Health

Man sunburned so badly he poked a dent in his forehead

Cade Huckabay mowed a lawn in Texas after shaving his head for the first time and got a severe sunburn on his forehead. The burn swelled up with so much fluid that he could poke a dent in it with his finger. He posted photos of his burn and dent to Twitter on December 4, and commenters replied with their own beastly burn photos.

As a scientist, a neurosurgeon and an academic who taught brain science at Harvard Medical School, I am fascinated to know how we all perceived these versions of the hereafter.

Smoking one month before or after a boob job can cause the blood to stop flowing to your nipples causing them to fall off. A Michigan doctor uses medical leeches to save them.

HBO documentary exposes the agony of suicide victims

As suicide rates continue to climb in the US, artists are attempting to provide awareness and perspective through media like Hope Litoff's (pictured) documentary about her sister's suicide and living in the aftermath. The film, 32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide, chronicles Hope's life after her sister, Ruth (pictured, left in inset photo) committed suicide in 2008 and gives an intimate look into mental illness through Ruth's artwork and photography.

The Countess of Chester Hospital, in Cheshire, has more than 4,000 infrared sensors above beds and doorways that reads data chips on patients' and staff's wristbands to record where they are.

Northern Irish family has cost the NHS £170,000

EXCLUSIVE: Marie Jones (top left), a mother-of-three, from Belfast, took an online test to determine how expensive her family was to the NHS. The six-figure sum, which is only an estimate, is from her two elderly parents (top right and bottom left) and 14-year-old daughter (bottom right). Despite sounding relatively expensive, the amount the Northern Irish family have cost the cash-strapped health service is nowhere near spectacular. Figures suggest that NHS England will spend in excess of £123 billion looking after the population over the course of this financial year.

Researchers from Goldsmiths University of London also identified substance use, genetics, physical illness, personality, sleep disorders and psychiatric illnesses as factors.

Rick Hay, an Australian nutritional therapist and lecturer in weight management at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London, says eating liquorice can help promote sleep.

The temporary 'living tattoos' developed by MIT researchers can twist and stretch with the natural movements of the body, and could one day allow for wearables that sense potential hazards.

This year less than half of US firms will offer an open bar and most are doing away with the mistletoe, according to a new poll. For those that do have one, nutritionists offer tips to keep control.

Children's movies filled with obesity-promoting behaviour

Researchers from Duke University found that of the top-grossing children's films released in recent years, 87 percent feature unhealthy food, while all include 'obesity-promoting behavior'. The 2015 SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (bottom inset) features several scenes in an American-style restaurant, with overweight diners feasting on burgers, causing their chairs to collapse beneath them. In the 2015 Pixar movie 'Inside Out', a father is trying to feed a toddler broccoli for the first time, which she knocks off the table. When he threatens her with no dessert, she throws a tantrum (top inset). The researchers note children (main image) may imitate the eating habits of those they see on screen.

Researchers from the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, build on previous studies linking estrogen stored in fat tissue to an increased breast cancer risk.

The 27-year-old, whose identity is unknown, was threatened with being sent back to South Sudan, the war-torn nation in Africa. He was treated at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Newport.

Ollie Dennan's a real life Christmas miracle

Ollie Dennan (left and inset), now 14 months, wasn't able to move or breathe when he was born and lived in hospital for the first four months of his life. He was born 10 weeks prematurely through an emergency caesarean section, which saw his mother Sarah Dowd, 29, (right, with her partner Lewis Dennan) lose a lot of a blood. Doctors managed to stabilise Ollie, who was then transferred to a specialist neonatal intensive care unit where he was diagnosed with congenital myotonic dystrophy. The rare condition causes a combination of muscle stiffness, wasting and weakness as well as respiratory and neurological problems. As a result, he had to spend his first Christmas in hospital, accidentally dislodging his breathing tube on December 25, leading to his heart rate dropping dramatically. Medics managed to save Ollie using chest compressions, but he continued to suffer worrying palpitations – which only lessened once his parents arrived for a visit.

If you spray when you pee as if a finger is being held in front of a hose, it could be a condition called urethral stricture caused by sex, childbirth, or sexually transmitted infections.

EXCLUSIVE: MedExpress is the first UK pharmacy to offer the option of paying using Bitcoins which leaves no paper trail due to the increasing popularity of the digital currency.

