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Baby girl goes home after surgery to remove parasitic twin

Baby girl Dominique, 11 months, has returned home to the Ivory Coast (right) after undergoing a complex surgery in the US. Dominique was born with a parasitic twin, an identical twin that fails to fully separate in development. The bottom half of the twin's body protruded from her neck and back (top left). On March 8, in a rare and complex surgery in Illinois (bottom left), doctors carefully removed the extra limbs and spine. They say Dominique did very well in recovery.

Swiss researchers have identified a new antibiotic resistant gene in dairy cows that could exacerbate the problem. If transferred to humans, it could turn into deadly superbug MRSA.

Popularised by the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, potting balls allows adults to escape the pressures of real life, scientists from Anglia Ruskin University believe.

An older women has had a twin boy and girl by C-section in Culiacan, Mexico after a round of IVF. They were born prematurely and will require monitoring to ensure they are progressing well.

Exposure to cigarettes in the womb affects a woman's eggs, causing changes that may affect the development of her children, according to researchers from Bristol University.

How exercise addiction nearly killed one woman

Katherine Schreiber, 28, from New York City, began her workout addiction when she was teenager. She spent up to three hours at the gym and started to withdraw from her personal relationships and social responsibilities. Her addiction stopped her period for two years, and caused stress fractures in her feet and herniated discs in her spine. Now in treatment, Katherine says she's sharing her story so experts can learn to identify the disorder quicker.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. California-based dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee struggled to remove the stubborn wet skin-filled sac as its flimsy walls risked breaking during the procedure.

Glaucoma, caused by the death of retinal cells at the back of the eye, affects 60 million people around the world, a tenth of whom are completely blind.

According to experts at The American Chemical Society, the popular beverages may be a waste of money for anything less than marathon runners. Water should hydrate us after a 30 work out.

Chelsea Torres, 22, from Blackfoot, Idaho, gave birth to Callie and Carter in January by Caesarean section following a nerve-racking pregnancy. She discovered their condition at a three week scan.

Woman discovered a cancerous tumour while pregnant

EXCLUSIVE: Amy Douch, 24, from Gillingham, Dorset, discovered a lump in her breast when she was expecting her first child, Alexi (right and inset). Surgeons initially refused to put Amy's unborn baby in danger by operating, meaning the 'severely malignant' growth, which was entwined with her veins, went from the size of a pea to a fist during her pregnancy and became so painful she couldn't sleep. It was later found to be a very rare phyllodes tumour.

Cancer Research UK said standardised packaging would mean 257,000 fewer smokers in Britain if smoking prevalence declined at the same rate as that in Australia, where the same law is in effect.

Rhiannon Stanton-Davies' daughter passed away at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in 2009 and she claims it has not learned from its failures. New data shows the true scale of the crisis.

Financial limitations on the NHS' may threaten all of Britain’s £30 billion life sciences sector as firms may reconsider working in the UK, warns The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry.

The Better Care Fund was set up in 2013 to help reduce the number of elderly people having to stay needlessly in hospital, but the costs have actually risen.

Demi Lovato under fire for promoting laxative detox tea

Demi Lovato has come under fire for promoting a 'fat-burning' detox tea which contains a risky laxative with potentially dangerous side effects. The singer posted a photo on Instagram on Tuesday, posing with a bottle of Teami tea, and urging fans to join the firm's 30-day detox program.  'This year is all about #selflove,' Lovato wrote.  

Four in ten special care baby units are also shutting every year because of manpower issues, according to a report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH).

In a damning report, MPs say that half of England's 7,600 surgeries shut down at some point during the core hours of 8am and 6.30pm - leading to 'worse outcomes' for patients and overcrowding.

The impact on the heart was significantly greater than drinking the same volume of a drink with the equivalent caffeine content, researchers from the US Air Force Medical Center in Travis found.

More evidence has emerged that Parkinson's disease may start in the gut. Patients who had part of a digestive tract nerve removed had a lesser risk of developing the disease than those who didn't.

'Reading MailOnline saved my life'

EXCLUSIVE: James Murray (left), 47, from Elloughton, East Riding of Yorkshire, began choking on a sandwich he made in his kitchen last Friday. His wife, Rachel (pictured together right), 41, desperately tried to dislodge the bread from his windpipe by using the internationally-recognised technique, but it was to no avail. But after remembering the piece that the most read English speaking newspaper published earlier in the month (inset), he became aware of how to save his life. It took just a couple of goes of pushing his chest against the back of a chair, like he had read, to clear his airways.

