Health

5 February 2010

Is Alcohol Impairing Your Decision Making?

Young people are being warned that drinking alcohol can seriously impair their ability to make the decisions they’d normally make, leading to serious consequences such as unwanted pregnancies and being ...

Health

26 January 2010

Swine Flu: Under 5's What You Need To Know

Parents are still wondering about the threat of swine flu and whether or not to get their children under five vaccinated.So if you are thinking of vaccinating your children against ...

Health

26 January 2010

Swine Flu: Under 5's The Myth Buster

Parents are still wondering about the threat of swine flu and whether or not to get their children under five vaccinated.Here at FemaleFirst we tackle some of the myths that ...

Health

25 January 2010

Genetic Testing To Target Cancer Treatments

Genetic testing could soon spot breast cancer patients most at risk of a relapse following treatment with a commonly used powerful chemotherapy, which will spare patients the side-effects of a ...

Breast Cancer

21 January 2010

Loose Weight & Look Hot The Easy Way - Love Water

With 2010 firmly in full swing and new year diet resolutions going down the pan, a world leading natural medicine doctor is offering an easy way to get healthy and ...

Health

19 January 2010

Ten Tips To Lose Weight

A quarter of the adult population in England is obese and rates are increasing by the middle of this century it’s believed that 60% of men and 50% of women ...

Health

14 January 2010

Medikidz Tackles Food Allergies

The National Food Allergy and Intolerance Week (25-29 January 2010) will highlight the disturbing news that the number of children suffering from food allergies has increased by 200% in the ...

Health

14 January 2010

Are Your Teens Protected Against Mumps?

Teens have been urged to ensure their vaccinations are up to date as new research reveals that more than nine out of ten (92%) 16-18 year olds do not think ...

Health

Maybe all this won't be necessary now...

13 January 2010

New Way To Stop The Sneezes?

Yet again it’s that time of year when tissues and warm drinks become more valuable than gold and silver. The cold season is upon us and with swine flu still ...

A traditional english breakfast is not always the best option.

13 January 2010

Breakfast doesn't have to be boring

Everyone knows that there’s no better way to guarantee a good start to the day than having a decent breakfast.But finding a breakfast that’s satisfying, healthy and quick to make, ...

Health

12 January 2010

What's In Your Diet?

Fresh fruit and vegetables are off the menu, as recession-hit Britons put their health on the back burner in favour of a diet of junk food and ready meals, new ...

Food And Drink

Alex Gerrard puts Tesco employees through their paces

12 January 2010

Steven Not The Only Gerrard Who Likes To Keep Fit

It may be her husband we’re used to seeing flexing his muscles - but this week Alex Gerrard showed shoppers at her local Tesco that she likes to keep fit ...

11 January 2010

Exercising Myths Exposed!

There are hundreds of ‘experts’ giving advice on the best way to get your body looking its best, but often that advice is confusing and unhelpful and can have you ...

exercise

11 January 2010

Weighty Promises For 2010

For many people the January detox is as much of a tradition as Christmas itself.This year Brits aim to lose over 23 million stone and almost seven million want to ...

Alcohol

11 January 2010

Are You Immunising Your Child?

New research, conducted on behalf of AstraZeneca, shows that 48% of mums worry about taking their child for routine immunisations, while a significant 43% believe immunisations affect the parents more ...

5 January 2010

Have You Given Up On Your New Year's Resolution

It’s only the first week of the new decade and already more than a third (39%) of Brits will have abandoned their good New Year intentions!In fact one in five ...

Health

23 December 2009

Swine Flu Myth Busters

Myth: Swine flu isn’t that serious, so there’s no need to get vaccinated.Swine flu causes mild symptoms in most people, generally lasting for about a week, but others are more ...

Health

23 December 2009

Ten Things To Know About Swine Flu

We have been inundated with Swine Flu info over the last few months but may people are left asking do we have the vaccine? Should we not have the vaccine?Here ...

Health

22 December 2009

Swine Flu & Pregnant Women Myth Buster

Myth: Swine flu isn’t that serious for pregnant women, so there’s no need to get vaccinated.Swine flu causes mild symptoms in most people, but pregnant women are more likely to ...

Health

22 December 2009

10 Things Pregnany Women Should Know About Swine Flu

We have heard nothing but swine flu this and swine flu that, not to mention all the fuss that's circulated the vaccine.So here are ten things that pregnant women should ...

Health

22 December 2009

Enjoy Christmas In Comfort

New research released today reveals a third of women could be putting their happiness and comfort on Christmas Day at risk due to a health complaint.Around one in three women ...

Health

21 December 2009

Avoid Hernia Plagued Christmas

As the British public get on their marks for the last-minute Christmas shopping blitz, the British Hernia Centre will be gearing up for an increase in enquiries over the season ...

Health

If you have driven to an event, think before you drink

21 December 2009

Stay Alive, Don’t Drink And Drive

‘Holidays are coming, holidays are coming!’ When the Coca Cola advert appears on our screens during November it encourages everyone to embrace the festive spirit. It may be ‘the season ...

Alcohol Health

18 December 2009

Don't Let Standards Slip This Christmas

More than half of the UK population will be recovering after Christmas parties on Saturday 19th December, leaving them especially vulnerable to picking up an infection such as seasonal or ...

Health