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• 6 Cancer-Fighting Foods You Should Always Stock In Your Kitchen

  22-01-2018 23:31
  Done and done.
  
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• Ibuprofen pill claims to cut side-effects and be faster

  22-01-2018 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British company infirst Healthcare have come up with a solution that could allow people in chronic pain to consume ibuprofen and get the same relief with half the dose and no risk of gastric bleeding.
  
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• Dr Martin Scurr answers readers' questions on gallstones 

  22-01-2018 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Martin Scurr answers a question from a man who recently realised he had a gallstone. The man says the gallstone isn't causing him any issues but wants to know if he should do anything about it.
  
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• About two million Brits drink more than A THIRD of the booze sold in the UK

  22-01-2018 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  JUST four per cent of the population drink almost a third of the alcohol sold in England, according to healthcare data. The figure emerged yesterday in a Parliamentary committee debate on a 50p minimum unit price on alcohol.
  
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• Labour seeks action on 'misleading' A&E data

  22-01-2018 22:54
  Jeremy Hunt urged to investigate methods which have improved waiting time statisticsLabour are urging Jeremy Hunt to order an inquiry into how hospitals have published data about their A&E waiting times that the statistics regulator fears may be misleading.The health and social care secretary is under pressure to explain how some NHS hospital trusts appear to have improved their performance against the politically important four-hour A&E target by breaching rules on how they should recor
  
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• 'I'm A Beauty Editor, And I Promise This Is The Only Concealer You Ever Need'

  22-01-2018 22:30
  Get you a concealer that can do both.
  
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• Hospitals and CDC in turmoil at height of flu epidemic

  22-01-2018 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Communications from the CDC have all but ceased since 63 percent of its staff was placed on furlough following Friday night's government shutdown, during the height of this year's deadly flu epidemic.
  
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• Emily Skye Just Shared 3 Side-By-Side Photos That Demolish The Idea Of 'Bouncing Back' Postpartum

  22-01-2018 22:17
  "It’s totally unrealistic."
  
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• 9 Women Share What It Was Like To Orgasm For The First Time

  22-01-2018 21:58
  Do you remember your first?
  
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• WATCH: Aly Raisman Faces Alleged Abuser Larry Nassar in Court Hearing: 'It's Your Turn to Listen'

  22-01-2018 21:33
  
  Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman delivered a powerful victim impact statement on Friday during the final day of former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse sentencing hearing.The 23-year-old athlete initially announced that she would not attend the hearing, but showed up to Michigan’s Ingham County Circuit Courtroom, embraced fellow gymnast Jordyn Wieber (who revealed she too was Nassar victim during Friday’s hearing) and directly addressed Nassar, whom she accused
  
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• 30 Super-Easy Healthy Dinners That'll Help You Lose Weight

  22-01-2018 21:00
  You'll be counting down the minutes 'til you can make these healthy dinner recipes!
  
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• The Cardio Move You Can Add To Any Workout To Burn More Calories

  22-01-2018 20:59
  It's an oldie but a goodie.
  
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• 10 Movies By Female Directors That Everyone Should See

  22-01-2018 20:50
  For the next time someone says "men just make better movies."
  
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• Experts all agree NHS needs more money, Boris Johnson tells May

  22-01-2018 20:34
  Failure on issue will let Corbyn win, cabinet told – but reference to experts may raise eyebrowsBoris Johnson will tell cabinet colleagues that all experts are agreed on the need for an urgent financial boost for the NHS, as he warns that Conservative failure to act will result in Jeremy Corbyn winning the next election.Allies of the foreign secretary suggested that he would not stop making the argument for more money – with a particular demand for £100m extra per week after Br
  
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• 9 Keto Diet Snacks That Will Help You Lose Weight

  22-01-2018 20:21
  No carbs, no problem.
  
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• The Sad Reason Why One-Third Of Women Are Skipping Pap Smears

  22-01-2018 20:08
  The dangers of cervical cancer are real.
  
