With longer working hours, increasingly busy lives and plenty of “eating out” options it’s no wonder we are eating out more often. At times it can seem difficult to make healthy choices when you eat away from home, particularly when you are trying to reduce your weight. When deciding on what sandwich to have, it […]

Caring for two disabled daughters has been a 40-year commitment for Laurette and Ian Wade. But what happens when elderly parents become too frail to look after their children? Jane Worthington investigates. Our daughter Jane was 10 when she started stumbling and was unable to walk a straight line,” recalls Laurette Wade. Around the same […]

Good news for guys, just in! Fish high in omega-3 fatty acids — such as salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines — has been strongly linked to a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer. The Harvard School of Public Health study, published in Clinical Cancer Research in the United States, examined the dietary habits of nearly […]

New research from the US has found that people who retire and stop working altogether are less healthy than their part-time working counterparts. University of Maryland researchers found that serious diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease were less prevalent in those who were still carrying out some kind of employment. Those workers also […]

Although the rates of cancers such as lung, colorectal, breast and prostate are on the increase around the world, the exciting findings of a scientific report titled Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective bring hope that 30 to 40 percent of all cancers can be prevented simply by adopting […]

We’ve spoken with some inspirational breast cancer survivors about their journeys. Plus don’t miss ‘Five things every woman should know about breast cancer’ below. Tanya Downes felt the lump, as she was playing on the floor with her two young kids one Sunday morning in December 2007. “I really thought it was nothing,” she says. […]

Forgot your PIN? Entered a room, only to realise you have no idea what you went in there for? The scariest thing about lapses like these is that they start happening long before you’re due for senior-citizen discounts. The good news is that even if your memory is dodgy, you can strengthen it in the […]

Being physically active has long been known to be a management strategy for those suffering from depression. Celebrities like Raelene Boyle and Gary McDonald have been championing physical activity as an essential component of diminishing their “black dog” for a few years now. Scientists have been trying to find out the basis for this insidious […]

Remember being told those things by your mother or teacher? Well, according to new research from the US, they were doing more than just looking out for your back. Psychologists suggest that maintaining an upright posture can make us think more confidently. Researchers at Ohio State University conducted an experiment asking subjects to either sit […]

Up until around six months of age, your baby will thrive solely on your breast milk, or an appropriate infant formula. At this time, solids are now needed to supplement your baby’s diet to provide iron and other nutrients and to encourage chewing. Some signs that your baby is ready for solid foods include: Your […]