15 ways your child's name sets them up for success — or failure

What's in a name? Potentially your child's future.

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Mother hears son's heartbeat four years after he died

Calen Grace killed himself in a shooting accident four years ago

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Obese people and smokers 'banned from routine surgery' as NHS attempts to cut spending costs

'It's the only way providers are going to be able to balance their books... the service is bursting at the seams'

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Vaginal douching can increase risk of contracting HPV, study finds

'The vagina contains more bacteria than anywhere else in the body after the bowel, but the bacteria are there for a reason'

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Zika: More than two billion people at risk of catching virus around the world, study shows

The World Health Organisation has declared Zika to be a global health emergency

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Jeremy Hunt said 'what will the Daily Mail say?' when told about HIV prevention drug

A daily dose of the new drug has been shown to reduce HIV infection by 86 per cent

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US has 10 million more marijuana users than a decade ago, study finds

Attitudes towards the drug are relaxing, with fewer people perceiving it to be harmful

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Radioactive prostate cancer drug given approval for NHS use

The powerful drug can specifically target tumourswhen given as an infusion to the blood stream

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Getting high on cannabis makes you less likely to work hard for money, study says

But cannabis users were just as motivated as others when they weren't under the influence

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Baby names: Nearly one in five parents regret name they gave their child, poll finds

Choosing a popular name is the most common cause of regret for parents

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Psychopaths feel fear but do not recognise danger, study finds

Researchers claim those within the category are likely to have impairments in experiencing happiness and anger

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Gonorrhea antibiotics rendered ineffective by STI's 'high levels of resistance', WHO warns

The sexually transmitted disease could become untreatable with 'serious sexual and reproductive health consequences', World Health Organisation says

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Nearly half of British women cannot identify the vagina, study finds

Those aged over 65 had the worst knowledge of female anatomy, research by cancer charity the Eve Appeal found

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Eating dinner after 7pm increases heart attack risk, study says

Experts say having dinner within two hours of going to bed leaves the body on "high alert"

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