As summer holiday season approaches, many of us will be dreaming about our midyear getaways, but how many of us have started thinking about how to stay healthy when away?
A ...
Society’s obsession with appearance and body image could prove detrimental to our physical and mental wellbeing, according to new research1 by not-for-profit organisation Central YMCA which reveals that body anxiety ...
Patients Who See ‘Preferred Gp’ In Doctor’s Surgery Less Likely To Go For Emergency Hospital Admission
New study draws link between patient choice and hospital admissions
A new study led by the ...
Simon Cowell is backing a major campaign to raise awareness of the children’s hospice sector in the UK following research which reveals widespread misunderstanding about the care available for children ...
If there was an award for the best berry, the Acai Berry would be nominated for it.
The Acai Berry is all the "rave" at the minute. Harvested in the Amazon ...
- Cervical cancer can affect women of all ages but is most common in women between 30 – 45 years of age. It is the second most common cancer (after ...
Cervical cancer has attracted much media coverage in recent years, largely because of Jade Goody’s sad death from the disease - but have we learned enough?
In the run up to ...
With 48% of women claiming they have suffered from hair loss or hair thinning, the top female causes of hair loss have been revealed today in a new study commissioned ...
One of the biggest barriers to weight loss success is being too strict and eliminating favourite foods.
There really is nothing more de-motivating than watching your friends and family enjoying their ...
Feeling irritable? Grumpy? Unattractive? It can only mean one thing - the hay fever season is back and ready to cause many women a summer of misery!
According to research conducted ...
Catherine Zeta-Jones is the most recent high profile celebrity to complain of suffering from Bipolar Disorder.
She joins household names like Stephen Fry, Sting, Adam Ant and Kurt Cobain who have ...
It is estimated that 40% of the 150,000 strokes suffered by people in the UK each year could be prevented.
The two main preventable causes of strokes are high blood pressure ...
WWE and the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign have named 14 year old Laura Bizzey from Suffolk as the first UK national ‘WWE Community Champion’.
WWE teamed up with the UK’s leading muscle ...
There is no “one size fits all” approach to losing weight, according to a top British nutritionist and fitness adviser, who believes that modern lifestyles and refined foods have led ...
Coffee and Stroke – The Facts
Stroke Awareness Day – 10th May 2011
4th May 2011: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, and has an enormous physical, emotional and ...
Patients are nearly three times more likely to be given the wrong medicines as a result of an error in their hospital discharge letter if the information is sent electronically, ...
University of Leicester researchers present further evidence from first ever general population survey of autism in adulthood.Not a single person identified with autism or asperger’s syndrome during a community survey ...
Despite high-profile government awareness campaigns, a survey of 5,000 adults has revealed that 60% of people admit to suffering sun burn in the past year and over a quarter (27%) ...
A new survey of GPs indicated that asthma education for healthcare professionals is low priority.
Over half of GPs agree that the number of deaths from asthma could be reduced with ...
The NHS Vision for Sustainable health route map has been laid out on the 1st of February 2011 to help plan a 15% reduction of carbon emissions by the year ...
With summer fast approaching, NHS Choices asked women if they were happy with their bikini body, and 86% said no.
The survey also highlighted that most women felt least confident about ...
GPs need more confidence in helping people to manage their depression a new survey reveals.
Despite 96% of GPs usually or always making an attempt to determine the severity level of ...
Britain is spending a massive £1.5 billion on improving their personal wellbeing like gym memberships, cosmetics and spa treatments every month.
However, while this might seem like a huge amount in ...
Results of a recent survey revealing that 94 percent of GPs don't have sufficient time to ask psoriasis sufferers what impact the condition is having on a patient's life, are ...
