Health

1 April 2009

Red Wine Can Help You Think

Believe it or not, but drinking red wine could actually help you think, research has found.The conclusion was reached after a group of 24 adults performed better in mental arithmetic ...

1 April 2009

Rosy Glow is Sign of Good Health

Women look more healthy when they have a rosy glow, a study suggests.The conclusion was reached after a team of researchers at the University of St Andrews, asked volunteers to ...

31 March 2009

Ocean Angels Take To The Sea For Breast Cancer

Four girls, nicknamed the ‘Ocean Angels’, are attempting to make history by setting the world record for being the first all female crew to row the Indian Ocean in the ...
31 March 2009

Rise to the Challenge and Raise Awareness: Bowel Cancer UK Launches 5-A DAY

Rise to the Challenge and Raise Awareness: Bowel Cancer UK Launches 5-A DAYAs part of April's Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, charity Bowel Cancer UK is launching a fun new initiative ...
31 March 2009

Empty Nest Syndrome Explained

Our featured author, Kate Thompson, revealed that what prompted her to write her latest novel, The Kinsella Sisters, was Empty Nest Syndrome, caused by her 22 year old daughter leaving ...

31 March 2009

Shopping Urges Linked to Time of the Month

That sudden desire we get to go on a mass spending spree every now and then could be explained thanks to a psychologist who says that it’s all down to the ...

27 March 2009

Stressed Out Brits Turn To The Internet

A new survey has revealed that we are turning to our PCs and the internet, when our lives are at their most stressful.One in four people polled in the survey have ...
26 March 2009

NHS Choices launches online fertility and fitness tests

NHS Choices has launched two new interactive self assessment tools which assess both women’s fertility, and general fitness.Based on NHS accredited information, the tests enable women, who are worried they may ...

23 March 2009

Cervical Cancer - The Facts

Prior to Goody’s diagnosis, cervical cancer wasn’t given the attention it requires. Although the number of cases of the disease have halved in recent years, it remains the second most ...
23 March 2009

Delicious Celebrity Recipes... Without The Guilt!

Dietician Sian Porter from The Fat Panel shows you how to follow your favourite chef's meal the healthy way.With the vast array of celebrity chefs offering their mouth-watering recipes for ...
23 March 2009

A Healthy Breakfast Leads To A Healthy Mind, As Well As Body

A HEALTHY BREAKFAST LEADS TO A HEALTHY MIND, AS WELL AS BODYThe Kingsmill Breakfast Report written by Clinical Psychologist Professor Tanya Byron and Expert Nutritionist, Amanda Ursell reveals ... the ...
18 March 2009

Is your love life at risk? How dental hygiene is harming romance in the UK

Poor dental hygiene is putting a severe dampener on romantic opportunities.The investigative report from Dentyl pH, the mouthwash experts, shows that more than a third (37.5%) of respondents said they ...

18 March 2009

Briton’s advised to keep moving

People are being urged to become more active after a leading back pain expert warned that staying seated for long periods of time could result in serious health problems. Barrie Savory, ...
18 March 2009

Donaldson speaks out about Britain's booze culture

Chief Medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has called for a tough crackdown on cheap alcohol, claiming that our country has a drinking problem. In his annual report addressing the nation’s health, ...

17 March 2009

Prostate Cancer: How Much Do You Know?

 Chat date: Wednesday 18th MarchChat time: 11am As we all struggle with our increasingly busy lives, it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters. There are enough day-to-day problems to ...

17 March 2009

Hormone to be potential new fertility treatment

Women who have trouble conceiving have been given hope by scientists who have shown how the hormone kisspeptin can activate the release of sex hormones which control periods. Kisspeptin is a ...

11 March 2009

Recession Helps Smokers Quit

New research released to mark No Smoking Day today shows more than one in three (36%) of the nine million smokers in Great Britain are thinking about or planning to ...

10 March 2009

Ulrika Jonsson Breaks Incontinence Taboo

Ulrika Jonsson has come forward to break the taboo on incontinence, saying that women of all ages can be affected by the embarrassing problem.She wants to get women talking about ...
10 March 2009

New Research To Improve Prostate Cancer Care

New research spearheaded by the University of Leicester, and announced during Prostate Cancer Awareness month,  is set to improve prostate cancer care across England.A team including members from the Department ...

5 March 2009

Bowel Cancer: The Facts

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month which makes it a perfect time to improve people’s knowledge of this all too prolific cancer.Bowel Cancer is now the most common cancer in ...

5 March 2009

Launch Of The National Lottery Awards

From Strictly Come Dancing,straight into The National Lottery Awards - Model, dancer and celebrity Lisa Snowdon joined war veterans at London's Imperial War Museum to launch The National Lottery Awards ...

27 February 2009

Blood clots

Thousands of people will have long term health problems as a result of a blood clot in the vein. But many are completely unaware that they're at increased risk of ...

27 February 2009

Arthritis

There are about 200 different kinds of arthritis. The most common type is osteoarthritis (or degenerative arthritis), where the cartilage that protects the bones gets worn away. This makes joints ...

27 February 2009

Women At Risk From 'Silent Killer'

Every year 6,800 women in Britain are diagnosed with ovarian cancer but, currently, the UK has the worst survival rates in Europe at just 30%.  With early diagnosis, survival rates ...