A new study, from the Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed in Italy, has found that drinking three espressos a day can reduce your risk of prostate cancer by 53 percent.

A new study, from the NIMH, has found that estrogen alters a memory circuit in women with a certain gene variant, which explains why the pill affects some more than others.

Using tranexamic acid within three hours of a bleed also reduced the need for major surgery by 36 per cent, the team at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found.

Taking benzodiazepines and so-called 'z-drugs' increases the risk of a fracture by 53 per cent after 15 to 30 days, according to researchers at Cardiff University and King's College London.

Man eats fish every day to test health benefits

Writer Paul Greenberg stars in new Frontline documentary The Fish on My Plate, which sees him eat more than 700 seafood-based meals over one year. He documents his health at the beginning and end of the journey to measure the difference an increased intake of omega-3s could have on his diet. At the end, he is shocked to learn that, despite the much-lauded benefits of the fish oil fats, his health was left 'virtually the same. Unchanged.'

Patients who are admitted to hospital at the weekend are more likely to die within 30 days. The latest findings of 133 NHS Trusts support evidence of a so-called NHS 'weekend effect.

While cold water may be the go-to temperature, London-based Dr Richard Marques advises those suffering from sensitivity may find their symptoms improve if they switch to warm.

The research, published by JAMA on Wednesday, is the first to do a deep review of data from before laws came in. They also found a spike in cannabis-related disorders in medical cannabis states.

Indian man, 49, had tumour removed from his abdomen  

Shyamal Tirke, 49, from India (left and top left), had a 44lb mass that was crushing his organs removed after a year of agony and vomiting. His family stopped talking to him after a witch doctor failed to help. Mr Tirke endured excruciating pain before he finally had the tumour removed in a two-and-a-half hour operation.

Experts at the Francis Crick Institute in London found unstable chromosomes within lung cancer cells dramatically increased the risk of tumours returning after surgery.

Researchers at Stanford University in California stimulated two different types of neuron to join up and work together as they would do in a real human forebrain.

Foods marketed as helping you shed excess pounds may be damaging your quest to get beach body ready, a study from the University of Georgia has found.

Public health officials have revealed that a superbug - Candida auris, a harmful yeast - is on the CDC's radar after spreading to US hospitals, particularly in New York and New Jersey.

Edinburgh University experts say nanoparticles can travel from the lungs into the bloodstream and reach the cardiovascular system where they increase the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke.

Rupesh Kumar, from Hanumanganj, India, has the body of a 160-year-old. His condition, known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria, affects just one in eight million people and is incurable.

Mother develops infection after trimming her PUBIC HAIR

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Dana Sedgewick (left), 44, from Sheffield, trimmed her pubic area with a brand new razor, but ended up in a coma after she developed the flesh-eating infection, necrotising fasciitis (top inset, bottom inset and right). The former chef underwent 21 operations to repair the damage to her skin and was warned by doctors that she would never walk again. But with the support of her husband, Mathew, 47, a landscape gardener, she has now recovered and is back at home with her children - Megan, 18, Freya, 14, and Klara, nine.

Exposure to mildly cold or warm environments increases our metabolism and uses up energy, according to scientists at Maastricht University, The Netherlands. This improves insulin sensitivity.

Scientists from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that nasal mucus' rich reservoir of 'good' bacteria prevents cavity-causing bacteria from sticking to teeth.

The woman, believed to be from the US, took to Reddit in the early hours of Wednesday morning to share a picture of her breasts before and after the operation.

Doctors, led by cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, said the widely held belief that saturated fats clog the arteries is misguided.

How Kendall Jenner maintains her incredible figure

Strutting down the runways of Balmain, Michael Kors and Chanel at Paris Fashion week, Kendall Jenner is the women of the moment. Of course, the Victoria's Secret supermodel is in tip top shape – her washboard abs and lengthy toned legs being almost as famous as the classic Kardashian derriere. And last week she was spotted showcasing those famous abs at party in the desert, Winter Bumbleland. But the starlet works hard for her body. In the lead-up to last year's Victoria's Secret show, she revealed that she sometimes worked out twice a day. But what exactly does a workout for Jenner entail? Here, her Los Angeles-based personal trainer, Gunnar Peterson, explains all.

