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Viral video shows woman giving birth via 'natural caesarean' 

A new method of caesarean section deliveries is on the rise, believed to give the baby a less distressing entry into the world and assist with mother and child bonding. Sarah Saunders, from Devon, England, posted a video of her 'natural caesarean' on YouTube. In the clip, Ms Saunders' son effectively 'delivers himself' by wriggling his body out of his mother's womb. In the procedure, doctors make an incision into the womb and bring out the baby's head. It is then left to manoeuvre its shoulders out alone in a way that is similar to natural birth.

Four or more servings of potatoes a week is linked to an 11 per cent raised risk of high blood pressure compared to one serving, a study by Harvard Medical School found.

Professor Karol Sikora, the founder of Cancer Partners UK, says there is no such thing as a 'magic diet' or evidence that restrictive diets can help beat cancer.

A University of Edinburgh study people over 60 years of age who took regular foreign holidays fared best. - as did farmers, who spent the most time in the sun.

Packing more into the day increases the opportunity to learn new things, stimulating and challenging the brain, claim University of Texas researchers.

How to survive a heart attack comes down to the first minutes in hospital

Father-of-three Mark Jeffries, 52, (pictured) a mechanic in West Drayton, London, suffered a major heart attack and was saved; while retired postman Roger Garrett, 64, (inset right) from Walthamstow, died on July 20 last year in a crowded A&E; waiting room at Whipps Cross Hospital, London.

The video, uploaded to Australian YouTube account Dr Guru S2, shows a standard procedure to remove whiteheads and blackheads, in which they are pierced with a needle.

Chicago University experts found factors such as broken bones, loneliness, sense of smell and sleep affect whether someone will live a long and healthy life just as much as medical conditions.

"3d render of a stethoscope shaped as a pound sterling currency symbol, healthcare cost concept, isolated on white."

Giant health cover firms are playing on people's fears that it might be tricky to get a deal with another provider if they have suffered a medical emergency and had to make a claim.

There are reports that junior doctors may have conceded the principle of Saturday working becoming part of a normal working week, but only up until 1pm - not 5pm as currently proposed.

YouTuber Ducating Shanny reveals what it is liketo live with bulimia

A US-based eating disorder blogger who suffered from bulimia for 18 years has shared her experiences with the illness in a harrowing video, pictured, that shows how she would binge eat and then make herself sick repeatedly. The woman, known only as Shanny, shares her experiences of eating disorders on her blog EDucating Shanny.

Swedish scientists found shift workers needed more time to complete a test that screens for cognitive impairment, including difficulty remembering, learning and concentrating and decision making.

Researchers at King's College London found no significant link between eating the evening meal after 8pm and excess weight in children.

The Oct4 gene, previously thought to be inactive in adults, stops plaques in blood vessels from rupturing - a key cause of heart attack and stroke, scientists at the University of Virginia discovered.

The plans - drawn up by the Nuffield Trust think-tank and approved by NHS Employers, also recommend training paramedics to carry out some GP appointments.

My diabetes was caused by my awful diet, admits Tom Hanks

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, 59, has admitted he was a 'total idiot' for eating an unhealthy diet when he was younger, which he blames for his diabetes diagnosis. The Oscar-winning actor, 59, revealed in 2013 that he had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. He told the Radio Times: 'I'm part of the lazy American generation that has blindly kept dancing through the party and now finds ourselves with a malady. 'I was heavy. You've seen me in movies, you know what I looked like. I was a total idiot.'

Severe agoraphobia sufferer Leah Dearing claims she was cured by ONE hour of hypnotherapy

Leah Dearing, 20, from Kent, was too terrified to leave her house for six months after the birth of her daughter Eliana, now 11 months (left and bottom right). She believes her anxiety was triggered by the traumatic birth. Deciding it was time to conquer her fears, she sought help from a hypnotherapist (top right) - and says she was able to walk around her local shopping centre after just an hour-long session. Now, she is able to take Eliana to the park, swimming and to baby groups. She said: 'My daughter, Eliana, would still be missing out on fun activities because of my irrational fears, but now we can finally get on with our lives'

Professors at Florida Atlantic University note a brisk, 20-minute walk each day burns around 700 calories over the course of a week and results in a 30 to 40 per cent lower risk of heart disease.

