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Indian boy whose head hung at 180-degrees has life-changing surgery

Mahendra Ahirwar, 13, suffers congenital myopathy, which made his muscles in his neck so weak his head would hang at a 180-degree angle (left). Mother-of-two Julie Jones, from Liverpool, set up a crowdfunding page after reading about his plight. It raised £12,000 which paid for the operation, carried out by former NHS surgeon Dr Rajagopalan Krishnan. Ms Jones flew out to Delhi to meet the 13-year-old after his operation (right). She said the pair immediately formed a close bond. 'I wasn't prepared for the love I'd feel for him,' she said. 'Meeting the boy whose photos I knew so well was both harrowing and uplifting.' The story will be shown as part of Channel 5s Extraordinary People series tonight.

London-based physiotherapist Laura Harman gives her top seven tips for getting rid of back pain, including which exercises to do to activate your core.

Wearing sunglasses before going on holiday can help beat jet lag as the body clock responds to the eyes detecting light, a graphic by Air Tours shows.

Scientists at the Edith Cowan University in Australia found curcumin, a chemical in the spice, blocks the formation of amyloid plaques, which are the most common hallmark of the disease.

Scientists from McMaster University claim eating less than 3g of salt each day increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and death compared to average intake, regardless of a person's blood pressure.

Florida girl Tish pens body-issue letter to magazines to feature women of all sizes

Best-selling author Glennon Doyle Melton, 40, from Naples, Florida, took to Momastery , the online community in which she founded, to share her daughter Tish's heart-wrenching plea for all women to be treated equally. Using the title Help Save Humanity, Tish wrote: 'Dear world, this is a petition to show that I, Tish Melton, strongly feel that magazines should not show beauty is the most important on the outside. It is not.'

Dr Nick Hopkinson, spokesperson for the British Lung Foundation, says evidence from Australia shows plain packaging does lower smoking rates - especially in vulnerable teenagers.

Professor Marc Mendelson, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Cape Town, says antibiotics still cause resistance if taken properly and should never be prescribed for a cold.

Nicolas Depoorter, 24, an electric engineer from West Flanders in Belgium, suffers from muscle dysmorphia or 'bigorexia', an anxiety disorder. Despite working out every day he still thinks he's tiny.

Baby boomers are the most regular gym users in the country, according to a new study. The sixty-somethings typically work out in the gym seven or eight times a month.

Ian Phillips who claimed spending six hours a day on mobile gave him brain cancer dies

Ian Phillips, from Cardiff, spent his last months warning about the risks of long exposure to radiation from mobiles - especially to children. He claimed his cancer was caused by excessive use of his mobile phone, as his job as an operations manager for a large firm required him to spend more than 100 hours a month making calls. 'My ear would be red when I left work at the end of the day. I didn't think what it was doing to my brain.'

The WHO agency announced today the Zika virus strain circulating in Cape Verde had been shown to be the same as the one behind an explosion of cases in the Americas.

Some 157 pregnant women in the US and another 122 in US territories, primarily Puerto Rico have tested positive for infection with the Zika virus and are being monitored, officials confirmed today.

A study from the University of California shows you're more likely to be asked on a second date if you have gender-stereotypical genes - for dominance in men, and submissiveness in females.

Rasha Abdalla, 36, from Manchester, had a transplant in 2004 but ten years later her body began rejecting it. Her mother has agreed to donate one of her kidneys - but cannot enter the UK to give it.

The boy with the 6 inch TAIL

Yang Yang, 11 months old, of Yibin, in south-west China's Sichuan Province, was born with the 15cm fleshy growth due to a neural tube defect in which his spine didn't form properly in the womb. This meant the membranes that protect the spinal cord poked through one of the vertebrae in his back, creating a long 'tail'. At first, Yang Yang's mother said it wasn't a problem and she would simply lift it up to change his nappies. But doctors said it could lead to problems with his lower limbs in future, and so he had it removed last month. Lin Jiangkai, lead physician in Yang Yang's operation, said such birth defects can occur when a mother doesn't take enough folic acid - B vitamins - during pregnancy.

Mother has rare brain disorder which causes her to STRIP down to her underwear in public

Leanne Lyon, from Northampton, has a rare brain disorder which causes her to have up to five seizures a day (left). She usually starts laughing when they begin, then she blacks out and can't remember what she has done afterwards. They have an embarrassing side effect: they cause her to strip down to her underwear in public. They can also leave her incontinent. When she was 17, she had an operation to remove the tumour (inset) but it did not help. She says the condition is 'ruining her life' as she is unable to work, and can't even take her children Kieran and Megan (right), to school without help. Now, she is fundraising for an operation to rid her of the tumour forever.

