General Health

12 October 2013

How to get out of bed in the dark mornings

This week has saw winter officially hit, the temperature has dropped and we've had to lift out the winter coat. With this of course comes the start of the dark ...
10 October 2013

World Mental Health Day: Advice on depression

As it's World Mental Health Day and mixed anxiety and depression are noted as the most common mental disorders in Britain, we have some expert advice on hand.  According to the ...
10 October 2013

7 ways to combat stress

Stress is defined by the way you feel when you’re under abnormal pressure, as it's World Mental Health Day today, we've enlisted the help of a range of experts to ...
9 October 2013

Quit smoking and become healthier and wealthier

If you've been hiding under a rock you may not be aware that it's Stoptober, but, it is. October sees us try and encourage more and more people to kick ...
8 October 2013

Tom Hanks Has Type 2 Diabetes

Tom Hanks has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The 57-year-old actor has been battling with symptoms of the life-long condition - which occurs when the body doesn't produce enough insulin ...
8 October 2013

National Arthritis Week: Real-life struggle

There are ten million people living with arthritis in the UK, and it's generally thought that the older generation are the sufferers, but in fact more and more young people ...
7 October 2013

BackCare Awareness Week - Carers, care for your backs

It's a carers job to look after people, but what about their own health?  There are currently around 6.5 million carers in the UK with the figure set to rise to ...
6 October 2013

Jodie Kidd talks about back pain

Jodie Kidd discusses the health woes she's suffered through years of modelling, and now carrying about her baby boy, back pain.  More than 8 out of ten of us have suffered ...
4 October 2013

Bad weather affecting joint health

The cold, wet weather has an effect on our mood and apparently our joints too. Four in ten adults want to leave Britain for sunnier climes because they claim the ...
3 October 2013

Five alternative tips for stopping smoking

Rob Kelly, therapist and creator of The Thrive Programme, believes that smoking is not an addiction but a habit, something that smokers have control over. He believes he has the know ...
1 October 2013

All you need to know about Arthritis

Arthritis : The Whos, Whats, Whys, Whens and Wheres Arthritis affects tens of millions of people globally. Many people have heard of the spinal condition, however few actually understand what it ...
1 October 2013

Signs and symptoms of breast cancer still not known to British women

A staggering 94% of British women cannot name five common signs and symptoms of breast cancer, according to new research.  While 84% of women surveyed correctly mentioned a lump as one ...
30 September 2013

Jessie J's skin turned green from medication

Jessie J admits to looking like Shrek's little sister after medication turned her skin green.  The singer used a drug to treat her irregular heartbeat as a child and it turned ...
29 September 2013

Britain's healthiest profession

There are a whole variety of jobs out there, but who in fact is Britain's fittest worker? New research destroys the myth of British tradespeople leading unhealthy lives with beer bellies, living ...
28 September 2013

Concentration tips to help you through winter

With early signs of autumn now showing and the days quickly becoming shorter, many of us will often find ourselves daydreaming at our desks, with our concentration dipping throughout the ...
28 September 2013

Shark antibodies could provide key to targeting breast cancer

Antibodies found in sharks could be used to target breast cancer. AICR, the Scottish cancer research charity, has awarded biologists from the University of Aberdeen a grant of over £200,000 to ...
25 September 2013

Doctors fear decline in NHS patient care

Doctors and patients are concerned about the current level of patient care offered by the NHS, according to a British Health Report. The report found that nearly half of doctors believe ...
24 September 2013

Health advice on head lice

While parents may be heaving a sigh of relief that their children are back at school, it’s inevitable that at some point they will catch the dreaded lurgy doing the ...

24 September 2013

People with Type 2 diabetes putting themselves at risk

People with Type 2 diabetes may be putting themselves at risk by ignoring signs of hypoglycaemia, according to a new report. The review paper included data presented earlier this year at ...
21 September 2013

Linda Ronstadt Struggling With Lost Voice

Iconic singer Linda Ronstadt is struggling to cope with her inability to sing since she was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The multi-Grammy winner announced last month (Aug13) that she has the ...

20 September 2013

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients feel increasingly isolated

Sufferers of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) are feeling increasingly isolated due to their family and friends’ lack of understanding of their condition, a study has revealed. The study, carried out by ...
18 September 2013

Leann Rimes Happy With Her Fuller Figure

LeAnn Rimes is "glad to have a little more meat on" her now. The star was pictured looking incredibly thin in 2011, but has since overcome issues with anxiety and stress ...
18 September 2013

There are 160,000 ways to quit smoking

Quitting smoking takes hard work and determination definitely, yet still people claim that they can't do it.  Well, new research reveals that there are over 160,000 ways to quit smoking, so ...
17 September 2013

How to avoid office back pain with Dr. Martin Knight

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, for many people working longer hours, leaning over laptops, iPads and other utilities has become a day-to-day ‘normality.’ It’s fantastic the way that ...