Swindon woman's memories of daughter wiped by brain tumour

Catherine Gladwyn, 40, from Swindon, started being absent minded in February 2011 - often going upstairs to fetch something, but forgetting what it was. As the instances became more frequent and frightening - culminating in her inability to recall Chloe's (pictured together left) upbringing, doctors believed it was the sign of an early menopause. But a routine test in March the next year revealed she had a thumbnail-sized tumour on her pituitary gland - the same as former It girl Tara Palmer Tomkinson. Incredibly, a complex four hour operation (pictured in hospital after surgery right) in November allowed her memories of her daughter growing up to come straight back to her.

Middle age is all about having fun and living life to the full. These diets from Mimi Spencer and Sam Rice (pictured) will keep you fit and healthy in midlife and beyond.

Amsterdam-based start-up, Seatswing, is seeking funding through Kickstarter to develop a hands-free £36 ($46) toilet seat that could mean you never have to lift up a toilet lid again.

Britons feel true 'happiness' 432 times a year on average with triggers including TV box set nights with the family, romantic nights out with a partner and soaking in the bath with a glass of wine.

Plastic-bag style 'artificial womb' that can keep the most premature babies alive is developed by scientists

The device - which looks straight out of science fiction - has been successfully tested on baby lambs at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. It could be available for trials in critically ill human babies within three to five years. Scientists insist that the device is not intended to put an end to pregnancy, but merely to provide a safe environment for babies born prematurely. The biobag system – unlike conventional incubators – attempts to replicate the conditions in of the womb.

A new study, from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has found that alternating little sleep with 'catch-up' days is tied to worse cognition - both in attention and creativity -in young adults.

In a Vienna experiment, dogs expressed negative emotional states when they heard negative emotional sounds such as crying in humans or whining in dogs.

Researchers at Imperial College London used computers to predict people's 'brain age' based on its tissue volume. A big 'age' difference may be an indicator of poor health and early death.

Researchers from Newcastle University have found a key part of the brain involved in identifying sounds that is used to predict upcoming words during conversation.

Is this the most disgusting eruption of pus yet?

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: This gruesome footage shows the disgusting moment a loving woman popped her husband's spot (left) for him. Squeezing the angry zit in the middle of his cheek, Khristina Powell should be a contender for the unofficial 'wife of the year' award. Wade Powell, 28, winces in pain and makes inaudible noises in a strong American accent as the pimple suddenly erupts into a stream of pus (right) under Khristina's brute force. During the three-minute battle, Mrs Powell digs her pink nails into each side of the lump to get a firm grip.

Boston University School of Medicine researchers followed more than 2,600 men and women for 16 years and found that consuming less salt wasn't associated with lower blood pressure.

A new study, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, has found that parents who emotionally feed their kids are responsible for them binging later on in life.

Youngsters who spend their lunch break in 'risky' areas are more likely to play with other children and less likely to be bullied, according to researchers from the University of Otago, New Zealand.

Harvard University researchers analyzed data on more than 20,000 people participating in 11 multi-ethnic studies around the world. They found a genetic variation linked with PTSD.

Boy diagnosed with tumour after drawing dot on his head

Emre Erulkeroglu (left), from Morecambe, suffered from months of painful headaches - but doctors were adamant there was nothing to worry about. Becoming frustrated at his own pain, the infant then used his Etch-A-Sketch (right) toy to draw a black dot on the centre of his forehead, where the excruciating pain was coming from. Growing increasingly concerned, his mother Tiffani pushed for another brain scan to get to the bottom of the problem. Her pursuit of the truth led to the diagnosis of her son's 'headache that never went away' - an inoperable mass.

The study by Augusta University, conducted in mice, showed that suppressing production of the protein myostatin enhances muscles - and boosts heart and kidney health.

Investigators have spent months trawling the internet for products that claim to diagnose, treat or cure cancer - a crime punishable by up to a year in federal prison and a fine of $100,000.

Researchers from King's College London analysed over 300,000 children. The condition increased from an average of six new cases per 100,000 each year between 1994 and 1998, to 33 between 2009 and 2013.

A new study has found that frozen fruits and vegetables are not only good for you, but that those who consume them eat more overall produce and get more vitamins than non-consumers.

Those living in cities such as London, Birmingham and Manchester are most at risk, Dr Paul Carson, of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology, said.

Scientists from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii found that levels of carbon dioxide have reached record highs of 410 parts per million (stock image).

