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Holiday kitty running low? Try a ‘staycation’
In an unstable economic recession where Brits are getting very little for their pound abroad, flight prices are increasing and we’re all becoming a little more carbon-footprint savvy, there’s never been a better time to opt for a ‘staycation’, and holiday chez Blighty instead.
Counseling for alcohol abuse at 12-years-old
In a truly worrying revelation, NHS Lothian has released statistics showing children as young as 12 to be receiving drug and alcohol addiction counseling. While health chiefs were reluctant to number the amount of 12 and 13 year olds helped in 2008, it was revealed that eighteen children aged 14 received counseling last year. The [...]
Fighting fit: How exercise helps cancer patients
In 2001 research from the Scottish Cancer Foundation suggested regular exercise could halve the risk of bowel cancer, while cancernet.co.uk reports that being inactive and overweight could account for an estimated 14% of male 20% of female cancer deaths in the UK. Sir Muir Day, chief knowledge officer of the NHS sums it up succinctly: [...]
