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• Immune system therapy shows wider promise against cancer

  31-03-2019 19:24 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ATLANTA - A treatment that helps the immune system fight deadly blood cancers is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors, giving hope that this approach might be ......
  
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• How to wash yourself without damaging your skin

  31-03-2019 16:00
  Shower rather than bathe, avoid very hot water and beware of soap, advises a cosmetic dermatologistWashing too frequently tends to lead to dry skin. Showering rather than bathing, and keeping the showers short, will reduce the leaching out of the “natural moisturising factor”, a mix of compounds that helps to protect the skin’s outer layer. Overly hot water also has a drying effect, so warm or tepid water is preferable. You could use a flannel or sponge, but when you are trying
  
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• Cryptic pregnancies: ‘I didn’t know I was having a baby until I saw its head’

  31-03-2019 15:00
  Klara Dollan spent nine months totally unaware that she was pregnant. The possibility only crossed her mind as she gave birth in her bathroom. But cryptic pregnancies like hers are far from unusualWhen Klara Dollan, then 22, woke up at 4am on the day she was due to start her new job, she thought her agonising stomach cramps signalled her period being “back with a vengeance”. She had been taking the pill with no break for more than six months, but had stopped about two weeks before. T
  
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• Meghan to shun London hospital famed for royal births: The Sun

  31-03-2019 14:29
  Meghan Markle has broken a four-decade tradition by shunning the London hospital where many royal babies, including her husband Britain's Prince Harry, were born, The Sun newspaper reported.
  
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• Warehouse in Australia Transformed into Minimalist Design Studio

  31-03-2019 13:00
  Studio 103 completed the transformation of this old warehouse into a collaborative design studio. The building, located in Abbotsford, Australia, also contains a colorful history. It served as a manufacturing venue beginning in the 1940s.
  “We set out to create a unique, functional space which retains its original industrial charm, utilizing the existing architectural features as a foundation,” the architects said. The project also aims to strengthen the connection between Studio 103
  
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• Glad to be grey: Is it time to embrace the real me?

  31-03-2019 11:00
  Encouraged by all the catwalk and social media stars with grey hair, Emma Beddington decides to give it a try. But her ‘greynaissance’ raises more issues than she expectedI’ve gone grey overnight. It’s fake (I’ll explain later) but, even so, applying an amateurish smudge of lipstick in the station lavatories before I meet my husband, I’m anxious. There’s an element of chucking a grenade into a long-term relationship when you surprise your spouse with a p
  
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• Squaring up: how Insta-fashion is changing the way we shop

  31-03-2019 09:00
  Instagram has become the window display for a new generation of savvy shoppers – and it’s changing the way we consume style, for good and bad. Leah Harper meets some of the pioneers at the forefront of Insta-fashionWe’ve all bought them at some time or another: the perfect pair of shoes. Stylish, comfortable – the kind you wear with everything until they fall apart, and you have to start scouring the internet for a replacement.But recently you might have noticed that the
  
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• Hemingway center opens in Cuba to preserve writer's work

  31-03-2019 08:53
  A restoration center to preserve the work of Ernest Hemingway opened in Cuba on Saturday, highlighting an area of cooperation with the United States even as bilateral ties between the old Cold War...
  
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• Scene stealer: how Game of Thrones put a spotlight on Antrim and Derry

  31-03-2019 08:00
  With its mountain views and wild coasts, this far corner of Northern Ireland provides a spectacular backdrop to many of the show’s memorable momentsI was never one for a “swords and horses” TV series, so when Game of Thrones burst on to our screens in 2011, I had to be forced to watch it. The unexpected joy framing the beheadings and braids was a rugged landscape I instantly recognised. Antrim’s north-east coast is where Ireland and Scotland almost scream at each other ov
  
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• Nigel Slater’s Barnsley chops and roast cauliflower recipes

  31-03-2019 07:00
  Old-school sauces with a modern touch bring these traditional dishes to lifeI found an old photograph of myself in chef’s whites the other day. Looking awkward, holding a huge kitchen knife (wrongly), smiling unconvincingly at the camera. My guess is it was taken when I had just realised a chef’s life was not for me. It had dawned on me that the strict schooling had little to do with the relaxed, everyday stuff I really wanted to cook. I have come to regret those years I spent making
  
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• My partner is better looking than I am and I worry he’ll leave me | Dear Mariella

  31-03-2019 07:00
  Men never worry when it’s the other way round, says Mariella Frostrup. So celebrate your good fortuneThe dilemma My partner and I are mismatched in terms of attractiveness and this plays on my mind almost daily. I am preoccupied with not being good enough for him. He has never said anything to this effect, and I’m not aware of him having been unfaithful, but still I worry he will eventually realise and leave me for someone better. I think he underestimates how desirable he is and app
  
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• Good Bordeaux reds that won’t break the bank

  31-03-2019 07:00
  As well as the most famous it’s possibly the most expensive wine region in the world – but it isn’t all at Petrus pricesChâteau Le Maine Martin Supérieur Vieilles Vignes, Bordeaux, France 2013 (£11.65, Les Caves de Pyrene) Bordeaux is the world’s most famous wine region. For many it’s also the best. But its reputation rests on a few select wines – with prices that are out of reach of all but the richest. According to the comparison website W
  
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• Give your eyes wings with this graphic liner | Funmi Fetto

  31-03-2019 07:00
  With a little practice and a quality liner, your inner makeup artist will take flightThe winged eye is not something you can just, well, wing. Especially not this modern incarnation as illustrated by makeup artist Pat McGrath at the Marni SS19 show. The luminous foundation, brushed-up brows and nude lip, pah, a breeze. The graphic eye? That takes precision and a desire for pizzazz. Still, it is not impossible – you just need a quality liner to practise with. Yes, I also failed art, but loo
  
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• EartH Kitchen, London: ‘A hugely cheering meal’ – restaurant review

  31-03-2019 07:00
  The restaurant of an events venue proves that great modern British cooking is as good as any showEartH Kitchen, 11-1 7 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 8BH (020 3873 2345). Starters £5-£6.50. Mains £12.50-£16. Desserts £5-£7.50. Wines from £24Let’s dispense with the preamble and get to it. A bowl arrives filled with watercress, all deep green leaf and stem, hung with fragile rings of lightly pickled shallot. Almost buried by the foliage are lumps o
  
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