Muskura Bibi, 23, gave birth naturally at Chittaranjan Deva Sadan Hospital in Kolkata, eastern India. Mermaid syndrome is thought to affect one in every 60,000 to 100,000 births.

Colt Knigge, from Meridian, Idaho, has been riddled with lumps and bumps. He asked a nurse friend if she could pop the cyst on his head. Colt's wife Emily filmed the gruesome footage.

Anorexic student starved to death by NHS care 

Averil Hart (right and left, in hospital with her father Nic), 19, from Sudbury in Suffolk, was let down by every part of the organisation that should have cared for her, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman says. Yet the four NHS bodies refused to take responsibility for the tragedy and instead were �defensive and protective of themselves’, the report says. She was found collapsed in her university room after losing 2st – nearly a third of her body weight – in less than three months. Doctors had not properly tracked her weight or her mental health, and after she was rushed to A&E;, two hospitals made basic blunders that accelerated her death.

There are three main types of flu virus — A, B and C — and hundreds of different subtypes, explains John Oxford, professor of virology at Queen Mary University of London.

Researchers from the University of Colorado and the University of Southern California are training hairdressers to recognize melanomas in a move that could reduce deaths in under-served groups.

Researchers at NorthShore University, based in Evanston, Illinois, made the findings after conducting a genome-wide association study of around 2,300 men (stock image).

Ruth Langsford, the host of ITV's This Morning and Strictly Come Dancing star, has revealed how hormonal changes brought about by the menopause have had �a huge effect’ on her weight.

Starbucks unveils new 'Christmas tree' frappuccino

Starbucks unveiled a 'Christmas' ice drink on Thursday, available until Monday. A grande, the medium size, has more calories than a quarter pounder with cheese, clocking in at 420 calories, with double the amount of sugar we should consume in a day and almost all our daily amount of saturated fat. Nutritionists warn that amount of sugar, fat and calories is dangerous in one go.

Daveanah Cowie, 21, from Derby, was stunned when her pleas for help were ignored as she cradled her little boy in her arms and ended up running to find a doctor who resuscitated her son.

A link was found between hearing loss and a decline in executive function – the brain's CEO, according Trinity College Dublin. It was also associated with poorer memory of autobiographical events.

Nia Payne, 26, stared into the sun during this summers solar eclipse for just a few seconds in New York. Scans done at from Mount Sinai in New York reveal crescent-shaped damage.

Women at low risk for breast cancer are getting extra screening while the ones that need it most aren't being screened enough, according to a new University of New Mexico study.

Mum gained weight using FitBit after 'rewarding' herself

Fiona Benbow, from West Sussex, piled on a stone after a month of using the device, reaching 19-and-a-half stone. She admits she had sugary cakes and family-sized chocolate bars if she hit her activity goals. She stopped using the monitor and now 'listens' to her own body. She credits power walking with a friend every lunchtime for getting down to 12 stone nd a size 12.

A new study from New York University finds the fatal flaw in the development of the 'obesity paradox,' showing that being fatter does not improve survival rates for those with heart diseases.

We caught up with nutritionist and personal trainer Julian Gaine of MealKit who provides us with his top tips to ditch that muffin top just in time for Christmas.

London-based Netdoctor pharmacist Rita Ghelani reveals what items she recommends. From colds and bugs to indigestion, diarrhoea and hangovers, she's got everything covered.

In this Nov. 21, 2017 photo provided by the Montefiore Health System, Dr. Tova Koenigsberg at The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York shows an example of a traditional mammogram scan. U.S. health officials are beginning a huge study to compare traditional mammograms with 3-D versions, to see if the newer choice might really improve screening for breast cancer. (Montefiore Health System via AP)

The National Cancer Institute is funding a study to shed light on whether 3D mammograms are actually more effective among other questions about who should be screened and how.

Interactive map reveals life expectancy based on region

Using Government data, the map tells users what the average life expectancy is for each region of the UK. However, men from Glasgow should probably look away as the gadget shows they have the shortest life expectancy across the home nations at 73.4 years old. And men living in Kensington and Chelsea are expected to live nearly a decade longer, with data showing they reach 83.7 on average. Camden topped the charts for women. Female residents of the London borough can expect to live until they are 86.4, the Office for National Statistics data reveals. At the other end of the scale, West Dunbartonshire - north-west of Glasgow - had the gloomiest news for women, with their life expectancy being 78.8.

