The day I discovered breast cancer in my family
Did you know that breast cancer can run in families? There’s been a lot being said about this in the media right now. Last week, Angelina Jolie spoke out bravely …
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Health round-up: Angelina Jolie, childhood cancer and diabetic recipes
You can’t have failed to notice Angelina Jolie in the news over the last few days, speaking out about her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy. She has written …
Health Round-up: Measles, MMR jab & endoftermitis
Unless you’ve been living like a hermit lately and steering clear of any type of media (including the social kind), you’ll probably have heard of the measles epidemic that’s made …
Health round-up: Croup, cancer and some stressful blogging
Before I get going with my round-up of health-related posts from you lovely lot of bloggers, I have one health tip that I really must pass on this month. Please …
Health Round-up: The NHS and raising awareness
We start this week with some pretty big health-related news. New NHS guidelines are recommending more access to the most effective fertility treatments for those who need them. It was …
Health Round-up: A bumper start to 2013
Happy New Year one and all! Welcome to the first health round-up of 2013 and boy, it’s a bumper edition this month. We ended 2012 with the sad news …
Health round-up: Diabetes, hyperemesis gravidarum and Christmas wishes
As 2012 – the Jubilee year with a phenomenal summer of sport – draws to an end, we have another Royal celebration to look forward to next year…the birth …
NICE care if you can get it – and now women with early pregnancy complications should
It’s a feeling like no other when you first see that line spread across the small window on that thin, white plastic stick, or see the words flash up …
Health round-up: Sex, drugs, no rock & roll
I’ve been in denial for the last few weeks but I can’t ignore it any longer. The Coca-Cola Christmas advert is back on our screens which can only mean …