All Entries in the "Health And Diet" Category
Why are so many foreign patients allowed to come here and take organs donated to the NHS?
Looking at her now, it is hard to believe. Exactly four years ago, Elena Maniati was close to death. Her eyes were canary yellow, her skin sallow and her weight down to five stone - ravaged by liver disease. read more
Too good to be true: Warning over weight-loss chocolate and other ‘miracle’ cures
Chocolate which helps you lose weight by burning calories as you eat it? Sounds wonderful. But Slim Choc is just one of a host of 'miracle cures' that are pure fantasy. read more
Girl, 14, suffers first degree burns on 70% of her body after spending just 19 minutes in unmanned tanning booth
A schoolgirl suffered first degree burns over most of her body after just 19 minutes in an unmanned tanning salon. Kirsty McRae, 14, ended up on a drip in hospital. read more
‘It started like flu – but hours later I was in a coma as bacteria engulfed my brain’: Olympian’s shocking story of meningitis
Olympic gold medalist Sarah Ayton was once so ill that she hovered between life and death. At the age of 15, Sarah contracted meningitis B, the most virulent and deadly form of the illness. read more
After buying painkillers to ease her periods, a mother-of-three is hooked on 70 a day… and risking her health
Sweating and in agonising pain, Jo Palmer reaches out for the drugs at her bedside. Ignoring pleas from her husband, Keith, not to take them, she shakes ten in the palm of her hand and gulps them back. read more
New fathers encouraged to stay overnight on maternity wards
New fathers are to be encouraged to stay overnight in hospital on maternity wards after the birth of their children. read more
New fathers encouraged to stay overnight on maternity wards
New fathers are to be encouraged to stay overnight in hospital on maternity wards after the birth of their children. read more
Nurse walked nine miles through snow two days in a row to save kidney dialysis patient
While many took a day off work as the heaviest snowfall in 18 years brought the nation to a standstill, nurse Debbie Noble refused to ignore the call of duty. read more
Nurse walked nine miles through snow two days in a row to save kidney dialysis patient
While many took a day off work as the heaviest snowfall in 18 years brought the nation to a standstill, nurse Debbie Noble refused to ignore the call of duty. read more
How walking can cut your risk of colon cancer by 25 per cent
Regular exercise can cut your risk of colon cancer by a quarter, a detailed analysis has revealed. Even walking reduces the likelihood of developing one of the most common cancers. read more
Sex is good for you: From the common cold to fighting cancer
Making love could be one of the few pleasures in life that is genuinely good for you, say researchers. read more
The perfect baby who died five days after she was born – poisoned by her mother’s milk
Natasha Clarke's baby had a condition that meant her body didn't break down protein - making even her mother's milk poisonous. read more
How the NHS failed my mother: Ex-Tory leader’s wife Sandra Howard reveals her anger at how her mother was treated
Sandra Howard, wife of former Tory Party leader Michael, describes how watching her mother suffering has shattered her faith in the NHS. . . read more
Parents of toddler who’s never left her hospital bed make desperate transplant appeal
Two-year-old Niamh Coyne has remained on a hospital ward throughout her short lifetime. And unless her luck changes soon and a liver donor is found, she will inevitably die there too. read more
