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Harvard doctors said symptoms of autism, including repetitive behaviours could be mistaken for inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity and lead to an ADHD diagnosis.
Marc Cunliffe, 36, from Blackburn, Lancashire, began suffering agonising stomach pains following an operation. He was told it was wind and to 'sleep it off', but now fears he almost died.
Women who have children in quick succession may have depleted supplies of folic acid, critical for brain development, experts from Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, in California said.
A daily aspirin should be given to 50-year-olds at risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke in the next decade as long as they are not at risk of bleeding, the US Preventive Services Task Force said.
A poll by GynaeHealth UK found 40 per cent of young women find it hard to get an appointment for a smear test, while 95 per cent of women over 50 said the procedure was painful.
Mohammed Abad, 43, from Edinburgh, was fitted with a bionic penis last month after losing his own in a freak accident. Today he revealed the new manhood has 'totally changed his life' and had a 'huge' impact.
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology hope finding out how capsaicin kills prostate cancer cells will help pave the way for new drugs to treat the disease in future.
Some people are nicotine 'avoiders' while others are nicotine 'choosers', and which group a person falls into is down to genetic and metabolic differences, scientists from John Hopkins University found.
Emma Kirke, 38, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was diagnosed with cancer in her right breast, but posed for a photo shoot to show other that 'they can still look attractive after surgery'.
While a Mediterranean diet with plenty of olive oil was found to significantly reduce the risk of the disease, the same effect was not seen with nuts, University of Navarra researchers found.
Arnold Harper, 56, of Barrow, in Cumbria, had been airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital in 2013 after a van crash. After surgery, Dr Pieter DuPreez accidentally injected him with adrenaline, an inquest heard.
RetroSense, a Michigan-based biotechnology company, hopes to transplant light-sensitive proteins from an algae called chlamydomonas reinhardtii into human eyes to help blind people see.
Nicola Rickards, 30, of Gloucester, was born without a womb due to Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser syndrome (MRKH), and is heartbroken this does not make her an exceptional case.
People who drink diet drinks are likely to feel justified in eating more because their drink had fewer calories, or the low-calorie drink may leave them unsatisfied, University of Illinois researchers found.
The top risks linked with early deaths across the world are high blood pressure, smoking, high BMI and high blood sugar levels, a report by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found.
Experts from the Medical College of Qingdao University, China, said the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish might modify the activity of certain chemical messengers associated with depression.
Scientists from UCLA discovered that long-living smokers had 'longevity' genes which were associated with an 11 per cent lower incidence of cancer.
The snake's fangs left the man's penis 'grossly swollen and covered in fluid-filled blisters,' say doctors writing in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The video shows a doctor dragging the 8cm yellow lighter up the unidentified man's oesophagus with a clamp. He was admitted to Yangzhou hospital, in the Jiangsu province in the east of China.
Ashley Alexander, 27, from Cumnock, Ayrshire, says having skin cancer has rid her of her 'cocky attitude' to sunbathing and she now wants to warn others of the dangers of overexposure to the sun.
The unidentified woman, from Dublin, Ireland, was found to have a 19cm lipoma, a benign tumour made up of fat cells, according to doctors writing in the journal BMJ case reports.
Zandile Musonza-Munzara, 49, from Thornaby-on-Tees, had a polyp on her vocal cords caused by the tube put down her throat during a general anaesthetic to remove a hernia.
EXC: Egg counting was relatively unknown five years ago, but is now ‘exploding’ in popularity, it is claimed. And the average age of women having the test has fallen from 37 five years ago to 33 today.
The Chinese 27-year-old had 'congenital megacolon', a condition where the large intestine swells, causing severe constipation. He was treated at Second People's Hospital in Chengdu.
A key treatment for snakebites, called Fav-Afrique, will run out in June - and there is no alternative treatment, warns the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.
Viagra inhibits the action of an enzyme called PDE-5, to boost blood flow to the penis and help men maintain an erection, according to a new infographic by Dr Tom Brett, a GP in London.
Maggie Saunders, 31, from Falmouth, Cornwall, was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope at the age of 19, a condition which causes her to fall unconscious at the slightest trigger.
Working long hours or conflict between work and family life raises the odds of an early death by 20 per cent - higher than second-hand smoke exposure - experts from Harvard Business School found.
The controversial drug Champix, known generically as varenicline, should be more widely prescribed in light of the findings, say University of Edinburgh and Dusseldorf researchers.
Jasmine Green, 15, from Bedford, developed crippling anorexia after bullies told her to 'cut or hang' herself because of her ginger hair and goth-style clothes.
Claira Hermet, 28, from Kensal Green, London opted to have the surgery after her mother and older sister died from breast cancer and she discovered she carries the faulty BRCA1 gene.
Cutting out food groups, avoiding exercise and swimming will not cure eczema, according to Dr Adam Friedmann, a dermatologist from the Harley Street Dermatology Clinic.
More than 60 per cent of young people aged 19 and below, surveyed by Wigan Council, revealed they had their inking done when they were under the age of 18, which is illegal.
The images released by Professor Jay Neitz, of the University of Washington, show how people with colour blindness may struggle to pick out uncooked meat or read certain fonts.
The drip of everyday sexism in the workplaces is just as damaging to women's health as common job stressors like having too much work, say University of Melbourne researchers.
Mohammed Abad, 43, from Edinburgh, has revealed he broke down on his wedding night and told his new bride he had lost his penis in a freak accident. Now single, he hopes to lose his virginity.
Experimenting with cannabis before the age of 16 may affect how the cerebral cortex - the brain's outer layer - develops, researchers from Toronto University found.
Hormone tests could conceivably be used to identify children likely to need extra help in maths at school, said researchers from the VU University Medical Centre in the Netherlands.
Niall Dumigan, 28, of London, said experiencing an eye ulcer from sleeping in his lenses was the' worst pain he has ever felt'. 'Imagine looking straight at the sun, but permanently,' he said.
Nicole Dobbie, 28, from Selkirk, Scotland, has dermatillomania, which causes her to spend hours every day scratching and picking at her own skin. The condition leaves her housebound.
People with frontotemporal dementia have more fluid on the brain, Helen Beaumont, of the University of Manchester found. She hopes the discovery which could lead to earlier diagnosis.
University of Birmingham researchers say the 'simple' intervention could be 'hugely beneficial' and can easily be promoted by doctors and other health professionals.
Ocea Varney, 18 months, from Vancouver, Canada, was born with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome, a congenital overgrowth disorder. A fifth of babies with it develop cancer.
Incense smoke causes genetic mutations and change cells' DNA, which can lead to cancer, according to a study by the South China University of Technology.
Seb Tucknott, 29, of West Sussex, has ulcerative colitis, a long-term bowel condition. He has given a candid account of his condition to let others know they are not alone.
Marina Hyde, 30, from Coalville, Leicestershire, was rushed to A&E after suffering a severe allergic reaction to Schwarzkopf XXL hair dye in Cosmic Blue.
Henry Barber-Riley, five, from Lutterworth, Leicstershire, suffers from episodic ataxia type 2, which causes him to have 'episodes' in which he staggers and slurs his words.
The unidentified two-year-old boy, from Uttar Pradesh, India, suffers from diphallia, a condition where a man is born with multiple genitalia. He had the extra appendages removed last month.
A compound in chilli causes the stomach to stretch and release signals which tell the body it is full, researchers from the University of Adelaide found.
Mollie Perrin, now 17 weeks old, of Hull, is finally being allowed home with her parents, after a placental disorder meant she stopped growing in the womb and was born weighing just 1lbs 1oz.