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EXCLUSIVE London-based mother-of-two Nichola Joss (left), who counts Meghan Markle (bottom right) and Kate Moss (top right) as clients, went into septic shock in January last year after enduring months of exhaustion due to a mysterious abscess. After being resuscitated and told she might not make it, Nichola decided to start taking the liquid-probiotic supplement Symprove, which she believes transformed her health and reversed her the cyst's fluid from 'sticking' her organs together.

Mariana Mendes, 24, was born with congenital melanocytic nevus, a type of birthmark that occurs in an estimated one percent of infants worldwide. Now Mariana is working as a print model for clothing designers and has launched a career as a digital influencer with 21,000 Instagram followers. Pictured: Mariana posing for a modelling shoot (left and right) and as a baby (inset).

Leonardo Aguillon, two, of Zeeland, Michigan, was admitted to the hospital on March 9 for pneumonia. A routine chest X-ray and a CT scan revealed that his sternum and half of his left rib cage was missing. Doctors diagnosed him with the rare bone condition Gorham-Stout disease. Pictured: Leonardo in the hospital (left) battling the disappearing bone disease and Leonardo (right) in August 2017 on his second birthday, before being diagnosed with the rare condition.

Nine-year-old Creed Pettit of Florida became one of the first people to receive a new a newly-approved gene therapy for his blindness at the University of Miami's Bascom Eye Institute yesterday (center). Creed can see reasonably well in very bright light, so ophthalmologists at first did not recognize that he had a form of blindness (right). Once his disorder, called Leber's congenital amaurosis, was diagnosed, Sarah tried to get him into Luxturna trials but the required mazes and eye patches were 'grueling' for the little boy (left). After seven year's of waiting, Creed has finally gotten the treatment he needs to see a rainbow.

Australian nutritionist Karen Fischer found a connection between foods with high levels of salicylates and some children having outbreaks of eczema. Salicylate is the general term for chemicals that have salicylic acid as their base and is found in a variety of plant foods. Ms Fischer felt that putting her two-year-old daughter on a low-salicylate diet might calm her skin - rather than the alternative, which was pumping her little body with supplements. Some of the top fruits to avoid are grapes, oranges, kiwi, tomatoes, avocado, apricots, dates and prunes. In terms of vegetables, an eczema-prone individual should steer clear of broccoli. Eggs, deli meats, dairy products and even chocolate are also on the 'no-go' list (pictured).

Charlotte Strecker, 46, of Tyler, Texas, was diagnosed with stage 3 adrenal carcinoma five times before beating the cancer in May 2005. In addition to the disease, Charlotte (left) also survived Hurricane Katrina and had to battle the weight gain from her cancer treatments and depression. Treatment for the illness, a rare disease of the gland located on top of the kidney, caused her to gain 100 pounds over the course of a year (right).

TV host and actor Harry Connick Jr, 50, and his wife Jill (left), a 53-year-old former model and cancer survivor, are urging people to get colonoscopies to prevent their risk of dying from cancer. This comes just days after Jimmy Kimmel (top right) televised his first colonoscopy. Connick and his wife join the ranks of celebrities like Katie Couric (bottom right) and Luke Perry who are raising awareness about colon cancer as research shows that the rate of the disease is increasing among younger people.

The program, launched today, is the passion project of another former player Jim Joyce (inset), who played for the Denver Broncos before founding a biotech firm to investigate CTE and related diseases. It will monitor living current and former players for years to identify biomarkers associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the disease linked to hard head-hits which causes dementia, aggression and suicidal thoughts. The 200-strong group will include 53-year-old Solomon Wilcots (left), former Cincinnati Bengal and NFL broadcaster; 57-year-old Steve Jordan, a former Minnesota Viking (center); and 44-year-old Jamir Miller, former Arizona Cardinal and Cleveland Brown (right) - as well as Joyce himself. While the players will have no idea of the findings or results, the ambitious investigation could lead scientists to a test for CTE during life. Currently, the neurodegenerative condition can only be diagnosed in an autopsy.

