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According to Professor Kefah Mokbel, a surgeon at the private London Breast Clinic, all women over the age of 20 should take Vitamin D to reduce their risk of developing breast cancer. The professor is urging Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to make the vitamin free on the NHS saying it will save 1,000 lives a year. Mokbel has already started handing them out to female patients at his private clinic...

Children who use tablets or phones can risk coming across inappropriate material online. Culture Secretary Maria Miller warns parents to ensure that anti-porn filters are applied to their children’s tablets as they are expected to be one of the top Christmas sellers this year. Mrs Miller said: “For parents and children, the internet is fast becoming part of everyday life at work, at school and...

More and more parents are turning to technology in order to occupy their children. A poll carried out on behalf of Cbeebies’ Mr Tumble, found that the majority of parents think it is more important to “start with technology from a young age,” with 27% of dads relying on tablets to babysit their children, followed by 12% of mums. Overall, more than half of parents regularly use technology to...

Menopause, which is caused by an imbalance of the body’s sex hormones, is believed to be the reason why some women throw unreasonable tantrums. New research found that changes in the levels of oestrogen were not linked to bad temper or mood swings. The study was published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is the first to determine how women of different ages are...

The majority of mothers who return to work feel they are being pushed aside by employers. A new survey found that 75% of women found it harder to progress in their career after they had children. Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, said: “It is sadly still far too common for women to feel shoved aside at work because they’ve decided to have children. Aside from the obvious unfairness, it’s...

Official figures reveal that babies born in the summer need more help during their first year of school. Findings from the Department for Education data revealed that 33% of babies born between May and August don’t do as well in reading, writing and maths. These figures have fuelled a debate over when children should start school, this way, pupils of the same literacy level will be in one class...

The cost of Christmas dinner will increase this year with a 17% rise in the price of the tradition turkey. The latest figures show mums will spend an extra £3 on a frozen turkey this year, as the average cost rises to about £20. Those who buy at the butchers’ counter will be paying at least £60 for a typical turkey of the same size. Figures show the price of turkey has risen by 8% in the past...

Health campaigners are criticising Simon Cowell for smoking around his pregnant girlfriend. The X Factor judge was pictured lighting up in the back of a car while sitting next to Lauren Silverman, who is due to give birth in February. It’s not the first time Cowell has been snapped around his girlfriend with a cigarette in his hand. The couple were pictured out for dinner last month and also...

This really is a bittersweet story that is sure to warm your heart. After 13-year-old Devin was told he was no longer responding to treatment for aggressive brain cancer, members of his small Ohio town came together to make the young teen’s wish come true. On receiving the news from doctors, Devin said all he wanted was to spend time at home with his family and friends and get the chance to...

While swaddling babies has become increasingly popular since Prince George first appeared in public, doctors are now saying it can cause hip problems as they grow. Swaddling involves wrapping your little one in blankets with their arms pinned and legs straightened so that they can’t move. Parents have been turning to the old-fashioned method in order to induce sleep and soothe crying and colic...