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Here's a new year diet that might actually work

It's almost as if our weight wants to be maintained.

This year you are going to lose weight. Really. Not like last year, when you tried to eat less and exercise more and ended up no lighter, but by approaching the problem differently. Because calories in and calories out is probably the worst way to think about it.

Breast implant cancer warning as three women die

Women with breast implants are advised to monitor for any changes, after 46 cases of a rare cancer in Australia were ...

Women who have had breast implants have been advised to talk to their doctor if they notice any changes in their breasts, after 46 Australian cases of rare anaplastic large cell lymphoma were linked to implants, three of which led to death.

Vitamin D deficiency linked to autism

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The important role vitamin D plays in early human life is back in the spotlight after Australian researchers noticed a link between a deficiency in pregnancy and autism.