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Jogging 'increases life expectancy'
Thursday 03 May 2012
Jogging for as little as an hour a week can put years on your life, new research has shown.
Sun, sea ... and psychiatric evaluations. Travel deal proves there's no such thing as a free holiday
Saturday 14 April 2012
A leading travel firm is seeking volunteers to find out if a change really is as good as a rest
Sally Bercow 'tempted to try' legal high mexxy
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Speaker's wife Sally Bercow today said the Government's plans to ban a so-called legal high made her tempted to try it before it was too late.
Alcohol may benefit heart patients says new study
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Turning to drink can help men live longer after a first heart attack, a study has shown.
Diabetes complications at new high
Monday 26 March 2012
Rates of stroke and kidney failure in people with diabetes have reached record levels, according to a new analysis.
Ronnie Corbett: I'll treasure my CBE
Thursday 16 February 2012
Comedian Ronnie Corbett spoke of his delight at receiving the CBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace today.
Male gene increases risk of hereditary heart disease for one in five
Thursday 09 February 2012
Up to one in five men is carrying a gene from their father which increases their risk of coronary heart disease by 50 per cent, a study has found.
Britain braced for more freezing temperatures
Wednesday 01 February 2012
Forecasters warned that temperatures will hover around 0C (32F) for most of the day, before plunging as low as -7C (19.4F) in some places tonight.
Opinions are divided over cause of huge drop in heart disease
Thursday 26 January 2012
It is one of medicine's mysteries: what has caused Britain's plummeting rate of heart disease over the last decade? Deaths from heart attacks have halved since 2002 and no one is quite sure why. Similar changes have occurred in countries around the world, but the death rate in England has fallen further and faster than almost anywhere.
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Sherlock, Sun, BBC1
Monday 16 January 2012
I do understand why creators don't much care for critics.
Starting to get a middle-aged brain? Then give it a good workout
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Medical life
Indian anti-corruption activist forced to end hunger strike
Thursday 29 December 2011
The 74-year-old Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare cut short a three-day hunger strike yesterday as concerns mounted over his health.
Christina Patterson: Let's seize the chance to curb high pay
Wednesday 07 December 2011
We have a business," said Sir Fred Goodwin, "that's strong and resilient." He was, he said, feeling "galvanised". And so, it seemed, was his chairman. "I'm a great believer," said Tom McKillop, "in adversity sorting out who the long-term winners will be".
Michael Lohan undergoing heart surgery
Tuesday 06 December 2011
Michael Lohan is undergoing heart surgery.
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