbed up from 22.7 per 100,000 last week to 31.5 - the highest rate since 2010.
  
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• 5 Super-Easy Ways To Make Veggie Chips That Don't Involve Kale

  19-01-2018 19:38
  Think outside the box for some delicious results.
  
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• People with mental illnesses refused access to insurance cover

  19-01-2018 19:00
  Insurance firms deny acting in discriminatory wayOne turned down applicant is a 7 July 2005 victimInsurers have been accused of depriving access to life insurance and other kinds of cover to people with depression and anxiety, even for physical conditions unrelated to their mental health.People who have suffered even mild mental health conditions or one-off episodes say they have been refused life insurance altogether, aggravating their financial insecurity.Related: I haven’t had a mental
  
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• 'I didn't know why I'd been declined, so I asked for my medical notes'

  19-01-2018 19:00
  Two people with a mental health history describe difficulties of seeking insurance coverI experienced mental health problems in 2009, from which I slowly recovered over the course of a few years. I was experiencing severe anxiety and it became unbearable and I struggled to sleep. I ended up in hospital. I was there for a few days and when I was finally seen by the psychiatrist he said I should never have been admitted but instead should have had support from my local GP team. Related: Number of
  
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• What is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?

  19-01-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Larry Nassar allegedly told one of his victims that he knew she had EDS, a connective tissue disorder, based on the elasticity of her vagina. We explain the condition he claimed to be diagnosing.
  
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• Aetna to pay $17,000 after revealing patients' HIV status

  19-01-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company agreed on Thursday to pay at least $500 to each person whose privacy was breached by the blunder in eight states and Washington, D.C.
  
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• How to identify if you have the flu or just a common cold

  19-01-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doctors told Daily Mail Online that a fever is a red flag that you have the flu and you should go to the doctor within 24 hours before symptoms develop into deadly complications.
  
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• Carillion collapse further delays building at two major hospitals

  19-01-2018 18:23
  BMA demands answers as work stops at Royal Liverpool and Midland MetropolitanThe chair of the British Medical Association has demanded answers about the future of two major hospitals that Carillion was building when it collapsed, amid mounting concern about the impact of any delays on stretched NHS services.Patients’ groups joined the doctors’ trade body in calling for clarity after local NHS trusts admitted that work on the £335m Royal Liverpool University and Birmingham&rsquo
  
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• Ambulance delays led to 40 dying or suffering harm

  19-01-2018 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The source at the East of England Ambulance Service said one of the deaths was Marie Norris, 81, who died at her home in Clacton, Essex, after waiting almost four hours for an ambulance.
  
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• Difference between multigrain, wholegrain and wholemeal

  19-01-2018 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With so many choices of bread available, it's hard to know which is best for us. Leah Dowling, lecturer in dietetics at Swinburne University of Technology, gives gives her take on each type.
  
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• Craving carbs? Blame your brain, Japan study finds

  19-01-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The team at Japan's National Institute for Physiological Sciences found that will power alone is often not enough to offset the neurons that active under social stress, increasing your appetite.
  
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• Bikram yoga found to be no better than ordinary yoga

  19-01-2018 17:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Every weekend thousands of yummy mummies crowd into rooms across Britain, heated at a stifling 40C and paying around £14 a session in the hope it will do them some good.
  
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• Kim Kardashian Just Posed Naked In Bed Because Why Not?

  19-01-2018 17:43
  Nothing can stop her.
  
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• Touching moment dementia sufferer sees her son marry

  19-01-2018 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steffanie and Rob Prest, from Huddersfield, had planned to get married in November this year. But they decided last week to move the date forward so Jean, who has dementia, could be there.
  
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• Controversial homeopathic treatments could treat vitiligo

  19-01-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Centre for Classical Homeopathy in Bangalore led the trial of the alternative complementary medicine, which is taken by 200 million people worldwide.
  
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• Brushing your teeth 'can PROTECT against cancer by lowering bleeding gums risk'

  19-01-2018 16:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRUSHING your teeth regularly can slash the risk of cancer by more than a quarter, according to new research. Bugs that get into the bloodstream via bleeding gums cause deadly tumours by triggering inflammation, scientists fear.
  
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• You'll Never Guess What's Actually In Your 'Eggs'

  19-01-2018 16:48
  Spoiler: It's not just eggs.
  
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• This Actress Posted A Photo Of Her Pregnant-Looking Belly—But She Wasn't Pregnant At All

  19-01-2018 16:44
  Monica Potter was actually trying to raise awareness about an important health issue.
  
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• Adolescence now 'last from the ages of 10 to 24'

  19-01-2018 16:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, say we should change the definition of adolescence as many are choosing to delay the responsibilities of adulthood (stock).
  
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• Type 2 diabetes symptoms? This supplement could help keep blood glucose under control

  19-01-2018 16:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  TYPE 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition where a person’s blood sugar level can become too high. If it isn’t treated it can lead to a number of serious health problems, but a nutritionist has suggested a particular supplement that could help keep blood sugar levels under control.
  
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• Indian girl has a large facial tumour removed from face

  19-01-2018 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simaria Singh, 15, who was left partially blind in her left eye, is thought to have suffered from either meningoencephalocele or a dermoid tumour. She was found begging in Khandwa, India.
  
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• Are Your Armpits Itching Like Crazy? Here's Why

  19-01-2018 15:58
  As if pit stains weren't bad enough.
  
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• New test to detect STI two per cent of Australians have

  19-01-2018 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Figures suggest one in 100 adults in the UK and US carry Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), while it is estimated to strike double that in Australia. The bug was only identified as an STI in 2015.
  
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• 8 Reasons Why Your Feet Are Absolutely Killing You

  19-01-2018 15:55
  A foot doc explains how to tame those barking dogs.
  
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• Japanese flu symptoms - a dry cough could be a sign that you’re infected with the virus

  19-01-2018 15:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  JAPANESE flu symptoms are similar to the deadly Aussie flu, but they’re far more contagious, the public has been warned. Having a bad cough could be a sign of infection.
  
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• Mouth infection warning - why you should never ignore dry mouth

  19-01-2018 15:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  DRY MOUTH symptoms include bad breath, dry lips and a soreness inside the mouth. Recurrent mouth infections and gum disease could come as a result of ignoring dry mouth.
  
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• Cancer breakthrough: Blood test detects eight types of cancer when they’re ‘more curable'

  19-01-2018 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  CANCER could be detected earlier by a new, revolutionary blood test that could spot eight different types of common cancer, scientists have revealed.
  
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• Rheumatoid arthritis: Five ways to ease pain and symptoms in the knee, hip and hands

  19-01-2018 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  RHEUMATOID arthritis is a condition that causes swelling and stiffness in the joints, particularly in the knee, hip and hands. Here are five natural treatment methods you can use to try ease the pain.
  
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