Family pregnancy sic...

Pregnant women are three times more likely to suffer from severe morning sickness if their mothers did, say Norwegian researchers. Around 2% of women suffer excessive nausea and vomiting in pregnancy – known as hyperemesis gravidarum – which can require hospital treatment. But a...

Family ties

By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC News When Lisa Simmons heard her younger brother needed a kidney transplant she did not hesitate – immediately offering him one of hers. Having lost both her parents, she is very close to 29-year-old Tim and said the decision had been an easy one to...