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Nine-year-old boy’s heart STOPPED after bite of a hot dog

A nine-year-old boy had a heart attack after one bite of a hot dog.After swallowing a mouthful of sausage and bread, the Turkish child's heart [...]

Vampires may have been REAL people with a blood disorder

The folklore of vampires has inspired horror stories for centuries.But according to new research, the blood-sucking beings may not have been as otherworldly as we [...]

Plastic surgery in Miami leaves woman bruised and swollen

Former beauty queen Tracie Samara was left bruised, swollen and nearly blinded from getting silicone fillers in her face.The then-44-year-old opted for a free, non-invasive [...]

New pen-like device can detect cancer in just 10 seconds

A new device can detect whether or not a tumor is cancerous in just 10 seconds - and should be in operating rooms as soon [...]

Agave syrup found to be NO healthier

They are the fashionable alternatives to sugar which have been championed by 'clean-eating' celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Deliciously Ella.But agave and maple syrup [...]

Donald Trump is NOT mentally ill, says the manual author

Donald Trump is not mentally ill, according to the man who created the manual on how to diagnose mental illness.Dr Allen Frances was chair of [...]

Another CCG scraps free IVF on the NHS

The county that pioneered IVF 40 years ago has become the latest victim of the clampdown on fertility treatment offered freely on the NHS.Health chiefs [...]

Karolinska Institute: joint custody is best in a divorce

Joint custody is best in a divorce, new research suggests.Children have less behavioural problems and psychological symptoms after their parents separate if they do not [...]

BMA: Most GPs want to close surgery lists to new patients

More than half of GPs want to close their surgery lists to new patients, a survey has found.A total of 54 per cent of senior [...]

Half of NHS dental practices won’t take new adults

A lack of NHS dentists is forcing people to pull their own teeth out, as half of practices will not accept new patients.The British Dental [...]

Bake-Off’s Chris Geiger writes moving account of cancer

The Great British Bake Off's Chris Geiger has written an incredibly moving account of his battle with cancer that 'should have killed within three months'.In [...]

Cellular ‘time machine’ could offer Parkinson’s treatment

Biologists have turned back the clock on ageing in the cells of fruit flies, by increasing levels of a protein called Drp1.This cellular time machine [...]

Unqualified NHS staff are labelled as nurses

Unqualified care assistants are practising in the NHS with job titles that describe them as nurses with advanced skills, experts have revealed.A new study found [...]

Kapanu 3D gives patients virtual view of expected health

If you want to see exactly what your teeth will look like after you have major work, scientists may finally have the answer.Pioneering new technology [...]

Yoga and meditation could help you get that promotion

Yoga and meditation could help you get that promotion, new research suggests.Just 25 minutes of stretching and mindfulness improves people's goal-directed behavior, a study found. [...]

Meat increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 23% 

Eating meat increases the risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 23 per cent, new research reveals.People who consume the highest amounts of red [...]

Girl died from meningitis after rash dismissed as bruise

A six-year-old girl died from meningitis after nearly a two-hour wait to see a doctor who then dismissed her rash as 'just a bruise'.Layla-Rose Ermenekli [...]

Eat fish while pregnant to protect kids from schizophrenia

Eating oily fish while pregnant may protect children from developing schizophrenia when they grow older, new research suggests.In trials on mice, scientists found mice deprived [...]

Marijuana use does NOT affect teenager’s IQ

Cannabis use does not affect teenager's IQ, new research reveals.Taking the drug between the ages of 12 and 18 does not cause adolescent's intelligence to [...]

NC woman loses 98lbs with virtual gastric band app

A mother-of-three who almost died from a brain haemorrhage was inspired to drop an incredible 98 lbs (7 stone) using hypnosis.Victoria Saldana, from North Carolina, [...]

Plastic is in more than 80% of tap water around the world

More than 80 per cent of the world's tap water is contaminated with plastic, new research reveals.The US has the highest contamination rate at 93 [...]

Texas woman saved by lung transplant meets donor’s mother

This is the moving moment a woman whose life was saved by an organ transplant met her donor's mother. Selwa Mitchell, 39, who suffers from cystic [...]

Lisa Riley opens up about jawdropping 12 stone weight loss

She shed 12 stone after putting herself on a strict diet and gruelling exercise regime for 18 months.But Lisa Riley has revealed she faced another [...]

Women are waiting 10 years for docs to spot endometriosis

Women are needlessly suffering a crippling womb condition for up to ten years before they are diagnosed, the NHS watchdog says.GPs and specialists frequently overlook [...]

Humans are STILL evolving | Daily Mail Online

A massive study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain has found a range of diseases including are being 'weeded out' [...]

Dr Bennet Omalu says kids should avoid lacrosse and soccer

The doctor who inspired the Will Smith movie Concussion says teenagers should not play lacrosse or ice hockey - and only over-14s should play soccer. There [...]

Sleep deprivation can affect a couple’s marriage

Sleeping more than seven hours a night can help solve a couple's marriage problems, experts say. Researchers analyzed couples response to stressful situations and compared it [...]

Zika can kill brain tumors like John McCain’s, study says

Zika virus kills brain tumors like John McCain's, according to new research.The mosquito-borne infection is most widely-known for causing birth defects in unborn children, such [...]

Don’t swim while wearing contact lenses, study warns

Don't swim while wearing contact lenses if you don't want to contract a flesh-eating eye bug that could potentially leave you blind.Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a [...]

Girl, 4, dies from malaria leaving doctors baffled

A four-year-old girl in Italy has died of malaria – prompting fears that the mosquito-borne disease has returned to the country after decades. Sofia Zago developed a [...]

Heart disease is more likely if you stand at work

Standing all day at work makes you twice as likely to develop heart disease than sitting, experts say.Desks that allow workers to stand all day [...]

Type 2 diabetics are not taking their medications

More than a third of type 2 diabetics aren't taking their life-saving drugs, a major new review has found.Experts say patients who are failing to [...]

Lincolnshire para-triathlete left paralysed after diving

A mother-of-two left paralysed from the waist down in a freak diving accident has overcome her injuries to become a gold medal winning para-triathlete.Liz McTernan, [...]

Prostate Cancer UK says GPs are ignoring black men

Time-stretched doctors are ignoring black men who face double the risk of prostate cancer, a charity warns.Prostate Cancer UK said such patients are 'slipping through [...]

Babies given trial TB jab ‘that did not work on monkeys’

Oxford University scientists went ahead and gave human babies a trial tuberculosis (TB) vaccine that was found to 'not work on monkeys', it has been [...]

Stigma stops women seeking help for postnatal depression

New mothers are hiding postnatal depression because they're afraid of being labelled a 'bad mother', a new study has found.Women also say they keep quiet [...]