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Terry Pratchett, the Nanny State and Empowering People

Last night Terry Pratchett summed up very well one reason for the lack of general health and medical knowledge that people have today. It is simply that doctors and...

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Richard Simmons – The Original 1980′s Home Fitness Workouts

Richard Simmons – The Original 1980′s Home Fitness Workouts

There has been revival in home fitness videos in recent months, as more people cancel their gym memberships and workout at home. Although there is now a huge array...

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Credit Crunch Hits the NFL – Reduced Ticket Prices for Playoffs

Credit Crunch Hits the NFL – Reduced Ticket Prices for Playoffs

The National Football League has announced that it plans to cut ticket prices by 10% due to the “the economic challenges facing fans.” Commissioner Roger Goodell sent out new...

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How Red Wine Will Help You Lose Weight

We have always known that red wine has some special properties which can, when drunk in small quantities, improve your health. However, Swiss scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale...

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California is Getting Fatter as the Credit Crunch Bites

The Los Angeles Times reports that during these times of economic uncertainty, the tightening of belts is actually leading to the expanding of waistlines. While to stock market crashes...

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Pelvic Floor Workout

This simple pelvic floor workout can help to prevent common disorders such as incontinence and dropped muscles. The idea behind this workout is to get fit from the inside...

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Health Alert: Rugby, Sumo, Wrestling and Martial Arts Virus Can Kill

Recent research carried out by Tokyo University, and published in the Journal of General Virology, has revealed that viral skin infections are more easily spread in contact sports than...

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Performance Boosting Drugs May Be All In The Mind

Athletes have been taking performance enhancing drugs since records began. In 1807 Abraham Wood smoked opium to stay awake during a 24 hour race against Robert Allardyce. However, research...

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Slouching Back is Good For Your Back – Do Not Sit Up Straight!

Slouching Back is Good For Your Back – Do Not Sit Up Straight!

For as long as I can remember, people have said that you should sit up straight to avoid getting a bad back. However, I have always found sitting slightly...

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Deadly New Form of MRSA Emerges

There was a time when being admitted to an NHS hospital a relatively safe enterprise, all things being considered. The highest quality healthcare professionals would be on hand to...

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Inquiry into Bringing up Baby nanny Claire Verity

Many people felt that Channel 4 acted irresponsibly by allowing Claire Verity to air her views and opinions on how to bring up children, due to the outdated and...

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Health Benefits Tai Chi Chuan

Health Benefits Tai Chi Chuan

Tai Chi Chuan is a “soft” style of kung-fu. Its roots are very much in martial arts and many people still train tai chi as a form of self...

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Proposed changes to television advertising of food and drink products to children

Ofcom is has recently been reviewing policy on the advertising of HFSS products (high in fat, salt or sugar) on television in an attempt to reduce the over consumption...

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