Archive Area for the Health Section
Fitness in the New Year
Will this be another year you don't reach your fitness or weight loss goals? What are some of the reasons we fall off of the New Years treadmill- and how can we get back on?
Having A Healthy Holiday
One gift none of us want this Christmas is the extra weight gain put on over the Holiday season, but LincsMag Writer Kelly Sallaway, has some useful advice to combat it...
New Strategy Will Help Identify Carers Earlier
Up to £6 million will be made available over the next four years to help GPs identify carers earlier, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced in November...
Think of Those who Need Extra Care in the Cold
As the weather gets colder, it is important to remember the needs of friends, elderly relatives and neighbours who could be at risk the Department of Health warned...
Taking Control Of The Community Services
NHS staff across England are now taking control of the community services they deliver in a drive to improve outcomes for patients and transform patient care...
Beware The Winter Risk Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
With the cold weather setting in and the heating being on more regularly, the Health Protection Agency is warning people about the increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning...
A Glass Of Day Keeps The Doctor Away
Health experts have long touted the health benefits of antioxidant-rich red wine and recent research even suggests that light wine consumption is no longer off limits for pregnant women...
Young Women At Risk From STIs
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced that 15 - 24 year olds, particularly young women continue to be the most affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the North East...
Advice On Typhoid For Travellers
Experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have produced a leaflet urging travellers to the Indian subcontinent to make sure they are vaccinated against typhoid...
NHS DIRECT’S Online Female Sexual Health Checker
NHS Direct who employs over 3,400 staff, over 1,400 of whom are trained nurses, has launched a health and symptom checker for women looking for confidential sexual health advice online...
How to Obtain Optimal Health
Monique Hawkins puts forward, that you need to learn all you can about the importance of optimal nutrition, so as to take the steps to live the long life that you deserve and to be as healthy as possible.
Taking Responsibility For One's Own Health and Fitness
Many of the symptoms of what we blame on old age are really the symptoms of inactivity and Carolyn Hansen explains that Exercise has long been linked to not just for our physical health, but also for our mental well being.
Taking a Chance on Healthy Living!
Dan Farrell puts forward the argument that one of the most important aspects of living a healthy and prosperous life is understanding "risk", which is knowing how to understand and analyse situations in life that affect your health
