Female NHS worker, 35, admits poisoning baby in hospital with laxatives in ‘attention seeking spree’

Female NHS worker, 35, avoids jail after poisoning four-month-old baby in hospital with laxatives in ‘attention seeking spree’ In a bid for attention, woman, 35, poisoned the baby with a powerful laxative The four-month-old baby was admitted to hospital in Basingstoke with diarrhoea Medics were unable to determine the cause and extensive tests were carried … Read more

Female NHS worker, 35, admits poisoning baby in hospital with laxatives in ‘attention seeking spree’

Female NHS worker, 35, avoids jail after poisoning four-month-old baby in hospital with laxatives in ‘attention seeking spree’ In a bid for attention, woman, 35, poisoned the baby with a powerful laxative The four-month-old baby was admitted to hospital in Basingstoke with diarrhoea Medics were unable to determine the cause and extensive tests were carried … Read more

Expert says new rules on buying laxatives are a ‘disaster’ for IBS patients

They’re the over-the-counter remedies relied upon by hundreds of thousands of Britons to ease digestive problems, but now new restrictions on laxatives mean many people may struggle with symptoms, and some could end up in hospital as a result. That’s the warning from a world-leading expert on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) following changes to the … Read more