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In this section you’ll find a wide range of interesting and informative articles to help you stay in the best of health. Plus you can share your experiences and advice with other members of the Silversurfers community.
In this section you’ll find a wide range of interesting and informative articles to help you stay in the best of health. Plus you can share your experiences and advice with other members of the Silversurfers community.
Transferring your medication into more compact containers is one of the latest space-saving travel...
Ever find yourself awake, staring into space at four in the morning? Is it...
Exercises such as “wall sits” could be the best form of activity to help...
I can feel it with my fingers; it’s a small hard lump. My friend...
Sleep plays a vital role in our overall well-being, influencing both our physical and...
Whether it’s sharp and sudden or dull and constant, pain from a trapped nerve...
Summer brings days out, holidays and festivals, but for those with lung conditions, it...
Regular daytime naps could be good for brain health, new research suggests. Daytime napping...
According to health officials, people sought advice for hay fever symptoms once every three...
Unsure how to approach a sensitive health conversation with your partner? While there shouldn’t...
Doctors will be required to give patients options including travelling further for healthcare or...
Getting regular exercise such as cycling, walking, gardening, cleaning and participating in sports may...
All women should know their blood pressure to prevent heart disease and stroke, doctors...
A bacterial infection often associated with walkers or ramblers, Lyme disease is something you...
Asbestos is a fibrous mineral with excellent thermal properties. It was found in a...
Having painful feet can be so debilitating. Here we take a look at 3...
If your partner snores, you might notice that things get a whole lot worse...
17,000 people are diagnosed with microscopic colitis each year in the UK, but charity...
Here comes the sun – and shorts, T-shirts, sandals, picnics and afternoons outdoors –...
Dengue fever – a disease normally associated with tropical areas of the world –...
Hay fever, also known as allergic rhinitis, is a common allergic reaction that affects...
We dust, declutter, polish and organise our homes when the warmer weather arrives –...
Without good sleep, we tend to be irritable, unfocused and drained, which can have...
While the first signs of autism are typically seen in early childhood, it’s not...
As we age, it can become more difficult to meet new people and make...
Our mouths are a window to our overall health, and we can learn so...
Suffering from a sleep disorder can take a massive toll on a person’s mental...
Unless they’re peddling anti-ageing cream, most beauty and skincare adverts focus on young, glamorous...
GPs and pharmacists have helped slash prescriptions for potentially addictive opioid drugs by 450,000...
Getting good sleep could see men live almost five years longer, and women more...