Scientists at the Virginia Commonwealth University and Lund University in Sweden found a first marriage lowers the risk of alcohol addiction by 59 per cent for men and 73 per cent for women.

Dr Michael Brady, medical director of the Terrence Higgins Trust, today calls for PrEP treatment, found to prevent transmission of HIV in almost all cases, to be made available right away.

Eight of the 12 (67%) achieved full remission after a week and were temporarily liberated from their demons, the Lancet study found.

The no-surgery 'gastric band' that helps patients shed weight AND beat diabetes

The EndoBarrier is tube made from a Teflon-like material that is inserted into the stomach and the small intestine. It stops food being digested and fools patients into feeling full.

The study, from North Carolina, noted silent attacks are often mistaken for indigestion, a pulled muscle or flu. Experts identified these attacks, despite a lack of symptoms by looking at damage to the heart on scans.

Since 2005, abortion rates for women aged 30 to 34 have risen by 18 per cent, while those for women aged 35 or over have increased by 15 per cent, Department of Health figures show.

Seven-year-olds exposed to higher concentrations of BPA in the womb had more fat tissue, say Columbia University researchers. Programming of the child's metabolism may be to blame.

Isabella Hancock, 27, from London, was left with loose skin after shedding ten stone through dieting and surgery, but she won't have it removed as it's a reminder of what she has achieved.

Chloe Madeley vows she'll never give up intensive exercise even when pregnant

Personal trainer Chloe Madeley, 28, (left) said she would love to put her 'body to the test' while pregnant even in the final trimester. Chloe, who has been with rugby player boyfriend Richard Haskell (right) for 18 months said she would eat cake for nine months and is amazed by mothers who have their abs back a week later.

Jeairy Segarra-Veras suffers horrific burns after oil in her hair caught fire on candle

Jeairy Segarra-Veras was in a coma for three weeks after the accident involving a candle during a power cut in 1998. Since then, she has has needed more than 175 procedures on her burns (pictured middle). Surgeons took skin grafts from the front of one thigh to cover her hands and save her from amputation. She had further skin grafts taken from her head, thigh, right calf and buttocks, to patch up burns on her chest, shoulder and back. But the 32-year-old from Puerto Rico, refuses to let it hold her back (right) and has since gone onto be a happily married mother of two. 'It hasn't been easy and I've had tough moments. I've been bullied, called Scarred Face,' she said. 'But I decided if I wanted to make it, I had to fight and stay positive.'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: An unidentified American man has multiple cysts - from the size of a grape to the size of a golf ball - on his body which erupts with pus as a woman cuts into them.

Neuroscientists at at Duke University in North Carolina studied five separate surveys of more than 1,700 people to identify particular patterns of memory.

Emily Gorrill, 40, still 'yearns for a fifth baby' despite having four healthy children - Henry, 11, Caleb, seven, and four-year-old twin girls Maisy and Essie - with her 55-year-old husband Tim.

The unidentified 32-year-old, from New Delhi, India, arrived at hospital with his penis bent and completely black, said doctors describing his case in journal BMJ Case Reports.

Smoker Mickey Brady teen shares photo of 8-INCH scar from tonsil cancer surgery

Mickey Brady, from Bolton, started smoking when he was 14. He had surgery to remove his left tonsil and a tumour in his neck - leaving a giant scar, spanning from his ear to his collar bone and across (left). The father-of-one now faces chemotherapy and radiotherapy as he continues his cancer fight. 'I am the first in my family to be diagnosed with cancer and you just don't think it will happen to you, ' he said. 'I didn't want to scare people with the picture but I just wanted to get them talking about the risks that come with smoking.'

