Never too tired for sexercise! Women admit they have sex even when exhausted 'to burn calories'

Women are more inclined to have sex after a long day if they think it will help them lose weight, a survey has revealed.
A mixture of the credit crunch and expensive gym memberships are blamed for the passion killing statistic, which has seen women increasingly  look to sex as a cheap way to exercise.
Research shows 76 per cent of women are more inclined to weave the nocturnal workout into their routines if they think they will burn calories.

Our jigsaw baby: Boy's skull broken into pieces and fitted back together to stop pressure damaging his brain

A baby boy is recovering from life-saving surgery after his skull was removed and replaced like a jigsaw puzzle.
Six-month-old Liam Rustell's skull was taken out, broken into four pieces and replaced before being fused together properly in a six-hour operation.
Liam was born with a rare birth defect that meant his skull failed to form properly at birth causing an abnormally shaped head.

Six-month-old Liam Rustell has gone through a life-saving skull operation with mum Joanna Jones, dad Sean Rustell and sister Shanae Rustell, aged two.

If left untreated, he could be left with speech or learning difficulties.

Doctors told the baby's parents that the only way to prevent the condition worsening was for surgeons to cut his head apart and carefully glue it back together.

 

Use your loaf! NHS officials pay £32 for gluten-free bread that costs £2.25 in the shops

NHS officials paid more than £32 each for thousands of small loaves of bread, it has emerged.
The gluten-free product, which is given out free of charge to patients with coeliac disease, costs just £2.25 in supermarkets.
Official figures show the cost to the NHS of supplying it through pharmacies has rocketed to £32.27 for a small loaf – or £2.48 a slice. The total cost of the bread was £1.25million in a year.

Over-priced: The NHS paid £32.27 for gluten bread - more than 10 times its supermarket value

The sum was paid by NHS officials in Wales. The Health Service there also pays £11.54 for a bag of pasta which costs £3.20 in a shop, and £7.14 for gluten-free biscuits that are £2.22 on the high street.
Darren Miller, Shadow Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly, uncovered the bread bill, which is only blamed on ‘administration charges’.

NHS faces £1bn worth of extra pension claims as ex-marine launches landmark sexual discrimination case

An ex-Marine has launched a landmark 'sexual discrimination' court case which could cost the Department of Health almost £1 billion in extra pension payments.
Iain Cockburn spent months caring for his wife before she lost her fight with cancer at the age of 48.
But now he is facing a new battle against her employers over the NHS pension the medic paid into for 24 years.

Iain Cockburn has launched a landmark court case over his late wife's NHS pension which could cost the Department of Health almost £1 billion

'I was teased for needing to borrow my wife's bras': Father describes why he had male breast reduction surgery

In 1994, on a normal day in his military job, Erik Holler discovered a lump under his left nipple.
Though thankfully not cancer, the small lump instead turned out to be the earliest stages of gynaecomastia, or male breast growth - and the beginning of a difficult condition that led to life-changing surgery.
As Holler learnt, while they're the butt of many a teasing joke, male breasts can be a debilitating condition.

Laying it bare: Erik Holler first noticed his gynecomastia in 1994 when on military boot camp. The condition affected his self-confidence

Now Holler is speaking up about living with the problem and openly sharing his transformational surgery with the hope that it will help other men.
30 per cent of boys experience breast swelling during puberty and gynaecomastia in adult males is more common than many may imagine.
The most common causes of male breast growth, says ABC, are obesity, hormones and drug side-effects, but gynaecomastia differs to, say, fatty tissue gain in that the growth is the same - and as permanent - as that in women's breasts.

 

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In gynaecomastia, cells grow and dirtribute themselves so that the male breast takes on the shape and size of a female's. Holler's chest began to look anything but like his own.
'The left breast actually grew more,' he told ABC's Good Morning America,  'And then the right side started growing, too. And they expanded themselves to their current condition, which, I'd probably say, I'm at least an A cup -- at least.'

Zoning in: Advancements in plastic surgery made breast reduction a more realistic opportunity for Holler

Admiring glance: Holler steals a look at his augmented chest during surgery. The less invasive procedure lasted three hours

But now, advances in plastic surgery are making gynaecomastia treatable. Liposuction and lazer techniques mean that men can undergo breast reduction without the heavily invasive surgery that is usually associated with the procedure.
Holler's surgery, performed by Dr. Aaron Rollins in Beverly Hills, lasted about three hours and was followed with a course of hormones to further reduce swelling.

'They'll say something somewhat demeaning  like, "Wow, pretty soon you're going to be borrowing your wife's bras"'

13 per cent of all plastic surgery in the U.S. last year was on males - an increase of five per cent in just a year and a half.
And, as the internet opens the lid on gynaecomastia, more men are coming forward for breast reduction surgery than ever before. In fact, says GMA, breast reduction is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures for men.
Gynaecomastia is known to affect confidence and make an impact on body image. Holler never took his shirt off in public.
He told GMA that family taunts hurt: 'They'll say something somewhat demeaning in some ways like, 'Wow, pretty soon you're going to be borrowing your wife's bras.'
It didn't help, though, that 'man-boobs' are the subject of many a popular joke, including Seinfeld's infamous 'manzier/bro' sketch.

