Health and lifestyle features.
The answer to antibiotic resistant bacteria may lie in a stealth killer, courtesy of Mother Nature–bacteriophage. Facing a growing incidence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, pharmaceutical companies are struggling to come up with new drugs to fight infections. The solution may lie in one of nature’s natural killers. Phage therapy is the use of what […]
Continue ReadingAn estimated 58 million Americans suffer from excessive gas. Thanks to an inventor, there's a way to limit the embarassment: an odour-absorbing charcoal pad… Brian Conant stood alongside his fellow National Guardsmen during a training session about eight years ago in Hawaii. He was wearing a heavy chemical warfare suit lined with charcoal. “Any time I expelled […]
Continue ReadingCountless times, we’ve signed up to starving ourselves. But a new life-coaching weight loss programme is proving dieting is not the answer… Sue Thomason is a woman with a mission. She’s been there with the rest of us, signing up for weeks of ritual humiliation at slimming classes, following the plan, eating the low fat […]
Continue ReadingRebecca Danton explains how she ignored her inner critic and confronted her phobia through a technique usually associated with stage shows… I never used to be that terrified of spiders. There was no denying I wasn’t their biggest fan; whenever I’d see their spindly little legs break into a run it was certainly enough to […]
Continue ReadingLiving in a city has a myriad of benefits, but stress, pollution and late nights can all contribute to a dour complexion. Here's how to combat it… Skin is made up of tiny pores that ensure the skin can breathe and regulate body temperature amongst other tasks but they also filter out the grime and debris associated with every […]
Continue ReadingThe theory behind the practice of acupuncture continues to confound Western science, but despite the lack of understanding, its popularity is on the up… This therapy, originating in Asia, is based on the concept that currents of energy called meridians flow through your body. However, no one has ever been able to conclusively demonstrate the […]
Continue ReadingStress is badly affecting men's wellbeing in Britain, according to fresh findings by health experts… A recent study by vitamin company Vitabiotics found that men are experiencing such high levels of stress they are becoming ill or falling into depression. Concerns are being raised about the traditional role of men as the main breadwinner and […]
Continue ReadingAs holidaymakers throng to sunsoaked resorts to bronze themselves, many will return with far more than a 'healthy glow', experts warn… Beauty trends encourage clear blemish-free healthy skin. When asked what we generally perceive to symbolise a healthy person we often think of acres of glowing tanned skin, lightly roasted by the sun. So naturally […]
Continue ReadingSo-called 'yuppie flu', ME, continues to be ignored by doctors despite evidence it exists and is spreading. Here, a sufferer's family shares their story on the eve of ME day… In July 2005 a campaign was launched in Hampshire to protest about the opening of the latest of the new "ME/CFS clinics." The protest was led […]
Continue ReadingGirls are turning to the web to discuss weight loss with online 'friends'. But, for some, it has become a dangerous obsession with life threatening consequences… It seems unthinkable to the average person that such things are allowed to exist unmonitored and uncensored and yet with a few clicks of a mouse a whole subculture of angst and […]
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