If people stopped smoking, kept fit, slimmed down and had no more than a drink or two a day, cancer death rates would be slashed by half, Harvard scientists stated today.

More than two in five women said in a survey that symptoms of the menopause had been worse than they had expected. Yet half had not consulted a doctor.

Women who took Perjeta were 40 per cent more likely to be disease-free after three years but the drug will not be available on the NHS following the decision by NICE.

From milk thistle to dandelion supplements, Dr Nick Fuller, an expert in metabolic disorders from the University of Sydney, looks into claims they can 'cleanse' the liver.

Runner who blamed aching legs on half marathon is diagnosed with MS

Monique Smith, 48, from Maine, regularly ran long distance races. But after finishing a half marathon (left, pictured with her friend), she was paralysed. The mother-of-three initially put her painful legs down to down to her body recovering. But when the pains intensified, she went to hospital and was devastated by the results. Tests discovered she had MS and inflammation of the spinal cord - called transverse myelitis which left her paralysed (right). Medics battled to reverse her symptoms, performing a procedure to replace the plasma in her blood (inset) but it failed. Now she has come to accept life in a wheelchair. She said: 'It was very hard on me. I was depressed for a long time and used to cry all the time but I slowly started adapting.'

Dementia sufferer Tony Dearnley killed by two weeks in a care home

Dementia sufferer Tony Dearnley, 72, was physically fit when he arrived, but after just two weeks at Wyton Abbey care home, near Hull, he was rushed to hospital and died hours later.

The biggest increase was in Africa due to improvements in care for children and the better availability of medicines, including those for malaria and AIDS, the World Health Organization said

Ben Hannant, from Norwich, dialled 999 after his blood-soaked son boy Max banged his head in a fall. National ambulance targets require paramedics to reach families within 30 minutes.

People who have low levels of the gene or a mutated version will not be able to repair the damage properly, leaving them at greater risk of developing skin cancer, the University of Southern California found.

SARAH VINE: As marital bombshells go, it was quite a big one when Loose Women's Saira Khan revealed she's gone off sex so much she would rather her husband had sex with someone else.

Bosence Farm Community in Cornwall will be the first in the country to offer detox and dependency treatment for the under-18s suffering from alcohol, drug and legal high abuse.

Breathalyser inspired by tragic mother could speed up the diagnosis of lung cancer saving

Co-founder of Cambridge-based Owlstone Medical, Billy Boyle, helped to develop the microchip sensor technology following the death of his wife Kate Gross, from colon cancer, aged 36. She was mother to their twin boys Oscar and Isaac and had a successful career as an adviser to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown before founding a charity in Africa before her tragic death. Mr Boyle previously said the loss of his 'inspirational' wife spurred him on to helping others be diagnosed and treated early. He said if the disease is detected early existing treatments work more effectively. 'The challenge is most people present when it's very late stage, and it's about managing symptoms as opposed to curing them.
'So the key thing that you can do is detect the disease early; and that's what we think the breathalyser technology allows for,' he said.

NHS trusts across England are expected to record their worst financial performance in a single year, with a deficit of more than £2 billion compared to 820 million in 2014-15.

Made in Chelsea and The Hills' STEPHANIE PRATT reveals lifestyle secrets to MailOnline

Made In Chelsea star Stephanie Pratt, 30, who lives in London, reveals she loves herbal medicine, hates heights and would like to save all the world's dogs from being put down. Answering MailOnline's quick-fire health quiz, she says the secret to her size-zero frame is avoiding sugar - even cutting out fruit when she's trying to slim down. She also admitted she now spends most of her time at the gym since splitting with Made in Chelsea co-star Josh Shepherd last year.

Kenneth Leonard, director of the the Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, said variations in definition can affect how patients can access medical cannabis, and what conditions it can be used to treat.

The missing 12 letters from a gene on chromosome 17 were spotted in a study of genomes and clinical data across the population of Iceland, reports a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

E5R49J Teenager and his mother.

Researchers from the University of Bologna studied a group of 88 boys and analysed aspects of their walk - discovering those who had undergone growth spurts had a less smooth gait.

More than half of children have the phobia. Now, Toronto scientists have found it is down to how frightened their parents are - in other words, whether they 'share their pain'.

FEMAIL tries the new trend which could relieve eye strain

Eye yoga is a new trend which may help promote eye health. It involves stretching, blinking and warming the eyes regularly. It is believed to relieve eye dryness, eye strain - suffered by up to 90 per cent of computer users - and alleviate the itchiness of hay fever. Alice Smellie tries the exercises - and likes the results.