A report published today shows the rate of adults getting vaccinated against influenza this year has dropped 3.7 percent, meaning just a third are protected. Pictured: the uptick in flu diagnoses.

Using the internet, we can prepare for appointments, or follow up on issues. But not everyone is keen on patients using the internet this way. Two psychology experts explain how to get round this.

A luxury aircraft interior specialist in Texas offered his tips and tricks to Daily Mail Online for the most comfortable flight . He said his favorite seats are in the aisle and near the front of the plane.

Researchers from the Charité-Medical University in Berlin believe people's internal body clocks likely act as tumour suppressors. Someone is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes in the UK.

London consultant reveals the sore throat survival guide

EXCLUSIVE: As the dreaded 'Aussie flu' is expected to wreak havoc here after already blighting Australia, it is expected that most of us will succumb to a sore throat before the clocks go forward to signal the start of summer. Alasdair Mace, an ear, nose and throat consultant based at Charing Cross and St Mary's Hospitals in London, says you should avoid drinking a hot toddy this Christmas (bottom right) as alcohol is dehydrating and can worsen a sore throat. Taking aspirin can dampen your immune response (bottom middle) and vaping provides no beneficial effect to the throat (bottom left), Mr Mace said. He added that using a humidifier (top middle) can counteract the drying effect of central heating while eating oranges (top left) and oysters (top right) may also help.

Researchers from the University of Newcastle found people taking painkillers alongside drugs for heart disease, stroke or diabetes are more likely to have diabetes and a 'high risk' waist circumference.

Researchers from the University of Santa Maria in Brazil believe the bacteria that cause mouth inflammation enter the circulation via the gums where they go into breast tissue and cause tumours.

Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark found people who suffer from rapid eye movement sleep behavioural disorder have inflammation in the brain linked to neurodegeneration.

Sound engineers from San Francisco-based firm Charles M. Salter Associates, explored the mechanism of exploding eggs as part of expert witness testimony (stock image).

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles estimate that by 2060, 15 million Americans will suffer from Alzheimer's disease, up from the 6.08 million who have it now.

The London-based Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare was accused of discriminating against Christian doctors who may be pro-life and disagree with such contraceptions.

Jacqueline Gold speaks about her cancer journey

Jacqueline Gold, 57, appeared on ITV's Lorraine (left) to talk about her secret cancer battle and revealed that the 'only time' she cried was when the 'first clump of hair fell out'. Jacqueline, who is married to mortgage broker Dan Cunningham, 40, said she thought it was initially 'too harsh' to tell her daughter, Scarlett, who is only eight, why her mother was ill (pictured together right).

Older adults were asked to either learn how to play the piano or complete quests on Super Mario 64 for half an hour each day in the Université de Montréal study.

A study led by the University of Aberdeen found the combined pill and progestogen-only pill have same risk, as do non-oral products such as the hormone-intrauterine system (IUS).

Tammy Peel, 39, from Essex, was rushed to hospital in January where doctors discovered she was suffering from sepsis along with a fatal bacterial infection, known as necrotising fasciitis.

The NHS was "not where it would want to be" heading into winter, experts said (Peter Byrne/PA)

Two anonymous hospital chief executives told NHS Providers, which represents trusts across the country, that their beds were already 98 per cent and 99 per cent occupied.

British Dietetic Association lists diets to avoid

Losing weight is often top of the list of New Year’s resolutions. But experts have warned dieters to steer clear of certain celebrity food �fads’ in January – including those championed by Gwyneth Paltrow, the Duchess of York and Katie Price. The British Dietetic Association has released a list of eating regimes, from ketogenic to Pioppi, that should be avoided. Some of the trends were labelled �downright dangerous’ by the organisation, which warns there is no �magic bullet’ when it comes to losing weight healthily. Pictured left is Katie Price, centre top is the Duchess of York, centre bottom Kim Kardashian and right Gwyneth Paltrow.

Hospital admissions for asthma attacks increase up to ten-fold during big storms, researchers from the Pierre Louis Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health in Paris found.

Rakesh Kumar, 27, from Delhi, was allegedly walking to the bus station on his way to work when he was stabbed in the back by a passer-by. It took five surgeons one hour to remove the pick in hospital.

Children who had been punished with physical violence were much more likely to become aggressive with a future romantic partner, according to a study by the University of Texas (stock).

