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After three years of trying for a second child, Kath and Murray Chapman had almost given up hope. Doctors had told them Mrs Chapman had a hormone problem which meant fertility treatment would be a ...

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Breakfast was a bowl of cereal followed by a croissant and a banana at work. Lunch was a jacket potato at your desk; and come 3pm you had a bar of chocolate to tide you over. By the time dinner ...

Fizzy drinks, crisps and chocolate will be banned from school vending machines as part of a £2million programme to tackle rising levels of obesity among children. The dispensers - which are in ...

High levels of cancer-causing chemicals have been found in a quarter of peanut butter brands. Five out of 20 samples bought in major supermarkets contained potentially harmful levels of aflatoxin ...

Mencap is the UK’s leading learning disability charity. It enables thousands of people across Britain to lead full lives and strives for a world in which those with learning disabilities have an ...

One long-haul passenger a month is killed by a blood clot within minutes of landing at Britain's biggest airport, a study has found. But the consultant behind the research into deep vein ...

THESE additives are used to bring out the natural flavour of the food. Most flavourings are listed by their E-numbers by food manufacturers and are generally used by name rather than number, such ...

A slimming device which melts away fat and is claimed to produce stunning results in just half an hour is being launched in Britain in the spring. But experts have warned that its new 'instant fat ...

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