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- Surge in 'virginity repair' operations on the NHS
Increasing numbers of Muslim brides are having taxpayer-funded 'virginity repair' operations before marriage. - Superfly with a taste for humans: Summer surge of insect bites that send victims to hospital in agony
Wildlife experts are warning that a superfly with a taste for human blood is being blamed for a surge of infected insect bites that has left some victims hospitalised. - New super-strong painkiller developed from snail spit
Scientists have developed a new pain-relief pill from a chemical used by sea snails to catch their prey. - Groundbreaking wireless sensor will monitor diabetics' glucose levels from the INSIDE
Researchers have developed an implantable sensor that measures blood sugar continuously and transmits the information wirelessly. - Kicking and lashing during sleep 'could signal dementia or Parkinson's disease
Researchers found a link between people with rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorders and brain conditions many years later. - Flip-flops 'injure 200,000 a year' costing the NHS an astonishing £40m
Once worn only at the beach, flip-flops have become the regular summer footwear of choice for many, with one in five women owning at least one pair. - The 'grow your own' hip and knee replacements with full range of movement
Researchers have shown it is possible to grow properly working joints inside the body using a patient's own stem cells, after damaged bone has been removed. - Call overweight people 'fat' instead of 'obese', says health minister
Doctors should stop mincing their words and tell fat people they are fat, the public health minister said yesterday. - Brittany Murphy: Mould in your home can kill as actress's death linked to fungus in LA mansion
It may seem extraordinary, but in fact mould in the home is a common health problem, affecting tens of thousands of people in the UK. - Defying gravity: The exercise class that uses the Earth's pull to tone your muscles
As a self-confessed gym bunny Charlotte Vowden is pretty good at clocking up time on the treadmill, but she dreads the testosterone filled weights-area. We sent her along to a new gravity resistance class to see how it measured up - Joyful IVF couple celebrate birth of baby after £100,000 and eight rounds of IVF
A couple who spent £100,000 on gruelling IVF treatments have finally been blessed with the baby they always dreamed about. - Why are teenagers so grumpy? Blame the long summer evenings
They can be sulky, argumentative and prone to inexplicable temper tantrums. But it might not just be hormones which are responsible for teenagers' sudden mood swings. - Alcohol can lessen arthritis symptoms, study claims
Results show that teetotallers are four times more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than those who drink alcohol on more than ten days a month. - Mental health bible update will lead to almost everyone having a disorder, warn experts
An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal, experts warned today. - Tesco's misleading claims about bread are just the tip of the iceberg
It turns out that in a majority of its stores the bread isn't fresh at all -- at least not in the sense of 'just baked' that most people would understand. - 'Obesity epidemic' in pregnant mums: Don't eat for two, mothers-to-be told
The Government's health watchdog ruled yesterday warned the traditional advice for expectant mothers could be 'dangerous', and could risk an obesity crisis. - Loneliness is a killer: It's as bad for your health as alcoholism, smoking and over-eating, say scientists
According to a study the support of family, friends and neighbours can increase your chances of living to a healthy old age by 50 per cent. - Paralysed people able to communicate for first time by sniffing
Scientists believe the controller could help hundreds of patients suffering from brain damage who are unable to speak or move their limbs. - I finally have my adult teeth - at the age of 28
The Tooth Fairy failed to show up for the young Emily Cheeseman - but she is happy to finally have a full set of adult teeth at the age of 28. - Saved from death by cancer drug the NHS wouldn't fund
Mike Soper was given Taxotere, a drug available in the States but not immediately given to cancer sufferers here. It early use undoubtedly saved his life. - Under the microscope: 'I've nicknamed the shrapnel in my buttock George Bush', reveals John Simpson
A U.S. Navy plane dropped a 1,000-pound bomb 12 yards away from where the BBC World Affairs Editor, 65,
was standing during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. - Ever wondered what your GP thinks about you? Then read on (if you're brave enough)
Dr Tony Copperfield, a GP for 20 years, reveals what goes on behind those surgery doors... - Gel that can help decayed teeth grow back could end fillings
The gel, which is being developed by scientists in France, works by prompting cells in teeth to start multiplying. - Face that doctors built: Gun accident victim shows off world's first full facial transplant
The Spanish farmer, known only as Oscar, had been horribly disfigured five years ago in a shooting accident. This prevented him breathing normally and made it difficult to swallow or speak. - Aspiring dancer with S-shaped spine back in her ballet shoes just one year after gruelling op
When Kelly Burrows found out she had a curved spine and needed major surgery, she thought her dream of performing as a ballet dancer was over. - Second skin gives new lease of life to toddler whose joints dislocated every time she played
Little Olivia Court suffers from Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a rare condition which causes extreme hypermobility, meaning her joints regularly bend in each and every direction and often dislocate. - The midlife brain surge that means we DO grow wiser as we get older
For years we've accepted that a scatty brain is as much a part of ageing as wrinkles and grey hair. But now a new book suggests we've got it all wrong. - Fab 4 reunited: Quads back home after a six-month fight for their lives
Born prematurely at just 28 weeks in January, the four baby girls had weighed just 7lb 6oz between them and had been separated from birth as they required specialist care. - Are you a diabetes timebomb? If you're slightly overweight, you could be one of a million Britons with undiagnosed diabetes
A little tubbier than you'd prefer? Like a million other Britons, you could be suffering from undiagnosed diabetes, putting you at high risk of impotence, heart problems and even losing a limb... - Will stopping safety checks on overseas nurses put us at risk?
As a nurse registered to practise in the UK, Biju John was expected to carry out the same duties as all other nurses at his NHS hospital. - More homeopathy on NHS as health cash is squeezed
The British Medical Association has branded it 'witchcraft' but homeopathy spending on the NHS could now rise despite the Health Service facing drastic cuts.
