Heathrow has partnered with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to bring the best in traditional English gardens to welcome passengers into London. Until the 25th May, over 8 million passengers travelling through Heathrow will be welcomed with distinctive garden displays. In a first for the airport, the forecourts of Terminals 3, 4 and 5 will [...]
ANGELINA JOLIE, the Oscar-winning actress, has gone public about her double mastectomy. The American beauty was found to have a faulty gene which sharply increased the chance of her developing breast and ovarian cancer. Jolie, who lives with Hollywood star Brad Pitt, has written movingly in a New York Times article that her mother fought [...]
WHEN the sun’s beating down, as it is at the moment, you need to think about more than just protecting your skin. Your hair and your scalp will suffer, too, if you’re not ready for the rays that are hitting it when you are sunbathing, or simply walking around. The force of the sun is [...]
THE age-old debate about whether sunbathing is good for your health has resurfaced, with a surprising twist. It has been said for ages that too much sun can bring on skin cancer. Now, though, scientists are claiming that 20 minutes in the sun could help lower the risk of heart disease. The sunlight’s UV is [...]
WOMEN with a high risk of breast cancer could soon be given a drug to reduce their chance of getting the disease. Landmark research has found that taking the hormone pill tamoxifen – or three other similar drugs – can reduce the risk by 40%. The aim is to reduce the odds of developing breast [...]
HAVE you forgotten what ‘You Time is in the rush of today’s world? Have you forgotten what it feels like to have some special time to yourself? Well, maybe it’s time you put things right by starting with one of the things that shows first about your image – your hair. And just to repeat [...]
A SIMPLE once-a-day jab could be a lifeline for at least 1.5 million diabetes patients. Not only could it help control their condition but it could also fight obesity. The £1.90-a-day breakthrough treatment is far cheaper than using other similar drugs, and it could save the NHS at least £70million over the next five years. [...]
STATINS, used to control cholesterol, could also prove to be a cheap and effective treatment for erectile dysfunction. The pills, costing as little as 40p a day, are already taken by around seven million cholesterol victims inBritainto control cholesterol. And they appear to boost a man’s ability to have sex as well! One in 10 [...]
A SIMPLE “keyhole” operation, which could effectively cure high blood pressure, is being tested on British patients. The breakthrough treatment could save thousands of lives each year following trials which showed a substantial and permanent reduction in blood pressure, and a decrease in necessary drugs. Doctors hope the technique will eventually end the need for [...]
IT has been touted as a cure-all for diabetes, dementia, heart disease, hearing loss and could even hold the key to long life. But researchers warn that the “miraculous” health benefits of red wine cannot be reaped if you are obese. Resveratrol, the active compound found in the skins of red grapes and cocoa, is [...]
