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Unemployed, Obese Woman Complains of Being Treated Unfairly Laura Ripley is 25 years old and lives in the UK. In 2008, she was given an £8,000 operation on the NHS, helping her lose 16 stone (over 100 kg). Thanks to it, not only is she now much slimmer, having gone down from 38 stone (over 240 kg) to 22 stone (139 kg), but, what’s more important, she is alive, sin... 30 July 2009 13:21 GMT Benefits of Post-Workout Massage Are False We’ve often heard that the best way to relax after a strenuous workout, as well as to prevent sore muscles the next day is by means of the killer combo sauna plus massage. Most of the time, it has also been said, massage alone could do the trick, and this has become to represent a universally held belief. It&rs... 8 May 2009 14:51 GMT