Healthy People

What vaccinations do my children need now they have started school?

September 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm

The kids are now back at school but have you thought of everything this new school year? It might not be something you thought of first but children do need to be vaccinated before stepping into the classroom. Read more

Can exercising the brain buffer against dementia?

September 10, 2010 at 12:23 pm

In recent years we have seen the introduction of brain exercises such as Sudoku and Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training. We use these to help us pass the time, whether it’s a long commute or a lazy Sunday afternoon. But are these exercises good for our brains? This latest report has found a side effect of doing too much exercise. Read more

Teen smoking rates drop

August 26, 2010 at 3:22 pm

Some positive news we’d like to share with you this week comes from a report showing a drop in smokers aged 16-17 years old. Read more

Fall in breast cancer deaths in the UK

August 24, 2010 at 9:08 am

You may have heard the news lately regarding the fall in deaths from breast cancer in the UK, so we thought you’d be interested in this latest article.

Death rates from breast cancer in the UK have fallen by about a third in the last 20 years, according to research published in the British Medical Journal (12 August 2010). Read more

Green leafy vegetables cut type-2 diabetes risk

August 20, 2010 at 2:13 pm

We’ve all heard of the saying’you are what you eat’.

Medical advice is already to eat five-a-day of fruit and veg to help ward off illnesses like cancer and heart disease.

Yet surveys suggest few of us hit this target.

Now UK scientists claim that if people boost their intake of green leafy vegetables, like spinach, they stand a better chance of avoiding another diet-linked disease – type-2 diabetes. Read more