A Harvard study has revealed pure green light significantly reduces the light sensitivity, that is a frequent symptom of migraine headaches, paving the way for special sunglasses to block all but a band of green light.

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In a month-long study, women given a green tea supplement, equivalent to a glass of the tea a day, had less acne than a placebo group.

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The 31-year-old, from a small village in Punchkula, near Chandigarh, northern India, admitted she had been eating her own hair for 20 years.

Teen who suffered a stroke while taking the Pill has a THIRD of her skull removed

Grace Russell, now 23, from Staffordshire, was driving to the gym when the right hand side of her body became paralysed and her face was dropping. In hospital doctors said she had suffered a massive stroke due to the contraceptive pill. She was put into a medically induced coma to save her lifeNow, she is sharing her story to raise awareness to the dangers of the Pill and to show women a stroke can strike at any age.

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Last month, a study by the Wellcome Trust CRUK Gurdon Institute, in Cambridge, found that, as well as passing on DNA, sperm transfer chemical switches - known as epigenetic tags.

Obese Aberden woman who wore three pairs of Spanx under dress loses SIX STONE

Amanda Woods, 25, from Aberdeen, tipped the scales at more than 18 stone and was left horrified after seeing photos of herself from her brother's wedding on social media (left). The staff development worker had to squeeze into a size 22 dress on her sibling's special day and admitted she wore three pairs of Spanx in a bid to fight the bulge. After hitting the gym and ditching junk food, she now weighs 12st 6lbs and wears a size 10 to 12 (centre and right).

A report, based on interviews with 1,200 stroke patients in England, reveals that many are left without the physiotherapy, speech therapy and rehabilitation they need to rebuild their lives.

Findings from a Cardifff University study show how killer T-cells, a type of white blood cell that normally protect against germs, are activated to destroy the cells that produce insulin.

The sound of a mother's voice (illustrated by a stock picture) causes children's brains to light up with activity, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine in California have found.

You can feel pain inside your stomach, but it never itches. It is one of the differences between pain and itching that scientists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are trying to understand.

Healthy crisps that have much salt as a pack of Walkers and more sugar

FEMAIL pitted eight varieties of supposedly healthier crisps against a pack of Walker's ready salted and found that fruit and vegetable varieties were high in sugar, while several baked and popped versions have just as much, if not more, salt. Emily Fruit Crisps (top left) Kettle Vegetable Crisps (top centre) and Tesco Crunchy Sweet Potato Slices (top right) all came out as high in sugar. Snack a Jacks salt and vinegar (bottom left) and Ryvita Minis salt and vinegar (bottom right) both have more salt than a bag of Walkers ready salted, while a bag of Walkers Pops original has the same amount at 0.46g.

Experts at Duke University found a genetically modified version of the polio virus infects cancer cells, removing their protective shield, that hides them from the immune system, allowing the body to kill it off.

Harvard researchers looked at almost 75,000 female church-goers. They found women who regularly attended church had fewer depressive symptoms and were more likely to be married.

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh say the drugs could combat the damage when babies exposed to stress hormones in the womb, increasing the risk of being born underweight and developing heart disease as they age.

Researchers at West Point found that students who were permitted to use laptops in class performed worse than those who did not - and those with higher initial GPAs were most heavily affected.

YouTube video shows how mom uses make-up to hide port wine stain

Joanne Tronconi, 61, has Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome, which manifests itself as a large port wine stain on her skin as well as swelling. Though she was born with the birthmark, the swelling didn't start until she turned 40. In a new video posted on her son Matthew's YouTube channel, she shows how she makes the stain disappear with make-up. The Florida mom uses Dermablend Professional foundation, lots of loose powder, and Kylie Jenner's lip kits.

Alcohol poisoning among girls is driving up the numbers of teenagers treated for a harmful substance, research suggests. Experts found a 27 per cent rise in treatments for poison.

ISABEL OAKESHOTT: What the blazes has got into the Royal College of Midwives?

