Too many women are avoiding smear tests. Are you? When did you last have a smear test? If, like many women, you’ve never had one or can’t even remember the last time you had yours, don’t put it off a minute longer. Why? ‘Cervical screening (smear tests)...
Most of us would never dream of driving our car without repairing a flat tyre, or not booking its M.O.T when it’s due. But, when it comes to our own health, so many important checks and tests get put off – or worse, are purposefully avoided. Last year, a government...
Growing old isn’t something many of us like to think about, let’s be honest. But, given that dementia is the ‘most feared consequence of ageing’, it’s something we not only need to think about, we also need to be doing something about it, too. That’s according...
Almost three years on from the start of the pandemic, we’d all like to forget about COVID-19 this year, let’s be honest. But with one in 20 people currently testing positive for it as we start 2023, that’s still not going to be possible. What’s more, with a new...
As we go from a pandemic into a cost-of-living crisis, further disrupted by ongoing strike action, looking after our health has never been more important. And whether you want to whittle down your waistline, improve your energy levels or ease anxiety, making small...
Dry January – an initiative to encourage and support people to give up alcohol for a calendar month – was first set up by British charity, Alcohol Change UK back in 2012. A decade on and millions of people now use it to kickstart their New Year’s resolutions – not...
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