Health

Samsung Mobile today announced that it will be supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Trust through a number of fund raising activities throughout 2008. The campaign, championed by Mark Mitchinson, VP of Samsung Mobile UK and Ireland, began this month with a Samsung four mile run on the 4th January.

Do you wake up feeling tired before your day has even started? Do you hit snooze on your alarm clock until the very last minute? The spring months bring with them longer days and milder weather but it can still be hard to break out of hibernation mode. When that Monday morning feeling stays with you till Friday, it’s time to look at the underlying causes.

A pioneering course for would-be pregnancy aquanatal instructors has been developed by Salford University – with the first group of students starting 25 February 2008.

Every single cell in your body can be awakened, strengthened, cleansed and charged with energy, according to Biological Therapeutics’ Rejuvenate with Fulvic Acid. And once your cells are back firing on all cylinders and bursting with life – then so will you!

Good managers are meant to lead by example but when it comes to health many are falling short by smoking, leading sedentary lifestyles and being overweight, according to BUPA's corporate healthcare assessments.

Bettercaring has announced the re-launch of bettercaring.com, a unique consumer website that combines a comprehensive care home directory with stories, tips and an online discussion forum.

Patients and the NHS could benefit from treating even more people in their own homes, says Clinovia provider of home healthcare services in the UK.

TV’s X-Factor judge Sharon Osbourne is boosting the popularity of weight-loss surgery for older women. Latest figures from private hospital group Spire Healthcare show the number of over 60s having gastric banding and gastric bypass surgery has doubled in the last year.

Christmas is over but winter is not. Like the weather, many people’s mood is dull. And like New Year debts, many people’s anxiety levels are high. Welcome to January - the month that many find very difficult to handle.

As you stub out what you hope is your last cigarette at midnight on New Year’s Eve, consider this: conventional methods of support such as nicotine replacement have only a 15-17% success rate after one year. So it’s clear there’s more to it than nicotine withdrawal and willpower!