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Botox gets a rival - but should you fall for the lure of Azzalure?

A serious contender to Botox - the celebrities' favourite frown-freezer - has been launched in the UK. Azzalure was previously marketed under the brand name Dysport, but licensed only to treat medical conditions such as...

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The greatest gift... Singer gives her boyfriend one of her kidneys

My boyfriend Paul and I will be cracking open the champagne today to mark a very special anniversary. A year ago I donated one of my kidneys to Paul, who suffers from a condition called Berger's disease in which his immune...

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Lauren Booth thanks God her husband survived a horrific motorbike crash but confesses: The man I...

My mobile phone was ringing. Lauren Booth, pictured with husband Craig, says she is now like thousands of others - a carer, the sole earner and married to a disabled husband The lie; 'he's fine, fine', followed by an exchange...

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Casualty's Simon reveals he's got incurable cancer

When Simon MacCorkindale suddenly left TV’s Casualty no one suspected that he was keeping a tragic secret: he had cancer and had been given just five years to live. Now, in this raw and inspiring interview, he and his wife...

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Chiefs in pledges on out-of-hours doctors

In yesteryear it used to be so straight forward – if you fell ill the only option was to pick up the phone to your doctor and just wait until they could fit you in. Things are a little different nowadays with the advent of...

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no change to advice on Swine Flu

Back on 16 September, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York issued an update statement to the whole College of Bishops. In this they said they would review the policy again at the end of October. They have now issued a...

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Work on £5.5m hospice to start after 20 years

The foundations for the first-ever adult hospice in Walsall will be laid next week marking the end of a 20-year campaign for the health complex. A construction team will begin its work on the £5.5 million Walsall Hospice which...

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Fattest man set to be moved

IPSWICH: Final preparations are today being made to transport a 70-stone man from his home to get life-saving surgery 150 miles away. It is believed that a decision has been made to take the patient, Paul Mason, from his...

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Low vaccine supply raises ire | Getting the flu from your pet

Doctors, parents fret over severe shortage amid H1N1 worries The lack of H1N1 vaccine has become increasingly frustrating for doctors, patients and the general public, particularly those with chronic illnesses. The problems...

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Obama tells Democrats to answer the call of history as they move toward health care vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who...

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