Regulation over vaginal mesh implants is inadequate

EXCLUSIVE: John Sharman, married to Lynne (pictured left and top right) for 43 years, from Reading, explained how he is now 'more of her carer' than he is her lover or husband following her vaginal mesh implant (bottom right). He told MailOnline that he sometimes thinks about leaving his wife. Carl Heneghan, professor of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University, has previously described the mesh scandal as akin to thalidomide. The implants, which can shrink, twist, curl and cut through internal tissue, have left some on the brink of suicide, unable to work and even walk.

Former NSA spy Mike Beck believes that his Parkinson's disease was caused by a microwave attack in 1996. With no known cause for Parkinson's, experts say they 'can't rule it out.'

A couple from Connecticut lost two of their children eight weeks apart from a rare mitochondrial disease in 2014. Now they say their experience has made them better parents to their other two children.

Food Standards Agency has warned that licking the cake mixing bowl may not be safe after an outbreak of E.coli was traced back to a mill, leading to the recall of 10million pounds of flour.

Football-mad 10-year-old Jak Fada from South Shields died on November 6, just hours after complaining of chest pains. His grief-stricken mother Ashley Tomlin died this week.

Why did baby Kia get horrific meningitis?

Kia Gott (pictured left and right), 11-month-old, was rushed to hospital with meningitis C in September. Her parents Paul Gott and Vikki Mitchell (pictured inset) have now begun a petition for the meningitis C vaccine to be reinstated. The vaccine which was routinely offered to babies in the UK was quietly withdrawn from the national vaccination programme in July 2016. Whilst continuing to be treated at Leeds General Infirmary, Kia has had all four of her limbs amputated.

Endokinin, which acts on the brain to cause morning sickness, also ensures good blood flow through the placenta so that oxygen and nutrients can reach the unborn baby (file image).

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh found more steps on a Fitbit significantly lowers certain cancer patients' risk of being readmitted to hospital after 30 or 60 days.

More than a third of British teenagers are overweight or obese, putting them in danger of diabetes and heart disease as adults, statistics show, with teenage girls more likely to pile on the pounds.

Kathryn Walton and Jess Haines are nutrition professors at the University of Guelph in Ontario. They have worked with countless families to create fun healthy mealtimes.

A large study by Canadian researchers found people consuming the most carbs died sooner and those eating higher levels of fats had a reduced mortality. Now Swiss experts also agree.

Medical devices for chronic pain treatment are becoming small, smarter, and lasting longer, meaning they may soon be viable alternatives to addictive prescription opioid painkillers.

Sydney study finds your face gives away your health

Researchers from around the world, including Macquarie University in Sydney, found face shape is linked to a person's risk of developing high blood pressure. Hypertension affects around 32 per cent of adults in the US and one in four in the UK, putting people at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

Being born by cesarean or prematurely changes a baby's gut bacteria, as may antibiotics given to their mother in pregnancy. Scientists in California have found a way to combat that change.

Experts analysed 120 years worth of historical information, and concluded maximum limits for height, lifespan and physical performance have been met.

Concealer and scarves can only hide a hickey for so long. The best way to make sure your love mark goes unnoticed is to get rid of it with a few simple treatments that work just as well for bruises.

This Monday, Dec. 4, 2017 photo shows a tablet of Pfizer's Viagra, left, and the company's generic version, sildenafil citrate, at Pfizer Inc., headquarters in New York. The drugmaker is launching its own cheaper generic version of Viagra rather than lose sales when its impotence pill gets its first generic competition. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Pfizer has repackaged its famous little blue impotence pill in a white tablet, called sildenafil, and will slash the$65-a-pill retail price of its blockbuster drug by half starting Monday.

As many as 75 to 80 percent of people suffer from hangovers even after a few drinks. Health writer Anna Magee gave her best tips and tricks for avoiding hangovers and how to cure them.

Metformin may slow breast cancer growth, a study by the University of Saskatchewan in Canada found. Adding aspirin to a cancer drug could help combat pancreatic, lung and colorectal cancers.

Heart scans on NBA stars show 1 in 5 have abnormal results

Basketball players are 30 times more likely than any other athlete to suffer a sudden cardiac death. This new research by NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University is an attempt to understand why. The study published today in JAMA featured every player in the NBA in 2014. They found abnormalities are more common in older players than younger ones. It suggests the heavy-duty athletic training takes its toll over time. But researchers say they are still unsure as to why tall African Americans who play basketball seem to have such severe heart issues.

