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A heartbroken mother who lost her daughter to toxic shock syndrome from wearing a tampon has told how the 19-year-old passed away in her arms as she 'begged her not to die'. Dawn Massabni, 56, from New Jersey, admitted she is still haunted by the moment Maddy lost her fight on March 30 earlier this year. The fashion student, who celebrated her birthday just three days earlier, was out for dinner with her family when she began feeling unwell. Her condition deteriorated rapidly over the next couple of days until Dawn desperately called the paramedics when Maddy lost consciousness. Dawn Massabni, 56, from New Jersey, admitted she is still haunted by the moment daughter Maddy, 19, passed away on March 30 earlier this year. Pictured together She was whisked to intensive care, but the deadly condition had caused her organs to shut down and Dawn was faced with the harrowing decision to turn off her life support. Now the grieving mother is eager to raise awareness of the dangers of TSS and is … [Read more...] about Mother who lost her daughter, 19, to toxic shock syndrome from a tampon reveals how she ‘begged her not to die’ as she passed away in her arms

A WOMAN says her ‘world fell apart’ after suffering chemical burns when she bleached her locks which were so severe she needed a hair transplant. Izi Corner, from Manchester, decided to go for a drastic new look, ditching her brunette locks for bright pink tresses. After colouring her hair at home, the patisserie student decided to head to her local salon for a professional dye job. Izi had her hair cut there before with no problems, and when she enquired about bleach they recommended their sister salon. The 25-year-old said: “I figured doing something drastic “As it was somewhere I’d been before, I didn’t think there’d be any issues.”As she settled into the hairdressing chair, she was told by the stylist she may experience some ‘discomfort’ as her hair was being bleached. Izi said: “I was told that, with the bleach, I may feel a little discomfort, but not to worry, as it was totally normal. “It was applied, … [Read more...] about My scalp peeled off and I needed a hair transplant at 25 after suffering chemical burns when I bleached my locks

A teenager was nearly killed by a new kind of vaping-related injury dubbed ‘popcorn lung’ just months after taking up e-cigarettes. The 17-year-old, from Ontario, Canada, was taken to A&E last year with a severe cough, fever and shortness of breath. He was misdiagnosed with pneumonia, a lung infection, and sent home with a prescription for antibiotics. But the unidentified teenager returned five days later, still gasping for breath, with fatigue and nausea. Doctors learned that in the five months prior, he had started vaping heavily every day using a mix of flavoured e-cigarette oils bought online. A 17-year-old from Ontario, Canada, was nearly killed by a new kind of vaping-related injury dubbed ‘popcorn lung’ following months of intensive e-cigarette use He liked sweet and fruity flavours such as green apple, cotton candy and ‘dew mountain’, a spin on the popular energy drink Mountain Dew. The patient also admitted adding THC, the … [Read more...] about Canadian vaper, 17, suffers a new type of e-cigarette illness dubbed ‘popcorn lung’ and is put on life support just five months after taking up the habit

A 23-year-old man died from a "silent killer" infection just a week after he began feeling unwell on holiday in Spain. Luke Brown's family said he had been fit and healthy all his life. But in September, the plasterer was rushed to hospital after his parents found him having seizures in bed. He was placed in a coma but a week later, Luke died in Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, Mereyside. The young man had fallen victim to a sudden but deadly strain of meningitis, which can kill within four hours, reports the Liverpool ECHO. His parents have spoken about the toll of the "horrendous" illness, in hopes others young people like Luke will recognise meningitis symptoms early and seek life-saving help. Luke had been home from a week from a holiday in Benidorm when he suddenly took ill. The night before he was rushed to hospital, he complained of having a headache. He didn't come down for his tea and asked for a bath to be run for him. From his bed, he sent his devoted dad Del his final … [Read more...] about Healthy Brit, 23, dies from ‘silent killer’ after return from Benidorm holiday

Massachusetts Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren are pressing federal health officials on research efforts to combat Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) after two people died of the rare infection.  One of those deaths was in Markey and Warren's own home state, where at least five people have been struck by the mosquito-borne illness this year, which typically only affects seven people in the entire US annually.  Another death has been confirmed in Michigan.  Markey and Warren have requested any research the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may have on similar viruses in the hopes that this information may provide clues for how to treat deadly EEE.  The two Massachusetts Democrats this week sent a letter to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases within the National Institutes of Health seeking the current state of US research on EEE as cases continue to surge into cooler months.  Seven people in Massachusetts have been sickened … [Read more...] about Massachusetts senators beg NIH for clues for treating EEE virus that has already killed TWO as rates of the rare mosquito-borne infection surge