Alison Sagese, 44, had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic in 2000 while out on a run in St Petersburg, Florida. When she woke up in the hospital her memory had been wiped completely. Her short term memory never came back, so nearly two decades later she is still struggling with daily activities. Pictured is Alison is several years after the accident (left), her before the accident (top inset), her in the hospital receiving treatment and her daily journals and medicines (bottom inset).

Ben Taylor (pictured inset before his ordeal), 18, was fighting for his life just days after he complained of a sore throat - but he actually contracted bacterial meningitis. Mr Taylor, from the Isle of Wight, is still in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital on Saturday evening. His mother, Rikki, 37, has released images of him in hospital (left and right) to show other families just how quickly the illness can take hold of a healthy person. She is now desperately trying to raise awareness of the dangers of meningitis while her son fights for his life.

Rebekah Knight (pictured right and with her mother Debbie, left) now 25, from Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, reveals what it was like the moment she discovered she was born with a vagina, cervix or uterus. She has a rare condition called Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. She has written a book about her experiences, called 'The Girl With No...' (inset), which is currently available on Amazon.

Laura Harris (left), 42, has devoted her life to helping cancer patients in the NHS but has been told there is no treatment available for her disease. The mother-of-two was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer last year and given just three months to live. Despite her illness, she stunned colleagues by returning to her work as a specialist oncology nurse at the North Devon District Hospital to carry on caring for other cancer patients. However, after enduring countless hours of chemotherapy (right: the side effects of treatment) and radiotherapy, doctors now say her options and time are now running out. Mrs Harris believes a new drug named Bevacizumab may offer her some more time, but only if she can urgently raise £40,000 (inset) for two rounds of treatment.

The original celebrity chef Julia Child and 67 percent of Americans believe in rinsing raw chicken before it's cooked. However, Food Network's Ina Garten weighed in on the debate in an episode of Cook like a Pro on Sunday. She and food safety experts agree that washing poultry is both not save and not necessary.

Levi Ormeroid (right), 19, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a healthy toddler, able to ride a bike, colour in pictures, count to 10 and sing along to his favourite song Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield. Yet, Sanfilippo Syndrome gradually robbed Mr Ormeroid (pictured left with his sister Logan, 23) of his ability to dress himself at age eight, hold a pencil at 10, eat solid foods at 11 and speak at 17. His mother Christi Ormeroid (pictured inset with her family on the day of Mr Ormeroid's graduation from secondary school in June 2017), 43, who is his carer, said: It's heartbreaking. This disease is robbing him and others from having a typical life.'

Zei Uwadia, 16, has exceeded doctor's expectations by learning to walk while hooked up to a life support machine. When the teen's lungs started to fail she was hooked up to an ECMO machine that takes over the responsibility of the lungs. In December her doctors made a protocol so she could walk with the machine. Many other hospitals around the country have adopted similar protocols since hearing about Zei.

Busy Philipps, 38, posted Instagram stories last night of her crying at dinner. She said she couldn't control the weeping and felt like she had glass in her eyes. It came after she had done a day-long photo shoot for a new magazine cover. Eventually the actress was forced to go to the ER for the pain at 1am. She was diagnosed with photokeratitis, inflammation of the cornea from light exposure. The actress and Instagram star took her fans through every step of the agonizing ordeal (right).

Aimee Green, 24, was knocked unconscious during a car crash in Sacramento, California on February 20. Hours later a routine brain scan revealed a tumor growing above her right ear. The Choroid Plexus Papilloma causes over-production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that creates pressure inside the skull. The aspiring social worker is now trying to graduate from college in the next month before having the tumor removed.