Daventry teen left hours from death from using tampons

Molly Pawlett (left), 14, from Daventry, Northamptonshire, assumed she just had a sickness bug when she woke up on April 10 feeling unwell. But when a rash started to spread over her body, her quick thinking mother, Sonia (pictured together right), 39, urged her to remove the tampon she was wearing and rushed her to hospital. Molly's organs had already starting to shut down, triggering sepsis - which strikes when an infection sparks a violent immune response in which the body attacks its own organs. The year nine student was placed in intensive care (inset) and was finally diagnosed with toxic shock syndrome - a rare condition associated with using a tampon for too long.

Maine is the US state with the highest child vaccination rates, according to the AAP, with over 90 percent of children receiving the MMR, DPaT and varicella vaccines.

A TV documentary will expose the impact that the A+E crisis is having on Britain’s youngest doctors, as they make a series of errors when their hospital in Northampton reaches full capacity.

Scientists at the University of British Columbia created a model that shows how chlamydia interacts with the immune system. Genes, known as IRF5 and IL-10RA, play a key role in fighting the STI.

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found four new types of white blood cell that play a role in the body's immune system to help our bodies to fight off invaders.

Bluebella reveal breast size increases over 50 years

Researchers from lingerie brand Bluebella have charted how British women's figures have changed over the last 50 years, using government statistics, and identified a star to represent each decade. Top left to right: Jane Fonda, Barbara Streisand and Daryl Hannah. Bottom left to right: Halle Berry,

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the vaccine would have the potential to save tens of thousands of lives. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will trial the vaccine next year.

Most people can hold 300ml to 400ml at a time if they drink two litres a day. Bladder problems affect nine million women and four million men in the UK and is an inevitable part of ageing.

The Israeli study, published in the US, found the rate of tumors was far higher among children conceived using IVF (1.5 per 1,000) compared to spontaneously-conceived kids (0.59 per 1,000).

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updated its guidelines for the first time since 1996 to stress that screening at every visit can help doctors catch and treat preeclampsia.

This placebo effect influences brain regions associated with emotions and releases dopamine – known as the 'feel-good' hormone, researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder claim.

Using 3D printing and Hollywood-style effects, the device mimics an adolescent with excessive brain fluid, according to the researchers at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

How walking boosts positive brain activity

Theresa May decided to call a snap general election while walking in Wales. Walking improves creative thinking by boosting the size of the hippocampus. Those who walk 10,000 steps a day nearly halved their risk of premature death. Nor does it have to be high-intensity walking: the researchers looked at non-aerobic walking, where you don’t work up a sweat. Walking won’t necessarily turn you into a Michelangelo, the US researchers said, but it might start you off in the beginning stages of the creative process.

David Dow, from North Carolina, had a massive stroke at the age of ten. Brother Dr Mike Dow, a psychotherapist, wrote a book with David about recovery. It was caused by Moyamoya disease.

Experts based at the University of Canberra in Australia found taking part in a 45-minute session at least once a week helped to improve thinking, attention and memory skills.

Jennie Agg was days away from her first official scan when she had a miscarriage. One in five pregnancies end in miscarriage.

British menopause expert Louise Newson recommends Silentnight pillows to help women sleep. Menopausal symptoms can include night sweats, hot flushes and itchy skin.

Mrs M North from Dronfield, Derbyshire, suffers from rosacea, a common skin condition that mainly affects the cheeks and nose. We don't know exactly what causes rosacea.

How to get Anne Hathaway's toned arms 

Anne Hathaway showed off toned upper arms on the red carpet after losing her baby weight from last year. The actress is a fan of hot Bikram yoga and often dances for 90 minutes a day. She also follows the celebrity trainer Ramona Braganza’s 3-2-1 workout, with exercise sessions comprising three segments of cardio, two of weights and one of exercises for the abdominal muscles.

Lucy Fassett, 48, from East Dulwich, London, has undergone chemotherapy and radical surgery on her stage three colon cancer - but nothing has worked. Doctors say it's incurable, but Ms Fassett is positive.

Steve Kerr urges people to get rehab NOT back surgery

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr underwent back surgery in July 2015 to repair a ruptured disc just two months after winning the championship. He went under the knife again in September 2015 after experiencing spinal fluid leakage. Now he's announced he will be missing playoff games and his career is in jeopardy. It comes weeks after golfer Tiger Woods reveals he has had his fourth back surgery in three years to correct side effects which have pushed him out of the Top 100. Doctors tell Daily Mail Online that back surgery doesn't just not fix the problem, it should be considered the last resort. Pictured: Kerr (left) with star player Steph Curry; meeting President Obama (top right) after winning the 2015 championship; playing alongside Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls in 1994 (bottom right).

