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Nurse delivers her own baby in a car outside her hospital

Katie Michael and her husband George were driving to Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday October 27 when Katie’s water broke Their baby... read more

Texas woman shows off 175lbs weight loss and stretch marks

A woman has taken a stand against conventional beauty standards by celebrating her stretch marks and loose skin while posing for a stunning photoshoot that high... read more

How you don’t have to give up alcohol to stay healthy

A personal trainer has revealed how you can still enjoy alcohol even if you’re trying to lose weight and get fit. Max Lowery, 27, admits he had a ‘t... read more

NHS: Teens more likely to take drugs than to smoke

Teenagers are now more likely to take drugs including legal highs and ‘hippy crack’ than they are to smoke, official figures show. Almost a quarter of pupil... read more

Women have fertility treatment when problem may be man

Women are opting for expensive and invasive fertility treatment when it may be their husbands or partners who are to blame, an expert has warned.   It comes a... read more

How a binge eater lost 100 pounds by ditching carbs

A woman has revealed how following a diet that allows her to eat cheesecake, chicken wings, and crispy bacon cured her binge eating disorder and helped her lose... read more

Stent operations ‘are a waste of time’ for angina

It may be a waste of time to undergo a heart procedure for angina, a study suggests. Around two million people in the UK and 10 million in the US have angina, w... read more

Deadly airborne plague cases rocket by almost 40%

The deadly airborne plague spreading rapidly across Madagascar is now at ‘crisis’ points as cases have rocketed by 37 per cent in just five days, of... read more

Doctor pops a stye right next a patient’s eyeball

A gruesome clip shows the moment a woman had an abscess on her eye drained in a wincing procedure. The patient, who hasn’t been unnamed, went to see her d... read more

Surgeons see an increase in men getting lip injections

Boob jobs and butt lifts are old news, and ‘macho mouth’ transformations have replaced them. Surgeons say there has been a rise in the number of men... read more

Two cans of soda a week can increase the risk of disease

Just two cans of soda a week are enough to increase the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, warns new research. The study also sugg... read more

Hormone replacement therapy may protect your memory

Hormone replacement therapy may protect menopausal women from stress-related memory loss, new research suggests. The sex hormone estrogen buffers working memory... read more

World Health Organization accused of ‘twisting research’

Two influential U.S. Congressmen have asked the World Health Organization’s cancer agency to get ready to testify about its work assessing if substances c... read more

Strength training reduces your risk of dying from cancer

Strengthening exercises such as press ups and sit ups prevent cancer in a way that jogging doesn’t, a new study has revealed. Researchers, who studied mor... read more

Premature birth rates increase for a second year in a row

The premature birth rate in the US has increased for the second year in a row following nearly a decade of decline, according to a new report. Premature births ... read more

Bone hormone affects how we metabolise sugar and fat

We’ve long been told that a part of our brain controls our appetite – but a new study suggests that our bones also play a key role.  A hormone they pro... read more

Study links gut bacteria to every age-related disease

Changing your diet to maintain healthy gut bacteria could help to protect you from nearly all age-related diseases, new research suggests. Imbalanced gut bacter... read more

Mother covered in thousands of bubble-like tumours

A mother covered in thousands of bubble-like tumours on her body revealed she has learnt to love her appearance and is now ‘proud’ to wear a swimsui... read more

Having a curved penis brings a higher risk of cancer

Men with a bent penis have a significantly increased risk from several cancers, according to a new study. It found that it brought a higher risk of testicular c... read more

Deadly plague in Madagascar is the ‘worst in 50 years’

This year’s deadly airborne plague outbreak in Madagascar is the ‘worst to strike the country in 50 years’, experts have today revealed. Aid w... read more

Scientists on the brink of inventing exercise pills

Just imagine never again having to sweat in the gym, face the indignity of a public yoga class, or puff around the park in a saggy tracksuit. There has never be... read more

Cycling to work makes you as slim as the gym

As the nights draw in, it can be hard to find the motivation to get off the sofa and head to the gym. But the answer could be to dust off your bicycle and cycle... read more

Huge increase in teens self-cyberbullying, report warns

Teenagers are bullying themselves online at an alarming rate, a new report warns. Six percent of teens aged between 12 and 17 admitted to ‘self-trolling&#... read more

Acid reflux drugs could double your risk of stomach cancer

Acid reflux drugs that are supposed to prevent stomach cancer could double your risk of developing the potentially-fatal illness, according to a new study. The ... read more