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Cancer gene sisters: two had preventative surgery, one waited ...

Cancer gene sisters: two had preventative surgery, one waited ...

Cancer has been unspeakably cruel to the Neave family. Father Colin died of liver cancer just a week ago, mother Claudette is being treated for terminal bone cancer and daughter Elisha is battling ovarian cancer. Claudette battled breast cancer 15 years ago. Her mother and grandmother both died...
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10 vital health numbers everyone should know thumb

10 vital health numbers everyone should know

While you no doubt know your weight, height and shoe size, do you know the numbers that...
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Which type of exercise most suits your lifestyle? thumb

Which type of exercise most suits your lifestyle?

We all need to build a certain degree of exercise into our lives, but the key to...
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What your face says about your health thumb

What your face says about your health

When it comes to assessing the state of your health, it may be that the answers are...
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10 health implications of a sedentary lifestyle thumb

10 health implications of a sedentary lifestyle

According to the World Health Organisation, inactivity is responsible for a multitude of...
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Why saving your health saves you money thumb

Why saving your health saves you money

Today’s economic climate is straining the funding and resources available to the...
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10 office health tips thumb

10 office health tips

With many of us - especially office workers - leading largely sedentary lifestyles, we...
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Why are women sexual risk-takers? thumb

Why are women sexual risk-takers?

When it comes to contraception, women are spoilt for choice. Yet a shockingly high number...
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10 foods to cure a hangover thumb

10 foods to cure a hangover

Overdone it on the booze? The good news is help is at hand.
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Be good to yourself with green tea thumb

Be good to yourself with green tea

Beat the winter blues with a cup of green tea. It's rich in antioxidants, aids...
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10 health tips to help you live longer thumb

10 health tips to help you live longer

A healthier lifestyle now could help you live longer - from reducing stress to cutting...
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How is your sleep pattern affecting your life? thumb

How is your sleep pattern affecting your life?

Sleep deprivation can be mild or extreme.
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10 health benefits of garlic thumb

10 health benefits of garlic

So many foods confer unexpected health benefits. Garlic, when it’s crushed,...
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The top 10 healing foods thumb

The top 10 healing foods

With many of us turning to antibiotics and flu remedies at the merest hint of a sneeze,...
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10 tips to help you de-stress and unwind thumb

10 tips to help you de-stress and unwind

With many of us trying desperately to perfect the balance of work, family and social...
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Go glam for breast cancer awareness thumb

Go glam for breast cancer awareness

As Breast Cancer Awareness month, October becomes Frocktober, with women across the...
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