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Woman was bullied for a birthmark that covered 80% of her

A woman cruelly nicknamed a 'monkey' by bullies has learnt to embrace a huge birthmark that almost covers her entire body.Beatriz Pugliese, 22, from São [...]

Grandad who lost 13st is Slimming World’s Man of the Year

A grandfather has lost 13st 7lbs after being mortified to discover he was too big to fit in a plane seat - and now he's [...]

Albany woman sheds 196lbs and friends don’t recognise her

A woman who gorged on three huge evening meals every day has completely transformed her body after losing 196lbs (14st).Erin Hulick claimed she had no [...]

First health app checks glucose levels without blood

The world's first health app could monitor people's glucose levels without breaking the skin - a development which has been described as the 'holy grail' [...]

Woman almost lost her sight after SCRATCHING HER NOSE

A mother-of-two almost died after scratching her nose caused a life-threatening infection that ravaged her face.Anita Clark, 50, was terrified when her face doubled in [...]

Woman has overcome her steroid cream addiction

A woman has confessed to being addicted to steroid creams that left her virtually skinned alive, 'looking like a burns victim' and in too much [...]

Lithium in tap water may lower the risk of dementia

People with higher levels of lithium in their drinking water have a lower risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. Lithium - currently used as a [...]

Woman loses third of weight for daughter’s birthday

An Australian woman has revealed how she lost a staggering 67 kilos, after vowing to become a 'new woman' in time for her daughter's birthday.Heidi [...]

Trinny Woodall uses needles to lose weight

She was once so slender she was dubbed ‘Skinny Trinny’.Now Trinny Woodall appears keen to regain her former super-slimline physique after embarking on a course [...]

HIV/AIDS is no longer the leading cause of death in Africa

HIV/AIDS is no longer the leading cause of death for people in Africa, new statistics reveal. The World Health Organization's most recent data showed the crippling [...]

McDonald’s to cut antibiotics from chicken supply by 2018

McDonald's will begin curbing the use of the high value human antibiotics in its chicken supply across the globe in 2018, the fast food chain [...]

New Milford man dies of tick-borne illness in Connecticut

A tick-borne disease killed a man in Connecticut after weeks of suffering from what he thought was a stomach bug.Michael Yoder, who lived in New [...]

Mothers urge parents to give kids meningitis B vaccination

Two mothers have made it their mission to spread awareness of a rare strand of meningitis after each lost a teenage daughter to the disease.The [...]

Graphic shows the full procedure of nose job

In 2016, more than 200,000 Americans got a nose job.The procedure, a rhinoplasty, can be performed in many ways - from shaving down the skin [...]

Dr Pimple Popper pops a cyst on a man’s forehead

The scalpel-wielding skin-popper is back with another video that is guaranteed to make your stomach churn.Dr Pimple Popper, or dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, has become [...]

Jennifer Medina on how to avoid the freshman 15

Most 18-year-olds have heard about the 'freshman 15' - the 15-pound weight gain people are said to be at risk of gaining during their first [...]

Vertigo sufferers should not be handed pills say scientsts

Sufferers of vertigo will know how debilitating it can be - and how frustrating it is when it persists.But if your doctor keeps sending you [...]

Students must get meningitis vaccination before university

Students are being urged to get themselves vaccinated to protect against meningitis before starting university amid 'rapid increases' of cases of the deadly bug on [...]

Video of tick stuck in a patient’s ear

This stomach-churning footage shows a doctor removing a tick firmly embedded inside a patient's ear.It has emerged a day after former England rugby captain Matt [...]

Scientists can now grow ‘mini organs’ for each patient

Breakthrough: Els van de Heijden, 53, (pictured) was able to take an unproven drug for cystic fibrosis after scientists tested it on a lab-grown version [...]

Firefighter’s mangled hand was sewn inside his ABDOMEN

Surgeons saved a retained firefighter's mangled hand, after it was crushed by rollers, by sewing it inside a 'pocket' in his stomach for three weeks.Antony [...]

Trendy probiotics do NOT work says mcrobiologist

Taking probiotic supplements has become extremely popular in recent years.They are said to keep your gut and digestion healthy by replacing the 'bad' bacteria with [...]

HIIT is recommended for CHILDREN to boost brain power

Parents are always being encouraged their children to step away from their computers and get more active.Now scientists have found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) [...]

Fracking sites expose 17.6 million Americans to toxins

An estimated 17.6million Americans live within one mile of an active oil or gas well, a study has revealed. That means more than five percent [...]

Ketogenic diet loved for fast results, but does it work?

Lose weight by eating more fat – it almost sounds too good to be true. But followers of the ketogenic food plan claim it not [...]

Kids who move from nanny to nanny have sleep issues

Inconsistent childcare arrangements can affect toddlers' sleep at night, a new study suggests.Consistent childcare arrangements - even complicated ones - didn't seem to affect young [...]

Modern life is making Americans constipated

The American lifestyle is making more people constipated than ever. For many the condition is just an aggravation, but to others it's daily agony that in [...]

Chris Martin surprises 17-year-old fan with fatal disease

Coldplay singer Chris Martin surprised a 17-year-old Chicago fan who has a fatal disease by showing up to the restaurant where she works as a [...]

Astronaut’s urine could be turned into plastic

Researchers are developing a way to convert astronaut urine and exhaled carbon dioxide into plastics to make tools in space. The idea of using human waste [...]

Plymouth father survived septis thanks to his muscles

A former international bodybuilding champion has told how he survived a potentially fatal sepsis attack - thanks to his huge muscles.Father-of-four Paul Jenny, 47, was [...]

Liver condition causes boy’s face to swell like balloon

A five-year-old boy is fighting against a rare condition that causes his face and body to swell up like a balloon.Mckenzie Watson, five, has a [...]

Do YOU want a brainy child? Play ‘I spy’ from day 1

Playing 'I spy' with your newborn in the supermarket will do wonders for their minds.According to a new study, infants who are encouraged to interact [...]

Solar eclipse could cause eye problems for people

Experts warned people repeatedly not to stare directly at the eclipse without protective eyewear because it could cause retina damage and permanent vision loss. Yet some [...]

‘Singheart’ molecule could mean heart cells self-repair

Damaged heart cells could potentially self-heal with a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.Researchers have identified a non-coding acid that regulates genes and [...]

‘Angelina Jolie effect’ fail | Daily Mail Online

Shortly after she made her breast and ovarian cancer battle public, actress Angelina Jolie was credited with increasing awareness amongst women of the importance of [...]

E. coli superbug squashed by ‘superteam’ of antibiotics

A potentially devastating strand of bacteria that could have made antibiotics futile in the fight against disease has finally been quashed by a team of [...]