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  • ‘Lifestyle Choices and Cancer’ event

    ‘Lifestyle Choices and Cancer’ is the title of Yes to Life’s 2012 London seminar, bringing you a team of expert speakers in the field of integrative oncology. This event is supported by The Really Health Company. 24th November 2012, 9:00 – 13:00 at Lecture Theatre 4, University of Westminster, 309 Regent’s Street, London, W1B 2UW ‘How to tip…

  • Telegraph Media Group (TMG) and Manning Gottlieb OMD have partnered with Age UK, to promote their ‘Spread the Warmth’ Campaign. Today, The Telegraph Magazine includes a special cover wrap with thermal ink. The wrap will lead with a photo featuring Lynda Bellingham, a celebrity ambassador for Age UK, in a dull and grey living room.…

  • One million ‘Dementia Friends’ wanted by 2015 David Cameron has recently set out his plan to tackle dementia and make the general public more aware of a condition that affects nearly 700,000 sufferers in England alone. The Prime Minister plans to recruit one million members of the general public to volunteer for coaching sessions on how to provide support for…

  • The Queen’s doctor takes a holistic approach to healthcare

    Dr Tim Evans, Apothecary to Her Majesty and the Royal Household, is passionate about complementary therapies. He spoke to The Telegraph about his holistic approach to healthcare: “He has had colonic hydrotherapy (“it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be”), raves about acupuncture (it has almost completely got rid of his hay…

  • Cancer: Exercise Reduces Tiredness Aerobic exercise can help relieve the fatigue often associated with cancer and cancer treatment, according to Cochrane researchers. Their updated systematic review strengthens findings from an earlier version on cancer-related fatigue published in The Cochrane Library. Fatigue is a common and potentially long-lasting side-effect of cancer and cancer treatment. It may…

  • Free entry to the lecture ‘Every move you make – the normal psychology of chronic pain’ with Professor Stephen Morley from the University of Leeds. 6th December 2012 at Stockton Arts Centre, 7.00-8.15pm What has psychology got to do with pain?  I suspect that psychology is associated with abnormality in the minds of many people.…

  • Research published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing looked at the use of complementary and alternative therapy among Lebanese patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, as well as the perceived efficacy and side effects of complementary and alternative therapy in the treatment of these diseases. Therapies used included exercise, massage,…

  • Following recent reports in the media, the NHS looks at claims that green tea can lower the risk of bowel cancer.  Articles on this subject follow a study where almost 70,000 Chinese women were monitored over an 11-year period, collecting data on lifestyle and cancer outcomes. Full article Image: iStockphoto

  • A recent article in The Scientist, ‘Omega-3s: Fishing for a Mechanism’, looks at the effectiveness of fish oils for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. “Dietary intake of PUFAs, specifically the n-3 PUFAs found in fish (commonly known as omega-3s), could serve as a perfect solution, but the lack of understanding of how PUFAs…

  • A large-scale clinical trial, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, has shown that acupuncture can reduce fatigue in former breast cancer patients. Professor Alex Molassiotis, from the University of Manchester, who led the trial said: “Fatigue is a blight on the lives of thousands of former cancer patients and this trial proves acupuncture can…

  • Recently published results from the Great British Sleep Survey show that over 51% of the country struggle to get a good night’s sleep. From 20,814 respondents, it also showed that women are three times more likely to be affected than men. Click here to read the full report at a glance. You can also select…

  • Fabrice Muamba and Bolton Wanderers Football Club are working with Arrhythmia Alliance to unite clubs against sudden cardiac arrest with the launch of ‘Hearts & Goals’ In March 2012, Fabrice (at only 23) collapsed suddenly with Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) during a televised FA Cup match. SCA is the UK’s biggest killer:  100,000 people are…