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Cancer drugs cost a QUARTER of the price industry quotes

Cancer drugs do not cost as much to produce as industry-sponsored research claims, according to a landmark analysis.Pharmaceutical companies often say it costs $2.7billion to produ [...]

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50 Albanians arrested a week in drug gang surge

Police are facing an Albanian crime wave with 50 thugs arrested each week amid a surge in drug-related gang warfare.New figures revealed thousands of people from the tiny Balkan st [...]

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The bunion op that let’s you go home the same day

Back on her feet: 71-year-old Theo Spring THE PATIENTOver the past ten years, the big toe on my left foot has been gradually turning inwards and a lump has been growing on the sid [...]

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Clown Purge Association to return to Australia Halloween

A group of clowns have threatened to descend upon cities across Australia and reignite the creepy craze as Halloween nears.The Clown Purge Association announced their return on Fa [...]

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‘Smart’ syringe used in hospitals vulnerable to HACKING

When they're wireless, even seemingly simple medical devices like syringes can be taken over and maliciously controlled by hackers.The Department of Homeland Security has discovere [...]

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Cancer patient gets cyanide poisoning from apricot kernels

A cancer patient nearly died from cyanide poisoning because of his burning passion for apricot kernel extract.The unidentified man, 67, consumed two teaspoons of the 'complimentary [...]

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Woman, 27, and seven guests ‘shot by her ex-husband’

A Texas woman's estranged husband killed her and seven of her guests at an NFL viewing party on Sunday, according to her mother.Meredith Hight, 27, had been hosting friends at her [...]

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ASK THE DOCTOR: Dr Martin Scurr answers your queries

Are statins for you? Being thin doesn't necessarily mean you're healthyI’m 39, I eat healthily and I’m slim, but a routine blood test last year showed I had high cholesterol an [...]

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Sedentary behavior can cause death, a study warned

How you sit is more important for your health than the total amount of time you're sitting, a new study claims.Adults are sedentary for nine to 10 hours of their waking day, which [...]

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Belgian mayor is found dead in cemetery

The body of Alfred Gadenne, 71, Mayor of Mouscron, was discovered by his wife on Monday evening at Luingne Cemetery, where he was caretaker A Belgian mayor has been found dead in [...]

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I don’t care about SNL making me Grim Reaper says Bannon

Steve Bannon says he doesn't care about 'Saturday Night Live's' portrayal of him as the Grim Reaper because he doesn't need 'affirmation' in the media.Bannon pushed back against th [...]

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White House: President was right to fire Comey

The White House says that President Trump was right to fire his former FBI director, James Comey, regardless of bad optics.Former White House strategist Steve Bannon claimed in a C [...]

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Nearly HALF of men suffer agonising pelvic pain

Lying in bed with sweat pooling on his chest, Wayne Fletcher felt sure the flu-like symptoms that had plagued him for weeks were more than a winter bug.As a keen cyclist with no hi [...]

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Jury being selected in Slender Man stabbing case

A jury has been selected to decide the mental competency of a girl accused of stabbing a classmate in 2014 to please a fictional horror character known as Slender Man.Anissa Weier, [...]

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Minnesota state park sees two deaths on the same day

Two people died in recreational accidents within five miles of Tettegouche State Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota on SundayAround 1pm, a 14-year-old girl fell [...]

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Le Creuset has launched a millennial pink cookware set

The iconic French cookware brand has given itself a 2017 makeoverClassic dishes like the Dutch oven have been produced in millennial pink The update has caught the attention of a [...]

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Samuel Johnson invites mourners to farewell sister

Connie Johnson tragically passed away last Friday at the age of 40, after a prolonged battle with breast and liver cancer.The mother-of-two died after entering hospice earlier in t [...]

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Bettany Hughes, 50, answers our health quiz

Under the microscope: Bettany HughesCAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?I can’t, to my eternal shame. I used to be so fit, but I have spent the past decade writing a book on top of everyth [...]

