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Why are doctors still not warning about the 'new Thalidomide'?
Emma Murphy's three children were irreversibly damaged in the womb by the anti-epileptic drugs she had taken since she was 12.
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Dementia patient had 106 carers in a single year, reveals widow
Jeanette Maitland said Aberdeen City Council had given her the impression her husband would be cared for by a core group of 10 people so as not to unsettle him.
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Overweight pregnant women SHOULD be put on a diet say doctors as effects of obesity on childbirth are revealed
A new review of the evidence on how to tackle the obesity epidemic reveals, perhaps unsurprisingly, that going on a diet is the best way for pregnant women to stay in shape.
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Man has surgery to remove tumour the size of a FOOTBALL from his face
Chen Jianguo, 37, pictured, from China, has been given a new lease of life by doctors after years of living in misery.
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Tiny 1lb 10oz baby Faith survives against the odds after being born four months premature
Faith Rebecca Langston's parents, Vikki and John Paul, said they experienced everything from elation to despair after their daughter was born following a breach birth.
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Umbilical cord blood test could reveal how susceptible your baby will be to colds
Doctors at Washington University have created a test that detects how strong a baby's immune system is at birth - and how likely they are to fall prey to colds in their first year.
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We still don¿t know how to brush our teeth despite years of advice, reveals study
Two separate studies from the University of Gothenburg revealed while almost all Swedes brush their teeth, only one in 10 does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay.
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Meningitis toddler takes first steps thanks to prosthetic limb after losing leg to deadly disease
Amy Wolstenholme, from near Blackpool, had her left leg amputated at the knee to stop the disease from spreading. At one point her mother described her whole body as 'blistering and bubbling.'
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Bring in 'Adrian's law' to teach students about organ donation, calls father who lost son, 27, to leukaemia
Keith Sudbury from Sheffield who lost his son to leukaemia has called for a new law to give school and college students lessons about donating blood, organs and stem cells.
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IVF couple baby joy after woman drip-fed egg and soya oil to stop her body destroying her own embryos
After four attempts at IVF failed, Sara and Matthew Conyers, (pictured) from Solihull, West Midlands, feared they were never going to have a family of their own.
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83-year-old gave blood 57 times and becomes oldest person in UK to donate kidney to a stranger
A widower, 83, has joined the ranks of less than 100 'altruistic donors' in the UK who have donated an organ to a stranger while alive - and is now the oldest (File pic).
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Breast cancer sufferer aged 23 becomes one of the UK's youngest patients to have a double mastectomy
After being told there was a 38 per cent chance the cancer would return, Emma Neville, from Wythenshawe, Manchester, underwent a double mastectomy.
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Computer game that teaches circus tricks could be fun, cheap way for stroke patients to regain independence
Newcastle University neuroscientists have created a library of interactive games in which players try to master skills such as lion taming, juggling, trampolining and flying on the trapeze.
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No good for your heart: Good cholesterol doesn't lower cardiac arrest risk
Keeping Low-Density Lipoprotein or LDL (known as bad cholesterol) under check is good for your heart. But raising levels of good cholesterol may not have any impact on your heart disease risk, a new study says.
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man has chest rebuilt with concrete after massive melon-sized tumour removed
Marek Barden was diagnosed with cancer in August 2011 after complaining of a lump. The church worker, from Bristol, had a 3.3lb tumour wrapped around his ribs.
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New genetic 'map' drawn up that will give better diagnosis for breast cancer patients and more effective treatment
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, discovered that breast cancer is a diverse range of species rather than a single one.
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Finding exercise a chore? How a virtual partner can trick you into working harder
Those who are struggling to keep going to the gym should think about recruiting an exercise partner - as long as they are a little fitter than you, say scientists at Michigan State University.
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Caffeine fix it: How a regular cup of coffee could help you live longer
The more coffee you drink, the less likely you are to die from a number of different ailments, a study of 400,000 aged between 50 and 71, by US researchers found.
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Why EVERYONE over 50 needs to be taking statins: Cholesterol-busting pills cut risk of heart attack or stroke
A major study by the University of Oxford shows the drugs – usually only given to high-risk patients – provided clear benefits among healthy ones too.
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Does sugar make you stupid? Study suggests it sabotages learning and memory
Anyone with an important presentation coming up or an exam looming should stay off the fizzy drinks, say scientists from UCLA.
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