Tiffany King, 38, caught a cold in Springsville, Utah, in January that led to viral and bacterial pneumonia. While she was in a coma she developed sepsis, a deadly blood infection that causes organ failure. Doctors gave her a 15 percent chance of survival and told her fiancé Moe Fonohema to start making funeral arrangements. They were able to stop the sepsis but when she woke up from the coma, she learned her legs and hands would need to be amputated. A GoFundMe page has raised $60,000 of the $225,000 needed for prosthetics. She is pictured left with Moe, right in the hospital and inset with fi

New Harvard research reveals that even babies carried to full term in the US are as much as 200 percent more at risk of dying than babies born in Europe, and there deaths may be preventable.

Lewis Maguire, from Middlesbrough, revealed how it was the 'best feeling ever' when doctors declared him free of Hodgkin Lymphoma earlier this month. His third battle, which came to an end earlier this month, was made '10 times worse' after he contracted a rare complication from a drug trial. It comes after Mr Maguire's father, Nigel, claimed two years ago that his son's cancer was caused by artificial football pitches, abundant in toxic chemicals. The former NHS boss warned rubber pellets added to synthetic pitches to give them bounce are made from old car tyres and contain mercury, lead, benzene and arsenic.

Mother-of-two Abi (right), from Middlesbrough, assumed she had partied too hard at a friend's wedding in France when she woke up feeling unwell and shivering. But within 24 hours, she was rushed to hospital (pictured inset in hospital with a friend) - and lay hallucinating on the floor of a busy A&E; while doctors rushed to find her a bed. The 34-year-old had a temperature of 42°C - which is so high it could have caused brain damage - after a water infection sparked sepsis. Ms Bannatyne only told her father, the Dragon's Den tycoon (pictured together left), who currently lives in Portugal, days after her life-threatening ordeal. She claims she didn't want to worry her father, who has an estimated £175 million fortune, because he was on holiday in Monaco at the time.

Berlange Presilus (pictured left and right), 28, who is originally from Haiti and now lives in Toronto, has a port wine stain and prominent varicose veins on her right leg due to rare disorder known as Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome. As a child (inset), Ms Presilus was cruelly mocked by her peers, prompting her to cover it under long trousers and skirts for more than a decade. Deciding enough is enough, she took part in a photoshoot that shows off her 'flaw' to encourage others to celebrate their differences.

Alfie (pictured right with his father Drew Dingley), six, from Kenilworth in Warwickshire, suffers from a rare form of the condition, known as PCDH19, which causes him to suffer up to 150 life-threatening seizures a month. Sir Patrick (pictured inset with the youngster), who uses medicinal cannabis to treat his arthritis while living in California, said: 'How could one not support Alfie?' The youngster's family (pictured left with the actor) handed the 370,000-strong petition, which is also backed by Joanna Lumley and Richard Branson, supporting the use of the banned substance, to Number 10 Downing Street today.

Iris Hudson (pictured left and right), 35, from Cleveland, Ohio, has been tormented by the raised scars, known as keloids, for almost three decades. Despite undergoing 25 surgeries, the lumps (pictured inset), caused by childhood chickenpox and teenage acne, remain. As well as causing Ms Hudson severe pain, the disorder has also caused her to battle anxiety and depression.

Ben May, from Haslemere in Surrey, was a popular Oxford University student when a chance infection rendered him bed-ridden for 44 days. There, he lost three stone in weight and required two 'flush' operations to recover. This is his cautionary tale about hospital 'superbug' MRSA.

Researchers from Truth Initiative found 79 percent of shows popular among teens and young adults glamorize tobacco smoking. They found cigarette use is more prominent on Netflix Shows like Stranger Things than it is in broadcast and cable television. Researchers hope creators of these streaming series can come up with ways to depict that a character is stressed, edgy or rebellious without the use of cigarettes.

New research suggests that humans use facial colors to read others' emotions. Scientists developed artificial intelligence that can read these colors correctly. In fact, the AI can analyze these colors more accurately than humans. The new research suggests this ability may have shaped modern humans' faces.