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  • Could fake tan be bad for you?  Many of you will have read stories in the national press recently that have pulled into question the safety of spray tans.  In a recent news item, the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA), which looks at a recent review of DHA, the most commonly-used self-tanning ingredient –…

  • Weight training ‘reduces diabetes risk’, reports BBC News Weight training helps to prevent type 2 diabetes in men, research suggests. Researchers found regular weights reduced the risk by up to a third, in the study of more than 32,000 men published in the Archives of Internal Medicine journal. It is already well known that regular…

  • The Government is considering making cigarette packs less attractive to children by stripping packs of their glitzy style and branding. Watch the video to see why this is an opportunity we can’t afford to miss and sign Cancer Research UK’s petition. Cancer Research UK’s petition (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

  • 17-year-old has developed an iPhone app to diagnose breast cancer, as reported in the Daily Mail: A 17-year-old girl has won the Google Science Fair grand prize after creating an iPhone app that helps doctors diagnose breast cancer. Brittany Wenger, from Florida, combined the fields of biology and computer science to a develop a computer…

  • Dietician uses food to make us fitter

    Coventry University are this week launching a revolutionary new cookbook and app that can help you use food to get fitter. The Cooking for sport and exercise recipe resource shows you how easy it can be to eat healthy and improve your exercise or training regimes. This exciting and easy-to-use cookbook makes the science of…

  • With recent reports marking Britain as the third laziest country in Europe, London fitness instructors team-up with Fitness Unleashed™ – to take on the challenge to shape up Brits. Britain being named as the third slothful country in Europe has inspired Fitness Unleashed™ to bring more energy to Brits- through mass fun exercise events across…

  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/worldwide/player.swf<!– BBC News reports on the link between salty foods and stomach cancer: Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals may reduce people’s risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). It wants people to eat less salt and for the content of food to…

  • NHS Choices and talkhealth have joined forces to present an ‘Online Clinic on Dementia’ from 18 – 24 July 2012. The clinic, supported by Dementia UK and The Alzheimer’s Society, will give anyone worried about dementia the chance to get their personal medical questions answered by a team of expert clinicians. The clinic will be…

  • The secret to grace under pressure by Psychology Today How do you gear yourself up for a big test, an important presentation, or any other high-pressure situation? Maybe your internal monologue goes something like this: “OK, this is really important. A lot is riding on this. Don’t screw this up. How well I do on…

  • Want to be in Zest magazine? Tell them your secret for staying happy – was it a light bulb moment that was right under your nose, or has it taken years to discover? Email zest.mail@hearst.co.uk with the subject ‘Happiness Secret’. Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos

  • FHT supports National Transplant Week 9th-15th July It’s National Transplant Week and this year the campaign is not just focusing on encouraging more people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register but also wants to highlight the importance of passing on the message that you’ve registered to your friends and family. We know that most…

  • Viral Meningitis warning as footballer taken ill A viral meningitis warning has been issued after Chelsea and England footballer, Daniel Sturridge, has been hospitalised with suspected viral meningitis this week. The Meningitis Trust is urging people to look out for the symptoms and act quickly if they suspect the disease as the summer months are…