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Arthritis sufferers are always on the lookout for products that can offer pain relief and reduce the joint inflammation that is typical of the condition. It is an accepted fact that the medication prescribed by doctors and available over…

Arthritis is the cause of debilitating pain that can make everyday living a painful experience. While medication is often prescribed to relieve the symptoms of inflammation and joint pain, many sufferers also seek out natural remedies.…

At some point in all of our lives we’re likely to have to deal with a workplace bully. Often the bully isn’t even your boss but simply a colleague who has a pushy attitude and likes to make demands of everyone else. Perhaps the situations…

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to affect men in the UK with more than 110 men diagnosed with the condition every day. The usual treatment for this type of cancer is through androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), which reduces the…

They say life begins at 40. What they should probably say is that life with crucial vitamin and mineral supplements begins at 40. For women, the start of their 40s heralds some of the biggest physical changes as their reproductive cycle…

Ensuring you get all the vitamins you need means many of us take daily supplements to augment our food choices. Vitamin C is an important vitamin that helps maintain healthy tissue, protects against cardiovascular disease and promotes a…

Most of us welcome the first glimpses of spring but for hay fever sufferers, the sight of new blooms and growing grass is more a sign of doom. Hay fever is caused by an allergy to pollen, usually grass but also from trees and weeds.…

Disciplining your children is an essential part of parenthood – children have to learn how to behave, be aware of boundaries and know right from wrong. However, attitudes have changed over recent decades and where smacking a child was once…

Stiffness in the joints in the morning is one of the dreaded symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The joints in the feet, hands, knees, hips and spine are most likely to be affected by this morning stiffness, which at its most severe can make…

Fertility treatment does not increase the risk of women developing breast or gynaecological cancers, according to US research. In vitro fertilisation (IVF) has become a common procedure for women who cannot conceive normally. However,…

A supercomputer could be the latest weapon in the fight against cancer. The IBM Watson supercomputer is being tested for applications that could improve cancer treatments. The supercomputer, named after the legendary president of IBM…

Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can benefit from an annual flu vaccine that will reduce their risk of contracting flu and pneumonia while reducing the symptoms of their lung condition. COPD is a…

Babies born by caesarean section may lack the richness and diversity of healthy bacteria shown in babies born naturally, which could have potential health outcomes in later life. However, there is no evidence that being born by c-section…

Older people who suffer from a lack of sufficient vitamin D do not suffer physically, according to research. The study examined the over 80s to reveal if insufficient vitamin D leads to muscle weakness in the very old. Vitamin D is…

How many times have you said “the diet starts tomorrow”? How many times does tomorrow never come? Being honest with yourself, you will probably admit never. It’s easy to talk about starting a new fitness and diet regime but it’s so much…

Asthma is the most common long-term medical condition that affects children. The precise cause of the disorder, which causes inflammation of the airways, is not yet known but there are identifiable triggers, which in children are typically…

The key to weight loss definitely lies in diet and exercise. But the facilities around you can also help. If you live in an urban area or city where there are plenty of gyms, health food stores, parks and other leisure facilities, you are…

Making a New Year’s resolution is an essential part of the festive traditions. Few of us can resist claiming we’ll ditch the cigarettes, cut back on alcohol or stick to a new diet. But new research shows that while 45% of Americans made…

A new diagnostic technique could reveal more quickly if patients who have adult-onset asthma are also suffering from the chronic heartburn that is linked to oesophageal cancer. Researchers examining the strong association between certain…

A lack of sleep or failure to get a good night’s kip can be a debilitating thing. But long-term insomnia, where you begin to believe you will never actually fall asleep or sleep properly again can be a genuine threat to your health. In…

Falling in love is the greatest feeling in the world – exhilarating, exciting, dramatic and uplifting. But love can also induce negative feelings, too. And one of those is anxiety where feelings of dread and fear afflict you, even if…

The memory of what you have eaten could be the key to losing weight, according to new research. British researchers analysed 24 separate weight-loss studies and concluded that encouraging people to remember what food they have already…

The reishi mushroom has been hailed as the “medicine of kings” for centuries in Japan, China and Korea. Now this humble fungi is being linked with amazing health benefits by the rest of the world, including boosting the immune system,…

Protein is an essential part of our diet, required for proper growth and to repair and replace tissue. Eating a balanced diet daily should give you all the protein you need. However, athletes and sports people are among many who use protein…

Treatment time for prostate cancer could be cut in half and still successfully treat men with the disease, according to a new study. At the moment, the hormone therapy treatment used for prostate cancer sufferers is carried out over a…

Welcome to Britain, the nation of couch potatoes. Well, we certainly are if the results of a British Heart Foundation survey are anything to go by. They polled 2,000 adults and discovered one in 10 of us have done no exercise at all in…

A healthy, balanced diet that includes five portions of fruit and vegetables every day is the gold standard recommended by nutritionists. But for one reason or another, not everyone finds it easy to get those five portions in their daily…

How many of us can truly say we love our job? How many of us leap out of bed in delight and anticipation at the working day (or night) ahead? The chances are that not many of you are nodding your heads in agreement. Most of us simply…

According to the old saying, we are what we eat and when it comes to boosting confidence and self-esteem, it’s definitely true. As well as giving you the right nutrition, certain foods can also improve your wellbeing, according to a survey…

Whey protein is a popular supplement, often used by athletes bidding to build muscle mass. A natural by-product of milk, whey protein has many known benefits and is usually consumed in a shake or a smoothie immediately after a workout.…