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Have you heard of a pain that can lead to death? It’s called trigeminal neuralgia (TN) – a little-known, unpredictable facial pain, which can be brought on just by talking, smiling, laughing or even kissing. Sufferers describe the pain as being like … Read More

Around one in 2,000 children will develop leukaemia. Up to now, the trigger has remained a mystery. But lead researcher Professor Mel Greaves, from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and one of the UK’s most influential cancer experts, has … Read More

Here’s some shocking news. ­Fifteen secondary school ­pupils were recently ­diagnosed with measles, according to Public Health England. This comes after figures released in May revealed that between January 1 and May 9, 440 cases of measles were confirmed in England … Read More

The UK has led the way in research into womb ­transplants even though the first were done in Sweden in 2013. Now three UK women will benefit from ­decades of trial and error. At present it isn’t available on the NHS and … Read More

Political persuasion aside, I think we’d all better get used to the fact that Brexit is going to be bad for our health. This despite the £20.5billion per annum promised by the Prime Minister for the NHS, although she’s still … Read More

A strange thing has happened. Sex education programmes in schools have concentrated so hard on avoiding pregnancy that they have neglected to mention how to GET pregnant. Consequently girls are leaving school believing fertility lasts till the menopause so many more are … Read More

A big waistline is a warning for serious medical ­conditions such as heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes. And here’s a new one. Obese people who carry excess fat around their midriffs have lower vitamin D levels. That’s a quarter of … Read More

Migraine headaches are awful. I know. I suffered from them for 40 years. They started when I was 23 and they were no ordinary ­headaches. As any sufferer knows they’re crushing, excruciating and disabling. It’s not just a headache. A … Read More

No one knows what causes ­premature births, and it is the biggest killer of babies in the UK with nearly 1,400 dying every year. However, scientists now think infection in pregnant women could increase the risk of a baby being born … Read More

At last! Mums are free to feed their babies how they please without fear of criticism. I don’t know which I feel more, anger or relief, at the announcement from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) that mothers who choose … Read More