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Leading health charity, the Oral Health Foundation, is calling for urgent action to address the continued increase in the number of children having their teeth extracted in hospitals throughout England. This call to action follows the release today of statistics from Public Health England (PHE) which show that a child in England has a rotten tooth removed in hospital every ten minutes, which is around 141 children a day. Speaking about these shocking numbers, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, CEO of...

A new mum was left in tears after she was banned from breastfeeding her baby in McDonald’s – and told to take the tot into a public TOILET. Christine Wilson, 22, had gone into the fast-food restaurant in order to discreetly feed her seven-month-old son Brooklyn when he started to cry. But she was ordered out by staff who instead told her the only place she could breastfeed was in the public loos in a shopping centre. Christine has blasted...

Nostalgia is a bankable commodity nowadays. And nowhere is that more obvious than in the world of ecommerce. Online sellers that stock old clothes, vinyl records, and curios from the recent past can count of the power of memories to move their products; and online shoppers seemingly can’t get enough. But why do ecommerce shoppers love retro goods as opposed to brand new stuff that’s never been handled by anyone else? There are a few answers to that question and...

A woman diagnosed with terminal cancer was shocked to be called to a 'consultation' to discuss if she could return to work. Krissy Johnson, 48, was diagnosed with incurable metastatic Breast Cancer in September 2015 and given less than a year to live. Nearly three years later, she has been called to a meeting by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to determine if she is capable of returning to work. The mother-of-one shared a letter she had been...

Karen Gray, 43, has been fighting for the legalised prescription of cannabis oil to help son, Murray, who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.

Eating burgers, bacon sarnies and hot dogs can raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke by 60 per cent, according to new research. Red meat is rich in animal proteins that harm the heart and blood vessels, say scientists. On the other hand consuming plenty of nuts and seeds almost halves the likelihood thanks to plant proteins that boost the arteries. In the first study of its kind Dr Gary Fraser and colleagues compared the effects of different...

A young boy has been cured of an ultra-rare condition affecting just 50 children in the world – thanks to pioneering treatment at a British hospital. Sam Pearson, aged nine, was one of just 50 children in the world to suffer from gene mutation GNAO1 when he was diagnosed three years ago. He was admitted to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children in October 2015 after catching a chest infection which triggered violent, flailing body movements. Sam , from Chippenham,...

A morbidly obese pooch whose love of deli meat saw her balloon to THREE TIMES the size of a normal beagle has shed almost 25lbs in four months. Eight-year-old Snuffy struggled to scratch her ears without panting and spent her days gobbling down huge meals and snacking on sliced ham and turkey. The podgy pup lived with an elderly couple who meant no harm but couldn’t resist treating her and struggled to give her enough exercise. Snuffy's weight crept up...

A brave woman who had both breasts removed due to cancer took part in a nude photo shoot and says she’s now “a happy flattie”. Sharon Donnelly, 54, said she had to fight to have her second breast removed as she feared her cancer would return. She said doctors told her it was healthy and initially refused to do the second operation. But after battling the decision for months and finally convincing them to operate, she said surgeons discovered cancerous...