Health
HIV Support Centre to pilot rapid testing service
The HIV Support Centre is to offer a confidential Rapid HIV Testing Service from this October as part of their programme to promote and encourage a healthy and responsible approach to sexual health.
Your way to a healthy winter wonderland
It might not seem like there has been much of a summer but there’s lots to look forward to in the winter! There may not be the promise of a white Christmas, but you can still brighten up your festive period by making sure that you are feeling your best to enjoy the season of frost and fun with our handy guide to festive health.
Keep your spirits up this Halloween
While movies like Halloween, featuring the ruthless serial killer Michael Myers, shed little light on the origins of Halloween, the reason for celebrating Halloween is actually linked to the beginning of the season of darkness and cold weather.
'Sickness presence' sweeps Britain
Nearly three quarters (72%) of Brits go to work despite feeling so ill they could legitimately stay at home, according to a survey of Britain's working wounded.
Take control of your senses
93% of Britons prize their eyesight above all of the other senses but with the eyes of 100 people starting to deteriorate every day we need to do everything we can to keep them healthy. With this in mind, eye health specialist Bausch & Lomb has launched ‘Eye Spy’ - a complete guide to eye health and beauty - to help us make the most of our eyes and, most importantly, our vision.
New research highlights importance of B vitamins
New research has linked a deficiency of B vitamins to cognitive dysfunction and significantly reduced learning capacity. American researchers at Tufts University found that mice fed a diet deficient in folate, B12 and B6 had reduced brain capillary length and density – vascular changes that caused cognitive dysfunction – in comparison to normal mice.
Credit crunch hits the nation's long-term health
The credit crunch is taking a dramatic toll on the nation's health, diet and fitness and could have serious long-term health implications, according to a new report by Friends Provident and UK charity the Blood Pressure Association, at the start of Know Your Numbers Week; the UK's biggest blood pressure testing and awareness event.
The eyes have it for vitamin supplements
Bausch & Lomb, the eye health company dedicated to perfecting vision and enhancing life, has unveiled a groundbreaking range of vitamin and mineral supplements developed to help preserve eye health.
Where did the smile go?
Doctors today have warned that the social act of smiling is in danger of being killed off by modern-day lifestyle stresses and strains. Leading psychologist, Dr. David Holmes, believes that everyone needs to give at least one smile a day, and aim to reciprocate all smiles to remain socially balanced.
Conquer your migraine with ginger
Nearly six million people in the UK suffer from migraines with 190,000 attacks occurring every day. Two out of three sufferers are women and, in total, migraines cost the UK around £1 billion per annum. Since physicians do not fully understand the cause of migraines, sufferers frequently remain abandoned by their healthcare practitioner.
'Health crunch' faced by 11 million Brits
The rising cost of living is putting pressure on the health and wellbeing of 10.6 million Brits, according to research from PruHealth, the insurer that rewards people for engaging in healthy behaviour.
Clockwork kids kept on schedule by stopwatch mums
Almost two-thirds (63%) of British mums are running their household with military precision to keep on top of hectic family schedules, according to a study by M&S Money.
Madonna follows in the footsteps of other 50 year olds
Madonna, who reached her 50th birthday last Saturday (16 August), will be following in the footsteps of others who have reached this landmark age. They are keen on travelling the world and see turning 50 as a time for exciting new challenges and adventures, research from Alliance & Leicester reveals.
Going abroad for dental care? Check out the facts before you check in
With more and more people considering dental treatment abroad, the UK dental regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC) has issued guidance and advice to dental patients with a checklist of questions to ask before travelling abroad for treatment.
Keira and Sienna go tum-to-tum
'Homely' Keira Knightley beats 'man-eating' Sienna Miller when it comes to the sexiest stomach, a new survey has revealed. And in another gut-wrenching blow, 63-year-old Helen Mirren also topped Sienna in the nationwide poll.