Flat chested: The transformation has changed Holler's life, he now enjoys swimming and beach trips with his family for the first time since 1994

Dr. Julius Few, founder of the Few Institute for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Chicago told GMA: 'The psychosocial impact is significant.
'Often, patients are subjected to wearing multiple tee shirts or being afraid to go swimming, even in warm weather.'
All that has now changed for Holler, who recently visited the beach for the first time in years - and who now enjoys swimming with his family in the pool.
Though Holler and his family are thrilled with the results, Kathy Holler, Eric's wife, says she always found her husband sexy. His insecurity made her realise that all bodies are imperfect.
'I could see his discomfort with it,' said the mother of three. 'And it made me love him more.'

Find a Job Dating Wine Our Papers Feedback My Stories Friday, Jul 29 2011 9AM 18°C 12PM 24°C 5-Day Forecast Left it too late to slim down for your holiday? Melt away fat in TWO WEEKS with new diet

Worried you’ve left it too late to get in shape for the beach? No fear, a new diet promises to start melting away fat in just 14 days… and shows you how to keep it off

How many times have we promised ourselves that before we hit the beach for our summer hols we’ll shed half a stone?
It's that holy grail of weight loss that we’re certain will make us feel more fab than fat in our bikini. But in reality, life, wine and chocolate get in the way and before we know it it’s almost time to pack the suitcase.

According to recent research two-thirds of women go on a diet before a holiday, with the majority trying for an eight pound weight loss. Fail to lose those pounds and it can make for a very self-conscious summer break.

Dancer hit by a rare bone condition chose to have her leg AMPUTATED so she could perform again

A teenage ballerina chose to have her leg AMPUTATED after a huge benign tumour left her with an 'elephant foot' and unable to dance.
Chanel Carter, 15, was left devastated when she developed a rare bone condition that left her with a tumour on her right leg - crushing her dreams of becoming a dancer and choreographer.
Doctors managed to remove the benign tumour - which left Chanel with what she describes an 'elephant foot' - but within weeks, it had grown back.

New breast cancer drug which shrinks tumours 'will be available within years'

A new drug that shrinks the most serious breast cancer tumours could be available in Britain within the next five years.
Affitoxin, which kills cancerous cells by preventing them from producing protein, could give fresh hope to thousands.
Human testing on the 'wonder drug' is about to begin in the U.S. and it could be on sale shortly.

Cancer breakthrough: New breast cancer drug Affitoxin could be available within five years

The drug works against HER2 positive breast cancer which is the most serious form of the disease.

PM's aide attacked over call to axe maternity pay

Senior Lib Dems turned their fire on David Cameron's 'blue skies thinker' yesterday after he suggested scrapping paid maternity leave.
Steve Hilton came up with the idea as a way of boosting the economy, along with abolishing JobCentres, suspending consumer rights laws for nine months 'to see what would happen' and ignoring some EU employment regulations.
It has been suggested that his ideas were leaked to the Financial Times by civil servants who felt he was undermining their power.
One Whitehall insider told the paper: 'Steve thinks maternity rights are the biggest obstacle to women finding work.'
But Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, dismissed any suggestions of backtracking on EU employment rights or maternity leave.
'That most definitely is not Government policy. Steve is a fine blue skies thinker but this is not part of what we are going to do,' he said.
'We are looking at labour legislation in general but it has got to be sensible and balanced and I think that particular proposal isn't.' 

 

David Cameron, pictured yesterday at the Olympic volleyball site, has known trusted aide Mr Hilton since 1992

Don't eat anything that won't fit on a fork: It's the daftest diet ever, but it actually works!

Diets used to be something that started on a Monday morning - and would usually be ditched that evening. But since I moved to France, my attitude has changed.
I am married to a Frenchman, who watches my weight as closely as I do. We are perfectly aware to the nearest pound what we each weigh - and how much weight we need to lose.
In France, diets aren’t just for fat or obese people; they are followed meticulously by everyone who wants to stay slim. Make no mistake: Vanessa Paradis, Marion Cotillard and Carla Bruni were not born with a magical skinny gene.

 

Three out of four mums wouldn't know what to do if their child suffers a severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting

Three out of four mums don't know what to do if their child suffers a severe allergic reaction to a wasp sting, new research warns.
Findings reveal that three quarters (76 per cent) of mums wouldn't know how to treat anaphylactic shock if their child experienced it, while over two thirds (66 per cent) worry about the threat posed by wasps during the warm summer months.
The Anaphylaxis Campaign advises parents to call 999 immediately to seek medical help, keep the child calm, lie the patient down with their feet raised to increase blood flow to the hear and, if the patient is going to vomit, turn them onto their side and into the recovery position until an ambulance arrives.

Not enough sunshine is putting millions of us at risk from diabetes

A lack of sunshine is putting millions of people at risk of diabetes because they don't have enough vitamin D, researchers have said.
A large study found that people with plenty of it in their system were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
The research, carried out in Australia, could play a major role in combating the condition which has been increasing in recent years.

Diabetes risk: A lack of sunshine is putting millions at risk of diabetes, research claimed

Plenty of exercise and a good diet can help prevent diabetes developing - although the study suggests not enough sunshine could also be a contributory factor.

Food supplements airlifted into famine-hit Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A plane carrying 10 tons of urgently needed nutritional supplements to treat malnourished children has landed in famine-hit Somalia, a U.N. official said Wednesday.

The airlift is part of a crisis intervention as famine threatens to spread across lawless Somalia.

David Orr, a World Food Program spokesman who flew with the shipment from neighboring Kenya to the Somali capital of Mogadishu, said it was the first airlift of food aid since the U.N. declared a famine in parts of Somalia last week.