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• How the sushi boom is fuelling tapeworm infections

  22-01-2018 20:00
  As eating raw fish has become more popular, gruesome tapeworm tales have emerged. But how worried should sashimi lovers be – and how else might we become infected?The good news, said A&E doctor Kenny Bahn, was that the patient who had turned up at the emergency department was not dying. That is about the only happy element of the story Bahn, who works at a hospital in California, went on to tell on This Won’t Hurt a Bit, a medical podcast, about a man who arrived at hospital carr
  
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• Arthritis exercises: Seven common mistakes you're making during your workout

  22-01-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARTHRITIS pain affects about 10 million people in the UK. The condition can make exercising difficult - here’s seven common mistakes you could be making.
  
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• Health fears over boys as young as 13 using steroids for 'good looks'

  22-01-2018 19:56
  Children’s commissioners call for schools to tackle views of body image distorted by social mediaThe children’s commissioners for England, Wales and Northern Ireland have expressed concern at the number of boys using anabolic steroids for cosmetic reasons. The commissioners said they believed that social media was putting pressure on children to try to achieve what they believed was an ideal body shape.Continue reading...
  
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• Can Your Vibrator Really Cause 'Dead Vagina Syndrome'?

  22-01-2018 19:42
  We asked the experts if you should be worried.
  
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• Bride with cancer shares image of bald head on wedding day

  22-01-2018 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just four days before the big day Sarah Vaughan's hair started to fall out. the teacher, from Helens, Merseyside,shared an image of her when she removed the wig on her special day.
  
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• A day in the life of This Morning's resident GP

  22-01-2018 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ITV's This Morning's resident doctor Dr Ranj Singh joined the North West ambulance service for a shift, where he learnt how the team work with no idea what the next 12 hours may bring.
  
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• Disabilities caused in babies by epilepsy drug a 'scandal'

  22-01-2018 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  It is thought 20,000 children have been left with disabilities caused by sodium valproate.
  
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• Bossy diet advice won’t save the NHS | Dawn Foster

  22-01-2018 19:28
  The idea that disadvantaged people place undue strain on the system won’t go away. But the problem is underfunding – not people who eat too many chipsAnyone still observing dry January may be on to something: last week the Big Issue’s founder, John Bird, launched the magazine’s “NHS pledge”: a request for readers and supporters to “volunteer for the NHS by staying healthy” and not become “a drain” on its time and resources. The dep
  
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• Constipation death 'wholly preventable'

  22-01-2018 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  An inquest hears a man had 10kg of faeces removed from his digestive system shortly before he died.
  
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• Sleep apnea patient was given a ketamine overdose

  22-01-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man in his 60s undergoing surgery for sleep apnea overdosed after the anesthesiologist grabbed the wrong bottle of ketamine and administered 10 times the intended amount.
  
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• Babies suffer postpartum depression too, scientists find 

  22-01-2018 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At just 18 months old, young children can show biological evidence of added stress. New research by the University of Oregon shows this can be down to a unique connection between cells.
  
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• Tide Pods chemically burn every tissue they touch

  22-01-2018 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An expert from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio explains how Tide Pods burn organs as they travel through the body, injuring nearly 40 people who partook in the viral challenge so far this year.
  
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• We Asked 8 Derms What They Use To Fight Wrinkles—And They All Said The Same Thing

  22-01-2018 18:57
  BRB, stocking up right away.
  
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• How to make your brain healthier today

  22-01-2018 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the leading causes of diminishing cognitive capacity is when healthy people simply let their brain lose ground. Here, five medical professionals explain ways to keep your brain moving.
  
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• 5 Women Share The Workouts That Helped Them Lose The Last 5 Pounds

  22-01-2018 18:56
  "I kicked it into high gear."
  
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• Smokers on the Pill cut ovarian cancer risk by 66 per cent

  22-01-2018 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the US National Cancer Institute discovered that long-term use of oral contraceptives was associated with a 66 percent reduced risk of developing ovarian cancer.
  
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• Cuban boy with 10-pound tumor on his face dies

  22-01-2018 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emanuel Zayas, 14, died on Friday from lung and kidney failure after having the surgery to remove the basketball-sized tumor on his face. The Cuban boy came to Miami for the surgery.
  
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• Healthista reveal snack hacks 20 influencers swear by

  22-01-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain is the largest snackers in Europe, eating four times more crisps than the French or Italians. Healthista asked popular healthy Instagrammers and YouTubers what they eat on the run.
  
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• What Is The Tide Pod Challenge—And Just How Dangerous Is It?