While the overall stillbirth and neonatal death rate has fallen slightly, parts of the UK including Lancashire, Southern West Midlands and Shropshire still have death rates that are too high.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) said we should all consider spending a bit more time getting dirty to relieve stress (stock image shown).

How to get Alesha Dixon's enviably toned back 

At the TV Baftas last week, Alesha Dixon showed off an enviably toned back. The 37-year-old has a personal trainer who, she says, 'makes me do the plank and times me - and I almost cry'. The underhand lateral raise works all the muscles in the upper back as well as the shoulders and arms. You will need a set of dumb-bells or two bottles of water. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding the weights in your hands.

London man with a bionic that can even charge his phone revealed

Four years ago tomorrow, James Young's life changed for ever in a freak accident when he fell under a train. As well as sustaining multiple injuries - including collapsed lungs, a fractured skull and face, rib fractures and cracks in his spine - the 26-year-old from London damaged his left arm while his left leg was severed below the knee at the scene. He became 'part cyborg' in an experiment that fitted him with a prototype bionic arm.

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Jayne Hewitt, 49, from London, was the first person in the UK to undergo it, as she tells ADRIAN MONTI.

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Death, for most people, is a rumour - something that happens to others, far away. But it is, of course, the last thing you will 'do' or which will happen to you.

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The pill is heat-activated - it's coated in hypromellose, a material that dissolves when it reaches the relatively warmer fluid in the intestine.

Antibiotics got rid of her chest infection - but Jane says they destroyed her health 

'Within four days of taking the first tablet, every joint, muscle and bone in my body felt like they were on fire,' recalls Jane, who lives in Romford, Essex, with her husband, Tony, 56, a lorry driver, and their sons, Jack, 24, and Harry, 21.

Secrets of the skinny women who NEVER diet

Emily Muirhead, far left, 42, a GP from Ilkley, weighs 9 stone.  Catharina Eden, second from left, 34, a bespoke wedding dress designer from London, weighs 9 stone. Eve Kalinik, third from left, 37, a nutritional therapist from London, weighs eight and a half stone. Gundula Hennig, third from right, 45, a personal trainer and manager at SP&Co;, weighs eight stone eight lbs. Alex B, second from right, 58, a model with Grey Model Agency, lives in London and weighs eight stone eight lbs. Thane Prince, far right, 67, is a food writer from London and is a size 10. Meet the six women who never diet and yet stay slim and healthy.

Experts at the National Cancer Institute, in Maryland, found physical activity slashed their risk of oesphageal cancer by 42 per cent and the risk of lung cancer by 27 per cent.

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Endometriosis has reared its ugly head in a family - now Jean's daughter, aged 48, has been diagnosed with it after a laparoscopy. Dr Scurr advises.

Sitting at a desk all day can wreak havoc when it comes to posture. Here, Suzanne Snodgrass, physiotherapy professor at Newcastle University gives her top tips for avoiding a hunchback.

Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa proposes that sexual fluidity arose in women as a mechanism for reducing conflict and tension among co-wives in polygyamous marriages.

Cancer sufferer receives first successful penis transplant in the US

Thomas Manning (pictured), 64, underwent the revolutionary procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital (inset) in Boston, enduring an incredible 15-hours on the operating table. The surgery was carried out as part of a project to help combat victims, cancer patients and those injured in accidents, reports the New York Times.

Senior nurses will be expected to make decisions usually reserved for junior doctors, as well as administering drugs and tests to patients. NHS Employers is behind the scheme.

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While such technology is undoubtedly wonderful, what worries me is that we have all become too dependent on it.

The unnamed woman had 'cloacal malformation', where the rectum, urethra and vagina fail to separate into different tubes, says Dr Brian Steixner, of the Jersey Urology Group, Atlantic City.

Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have all stressed they are committed to making their gluten-free products healthier after a study found many contained high levels of fat and sugar.

So why are the Hemsley sisters fans of a 'deadly' diet guru?

