Down's Syndrome Test With 99% Accuracy To Be Introduced To The NHS, Say Experts
Leading scientist have given their approval, so that expectant mothers could soon be offered a 99% accurate blood test to determine if their babies are suffering from health issues. Non-invasive...
View ArticleChinese Woman Has Surgery To Extend Her Bacteria-Eaten Leg By Nine Inches
A 21-year-old woman in China whose left leg was eaten away by a bone infection, has undergone surgery to extend it by a whopping nine inches. Xu Juan had the infection as a child, but owing to poor...
View ArticleStranger Gives Fake Winning Lottery Ticket To Homeless Man - And His Reaction...
A part of us watched this video thinking 'Why doesn't magician-prankster Rahat just give the man this money, instead of fooling him into thinking he's won it?'. And then another part of us was so...
View ArticleProject Eve Founders Explain How They Are Helping Women To Reinvent Their...
Whether you're fed up with your current job or are a mother trying to find different ways to work, the lack of help allowing you to change things is seriously frustrating. So a global platform such as...
View ArticleThis Woman Has The Best Laugh EVER (VIDEO)
No, really. Sure, it might get a little annoying if you were around her all day... But when it's just a one-minute clip? It's utterly delightful. And you know who it reminds us of? The one and only...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai: Meet The 16-Year-Old Girl Behind The Global Education...
Despite being catapulted to worldwide fame for her work campaigning for children's rights to education, Malala Yousafzai's day-to-day life remains remarkably unchanged. When she's not fighting for...
View ArticleSexist Note Left For Female Pilot Carey Smith Steacy Says Cockpit Is 'No...
This odious note which claims “the cockpit of [sic] airliner is no place for a woman,” was allegedly penned by a male passenger for the attention of the female pilot of his plane. WestJet pilot Carey...
View ArticleGood Sex: The Busy Girl's Guide To Having An Orgasm
With insane to-do lists and a million pressures at work and home, one of life's biggest stress relievers - the humble orgasm - has fallen off the list. A shame really, as sex - both solo missions and à...
View ArticlePICTURES: Book Covers - Now With Added Bodies!
Well, here's a nice discovery just in time for World Book Day. It's Corpus Libris (Books With Bodies) - the Tumblr of a woman called Emily Pullen. Pullen created the photo series "on a boring Thursday...
View ArticleMove Over Barbie! Meet The 'Normal' Doll That Promotes Realistic (And...
Step aside Barbie, there's a new kid in the doll's house. And rather that tottering around in high heels and instilling unhealthy attitudes to body image among young girls (we're looking at you again,...
View ArticlePheromone Dating: Sniffing Someone's Dirty T-Shirt To Find Your Soulmate? No...
Gone are the days of meeting your future spouse down the local pub, nowadays singles are using weird and wonderful ways to find that special someone. But if using social media apps such as Tinder to...
View ArticleNew Contraceptive For Women Protects Against HIV As Well As Unwanted Pregnancies
A new contraceptive designed especially for women will protect not only against pregnancies, but also HIV. Scientists have created the device, which lasts for up to three months, to deliver...
View ArticleCervical Cancer Drug Avastin Receives The All Clear
Women with advanced cervical cancer may be given the chance to live longer after England became the first country in the world to make the drug Avastin available on the NHS. Avastin (bevacizumab) is...
View ArticleWhy Many Couples Go Years Without Sex (VIDEO)
Has your sex life developed cobwebs? If your pillow remains strictly for sleeping purposes, there is definitely room for improvement. Whether it's due to having had a baby, or not finding time to be...
View ArticleLow-Fat Diet 'Does Not Prevent Heart Disease Or Lower Cholesterol', Says Expert
Diets high in saturated fat do not increase heart disease risk or cholesterol levels, instead public health warnings should focus on the dangers of sugar, says a leading dietary expert. The fear that...
View ArticleType 1 Diabetes Warning: One In Five Cases Now Diagnosed Among The Over-40s
One in five cases of Type 1 diabetes are diagnosed in the over-40s, new figures suggest, prompting warnings that people may become seriously ill before they realise. Type 1 is usually diagnosed between...
View ArticleHow To Lower Cholesterol And Risk Of Diabetes With Food (VIDEO)
Did you know 70% of the calories we take in are processed foods? Many have taken on the quest for a healthy diet, but do we really know what choices of food are the best for us and our health? Watch...
View ArticleRestless Leg Syndrome 'Linked To Health Problems Such As Lung And Endocrine...
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) - neurological disorder that causes a strong urge to move the legs - has been linked to various health issues including lung disease and endocrine disease, an expert has...
View ArticleOrgasm Machine Claims To Deliver Climax With The Push Of A Button
Orgasms, especially for women, seem to have a mind of their own, and usually that mind says: "We're going to make it as difficult for you to climax as possible." But a new machine that has just been...
View ArticleSugar Intake Should Be Halved To Less Than 5% To Improve Health, Warns World...
People should halve their daily sugar intake to less than 5% to greatly improve their health, the World Health Organisation has recommended. Current WHO guidelines say sugars should make up less than...
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