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I well remember the first cholesterol-lowering drugs making an appearance several decades ago. They weren’t that effective but they made a useful difference in people at high risk of a heart attack. Then, 20 years ago, along came statins. Super-performers … Read More

Super-agers – that’s people whose biological age is lower than their actual age – should consider taking up the game of ping pong. Apparently table tennis is the perfect activity to keep you happy, healthy, active and in good spirits. … Read More

The traditional version of sex is that the man has a good time no matter what, then turns over and begins to snore, oblivious of his partner. Whereas the woman often finds herself left in limbo, sometimes orgasmless, and is … Read More

A common experience among hay fever sufferers is that their symptoms last longer and longer each year. This is because an allergy to early spring flowers and blossom can seep into an allergy to summer flowers. If you’re unlucky, that … Read More

A few weeks ago I was asked to do a phone-in about postnatal depression (PND) on ITV’s This Morning. I was dismayed to find mental health in pregnancy is getting no higher a priority than when I first wrote about … Read More

Autistic children are being helped to cope with phobias using virtual technology that recreates anxiety triggers. Newcastle University has come up with the revolutionary approach that it hopes can be used to help the UK’s 150,000 autistic children. Its blue … Read More

Most of us think palliative care is for people in the terminal stage of cancer. It is often delayed until the last few weeks or days of life when treatments are no longer effective. However, we need to rethink that … Read More

Honestly, I thought we’d lived through the era of chasing the big ‘O’ with the passing of the 80s and Cosmo girl who bed-hopped her way across New York City and then re-emerged in the noughties in TV show Sex … Read More

Both domestically and medically, I’ve had quite a lot to do with hairdressers. While doing TV shows, I have been the beneficiary of much primping by skilled hands and the generous use of hairspray to ready me for the cameras. … Read More

When I read the Government is going to undertake a radical overhaul of sex and relationship education in schools I let out a whoop of joy. It’s been a long time coming. Fifteen or so years ago I was a … Read More