More Topics | Twitter | RSS Almost a year after Jade Goody’s death are we seeing huge numbers of women attend the GP surgery...

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The Pill , also called the Combined Pill, combines two female-type hormones, oestrogen and progestogen. These hormones...

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More needs to be done to ensure alcohol is out of the reach of young people in Britain, an expert has stated. It was recently...

Not literally. But an ambitious new strategy has been launched by the Department of Health aimed at dramatically cutting...

The heart is a pump designed to force blood through our body. Blood is pumped from the heart through the arteries out to...

Statins are a group of drugs (whose name all end with -statin) that reduce the amount of cholesterol in the body. About...

One of the best ways of making kids more active is by parents getting sneaky, an expert has suggested. Now she doesn’t...

It’s easy to assume that those who suffer from a particular illness are experts on the condition and will get along ok...

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New weight loss aid Alli has hit the shelves. Can taking a diet pill really help you to lose weight or is it just another...

I’ve got a couple of friends who have had to come to terms with the prospect of being infertile. To be honest, when they...

OK, hands up how many of like to enjoy a few small glasses of wine most days entirely guilt-free because you thought it...

Ok here you go gang. We are changing the plan of attack this week just a bit. I know starting the year off we talked about...

“Women who delay pregnancy are more likely to have a child with autism,” the Daily Mail reported. It said that researchers... Full Article at NHS Choices

The residue from smoking has been dubbed 'third-hand smoke' Third-hand smoke is “as dangerous as cigarette fumes” according... Full Article at NHS Choices

It is now almost three months since the operation. The scar has healed up well and I have had only minor problems with... Full Article at NHS Choices

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Ok here you go gang. We are changing the plan of attack this week just a bit. I know starting the year off we talked about... Full Article at Yell.com: Health and Fitness

YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME! Last week I had more people come up to me telling me they have already cheated and didn’t stick... Full Article at Yell.com: Health and Fitness

I TOLD YOU I WOULD BE CHECKING IN ON YOU! Ok I heard through the grapevine most people have let the cold weather set them... Full Article at Yell.com: Health and Fitness

More Topics | Twitter | RSS Almost a year after Jade Goody’s death are we seeing huge numbers of women attend the GP surgery...

Statins are a group of drugs (whose name all end with -statin) that reduce the amount of cholesterol in the body. About...

Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin – and at this grey time of year, can be seriously lacking from our bodies. Vitamin D...

At this time of year we’re all on a health mission – even us doctors- and I’m often asked by patients what I think of...