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• Boy aged 12 dies of the flu in Florida

  24-01-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dylan Winnik, 12, died on Tuesday of the flu just two days after falling ill with what his parents thought was a cold. He is the first flu-death in Palm Beach County, Florida, this year.
  
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• FDA hits out at scam makers of scam opioid addiction pills

  24-01-2018 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Companies are attempting to profit off of the opioid epidemic by selling fake withdrawal aids to vulnerable addicts looking to recover. The FDA sent warning letters to 11 such pill-makers on Wednesday.
  
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• 10 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Your Wedding Makeup Trial

  24-01-2018 23:18
  To spray tan or not to spray tan?
  
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• Flu increases heart attack risk six-fold in the first week

  24-01-2018 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in Ontario, Canada, discovered a 'significant association' between acute respiratory infections, particularly flu, and acute myocardial infarction, the medical name for a heart attack.
  
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• 5 Reasons You Keep Waking Up In The Middle Of The Night

  24-01-2018 23:02
  Raise your hand if this happens to you ALL THE TIME.
  
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• 6 Women Share The Biggest Lessons They Learned From Cheating

  24-01-2018 22:41
  "My happiness is my responsibility."
  
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• Can Your Crock-Pot Really Catch Fire And Burn Down Your House?

  24-01-2018 22:12
  'This Is Us' fans need to know.
  
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• Tamiflu causes another child to hallucinate in Texas

  24-01-2018 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Allen of Texas couldn't stop twitching, picked at imaginary pains on his arms and became violent after taking Tamiflu, which has caused hallucinations for several children this year.
  
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• Boy who died of cancer inspires NJ governor to sign order

  24-01-2018 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jake Honig, seven, died from cancer on Sunday, inspiring New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to sign an executive order on Tuesday to expand access to medical marijuana.
  
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• What Is Time-Restricted Eating, And Can It Help You Lose Weight?

  24-01-2018 21:37
  Could you stop eating at 2 p.m. every day?
  
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• Boy, 8, dies of a flesh-eating bacteria

  24-01-2018 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liam Flanagan, a second-grader who loved cycling and animals, crashed his bike as he rode down his family's hill in Spring Creek, Oregon, on Saturday January 13. He died a week later.
  
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• 8 Women Share Exactly How They Groom Their Pubic Hair

  24-01-2018 21:18
  "My husband doesn’t actually know I use his beard trimmer..."
  
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• Welsh NHS systems back up after computer 'chaos'

  24-01-2018 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Doctors were unable to access patient records due to technical problems, causing "chaos".
  
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• Instagram fitness stars open fridges to show what they eat

  24-01-2018 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Instagram fitness stars have shared with FEMAIL Food&Drink the contents of their fridges with revealing 'shelfies' and they are predictably wholesome, featuring a lot of avocado.
  
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• What You Need To Know About Having Sex After An Abortion

  24-01-2018 20:51
  The experts break it down.
  
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• 9 Things You Need To Know About Thyroid Cancer

  24-01-2018 20:16
  Rates are on the rise.
  
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• Patients told not to go to A&E after NHS computer failure

  24-01-2018 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Patients are being told not to go to A&E after an NHS computer failure. The IT problem is currently affecting some of the busiest hospitals in Manchester and Wales.
  
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• Women with breast cancer told to cut back on alcohol

  24-01-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The advice has been issued by the health watchdog Nice to try and boost survival rates by preventing the cancers coming back at a later stage.
  
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• The 'smart contact' that monitors glucose in diabetics

  24-01-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The lens is the creation of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea and alerts the wearer if their levels are too high by turning off a tiny embedded LED light.
  
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• 7 Foods You Should Eat If You Have Diarrhea

  24-01-2018 19:57
  Hey, sh*t happens.
  
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• The nutrient mix that could boost women's energy levels

  24-01-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The supplement, yet to be given a name by researchers at Ohio State University, contains zinc, copper, iron, carnitine and phosphatidylserine. It will cost around $35 (£25) for a month's supply.
  
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• Here's The Full Story (Finally!) Of How Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Really Met

  24-01-2018 19:51
  The precious deets you've been waiting for!
  
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• Cloned monkeys: First primate clones are created in lab

  24-01-2018 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Two monkeys named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua have become the first primates to be cloned.
  
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• Steve Bell on Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May at PMQs – cartoon

  24-01-2018 19:40
  Continue reading...
  
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• Perils and pluses of a pledge to look after our own health | Letters

  24-01-2018 19:23
  Historian Rebecca Earle and Big Issue founder John Bird on the idea of prescribing a dose of ‘self-health’So the Big Issue’s John Bird wants us to sign a pledge to eat better, drink less and exercise more. We mustn’t be “an unnecessary drain” on the NHS, after all. Dawn Foster is absolutely right to question the merits of this approach (Bossy diet advice won’t fix the NHS, 23 January).Not a day goes by when I am not reminded of the tense atmosphere in Br
  
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• Ex-Cabinet minister Tessa Jowell talks of brain cancer

  24-01-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Baroness Tessa Jowell, who as Culture Secretary helped bring the 2012 Olympics to Britain, said she experienced 'not a single symptom' before the tumour was found.
  
