Health
Let off some steam with a sauna detox for summer
Forget the baby food diet, the blood group diet and the Cabbage Soup diet, a good regular sweat can do you the world of good and help burn calories, and we don’t mean two hours on the treadmill - we’re talking 15 minutes per day in a hot wooden box.
Money worries force "working wounded" back to work
A new 360 degree study of UK businesses and their employees suggests that the majority of UK employees (78%) would be prepared to jeopardise their long term health by returning to work from sickness absence before they're 100% fit.
Bupa creates first cash plan alternative to health insurance
In an industry first, healthcare company, Bupa has created a unique alternative to health insurance. Bupa Patient Cash offers a number of the usual benefits associated with health insurance, but in the form of a low-cost cash plan.
Bupa International introduces 'Gold Superior' company plan
Bupa International is significantly enhancing its company international health insurance cover, for businesses with globally mobile employees. It now features four levels of cover - Essential, Classic, Gold and the new Gold Superior, and a new range of dental benefit options.
Simplyhealth relaunches dental plan
To better reflect the changing face of dentistry, Simplyhealth is relaunching its consumer dental plan.
Dysentery - Don’t let it ruin your time abroad says MediCare
Most people have experienced some form of stomach infection at one point in their lives, usually when they have been overseas in a new environment. The symptoms usually include diarrhoea and in its most extreme form this becomes Dysentery – the after effects of which can last for several years.
National Allergy Week
11-15th May is National Allergy Week and with a recent Mintel survey revealing that 21 million Britons have an allergy, it's an important event that highlights the misery that many people face as a result of their condition.
RIAS launches Broken Bones Cash Plan
Over 50s specialist insurance provider RIAS has launched a new personal accident product, the RIAS Broken Bones Cash Plan.
Volvo offers hay fever relief to 10 million car buyers
If itchy eyes, blocked noses and constant sneezing sound familiar during this hay fever season, come and sit in a Volvo.
Homedics health and fitness monitoring system
With your health and wellbeing in mind, innovative leader in self-care and personal health products, HoMedics has created a simple three - step system that allows you to monitor and maintain a healthy body from the inside out.
UK patients impatient with the NHS
People are turning to DIY diagnoses while they wait to find out what's wrong with them according to new research.
The evolution of the female body
Apples, pears and now even rectangles. We’ve all got different body shapes, but what defines a beautiful body? Can body shape and size be affected by our culture?
Living to 100 – easy for the super-fit
A new study today revealed that the UK will be populated with more than 300,000 centenarians by 2059, a staggering twenty-six-fold increase compared with today.
April is IBS Awareness Month
April is IBS awareness month, and with statistics estimating that 1 in 3 of us will suffer from tummy problems in the UK at some point in our lives, there’s no better time to consider holistic treatments like the Lava Shells Tummy Massage.
Spring back to health the Mediterranean way
We've all suffered this winter with freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall and icy conditions but finally spring has arrived and it’s time to shake off the ‘hangover’ of winter.