A revolutionary scalpel-free procedure that strengthens weak muscles in the oesophagus could spare millions from chronic heartburn… for good. The 60-minute operation, which could be available to NHS patients as early as next year, closes gaps between the oesophagus and the stomach – through which the stomach juices flow, causing the burn. Carried out by … Read more
A teenage showjumper is suing a GP over his alleged failure to tell her mother to take folic acid before she was conceived. Paralympic hopeful Evie Toombes, from Skegness, has limited mobility after being born in 2001 with a form of spina bifida. Through her mother Caroline Toombes, the 19-year-old has now brought the first … Read more
Pretty Little Liars alum Lucy Hale was seen wearing two different outfits while out and about in Los Angeles on Thursday. First, the Memphis-born 31-year-old wore head-to-toe black for her daily hike in Studio City. Lucy (born Karen Lucille) wore a baseball cap, tank top, bicycle shorts, fanny pack, and sneakers while juggling her phone … Read more
Massive wall of acid clouds stretching over 4,000 miles and moving at speeds similar to a jet plane has been hiding in Venus’s hellish atmosphere for 35 years JAXA has spotted a massive wall of acid clouds hiding under Venus’s atmosphere The cloud consists of mostly carbon dioxide and stretches over 4,000 miles It periodically … Read more
Putting folic acid in flour in Britain will save 400 babies each year, scientists say after move was introduced in 80 other countries If woman lacks folic acid when she conceives it increases risk of brain deformity The deficiency also hugely raises the risk of a baby being born with spina bifida Leading experts have … Read more
A man has been jailed for eight years after dousing his childhood friend in half a litre of sulphuric acid in an act of ‘vengeance’. Ibrahim Khan, 22, from Slough, had fallen out with Amar Hussain, who he had known since he was only a young boy, a judge was told. After two stand-up rows, Khan … Read more
A man has been jailed for eight years after dousing his childhood friend in half a litre of sulphuric acid in an act of ‘vengeance’. Ibrahim Khan, 22, from Slough, had fallen out with Amar Hussain, who he had known since he was only a young boy, a judge was told. After two stand-up rows, Khan … Read more