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• Disgraced Former Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar Sentenced to 175 Years for Sexually Abusing Girls

  24-01-2018 19:19
  
  Former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing women and girls for years.After days of hearing moving impact statements from dozens of victims, Judge Rosemarie Aquilina of Michigan’s Ingham County Circuit Court sentenced the 54-year-old predator to the lengthy sentence — the culmination of a long-term effort to take down the abuser.“Your crimes have cut into the core of this community and families and man
  
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• Cancer could be spotted by wearable technology, says Nokia

  24-01-2018 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scanning device will pick up on biomarkers that indicate abnormal cell growth, according to comments made by Rajeev Suri at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
  
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• Dr Sarah Brewer: Reasons why you might be feeling dizzy

  24-01-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to London-based Dr Sarah Brewer, common causes include low blood pressure, which can be effectively treated through prescribed medication and simple lifestyle changes.
  
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• Cute monkey clones created in China in world first

  24-01-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Identical long-tailed macaques Zhong Zhong (pictured) and Hua Hua were born eight and six weeks ago respectively at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai,
  
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• Chinese boy has his tics cured by a poo transplant

  24-01-2018 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The nine-year-old, from China, suffered from his involuntary tics for nearly three years. But they were stopped after undergoing the transplant to replenish his gut with 'good' bacteria.
  
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• California to declare coffee a cancer risk

  24-01-2018 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A California advocacy group is suing coffee companies for not warning about the presence of chemical that may be carcinogenic in their products, though research and responses are mixed.
  
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• First monkey clones created in Chinese laboratory

  24-01-2018 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Two monkeys cloned using the 'Dolly the sheep' technique could bring the world a step closer to human cloning.
  
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• 14-Year-Old Who Underwent Surgery to Remove 10-Lb. Tumor from His Face Dies

  24-01-2018 18:15
  
  A 14-year-old Cuban boy died late last week, just days after surviving a complicated surgery to remove a 10-lb. tumor from his face, the family says.Emanuel Zayas’ condition went downhill in the week after he underwent the 12-hour surgery at the Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, according to the Miami Herald. Emanuel died Friday from lung and kidney complications.“The surgery successfully removed the tumor but he had other complications that
  
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• The carb blocker proven by science to promote weight loss

  24-01-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Developed by Polish scientists, Tribitor, which is dissolved in water and drank 15 minutes before eating high-GI foods, inhibits the absorption of carbs, preventing the deposition of fat.
  
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• Rare type of stroke is increasing among pregnant women

  24-01-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists at the University of Iowa discovered that the number of pregnant women with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage has increased from four to six percent within 12 years.
  
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• Adding prebiotics to baby formulas boosts their memories 

  24-01-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Illinois found piglets fed prebiotic-rich formulas are significantly better at recognizing objects they have come across before, which may be due to 'good bacteria'.
  
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• Cruising improves overall wellbeing, new study finds

  24-01-2018 17:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A study from the University of China found that those who take cruise vacations experience positive mental and emotional health benefits up to six months after disembarking.
  
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• What happens when you age? Dana Rosenfeld debunks 5 myths

  24-01-2018 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here, in a piece for The Conversation, Dana Rosenfeld, a reader in sociology based at Keele University, Staffordshire, investigates five common beliefs about aging.
  
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• 'How I Told My Boss About My Depression'

  24-01-2018 17:28
  One woman's road to recovery started in her supervisor's office.
  
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• The menopause symptoms no one tells you about

  24-01-2018 16:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A third of women in a new survey said they were embarrassed by the symptoms that they had not expected to face, and half said the whole ordeal affected their confidence levels.
  
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• Turmeric boosts memory by nearly 30% and eases depression

  24-01-2018 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California, LA, reveal taking a compound found in the Indian spice, know as curcumin, causes people to have less protein build-up in the region of the brain linked to memory.
  
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• Contraceptive implant Essure could be safe after all

  24-01-2018 16:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French researchers have analysed data of more than 100,000 women who underwent sterilisation to discover the scandal-hit Essure device has lower immediate complications rates than surgery.
  
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• 6 Women Share The One Food That Really Helped Them Lose Weight

  24-01-2018 16:31
  Bacon!?
  
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• Antidepressants: Please, PLEASE, do not just abandon your meds!

  24-01-2018 16:26
  Despite what you may have read in the furore surrounding Johann Hari’s new book, it’s very dangerous to stop antidepressants without professional advice
  Please, do not just abandon your medication.If you’ve been prescribed drugs to treat an illness, suddenly dropping it altogether – for whatever reason – is invariably a very bad move. And this is as true for things like antidepressants as it is for insulin or antibiotics. Antidepressant withdrawal syndrome is a real
  
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• Mother reveals she had FIVE babies in just three years

  24-01-2018 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leanne, 37, and husband Graham, from Cheadle, Staffs, were delighted when she fell pregnant. However, two sets of twins quickly followed, leaving Leanne giving birth five times in three years.
  
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• The anti-vaxxers have a new target in their sights – pets

  24-01-2018 16:04
  A growing movement of animal anti-vaccine advocates claim that immunising cats and dogs can cause a range of diseases and disorders – including autismCurious about anti-vaxing but not sure whether you want to risk the lives of your children on a vague vogue? Well: why not practise on your dogs first?That’s right: anti-vaxxing for animals. An accoutrement as chi-chi as any doggie waistcoat, is now a thing. Cats are not immune either, with various websites now alleging the dangers of p
  
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• Obesity is contagious

  24-01-2018 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of Southern California believe social networks have a strong influence on people's health habits and therefore communities should be targeted to combat obesity.
  
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• Scunthorpe woman left with permanent 'resting b**** face'

  24-01-2018 15:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lisa Beardsley, from Scunthorpe, claims damaged nerves mean most of the time she looks 'like a miserable cow'. The good-humoured support worker is slowly recovering.
  
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• 13 Photos That Perfectly Describe What The 'Terrible Twos' Are Really Like

  24-01-2018 15:31
  The struggle is real.
  
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