  22-01-2018 18:45
  “There are real health consequences from consuming Tide pods.”
  
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• 'I Had An Abortion When I Was 21 Weeks Pregnant'

  22-01-2018 18:37
  "It's just so surreal to wake up and not be pregnant anymore, and to know it's over."
  
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• 'I Had An Abortion When I Was 20 Weeks Pregnant'

  22-01-2018 18:37
  "It's just so surreal to wake up and not be pregnant anymore, and to know it's over."
  
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• The Best Health And Fitness Gear At CES 2018

  22-01-2018 18:31
  Smart sneakers, smart sleep gear, and even a smart sports bra made the list.
  
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• Was the EU to blame for the switch to PFI? | Letters

  22-01-2018 18:10
  Maastricht treaty limits on public spending may have fuelled private finance, argues Ted Watson, plus outher readers’ views on the controversial funding mechanismGeorge Monbiot (Opinion, 17 January) asserts that the PFI bosses fleeced us all. Twenty years ago there were exceptions. Oxfordshire county council and many other councils recognised its deceptive creative accounting and avoided using PFI.Central government does not distinguish between irresponsible borrowing for revenue and respo
  
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• Women share lipstick smudging selfies for #SmearForSmear

  22-01-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One in three 25 to 29-year-olds do not take up their smear test invites. Women are snubbing them as they are too embarrassed about their bodies, a UK survey found.
  
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• Smartphones are creating a generation of unhappy children

  22-01-2018 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scientists, from San Diego State University in California, say young people would lead happier lives if they spent more time exercising and seeing friends face-to-face (stock image)
  
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• Surgeon creates a bionic vagina from pig intestine

  22-01-2018 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The artificial organ was developed also using a patient's stem cells. The project is led by Professor Alexander Seifalian from London-based NanoRegMed, who made the first synthetic trachea.
  
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• Cutting 600 calories could treat type 2 diabetes

  22-01-2018 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Glasgow found more than 40 per cent of sufferers lose over 11lb in four months if they cut calories while eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
  
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• UK government urged to investigate insurer 'discrimination' against mentally ill

  22-01-2018 17:22
  Charities and MPs demand response after insurance companies accused of penalising people with depression and anxietyMPs and campaigners have launched an urgent appeal for the government to take action after the Guardian revealed insurers are preventing people with mental illnesses from getting access to cover.Individuals who have suffered mild depression or anxiety, or one-off mental health episodes, have been consistently refused life and other kinds of insurance, adding to their financial inse
  
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• Abby Lee Miller Just Posted From Prison—And She's Lost A Ton Of Weight

  22-01-2018 17:22
  The "Dance Moms" star also set the record straight about her time behind bars.
  
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• Abby Lee Miller Is Sharing Updates From Prison And 'Dance Moms' Fans Are Freaking Out

  22-01-2018 17:22
  The "Dance Moms" star set the record straight about her time in prison.
  
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• Abby Lee Miller Is Sharing Updates From Prison And 'Dance Mom' Fans Are Freaking Out

  22-01-2018 17:22
  The "Dance Moms"star set the record straight about her time in prison.
  
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• There's Another Royal Wedding Happening This Year—Here's What You Have To Know

  22-01-2018 17:06
  Her ring is GORGEOUS.
  
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• Are you affected by perfectionism?

  22-01-2018 16:54
  We’d like to hear from people whose strive for excellence is affecting their daily lives. Share your experiences
  Are you affected by perfectionism? Does your striving for excellence – in work, study, creative projects, personal appearance or any other aspect of life – go beyond what is achievable and bearable? Perfectionism is on the rise among students in particular. If you are a current student, or a recent graduate, or anyone who has first-hand experience of perfectionism, t
  
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• UK flu outbreak: what are your experiences? Tell us

  22-01-2018 16:52
  The NHS is facing a flu outbreak. We want to hear about the situation where you areHospitals and GPs are being hit by one of the worst flu outbreaks in recent years. After 35 deaths last week, 120 people across the UK have died of flu-related symptoms since early October, compared with 45 in the same period in 2016-17. Figures from the Royal College of GPs showed that more than 30,000 people visited a GP last week as a result of influenza-like illness. Continue reading...
  
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