Health
Europe’s 1st Purpose Built Breast Cancer Centre Opens With World Record Attempt
The Nightingale Centre and Genesis Prevention Centre - Europe’s first ever, purpose built breast cancer prevention centre - opens its doors on 8th July. The Centre, built with £12 million from the NHS and £2 million from the Genesis Appeal, will provide diagnostic and outpatients services for around 500 women every week.
Stop Smoking With Littlewoods Bingo Online
Bingo lovers forced out of clubs across the country by the smoking ban are being offered free pampering treatments to help them quit thanks to a brand new site from Littlewoods Bingo online.
England Goes Smokefree
Noted as the most important public health legislation for a generation, at 6am on Sunday 1st July, the Health Act 2006 came into force making it illegal to smoke in virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces. Shops, offices, factories, pubs, cafes, restaurants, membership clubs, public transport, and work vehicles used by more than one person are all covered by the smokefree legislation.
Gordon Brown Announces NHS Review To Shape Health Care For The Next Decade
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Health Secretary Alan Johnson today announced a review of the NHS that would advise on how to meet the challenges of delivering health care over the next decade.
Government Strikes Ground-Breaking Deal With UK Drinks Industry
By the end of 2008 the Government expects all alcoholic drinks labels to include alcohol unit information, following a ground-breaking agreement between Government and the drinks industry.
State Of The Art Radiology Treatment At BUPA Hospital Cardiff
A range of new procedures, using state-of-the art equipment and technology in a modernised environment are being offered to radiology patients as a result of a £400,000 refit of the fluoroscopy facility at BUPA Hospital Cardiff.
Give Yourself A Head Start To Quit Smoking
To quit smoking successfully your brain as well as your body needs to adapt and change at the deepest level. We often hear it takes willpower to quit smoking. It also takes courage and time to make the transition from smoker to non-smoker.
Menopausal Women Talk To Their PC Rather Than Their GP
Results from an online survey conducted by Menopausematters.co.uk and published in Menopause International have shown that many women are suffering from the menopausal problems of vaginal dryness and painful intercourse (dyspareunia) yet very few are asking health professionals for advice, even though very effective treatments are now available.
Restless Legs Run In The Brain
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is an annoying involuntary leg twitching that can be intensely uncomfortable in the lower legs. People are particularly affected when sitting still or trying to fall asleep. Recent research has found that RLS is definitively linked to low levels of dopamine in the brain.
BUPA strengthens position in health & wellness sector
BUPA has announced a partnership deal with ADDleisure Plc, a market leader in health and leisure products and service innovation.
National Homeopathy Awareness Week
Now in its seventh year, national Homeopathy Awareness Week 2007 is proof that there is an ever-growing number of people seeking a natural way of treating their health.
Care For Your Senses
We use our senses every second of the day to recognise and monitor the world around us, so it’s very easy to take them for granted. However if they are not functioning properly our daily lives and routines become very difficult. Help is available for these potential problems by following few simple tips.
Beat The Bloat With Candigest
Vicky* was horrified one morning to wake up so bloated that she had gained 3.5 inches around her abdomen and waist. She had put on 2 inches around her lower abdomen – just below her belly button – and 1.5 inches around her waist. “I looked about four months pregnant and try as I might I couldn’t suck in my bloated tummy. It was rock solid,” says Vicky.
New Stress Test Measures How Stress Affects You
The Centre for High Performance Development (CHPD) has launched its online Personal Stress Questionnaire. Unlike many stress tests which tell you whether or not you are stressed, the new test measures the symptoms you will typically experience when you become stressed in the future. It offers an insight into how stress affects you and supports a preventative approach to stress management.
BUPA to deliver NHS services to North East patients
NHS patients in the North East will soon benefit from faster waiting times and more choice about where they can be treated.