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Marijuana affect your sleep, according to experts

If you speak to someone who has suffered from insomnia at all as an adult, chances are good that person has either tried using marijuana, or cannabis, for sleep or has thought abou [...]

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WH won’t say if climate change responsible for hurricanes

Trump administration officials are keeping their lips sealed on whether they believe there are connections between the two Category 4 hurricanes that came barreling at the United S [...]

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How to get a sculpted back like Penny Lancaster

The mother of two, 46, and wife of rocker Rod Stewart is known for her looksWorks-out up to four times a week on a rowing machine, static bike and weightsAs if that wasn't enough, [...]

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Wolverine and Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein dies aged 69

The co-creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing who helped revitalize the X-Men comic book series has died.Len Wein's cause of death was unknown, but he had tweeted earlier this year a [...]

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Scientists work out cell’s ‘internal clock’

Researchers have discovered the 'internal clock' of cells - breaking new ground to understand how diseases take hold of the body. Previously, the biological clock we were using [...]

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Trial of Zachary Adams in the murder of Holly Bobo begins

The first trial of one of Holly Bobo's accused killers has finally begun, six years after the young nurse went missing, with jurors hearing stomach-turning accusations of drugs, r [...]

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Tigers, lions and leopard found in Arkansas barn

Poinsett County police got an anonymous tip about the animals on SaturdayWhen they arrived on the scene they could see the animals in cages clearly through one of the building's do [...]

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Big sister gives brother pep talk before he goes to school

Adorable video shows a girl giving her brother advice before he goes to schoolThe girl talks in a Southern accent with hand motions for emphasis as she tells the grinning boy to ig [...]

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How a super-fit schoolboy rugby star coped with paralysis

Survivor: Henry Fraser finds joy in life's simple pleasures - specifically, nature Yesterday, in the first part of his inspirational memoir, Henry Fraser described how, aged 17 on [...]

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Fort Lauderdale PD shames alleged looters in cheeky tweets

Fort Lauderdale PD has taken to humiliating alleged looters online in a bid to curb thefts in the wake of Hurricane Irma.On Sunday the PC announced on Twitter that it had arrested [...]

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Fully loaded gun found stashed in a woman’s vagina

Amika Witt, 20, was found with a 13-pound handgun in her vagina when she was strip searched after being arrested for possession of drugsA Missouri woman was found with a fully-load [...]

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Utah high school students given ‘drug and sex’ quiz

A Utah high school gave students a 1981 'Dear Abby' questionnaireIt had questions on their sex histories, abortions and drug and alcohol use and scored them from 'nerd' to 'hopeles [...]

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NASA release video showing Hurricane Irma’s path

A timelapse video released by NASA shows Hurricane Irma's path over the course of ten days, from September 1 to the 10, in just 30 seconds.New images from NASA's GOES-16 satellite [...]

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Northern Rock bailout ‘should have been kept secret’

Mervyn King wanted the emergency support offered to Northern Rock by the Bank of England in September 2007 to be kept secretThe bailout of Northern Rock should have been kept secre [...]

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‘Off-grid’ Brighton parents kicked out of family home

'Off-grid' parents who sat back while their toddler took a wee on the studio floor live on This Morning have revealed that they have been evicted from their family home.Matt and Ad [...]

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Bannon’s plots primary challenges against Republicans

Now that Steve Bannon has been unshackled from government service, he's already devising plans to shake up the Republican Party. Politico is reporting that Bannon is courting a nu [...]

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Halo Top’s new ice cream ad is like a sci-fi horror film

Commercials, typically, are designed to make the viewer want to buy the thing the brand is selling.But Halo Top, it seems, is taking a decidedly different approach.The company — [...]

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Miss Michigan contestant with Down Syndrome makes history

A woman has made history at a Miss Michigan pageant as the first woman in the state with Down Syndrome to compete in a preliminary pageant.Alyssa Patrias, 20, from Taylor, Michiga [...]