Researchers from Lancaster University found cancer patients often refer to their condition as 'Mr C', their colostomy bag as 'baggy' and oncologists as 'the Wizard of Onc' to get a handle on their illness.

Researchers from Binghamton University in New York, found people who have lower levels of a particular protein in their blood are more likely to have tried to end their lives, regardless of when it was.

Almost three quarters of British 16-24 year olds believe the moniker is unfair and are adamant it could negatively affect their mental health, according to a survey of 2,000 people by Aviva.

Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop has come under fire for an article with celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson. London nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert says her quick weight-loss advice is harmful.

Haddenham boy almost dies from sepsis after a UTI

Jack Baily (right), from Haddenham in Buckinghamshire, who had problems going to the toilet and urinated like a 'sprinkler', fell ill at nursery. Staff rung his stay-at-home mother, Charlotte Anton (pictured together left), 29, to take him home - but he collapsed as soon as he got there and began to vomit blood. Jack was taken to hospital in a taxi following advice from call handlers at NHS 111 - but his condition suddenly deteriorated and he stopped breathing. Concerned doctors scrambled to save his life and were able to resuscitate him - despite warning Ms Anton that Jack (inset) may not pull through. And two years on from his 'terrifying' ordeal, Jack, now five, still struggles. He is also expected to require dialysis in the future after suffering kidney failure. Ms Anton has since revealed bungling medics ignored her concerns about his urine problems 30 times - dismissing it as just a virus.

Adolfo Abo, 59, from Occidental Mindoro, the Philippines, used up all of his life-savings on having his huge growth looked at by doctors when it first appeared in 1993.

EXCLUSIVE: The tool comes as the NHS is facing its worst financial crisis in a generation as it struggles to meet the needs of the aging population on a very tightly-constrained budget.

The average adult in Britain believes they can beat two thirds of all illnesses without medical help, a Future You survey found. When ill, two in five are reluctant to book a GP appointment.

Muhammad Yousuf from Kasur in Punjab, Pakistan, weighs four times more than an average child of his age. He is thought to suffer from Prader-Willi syndrome, which causes an insatiable appetite.

Audiology researchers at Auburn University in Alabama found that both children and adults depend more on their right ear than their left for processing and retaining what they hear.

Three month diet can reverse Type 2 diabetes

Nearly half the people who underwent the diet saw their condition go into remission — providing the strongest evidence yet that diabetes can be eradicated by simply losing weight. The patients had struggled with their condition for up to six years, using drugs to control their blood sugar levels. But a year after starting the 850-calorie-a-day diet, 75 per cent were drug free and 46 per cent had seen their blood sugar drop so far they were no longer considered diabetic. Isobel Murray (pictured right), 65, and Tony Mason (pictured left), 50, are living proof of the effects of the study.

Those who seek bronze skin the natural way are also more likely to try risky weight-loss diets, including self-induced vomiting, according to researchers at Baylor University, Texas.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh studied 35 teens and found that those who were sleep deprived responded less to incentives and rewards.

Birmingham-based The Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents is urging parents to keep nappy sacks out of children's reach as the thin plastic can form an airtight seal around their faces.

Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin looks at how people can fight back against social media addiction (stock image).

Trainer reveals Mollie King's exact workout for Strictly

Celebrity trainer Tyrone Brennand, from Chelsea in London, reveals the exact exercise plan Mollie (pictured on Strictly left and top right and working out bottom left) followed in the run up to the show when they trained three times a week. The 30-year-old did either cardio moves, using weights, or circuits using her body weight.

The Exo-K9 exoskeleton is a 3D printed mask for dogs with injuries to their jaw. It was developed by veterinarians and biomedical engineering students at the University of California, Davis.

England's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, has already warned antibiotic resistance could make routine operations such as hip replacements life-threatening within a few years.

Four Seasons Health Care, owned by Guy Hands (pictured), could be tipped into administration within 10 days if it misses a £26m interest payment due next Friday that it has warned it may not pay.

Sausage manufacturers have been accused of failing to cut salt levels to meet public health targets. Campaigners say as a result some brands are putting customers at risk of overdosing on salt.

