World News 11-02-2005 who: Mother of twins, Maricica Tescu what: Gives birth to second baby 59 days after the first where: Romania when: This week snippet: The 33 year-old, who - like one in every 50,000 women - has two separate wombs, gave birth to Valentin after delivering his brother, Catalin, on December 11th, reports The Times. Doctors believe it is the first time a woman has become pregnant at the same time in both wombs and then given birth months apart. In other health news, The Sun reports from Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport where doctors gave a baby girl eight life-saving operations while she was still in the womb; a report from Metro, published online by thisislondon.com, says "eating a carrot every day could reduce the chance of developing cancer"; The Sun says "25,000 children in Britain suffer from the chronic fatigue syndrome ME"; and health secretary Dr John Reid has announced an 8.1% increase in funding for local health services in England from next year. [... more]

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