Vibrating belts to slim off those curves
Getting into shape (1930) "GETTING INTO SHAPE ! - Every day in every way they're producing new machines for slimming off those curves. Here are...
Atypical Alzheimer’s patients deserve more focus
Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia, can cause a variety of early symptoms which may not include typical memory loss. As...
Major expansion of community mental health support
People struggling with their mental health will get help earlier and closer to home, with 159 new NHS mental health facilities opening across England under...
Shake Up Your Bone Health
Shake Up Your Bone Health: Can Vibration Therapy Help Strengthen your Skeleton? If you've ever spotted a vibrating platform in a gym or physiotherapy clinic...
Granny’s Club (1938)
Grandmother's in London's Dockland's paid a penny a week to spend the afternoon playing dominoes, enjoying their tea and playing musical chairs together.
Significant regional differences in NHS prescription spend
The areas in England that spend the most on prescriptions. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough come in first with £379.82 per person spent on prescriptions. Herefordshire and...
New antimicrobials could help tackle life threatening infections
Scientists at Imperial College London and The University of Manchester have developed a promising new way to create safer and more effective treatments for life-threatening...
Positive response to PM Andy Burnham’s pledges on social care
Positive response from CEOs of dementia charities following PM's pledges on social care reforms. Hilary Evans-Newton CBE, Chief Executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "It's...
Beach safety
RNLI advice on how to stay safe at the seaside.
Obesity related problems rise in the young
More young adults developing type 2 diabetes and at more severe levels of obesity. Young women are leading a worrying increase in early-onset type 2...
