Posts by Sophie Borland

Children without MMR jabs should be banned from school, claims public health official

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Children who haven’t had the MMR jab should be banned from schools, according to a leading doctor.

Blood test to spot ectopic pregnancy: Breakthrough could save fertility of thousands

Monday, November 1st, 2010

A blood test for ectopic pregnancies which could help save the fertility of thousands of women is being developed by scientists.

Doctors ‘reset biological clock’: Stem cell child hope for women who go through early menopause

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Women who go through an early menopause could soon be given the chance to have children again thanks to a pioneering stem cell treatment.

The doctors who can’t even cradle a baby correctly: Half of GPs have not had basic paediatric training

Friday, September 17th, 2010

The situation is sufficiently dire that badly trained doctors could miss signs of abuse as in the Baby P case, a damning report has warned.

First artificial human ovary could mature eggs outside the body

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

The researchers say their breakthrough could help thousands who become infertile from chemotherapy or other treatments which damage the reproductive system.

Sales of hairspray soar thanks to Cheryl Cole as women try to emulate her backcombed style

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

It was a 1980s must-have – the essential ingredient for every perm, quiff or backcomb. But two decades later, hairspray is enjoying a dramatic comeback – and it’s all apparently down to Cheryl Cole.

Why can’t we have this drug? Anger as cancer medication that saves thousands remains banned in UK

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Avastin is used routinely in almost every country in the Western world – except Britain. It can extend the lives of bowel cancer sufferers by at least two years and often much longer.

Pay egg donors £800 to stop fertility tourism, says watchdog

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Women could be paid up to £800 to donate their eggs in Britain under plans to stop fertility tourism.