All diseases 'begin in the gut'. So says controversial diet guru Natasha Campbell-McBride (inset). After qualifying in Russia, she goes by the name Doctor Natasha, although she is not legally registered with the General Medical Council to practise medicine in Britain. By 'all' diseases, she includes acne, autism, schizophrenia, epilepsy, heart disease, cystitis, even ear infections. And they can be treated by following a gluten-free diet that involves consuming large amounts of broth and downing raw eggs and sauerkraut.Last week, it was revealed that Britain's most glamorous food bloggers, sisters Jasmine (right) and Melissa (left) Hemsley, have put Campbell-McBride's book GAPS: Natural Treatment For Autism, ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Depression, Schizophrenia at the top of a list of five books that have 'shaped their food philosophy'.

Patients believe they need the add-on treatments, worrying they might regret not making every attempt to get pregnant, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has warned.

Hunter Simmons suffered agonising third degree burns and has undergone skin grafts at the University of Utah's burns centre, where he received specialist treatment.

Gender neutral Opi Baron, 19, from St Neots, is asking people to help her raise £6,000 so that she can undergo a breast removal operation. The teenager says she isn't male or female.

The WHO has issued the advise to medics who treat women and young girls who have been victim to the practise, which intentionally alters or injures the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.

Cancer survivor left 'infertile' as a teenager gives birth to a perfect baby girl

Kirstie Waldrum, 23, from Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, was diagnosed with leukaemia at age 13 and told the two-and-a-half years of intensive chemotherapy (top right) would leave her infertile. After being told she was in remission she was delighted, but began mourning the fact she would never be a mother. Finally last year Miss Waldrum was delighted when conceived Maisie, and gave birth to her 'perfect' girl in July (left and bottom right, pictured with her daughter). She said: 'Holding her for the first time was very emotional and I couldn't believe she was mine. Maisie is now 10 months old and is perfect, I feel so lucky to have her after all these years of worrying.'

From moaning less to watching cute kitten videos on YouTube, these tips are proven to unlock your inner Einstein, making you smarter, more productive and more creative...

I still think of myself as a young woman and I want to lose weight and regain fitness. My surgery was three months ago. What exercises would be right for me?

Sydney based skin expert Charlie De Haas says using naturally derived products is better prevention for future skin problems like adult acne, rosacea and slowing down the ageing process.

While superfoods have dominated the world over recent years, a number of new foods and drinks may begin to appear on Aussie plates very soon. Chickpea tofu, camel milk and prawns are among the list.

Caroline Flack's weight-loss X-factor is down to 'hardcore' sugar-free diet 

X Factor host Caroline Flack endured humiliation last week after being named in just about every worst-dressed list for the outfit she wore to the Baftas - a bizarre jumpsuit with splits in the legs. But there can be no sniping when it comes to the figure she was showing off: she has shed a stone in three months since adopting a 'hardcore' sugar-free diet.

The rise of lotus births, where mothers do not cut the umbilical cord

It might sound strange, but the practice of not cutting your baby's umbilical cord - also known as giving your child a lotus birth - is on the rise. The Daily Mail previously revealed 30-year-old, Emma Jean Nolan, from Brisbane, who photographed Jolene Spies, from Canterbury, New Zealand's, newborn baby with his placenta and umbilical cord spelling out the word 'love'. And now someone else has stepped forward and spoken about their alternative way to bring a child into the world. Mum of one Kim Vale admitted to Australian Women's Weekly that her first encounter with a placenta was when it was attached to her sister's newborn during her lotus birth

The announcement by the drug company GlaxoSmithKline today follows a shortage of the Bexaro vaccine, wanted by many parents whose older children are not eligible for the Government scheme.

Leaders from the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Government met all last week for discussions to try to break the deadlock and prevent a fresh round of strikes.

Hundreds of patients suffering from jaw tumours may be saved from complicated and disfiguring surgery by a titanium implant inserted through tiny incisions near the ear and under the chin.

Horrified midwives are mutinying after their union boss Cathy Warwick (pictured) signed them up to an 'abhorrent' plan to scrap the time limit on abortions - without asking them.

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