Health

Most of us, providing we’re fit and able, walk everyday without ever really thinking...

Entering the world of competitive race walking

You may have heard the word “Zumba” a lot lately. One of the fastest-growing...

Fun Fitness, Latin style: join the Zumba sensation

Ever since the England team’s long-overdue Ashes win in 2005, cricket has been enjoying...

Cricket: reviving our love for the sport

Too many people could be undergoing procedures to remove growths in their bowel that...

Bowel growth removal questioned
Breast cancer: Survival’s only half the battle

More and more people are surviving breast cancer, but the challenges don’t end there....

Test hope for breast cancer therapy

Thousands of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy every year thanks to...

Mutation link to strokes discovered

A genetic mutation that can lead to haemorrhagic stroke has been identified by scientists...

Bend it like Brazil

All football fans’ eyes will be on Brazil next year when the World Cup...

Super broccoli helps fight ageing

A superfood broccoli developed by British scientists retunes metabolism to combat the effects of...

Rationing risk to diabetes patients

People with diabetes are facing serious illness because the number of blood test strips...

Prostate cancer ‘progress’ hailed

New treatments have tripled the life expectancy of British men with incurable prostate cancer...

Testicular cancer ‘nearly beaten’

Almost every man in the UK diagnosed with testicular cancer is now beating the...

Find lifts Parkinson’s therapy hope

Cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by millions of people could form the basis of new treatments...

70 year old grandma sails into the record books

70 year old grandma sails into the record books as the oldest woman to...

Op jab ‘may raise dementia risk’

Older people who undergo general anaesthesia during surgery have an increased risk of developing...

Concern over dementia waiting times

There are “huge disparities” in the care people with dementia receive depending on where...

‘iKnife’ tested on cancer patients

An “intelligent” knife that knows when it is cutting through cancerous tissue is being...

Dog gives dementia couple life back

A couple dealing with dementia say they have been given their lives back thanks...

Concern over missing kidney tests

A quarter of people with diabetes have not been given a vital test to...

Dementia patient checks ‘missed’

Many dementia patients are not receiving “key” health assessments when they are in hospital,...

‘Much-needed’ cancer drug welcomed

A hi-tech prostate cancer drug that offers hope to men who have run out...

Alzheimers and cancer link studied

Alzheimer’s disease and cancer may be mutually protective, new research has suggested. Older people...

3D map shows ‘human batteries’

Scientists have developed a 3D map of tiny “batteries” in the body which they...

Health clues ‘in blood fingerprint’

A chemical “fingerprint” in the blood may provide clues to an infant’s health and...

Device can sniff out bladder cancer

A device that can sniff out early signs of bladder cancer has been developed...

Murray thought ‘I’m about to win’

Andy Murray has revealed that he thought to himself “I’m about to win Wimbledon”...

Website reviews used by watchdog

Care homes and homecare agencies that received bad reviews on a publicly created website...

Fresh hope for Alzheimer’s patients

An experimental drug has been shown to halt memory loss in mice with a...

Robson back on the Wimbledon lawns

Laura Robson will bounce back onto the lawns of Wimbledon as the only British...

Older people ‘seen as a burden’

Most older people are rarely consulted about services which impact on their lives, leaving...

Fans out in force to back Murray

Andy Murray will take to Wimbledon’s Number One court for his second round clash...

Tennis focus on Robson and Watson

British tennis fans will be pinning their hopes on the girls as Laura Robson...

Experts find key to Murray success

It is Andy Murray’s ability to manage his desire for grand slam success as...

Health features for June

Below are a range of health tips from AXA PPP Healthcare, which you may...

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