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Who would have thought school netball practice and playing hockey matches at weekends would be an insurance policy to cut my risk of cancer and heart disease in later life. New research says it’s still having an effect as I get older. … Read More

Now here’s some news that’s worth sharing. The ­husband of a friend of mine has had a prostate op which has been a spectacular success. So since few men talk about prostate problems and I think more should, I’d like to start … Read More

I’m keen on nuts and eat a handful every day. I do this for the essential oils (mainly omega-6s) but also for their protein and vitamins – plenty of roughage too. All good for preventing heart disease. A handful of … Read More

Of all the crazy fads I’ve ever come across, this is the craziest. Please don’t do it! The current trend sweeping across the internet encourages you to clean your vagina by inserting a cucumber (peeled), twisting it around for about 20 minutes – … Read More

There’s nothing more lowering than women bringing down other women, especially when it’s done by cowardly internet trolls who don’t have the courage to come out into the open but snipe cruelly from the cover of anonymity. Recently, the daughter … Read More

Prostate cancer research is something I like to keep my beady eye on. With each ­advance we’re not only better able to diagnose the cancer early, we’re ­discovering ways to make sure each man gets the best treatment for him. … Read More

There’s been a lot of noise about a contraceptive app and I’ve waited till it’s all calmed down to write about it. You feed in a lot of data to rate your daily chances of conception (or the opposite) with a traffic … Read More

Thinking back, I remember the hysteria over AIDS which gripped the ­country in the 80s. I even made a TV programme aimed at calming the alarm. Such was the fear surrounding HIV, I was unable to make the programme with … Read More

As a self-confessed yo-yo dieter, I knew many other women who were too. Fortunately, I managed to crack the habit – and only just in time it appears given the latest research. Because that on-off kind of dieting is related … Read More

Our ageing population is throwing up unexpected problems. Who would have guessed that substance abuse among older people would ever cause health concerns? Well, it is. The number of older people (over 50) having problems from substance misuse is growing … Read More