How to protect your skin from sky high pollution levels
For many of us settled in city life, it is worth thinking about taking extra precautionary measures to protect against noxious chemicals we are exposed...
British Heart Foundation – 10 minute living room workout
You don't need fancy gym gear or a lot of space to get active– just a few minutes and a positive attitude. Work up a...
Fixing the body’s leaky pipes
When we first started looking at short-term outcomes for patients who had recently undergone a minimally invasive procedure to fix aortic aneurysm called EVAR (endovascular...
Care Home Cast Away
In Cast Away, the epic survival drama film, Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is stranded on a deserted tropical island for four years, with a volleyball...
DIY guide when you are choking
We all have an image of someone choking, going puce, running around and gasping. That may be true for some people, but someone who has...
Electricity: The Spark of Life
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at a new exhibition - 'Electricity: The spark of life' at the Wellcome Collection from 23rd February. Light is as...
Back pain triggers sleepless nights
In the depths of winter, the long dark nights can often seem never-ending. For many of us, January is the perfect to take advantage of...
Acrylamide harmful in pregnancy
'I welcome the current focus on acrylamide, a toxic chemical that is used by industry to create dyes and plastics but also occurs naturally in...
Conference call to weight loss
Conference calling has been used by the business community for great effect for years, but it has also been helping women and men lose weight...
The joys of natural contraception
Why is it better to be hormone-free? Many women are happy with hormonal contraception, but many women are also unhappy, experiencing side-effects or worried about...