A low-carb meal can mean that a patient's blood sugar only rises by six per cent. Brian Parsons, from Skipton, North Yorkshire, had a low blood sugar reading after he went on the diet.

A photo was posted on Figure 1, an app ad website for sharing medical images. Dr Anand Saggar, of St George's Hospital, London, said polydactyly is referred to as a nubbin.

Dr Aric Sigman warned staring at gadgets could lead to a lifelong addiction. Babies and toddlers are most at risk and damage could last into their 20s.

Until now, official data suggested 91 people a day are being killed by prescription painkillers as America grapples to control a widespread addiction crisis.

Stem cells from our own bodies could cure MS and diabetes

Zoe Derrick was 'cured' of MS by stem cell in Mexico (pictured, far left, before treatment and, center left, after). But when Gregg Burgess-Salisbury, from Berkshire, had stem cell treatment two years ago it didn't work, and he is still confined to a wheelchair (pictured, far right, before MS, and, center right, since treatment). Experts warn the treatment is a lottery. Stem cells could cure diabetes and repair cartilage, the liver, brain and soft tissue. The treatment for MS involves completely destroying the malfunctioning immune system using chemotherapy, then healthy stem cells, harvested from the patient’s bone marrow, are returned to the body to re-grow a healthy immune system. 

Drug-carrying sperm could reach tumours in women’s reproductive tracts. Scientists in Dresden, Germany chose sperm because of their propulsion. Cervical cancer kills 900 a year.

Seven in ten people whose illness is picked up in casualty have had it missed by a GP and an estimated 32,000 of them visited a local surgery three times without their cancer being diagnosed.

Ever wondered how slim women maintain their svelte physiques? British weight loss guru and hypnotherapist Sue Peckham shares her thoughts on how naturally slim women stay that way.

Researchers from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid believe the findings may even help to create a way for people to follow a healthy diet easier.

Baby's head pops out of mother's stomach during C-section

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Doctors at the Centro de Fertilidad Clinica Lugo in Maracay, Venezuela, recorded the amazing feat after a mother underwent what is known as a 'gentle' caesarean section. A team of surgeons made a small incision in the unnamed woman's abdomen as part of the unique delivery procedure (left). Using this opening, the baby, whose gender is unknown, was then able to slowly enter the real world by pushing itself out of her body (right). Since being shared on Instagram last week by a doctor at the clinic, the clip has amassed more than 15,000 views.

Scientists from the International Life Sciences Institute, Washington DC, made the findings after reviewing more than 740 studies into the effects of caffeine on humans.

Cheddar, brie and parmesan contain a compound, known as spermidine, that stops damaged liver cells from replicating, according to researchers at Texas A&M; University.

The foot's impact may send pressure waves through the arteries, improving brain function and our sense of wellbeing, according to researchers at New Mexico Highlands University.

In a Danish study of 56,000 people, the risk of dying over the next 37 years was 71 percent higher than it was for individuals who did not experience the death of a sibling in childhood.

Agony of Alivia McKay who has Parry-Romberg Syndrome

Alivia McKay, 10, from Agawam, Massachusetts, is suffering from Parry-Romberg Syndrome, a rare disease that is causing the left side of her face to progressively deteriorate. She was diagnosed when she was three years old (inset) after her parents thought the swelling on the left side of her face was due to a bug bite. For the past seven years, Alivia has been on a low-dose chemotherapy drug, but now doctors say she has to be weaned off. However, there is hope as one plastic surgeon offers a surgery to replace the diseased tissue with healthy tissue, if her family can raise $50,000.

A team from Cleveland Clinic and New York University School of Medicine analyzed causes of death in the US. They found obesity caused 47 percent more early deaths than tobacco.

The cholesterol-lowering medications do not reduce death rates in any patients, according to Professor Sherif Sultan, president, the International Society for Vascular Surgery, based in Canada.

The risk most applies to types of the disease that are associated with sex hormones, such as breast in women and prostate cancer in men, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.

Although global warming is expected to be mainly bad for humanity it could help reduce the risk of a host of killer diseases, researchers from Harvard University believe.

