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NICE: Pedestrian crossing timings should be changed

Traffic should be held for longer at many pedestrian crossings to allow the elderly and disabled more time to get across, health officials have said. A draft gu... read more

Zika virus suppresses a pregnant woman’s immune system 

Last year’s Zika virus outbreak in South America led to babies being born with birth defects such as microcephaly – a condition which leads to an ab... read more

High blood pressure is on the rise in children and teens

More children and teens will be diagnosed with high blood pressure, experts have warned after new studies revealed 3.5 percent of American youths have it. Exper... read more

Menopause aid liquorice can interfere with medications

Women who take trendy liquorice pills to help take the misery out of the menopause have been warned they can interfere with other medication, a new study has fo... read more

8 in 1,000 babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome

Fetal alcohol syndrome is more common in the global population than previously thought, a new study has revealed. The study, conducted at the Institute for Ment... read more

One in five sunbed users are ADDICTED

One in five sunbed users may be ‘addicted’ to the habit, leading skin doctors have warned. That’s despite the repeated health warnings over th... read more

Linda Robson shows off her weight loss in Cyprus

She recently revealed that she lost 17 pounds by cutting out sugar and alcohol. And Loose Women’s Linda Robson, 59, displayed the incredible results of he... read more

Cancer patient spends 13 HOURS ‘half naked’ on a trolley

A cancer patient has branded the NHS a ‘disgrace’ after he was forced to wait 13 and a half hours on a hospital trolley in a corridor whilst ‘... read more

Sussex woman reveals the moment her implant burst

An accountant revealed how she was left covered in ‘dead liquified fat’ after her breast implant burst while she was asleep.  Louise Franklin, 29, ... read more

Philadelphia newborn saved by a pair of £230 super-socks

A nervous new father has revealed how a £230 pair of super socks saved his baby’s life, when they detected his heart was racing at a life-threatening 260... read more

Roxy Jacenko gushes over Oliver’s buff post-jail body

Roxy Jacenko has shed an incredible 12 kilograms over the past 12 months. But talk centred on husband Oliver Curtis’ buff frame, in an interview with The... read more

Lisa Oldfield gorges Lebanese feast after three week fast

For the past three weeks Real Housewives Of Sydney star has documented her intense detox and dieting program for her legions of Instagram followers. And on Satu... read more

HRT skin patch ‘has less stroke risk’ than pills, study

Women who take HRT to control the often debilitating symptoms of menopause could slash their risk of a stroke by switching to a skin-patch form of treatment. A ... read more

HEALTH NOTES: I’m not so sweet now, says Paris Hilton

By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 19 August 2017 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 19 August 2017 Paris Hilton says that she’s in the best shape of her lif... read more

Lisa Oldfield takes Harry, 6, to get his nails painted

She’s been criticised for her parenting decisions before. But Lisa Oldfield wasn’t letting anyone speak down about her decision to take son Harry, 6... read more

Britain is still the teen motherhood capital of Europe

Britain has kept its place as the teenage motherhood capital of Europe despite plunging rates of pregnancy among young women. The country’s unenviable reputa... read more

Marijuana killed a man who died of a heart arrhythmia

A mother claims marijuana killed her son by triggering a heart arrhythmia. Michael Ziobro, 22, was found dead on his bedroom floor in New Jersey by his mother K... read more

Eye test could spot Alzheimer’s disease in early stages

An eye test could spot Alzheimer’s disease two decades before symptoms emerge, a new study claims.  Researchers in Los Angeles trialed the test on 16 pat... read more

Teenagers wanting to be bricklayers drink MORE alcohol

Teenagers who want to settle as bricklayers drink more alcohol than those seeking a promising career as a banker, a study suggests. It showed those happy to wor... read more

Incredible heart-shaped cell entangled in a blood clot

This astounding photo of a heart-shaped cell entangled in a blood clot has won the British Hearth Foundation’s 2017 photo contest.  In the image, which w... read more

10 women a day seeking help from lawyers over vaginal mesh

At least 10 women each day are approaching lawyers demanding compensation for the life-changing damage caused to their bodies by controversial vaginal mesh, it ... read more

Using conditioner after a nuclear attack is lethal

When North Korea threatened to send nuclear missiles to Guam, the island’s inhabitants received a strange order from defence experts: Don’t use cond... read more

Aspiring footballer has a 59″ belly that will kill him

An aspiring footballer is in constant pain due to a life-threatening condition that has caused his abdomen to bloat to 59 inches. Bikash Hazarika, 21, from a re... read more

Black cancer patient is slowly turning white

A cancer sufferer claims she is ‘losing her identity as a black woman’ because she is slowly turning white – a rare side effect of her treatme... read more