Mel Greig opens up about her struggles with endometriosis

Australian Minister for Health Greg Hunt announced on Tuesday that the Federal Government is developing the first National Action Plan for endometriosis, which will target education and awareness and provide research and funding for the condition. Mel Greig (pictured left, right and inset), who began to feel 'unbearable' symptoms of the condition when she was 23, said she hopes the recognition will end the stigma surrounding the condition and help educate young women about the symptoms.

The damage done by breathing in traffic fumes outweighs the benefits of physical activity, scientists from Imperial College London discovered.

Researchers from the University of Illinois found previously inactive people who exercise for at least 30 minutes a day three times a week experience increased levels of gut bacteria.

Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario found females process oxygen 30 percent more efficiently than their male counterparts, which is a measure of oxygen and reduced muscle fatigue.

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania analyzed brain scans to understand why we get so excited when we see food come out at a restaurant and so disappointed when it goes to someone else.

Rape survivor describes agony of labor

You might expect your doctor to recommend the best during childbirth. But it's not uncommon to feel pressured into a procedure that you don't want. Kimberly Turbin became embroiled in a legal battle after her birth video went viral showing her doctor cutting her perineum even though she said no. Rebecca Grant reports on the ethics and law of consent in the delivery room. 

Blogger clears up his psoriasis with Childs Farm cream

Damien Broderick (left, and right with friend Jessica Murray), 26, from Dublin, suffered from the incurable skin condition from the age of 18 and would shed flakes of skin when removing items of clothing. The blogger previously used a steroid cream to treat the condition, however when the disease returned last month his GP advised him to look into alternative therapy, as another course of steroids may not have the same effect and could potentially do more harm than good. After using £2.99 baby moisturiser from Childs Farm, Damien has seen his skin clear up in just one month. Pictured inset: Damien's torso before (left) and after (right) using the moisturiser.

New research in rats by Wake Forest in North Carolina found bioengineering artificial ovaries could provide a safer and more natural hormone replacement therapy for women.

Friendships can make us happier, improve our eating and fitness habits, stave off loneliness, and lower our stress levels. Therapist Amy Morin explains how to pick friends that boost you.

The US will be hit by the H3N2 flu strain this year - the same strain responsible for the biggest outbreaks in recent history and the one that has just wreaked havoc in Australia.

An analysis by FAIR Health found food allergies have seen a 377 percent spike in the past decade with 'other specific foods' accounting for a third of the spike.

Australian boy who lost visual part of his brain can see

A seven-year-old boy lost his visual cortex at two weeks old due to a rare metabolic disorder. A report from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, found other parts of the brain are letting him see. An MRI shows a normal brain (left) and the Australian boy's brain that is missing a visual cortex (right).

Inuits have the highest rate of cancer, followed closely by Scandinavian people, while chilly Britain has a cancer rate three times higher than that of India and twice the rate of Thailand.

Anal bleaching hit the headlines when Marnie Simpson bleached Sophie Kasaei's bottom on Geordie Shore back in April. Now a leading clinic in London has reported a large increase in cases.

Trump's super sperm: Ivana got pregnant 3 times with IUD

First wife Ivana had Ivanka, Donald Jr and Eric with the US President. The revelation – made in her memoir Raising Trump – has baffled medics as the method is one of the most reliable – more than 99.9% effective. Canadian Dr Jen Gunter, writing in her blog , said the chances of Ivana conceiving three times with one in 'is a something like a 0.0008 percent'. The IUD could have slipped down the uterus which can prevent it from working.

Professor Stephen Westaby, of Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, thinks surgeons should begin to use artificial pumps and stem cell therapy instead. He believes it would make a good alternative.

The law came into force in the UK between 2006 and 2007 and made it illegal for people to smoke in enclosed public spaces. It was dubbed the 'most important public health reform in generations'.

Figures show the chances of UK under-18s getting pregnant dropped in recent years marked by the rise of social media, falling unemployment, and increasing numbers of girls going to university.

With almost half of English nurses over the age of 45, this 'poses a likely future burden of ill health for the healthcare workforce', researchers of a new study have said.

NJ boy gets transplant after living without kidneys

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Ismael Rodriguez-Reyes, 7, (left) was born with polycystic kidney disease, which caused the kidneys to overgrow and form cysts having them removed at four months old. After finally getting new organs in October (inset), he hopes to return home to his family (right) in New Jersey by Christmas.

Eating between 825 and 850 calories a day for three to five months put the disease into remission in almost half of patients in a new study led by Newcastle University scientists.

