A teenage girl has grown back her entire face after being struck down by a rare skin disease. Leanne Howes, 17, was given just 10 percent chance of survival after suffering from a one in a million allergic reaction to an off the shelf antacid drug that left her unrecognisable. The potentially fatal condition - Stevens-Johnson syndrome - gripped her entire body, causing her skin to burn up, scab over and fall off in chunks. Trainee hairdresser, Leanne, from Hoveton in Norwich, developed the syndrome after taking a 150mg dose of Zantac Ranitidine prescribed by her doctor to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The illness left the pretty brunette lying in a hospital bed for weeks while it ran its devastating course
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A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
FOR TWO memory-impaired parents their new-born baby Cian is a living timekeeper .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A woman has revealed how she was left scarred for life after accidentally falling into a bonfire at a friend’s BBQ .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .