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" NHS claims about breast implants about 1,000 private patients with them have contacted the NHS in England. The figure was given by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, in evidence to the Commons Health Select Committee receive all NHS claims many more to come. Last month the NHS in England said it would remove breast implants from private patients but would not replace them. So NHS claims started. It is thought around 40,000 women in Britain have breast implants, the vast...

" Birth defects risks increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, researchers say. The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, analysed data from more than 400,000 pregnancies in the north-east of England. The risk of birth defects such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida were increased. National guidelines already recommend having good control over blood sugar levels before trying to conceive. Both Type 1 diabetes, which tends to appear in childhood, and Type...

"Birth Control. Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US, as they might not prevent pregnancy. The pharmaceutical company Pfizer said a "packaging error" meant the doses were not correct. It said the tablets did not pose any health dangers, but there was a risk of "unintended pregnancy". Pfizer is advising women affected to use non-hormonal forms of contraception immediately. Fourteen lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of Norgestrel and ethinyl...

Telegraph that the findings might imply that women retain information better. “They results also appear to dispel the myth that men have better spatial awareness than women,” he said. NewsFeed assumes that if “asking for directions” was a scoring component, women would have scored even higher." in Time

"Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from Stargardt's disease, the most common form of macular degeneration in young patients, since she was a teenager, and it was getting progressively worse. A second patient, aged 78, suffered from dry macular degeneration -- the leading cause of blindness in the elderly -- and could not even see well enough to go shopping. But after being treated with...

Journal of Applied Toxicology, may help to alleviate concerns about underarm products further — or rekindle the worry. U.K. researchers have found that paraben traces are present in the tissue of almost all breast cancer patients, whether or not they use antiperspirants. Time

European shares gained from the start on Tuesday, led by mining stocks after forecast-beating results from U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa (AA.N) improved the outlook for commodities."A good start to the earnings season; it shows the demand outlook is not so bad and we could get more positive surprises," Mike Lenhoff, chief strategist and head of research at Brewin Dolphin Securities, said.The key FTSEurofirst 300.FTEU3 index was up 1.3 percent at 1,021.47 points, while the STOXX Europe 600 euro...

Developed by electronic payment startup Square, the app called Card Case allows customers to pay for products and services at local merchants automatically by simply providing their name to complete the transaction."You walk in, say your name, and walk out. It's a seamless payment experience," said Megan Quinn, director of products for Square.The app automatically opens a tab when it detects that a customer is within 100 meters (328 feet) of a business, as long as they've enabled the...

Telegraph reports. In 2010, 2.3 million cats and dogs were insured, and since almost any type of animal can be insured, experts are bracing for an even bigger influx in dishonest claims. Daily Mail that vets are not required to use the cheapest drugs available and can charge up to double the price for treatment. “These are particularly worrying types of fraud because it often requires the help of a vet,” she said." Time

The fighters claimed his capture as gunfire and car horns expressed jubilation across Libya at the seizure of the British-educated 39-year-old who a year ago seemed set for a dynastic succession to rule the oil-producing African desert state.Saif al-Islam and three armed companions were taken without a fight overnight, officials said, and he was not injured -- unlike his father, who was killed a month ago on Sunday after being captured in his home town."We have arrested Saif al-Islam Gaddafi...

Hope poster has designed a new version in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. This time around, Shepard Fairey has replaced – or covered – the President’s face with the Guy Fawkes mask synonymous with the protests, reports the Washington Post. blog last week, “I see Obama as a potential ally of the Occupy movement if the energy of the movement is perceived as constructive, not destructive. I still see Obama as the closest thing to ‘a man on the inside’ that we have presently.” in Time

The likes of "Notting Hill" actor Hugh Grant will join parents of murder victims to spell out how they and their families have suffered from a ruthless hunt for stories to boost flagging paper sales and sate a public's clamor for gossip about the rich and famous.From a phone-hacking scandal which has engulfed Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire to the use of "chequebook journalism," the tactics of Britain's notoriously aggressive press will be exposed in detail.Stewart Purvis, professor of...

Microsoft joins several private equity firms that are also poring over Yahoo's books and operations, as they explore various options for striking a deal with the struggling Internet company.Yahoo, which fired its chief executive in September, is undergoing a "strategic review," to revamp its business and its stagnant revenue growth.Private equity firms KKR and TPG Capital have also signed confidentiality agreements with Yahoo, people familiar with the matter previously told Reuters. The firms...

European Robotics Week, currently being held in Brussels, the EU-funded Robocast demonstrated that it’s closer than ever to making robotic neurosurgery a reality. Robocast, the goal is to make “treatment quicker, less invasive, and more effective,” especially when it comes to treating tumors, hydrocephalus, Parkinson’s disease, Tourette syndrome and many other neurological diseases. press release, it’s capable of performing 13 different types of movement at the operating table, nine more than...

Nadine Gordimer has spoken out against her government's controversial new secrecy legislation, suggesting it is a move back towards the harsh censorship that existed under apartheid. Observer Gordimer said freedom of expression had been "struck out as a danger to the state", under the harsh Protection of State Information Bill, which may become law in South Africa by the end of the year. Leading commentators, editors and opposition parties dubbed the day the bill was passed in the South...