Archive for January, 2009

‘Mum sold her house so I could spend £21,000 on cosmetic surgery’

Sally Spaticchia has her mother to thank for her new size 12 figure. She sold her £280,000 house so her daughter could spend more than £20,000 on cosmetic surgery.

Just one doner kebab contains your entire day’s calorie allowance

A survey has revealed the grim truth about the sky-high fat content of many kebabs. A particularly large and greasy specimen could provide 2,000 calories.

Fertility treatments leading to more multiple births

The rate of multiple births has risen significantly in the last few decades with advances in fertility treatments believed to be a major factor.

Meat to be removed from hospital menus as NHS tells patients to ring GPs to cut carbon emissions

Hospital patients could be forced to go without meat under new NHS plans to cut carbon emissions. Ministers also want patients to phone, rather than drive in, for a consultation.

Plums are new super-food and full of disease-fighting antioxidants, says experts

Plums are being heralded as the new ’super-food’ by scientists. They found the purple fruit matched or exceeded blueberries in antioxidants and phytonutrients, which help prevent disease.

Drug U-turn gives hope to cancer sufferers

Thousands of cancer sufferers will get the chance to try the life-prolonging drug Revlimid on the NHS, which can extend the life of multiple myeloma patients by three years.

Stem cell injection offers fresh hope for MS sufferers

Stem cell injections can reverse the crippling effects of multiple sclerosis, a study published today says.

‘My eight miracle babies’: Mother of octuplets reveals her joy … but there’s no sign of the father

The mother who gave birth to octuplets - giving her a grand total of 14 children - has said her babies are ‘miraculous’.

How chemicals in packaging ‘lower fertility of women’

Chemicals used in a wide range of products may make it more difficult for women to become pregnant, researchers have found.

Introducing the gastric band without the surgery

The two-foot long sleeve is inserted into the small intestine where it restricts the amount of food being digested.