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Cosmetic surgery advertising ban urged by leading surgeons

This article titled “Cosmetic surgery advertising ban urged by leading surgeons” was written by Sarah Boseley, health editor, for The Guardian on Sunday 22nd January 2012 18.31 UTC All adverts for cosmetic surgery such as breast enlargement and tummy tucks should be banned, say leading plastic surgeons who warn that the industry is an under-regulated “wild west”. The surgeons are members of the British Association of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), who work on...Read More

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France’s faulty breast implants scandal

This article titled “France’s faulty breast implants scandal” was written by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, for The Guardian on Wednesday 14th December 2011 20.46 UTC In a crowd of angry women shouting “We want justice!” outside the French health ministry, an ashen-faced factory worker hugged her anorak around her and fought back tears. Too shy to give her name, she didn’t fit the stereotype too often slapped on the victims of France’s biggest...Read More

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Antibiotics can’t cure colds – but a placebo may

This article titled “Antibiotics can’t cure colds – but a placebo may” was written by Andrew Brown, for guardian.co.uk on Friday 18th November 2011 18.00 UTC The news that doctors are under pressure to prescribe antibiotics for colds and flu offers a tremendous opportunity to make complementary medicine work for us all. The Health Protection Agency has just released a survey showing that antibiotics are overprescribed because the public believes they will cure colds and...Read More

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The dangers of cosmetic surgery

This article titled “The dangers of cosmetic surgery” was written by Denis Campbell, for The Guardian on Wednesday 9th February 2011 21.16 UTC Many other women before Claudia Aderotimi have suffered serious harm after seeking to enhance their appearance cosmetically. Businesswoman Penny Johnson is currently suing a cosmetic surgeon for £54m after her partial facelift in Leeds in 2003 allegedly left her with a facial twitch, pain around her right eye and grimacing. She claims her...Read More

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Scientists find cause of pre-eclampsia

This article titled “Scientists find cause of pre-eclampsia” was written by Ian Sample, Science correspondent, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 6th October 2010 17.12 UTC The root cause of a medical problem that endangers the lives of thousands of pregnant women and their babies in Britain each year has been discovered. Researchers at Cambridge University have worked out what leads to pre-eclampsia, a condition that causes dangerously high blood pressure in women, often in the later...Read More