Simtee Few left bedbound after catching Lyme disease

Simtee Few (pictured right with her children, Emily, four, and Oliver, three), 32, from Harlow, Essex, developed flu-like symptoms days after a family gathering in July 2015. As weeks went by, her condition worsened (left). She started to suffer from palpitations and a tingling sensation that resembled a stroke. Doctors eventually diagnosed her with Lyme disease - a serious bacterial infection - after a year of testing. But during that time, she was forced to resign from her job and drop out of her studies as she fought to find out what was wrong. Mrs Few wants to visit a specialist clinic in Germany for treatment as she believes a cocktail of vitamins will help heal her and improve her quality of life. Currently she takes 60 tablets a day and is forced to maintain a strict diet to control her horrific side effects as well as trying other methods, such as sweating out the toxins in a portable sauna (inset), to relieve her symptoms.

Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Alberta have shown MS sufferers have high levels of a certain protein in their brain cells, which is virtually nonexistent in healthy people.

Flies carry about 200 forms of harmful bacteria on their arms and legs, an expert has revealed. They then transfer those germs onto your food even if they only land on it for a second.

University of Birmingham researchers found slower times to reach patients in life-threatening situations when the temperature drops below 2°C or rises above 20°C.

Only 15 percent of parents have tried these services, but a strong majority is receptive to online doctor visits for common childhood ailments and routine well-child visits.

Nevada named worst state for kids' access to health care

A recent study from WalletHub has ranked Vermont as the best state for children's healthcare in the US. Meanwhile, Nevada took the top grade as the worst state for kids' healthcare. Nevada, along with other southern states (shown in light purple), had the highest percentage of children in poor health, of obese children, and of uninsured kids.

Children having a kidney transplant may be at risk of skin cancer as adults due to the immune-suppressing drugs given during the procedure, according to scientists from the University of Sydney.

Known as Murepavadin, it is the first drug of its class to reach clinical development in more than 40 years, according to researchers at St James' Hospital, Trinity College Dublin.

One individual, who has complex health needs, has been occupying a hospital bed for 1,338 days in a hospital run by Hywel Dda University Health Board, in Milford Haven, South Wales.

There were 6,438 gastric band procedures last year, up 520 per cent in a decade. Telford and Wrekin in the West Midlands perform the most gastric bypass procedures in England.

Woman dies from cancer after catching 'bug' on holiday

Linzi Craig (left on her 21st birthday), 22, from Newport-on-Tay, Scotland, suffered severe vomiting an diarrhoea on the last day of a week-long trip to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in June 2015. Both Linzi and her gardener boyfriend Darren Reid, 23, who she went away with, assumed she had eaten a dodgy meal. But after returning home to the UK from her all-inclusive break, she spent weeks in bed constantly vomiting and with aching muscles. Her worried mother, Alanna, 51, took her to hospital (pictured together right). Doctors eventually found a cancerous mole she had removed as a teenager had spread to her spleen, stomach, lungs, spine and liver. She died peacefully on December 27 after a six-month battle, spending Christmas in hospital (inset) surrounded by her family.

Experts suggest that the classic combination of beer and peanuts - often consumed in pubs across the UK - can even be better than a sports drink or water to get rehydrated after a race.

Bosses at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill took five years to act, only suspending the consultant in late 2013, by which time at least 27 men had suffered ‘serious significant harm’.

In the past three years at least 2,037 adults died before care visits could be arranged, with many forced to spend their final weeks in hospital instead of at home.

Mother who endured 16 miscarriages finally gives birth

Kayleigh Wood, 26, from March, Cambridgeshire, first became pregnant at 16. She had excess scarring in her abdomen and had an operation to remove it. Baby Reggie was born in an emergency caesarian section when doctors discovered the amniotic fluid around the baby had vanished in October 2016. Miss Wood said: ‘The moment when I finally held him in my arms at last was just indescribable. It was the most amazing feeling.'

Actress Miriam Margolyes has revealed that she is able to enjoy British countryside walks for the first time in years after a having a knee-replacement operation to tackle osteoarthritis.

A survey of 5,000 parents and pupils at UK independent and state schools found that more than a third of children tell adults to stop checking social media as it interferes with family life.

Physical therapist Erika Mundinger says everyone should be performing a sun salutation while the kettle boils to make sure you fit some exercise into your daily routine.

Epileptic Billy Caldwell travelled regularly to the US for medication to treat up to 100 seizures a day. Doctors in the States gave him cannabis oil to help stop the episodes.

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