Babble Wrap: Having A Sister ‘Is Good For You’

Having A Sister ‘Is Good For You’
Being brought up with a sister makes people more balanced, ambitious and optimistic, research suggests. Independent

Study Discourages Pap Test For Cervical Cancer
Young women are being discouraged from undergoing Pap tests until later in life, at the same time as figures reveal more than three million are screened annually for cervical cancer. Daily Telegraph

Life Swap: When A Stay-At-Home Mum Swaps With Her High-flying Husband
When Patrick Barrow was made redundant, it was his stay-at-home wife Lucy who found a job first. Here they talk about their life swap. Times Online

Second Infertility: One Is Not Enough
Already the mother of a healthy daughter, Victoria Lambert found that her inability to have a second child became a matter of obsession and anguish – and she is not alone. Here she describes the pain of secondary infertility. Telegraph

Stem Cell Advance Raises Hopes Of Cure For Deafness
Scientists have announced a “major breakthrough” in attempts to find a cure for deafness after the cells vital for hearing were grown in a laboratory. Times Online

Baby Will Disturb Federer’s Grand Slam Dreams
If Roger Federer thinks becoming a father will have little impact on his goal of equalling and then breaking Pete Sampras’s record of 14 grand slam titles he might be in for a rude awakening. Independent