Using gene-editing CRISPR technology, scientists at Temple University have removed HIV-1 DNA from the living cells of animals, raising hopes of developing the first cure for the disease.

Yale University scientists found microglia - a type of immune cell in the brain - contains the spread of amyloid plaques, widely accepted as the key hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

Kali Kanongata'a, 36, from Carmichael, California, who broadcast 45 minutes of his partner Sarah Dome's birth on Facebook Live, claimed it was an accident and only meant for family and friends.

A new study, led by researchers at University College London, have identified four genes that control the shape of our noses and help to explain why they can vary so much between populations.

Eczema patient filled two jars with dead SKIN after suffering severe reaction

Briana Banos, 27, from Florida, was using topical steroid creams to treat her eczema. But when she stopped using them, five months after her wedding to husband Jack (right) she suffered a severe reaction (left). She spent more than a year barely able to sleep and only occasionally leaving the house because of the intense symptoms. Her skin shedding was so bad, she was able to fill two pint-sized jars with her flakes. 'After quitting topical steroids it was unbearable, my eyes turned puffy and the redness was burning all over my body - I felt like a human tomato,' she said. 'Then ooze started dripping off my face, neck and arms - I had to wrap myself up to stop it from getting everywhere.'

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted he had come to appreciate there was a lot of frustration and anger felt by junior doctors about things beyond just their contracts.

A new report from the influential King's Fund think-tank found worsening patient care and a health service under pressure due to financial problems

Almost two thirds of finance directors at NHS trusts believe the quality of patient care has deteriorated in the past year, according to a new report from the influential think tank King's Fund.

Delivering the findings of a two-year review of the global antibiotic resistance crisis, Lord Jim O'Neill warned that superbugs will kill more people than cancer by 2050.

Pregabalin is approved to treat epilepsy, fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain - such as pain from diabetic neuropathy or pain after shingles or spinal cord injury.

New HeWee Go Active collects urine so men don't have to visit the bathroom all day

While it's far from the most glamorous of devices, the makers of this reusable urine bag claim it could end hours of misery. In fact, they claim the HeWee Go Active is the ideal solution for any man who needs to relieve himself without actually going to the bathroom - because it can be put on in the morning and worn all day. The jockstrap-like device allows the wearer to insert his penis into one of three different-sized sheaths (top right). He can then urinate through a small tube into a washable and tear-resistant plastic bag which can, apparently, hold nearly a pint's worth of liquid. The fluid collection bag is strapped to the thigh or leg and the urine is directed there with a flexible surgical tube connected to the sheath.

An Oxford University study found that taking an aspirin immediately after a 'mini stroke' - or transient ischaemic attack - reduced the risk of a subsequent major stroke by up to 80 per cent.

A review of 22 studies by Cancer Research UK found poor diet and growing up in poorer households was linked to several cancers, including bowel and stomach.

Thomas Manning, the 64-year-old man who had a penis transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston last week, says he is on the mend.

The move follows a ruling from the European Court of Justice earlier this month. Research has shown that menthol cigarettes can be easier to smoke, and often appeal to beginner smokers.

I lost my family to dementia - now I'll make sure my daughter survives

At just 39 years old, Sophie Leggett from Lowestoft is already contemplating life in a care home because she has a family history of a rare faulty gene that causes early-onset dementia. Yet despite concerns about her own future, she is determined to help future generations by participating in the first international trial treating people at risk of familial dementia. Researchers for the trial, led by Washington University, are hopeful that it could prevent the symptoms of Alzheimer's by 'finding the "statin" for the brain'.

Follow this guide and buying a bra that really fits will never have been so easy 

Choosing a bra can be a nightmare, even if you know your size. Research has shown that breast shape should determine the bra you wear. FEMAIL finds out what you should be wearing to best flatter your shape - whether your breasts are round, side set, asymmetric teardrop shaped.

Milk, red meat and potatoes were once staples of the American diet. But since 1970, all three vanished from family kitchens, replaced with chicken, vegetables and two per cent milk.

Scientists at the University of Maryland found a diet rich in saturated fats and low in unsaturated fats is linked to higher breast density, a known risk factor for breast cancer.

More than 150,000 people in the UK suffer from vascular dementia, which causes memory, speech and concentration problems. It is caused by diseased blood vessels reducing supplies to brain.

Scientists have claimed that alcohol-related health and social problems were not just down to addicts, but also middle-class and older drinkers who enjoy a regular tipple in their own homes.

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.

Candice Kiddle, 24, a stay-at-home mum from Maidenhead, signed up to Forever Living last August. Within four months, she was a neurotic wreck. Forever Living is a controversial company.

The two sides have come to an agreement after 10 days of fresh talks and three years of acrimonious negotiations over a new contract.

EXCLUSIVE - VERY GRAPHIC CONTENT: Hamdi Abu Daff, 28, from Bournemouth, told MailOnline: 'I just applied a bit of pressure and all hell broke loose.' His girlfriend said the pus smelled vile.

Researchers at King's College London found almost three quarters of young adults with ADHD did not show signs of the condition when they were children.

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.

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

While survival rates have doubled since the Seventies, there are worrying signs of a growing gulf between care given to the most seriously ill patients at special cardiac centres and that given in A&E;, where the majority of 'walking' heart attack victims end up.Father-of-three Mark Jeffries, 52, (pictured) a mechanic in West Drayton, London, suffered a major heart attack and was saved - thanks to a series of steps taken during the minutes he arrived in hospital.

Around 0.5 per cent of people infected with HIV will not go on to develop the disease, and are known as 'HIV controllers' due to the ability of their immune systems to mount a strong response against the infection.

Having a baby at 70 is WRONG says Radio 4's WINIFRED ROBINSON

Daljinder Kaur (pictured with son Arman, right), aged around 70, is thought to be the oldest new mother in history and Susan Tollefsen (pictured with daughter Freya, left), 64, became one of Britain's oldest mothers aged 57 in 2008 after travelling to Russia for IVF treatment. BBC journalist Winifred Robinson who had her only child, Toby, through IVF, wonders whether being an older parent is in the child's best interests.

The nation's capital clinched the title of fittest city, narrowly beating second-place Minneapolis-St Paul and Denver in third, due to a lower rate of smoking.

Scientists at the American Chemical Society have revealed that chewing gum does not remain in your stomach for seven years when swallowed, but passes out within one or two days.

The risk is is highest in areas where
Aedes mosquitoes thrive, in particular on the island of Madeira
and the north-eastern coast of the Black Sea, the WHO said today.

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.

Anorexic nurse who became addicted to exercise nearly 'ran herself to death'

Emma Dunedin, from New Zealand, suffered anorexia after seeing photos of herself running a half marathon when she was 15 (left). She stopped eating and mealtimes made her anxious. After seeking help, she seemed to be improving but her health went downhill when she started running again and found her small frame made her run faster (middle). She would regularly have to stop because she felt so unwell and her weight plummeted to a tiny 5st 9lbs for her 5ft 6ins frame. She realised her health problems were worsening and sought professional help, battling back to a healthy 10st 7lbs (right and inset). Miss Lawson now runs a YouTube channel in which she talks about eating disorders. 'I love to help people who have been through what I have,' she said. When I think back to the day I refused my first meal, I can't believe how that diet ended up dominating my life.'

HIV was diagnosed in about 3 in 10 gay and bisexual men in El Paso, Texas; Augusta, Georgia; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In Jackson, Mississippi, the rate was 4 in 10.

Professor Sanjay Saint from Michigan University said two million people contract hospital infections every year, with 100,000 of dying. Yet still, 40 per cent of medics refuse to comply with hand washing guides.

Professor Belinda Winder, of Nottingham Trent University, says drugs can lower unwanted sexual urges against children - but this may not solve the problem of child abuse (file photo).

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.

'Psoriasis makes me look hideous': Emma Lawson's honest of living with skin condition

Emma Lawson, 22, from Brisbane, said the red welts all over her torso (right), back (inset), bottom, arms and face shattered her confidence to the point she would avoid looking in the mirror. The psoriasis became so bad that using a cotton bud triggered an infection which spread from her ear canal across her face. But, rather than battling with self-hatred, Miss Lawson (left) has now decided to live her life to the fullest. She said: 'I just have to take one day at a time and love myself, because my skin is something I cannot change'

Most women can recall the embarrassing times their tampon failed them. Now my.Flow has designed a smart tampon that tells you to change it. And connects to a period monitor with a 12in string.

Kids sacrifice good grades in math and English if they spend a lot of time multitasking on different devices such as smartphones and TV, according to new research.

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.

Inside Venezuela's crisis-hit hospitals where 7 babies die a day

The impact of Venezuela's economic collapse on its people is almost impossible to put into words. But these images inside calamity-hit hospitals go some way to communicating the devastation. Since oil prices plummeted, all aspects of everyday life - electricity, food, paper - have been rationed.

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.

"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.

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.'

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

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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'

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.

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.

A woman looking at her face in the mirror.

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.

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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.

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.

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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