A professor from the University of St Andrews adds people are performing a dementia 'experiment' on themselves as they rely on the internet for information rather than using their brains.

Cancer Research UK, which carried out the report, predicted that the NHS’s cancer services would �slip down the ranks’ if staffing levels did not improve.

Twin sisters and owners of the Frigg Cafe, Maria Elita (pictured left) and Toula Scott (pictured right) have created a 'secret menu' for those who've had weight loss surgery and want to enjoy socialising again.

Minnesota researchers say Aristotle's argument that a 'perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in virtue' still holds true in the online world.

SECRETS OF AN A-LIST BODY: Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon has an enviably slim waistline. But how does the 41-year-old Oscar-winner stay so trim? �I like to run, and I’m big into working out with girlfriends,’ the actress has said. This includes regular spinning classes and yoga several times a week.

Singer and X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger opens up about diets, vices, illness, phobias and a health book that changed her life.

Jo Whiley reveals how she has been diagnosed with tinnitus

British broadcaster Jo Whiley, 52, (pictured left during a DJ set last September, and right at the Chelsea Flower show) admitted that when 'you’re young you think you’re immortal', adding that risks to fans of exposure to loud music weren't known back in the day. Following her own experience, the mother-of-four is now urging young music fans to wear earplugs at concerts, as well as keeping the volume on their headphones turned down.

Researchers, led by the University of Birmingham, saw the behaviour in captive gorillas – suggesting that food cleaning is a behaviour that appears spontaneously.

Experts from the CACI Intertaional anti-ageing clinic have analysed studies on the effect of increased alcohol consumption on the skin to reveal the real toll a heavy night out takes.

An estimated eight million Britons suffer from migraines, and many more experience headaches at some point. Here, experts explain the types of headache and how to treat them.

Five years ago, a patient told breast surgeon Tena Walters about a new option to deal with the side-effects of breast cancer treatment — wearing a magnet attached to underwear.

Experts believe up to a third of people diagnosed with IBS may, in fact, have bile acid diarrhoea, with around one in 100 people affected overall.

Ann McCann, 55, from New South Wales' Southern Highlands, revealed how she lost a whopping 40 kilograms in only six months after signing up to a low-calorie, detox diet.

Parents of the first uterus transplant baby 'feel blessed'

The baby was born at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas within the last couple of months. The mother received a womb from a local nurse in September 2016. Both are healthy. Today, the medical team (top right) shared more detail about the birth. They revealed the 'beautiful baby boy' (pictured, left) and the mother are doing well. Speaking at a press conference (bottom right) on Monday morning, Dr Robert Gundy Jr, who delivered the child, wept as he said it was the most special delivery he's ever experienced. While the team could not reveal many details about the family, they shared the staggering news that close to 200 women have offered up their uterus for strangers to have as a transplant.

While the average erect penis in America is 5.57 inches, for a fraction of men theirs reaches a maximum of three inches. But sex therapists insist this inspires prowess in other aspects of sex.

The tapeworn E. multilocularis does not cause many problems in cats and dogs. But more and more humans in the US and Canada are getting infected - and it basically acts like a tumor.

Tests conducted by ConsumerLab.com found that the preservatives and sugars in gummy vitamins take the nutrients out of them and prevent the body from absorbing the vitamins.

Adalind Judd suffers epilepsy where spasms occurs daily

Little Adalind Judd (pictured) was in her pram at the supermarket with her parents when her eyes started to roll back. At just five months old, the girl, from Cowra in the Central West region of New South Wales, fell into a seizure earlier this year. Her doting parents rushed her to an emergency room at a hospital to reassure themselves their 'healthy' daughter was fine. But their lives changed dramatically after she was diagnosed with West syndrome - a form of epilepsy in infants. The toddler is thought to be one of just 30 babies in Australia suffering from the extremely rare condition called 'infantile spasms'.

Researchers reveal exclusively that they are trialling a drug that may soon be used to make vital human tissues such as hearts, brains and arteries go into a hibernatory �sleep’ mode.

Jane King, from Bagshot, Surrey, has unexplained chest pain which is made worse by any sort of restriction, such as wearing a sports bra, as well as exercise.

An allegedly fake study in 2013 commissioned by the Japanese government found the vaccine caused brain damage, driving a huge downturn in coverage rates for the shot which prevents cancer.

An international team of researchers found the San Jose, California, average temperature of 71 degrees is the climate that produces the best personalities.

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