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Why June is popular for weddings, and other bath-time lore

August 18, 2010

Water dries out your skin, but it is essential
Have you ever wondered why June is the most popular month for marriages?
Lying in my bath this morning, I was thinking of this, and wondering if our ancestors would have bathed more often if they had the products we have – Heaven Scent gel was my choice, [...]

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Do Doctors dismiss adverse reactions to Drugs?

August 18, 2010

When patients complain of adverse reactions, studies show doctors likely to dismiss them
If this sounds familiar, you are not alone, according to Professor Donald Light.
In his latest speech, he says when patients complained of adverse reactions, studies showed doctors were likely to discount or dismiss them.
He was presenting his paper, entitled Pharmaceuticals: A [...]

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Weleda skincare wins prizes

August 10, 2010

Weleda wins 4 new ethical awards
Weleda are celebrating four coveted new awards this week! In the Ethical Living Health & Beauty Awards, a shortlist of 10 categories was drawn up by the editorial team and readers’ panel. Weleda won each of the 4 categories where they were shortlisted thanks to your votes.
Best Bath/Shower Product
Weleda’s new [...]

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Corrie star taking cancer in her stride

August 5, 2010

Sometimes real life echoes fiction
When Sally Whittaker’s Coronation Street character developed cancer, this made her suspicious of a lump in her body.
She went to the set nurse, who sent her off immediately for a hospital appointment, and it was discovered that she too had cancer.
However, the 46-year-old says her Corrie role may even have [...]

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Never too old for cancer treatment

July 23, 2010

Addressing the needs of older cancer patients
by Saul Wisnia

Bill Gurney (101) with his oncologist Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH, and longtime life partner Mary Kay Lowe

Don’t ever let doctors tell you, you are ‘too old’ for cancer treatment – Bill Gurney would certainly disagree. Logging on to the Dana -Farber Cancer Institute website, there was this [...]

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Dogs help man sniff out cancer

July 16, 2010

Image by Danny McL via Flickr

Latest from Pine Street Foundation
The Pine Street Foundation is seeking to discover if what is contained in our breath could hold a clue to early detection of cancer.
Currently they are engaged with a ground-breaking study on the early detection of ovarian cancer, using one of the most sensitive and sophisticated [...]

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Even Natratilova with her determination felt vulnerable during radiotherapy treatment

July 3, 2010

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Celebrities suffer on an emotional roller coaster too during cancer treatment

Recently Martina Navratilova commented that she had overcome her breast cancer, saying “I dodged a bullet.”
Although she admits radiotherapy makes one tired: “the hard part was the emotional side, lying there on the table every morning before the French Open. And she likened [...]

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Top General in Afghanistan recovers from cancer

June 25, 2010

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General taking the ‘hot seat’ disregards health concerns
September 2007, General Petraeus, back again in command in Afghanistan, was reported to have endured severe back pain, and got through Senate hearings with the aid of painkillers.
Eventually, he had tests, which threw up that he had early-stage prostate cancer. In [...]

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Blame chemo-brain

June 19, 2010

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American Cancer Society says Chemo-brain does exist
Good news is it really happens.
Bad news is we can’t go on blaming forgetfullness on this condition; American Cancer Society says we recover within one to two years.
For years, many cancer survivors have worried, joked about, and been frustrated by the mental cloudiness they experience during and [...]

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Who needs ‘Mission Statements’ in the NHS?

June 14, 2010

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Wasting our money
Andrew Lansley, the new Secretary of State for Health, has started in the right way – saying he wants to ban some of the waste endemic in the NHS.
One suggestion is to amalgamate PCTs. However, last time these changed their name, costs were massive for employing consultants, printing new notepaper, [...]

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