Fitness
Tough Guy: Nettle Warrior 2010
July 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Before and after Nettle Warrior. Photograph: John Ashdown I am crouching beside the Torture Tunnels. Groans escape the entrance hole, punctuated by shouts of pain. A wave of panic washes over me, but I’ve come this far; I can’t give up now. I take a deep breath and drop down into the muddy gap. As I start to drag myself through a narrow concrete pipe, in the pitch-black, a woman screams: she’s just been caught by an electric wire, invisible in the darkness. This is Nettle Warrior, the summer version of Tough Guy, an endurance event in Perton, Staffordshire.... [Read More]
Acne Medication
Simple Acne Treatments at Home
June 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
If you are looking for some quick simple acne treatments at home, then the following suggestions should be of great benefit to you. There are a quite a number of methods that you can try and some of these have been around for years. Its amazing what some people have tried in order to get rid of their acne, but these methods can be very effective. Anyway, here are 8 very simple treatments that you can try with the minimum expense. Hopefully, most of the items mentioned below you will already have in your kitchen. Are you ready? Then lets begin. Grate some raw potatoes and rub it on the infected... [Read More]
Health
We must do better against malaria | Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
July 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Alma wants universal mosquito net coverage by the end of this year. Photograph: Walter Astrada/AFP During the African Union summit this week, leaders met at a watershed moment in the quest to eliminate malaria across the continent. Successes in malaria control have been substantial. Mosquito-net coverage in 20 African countries is at least five times higher today than in 2000, leading to significantly fewer cases of disease and death. Today, at least 10 countries in Africa are reporting significant decreases in malaria cases and declines in malaria deaths of up to 80%. But challenges... [Read More]
Nutrition
Takeaway ban near schools to help fight child obesity
July 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Many schoolchildren visit fast-food outlets during lunch breaks. Photograph: Getty Images Councils across England are banning new takeaways from opening within 400 yards of any school, youth club or park, in an attempt to tackle the growing toll of obesity, strokes and heart disease. Waltham Forest in east London was the first to begin turning down applications from people who want to set up takeaways near schools or young people’s facilities and now at least 15 other local authorities either have, or plan to, follow the example. “There are 255 fast-food outlets... [Read More]
Sexual Health
HIV cases double among the over-50s
July 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Middle-aged couples forming new partnerships can be exposed to a greater risk of HIV/Aids. Photograph: Jeff Hutchens/Getty Sex doesn’t end at 50 – whatever teenagers assume– and neither does the risk of HIV infection. Research published last week at the International Aids conference in Vienna by the UK’s Health Protection Agency shows that HIV rates are increasing among people of middle age. The numbers being diagnosed each year more than doubled between 2000 and 2007. The actual figures may look small – 299 new diagnoses in 2000 and 710 in 2007 – but it... [Read More]
Acne Medication
Simple Acne Treatments at Home
June 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
If you are looking for some quick simple acne treatments at home, then the following suggestions should be of great benefit to you. There are a quite a number of methods that you can try and some of these have been around for years. Its amazing what some people have tried in order to get rid of their acne, but these methods can be very effective. Anyway, here are 8 very simple treatments that you can try with the minimum expense. Hopefully, most of the items mentioned below you will already have in your kitchen. Are you ready? Then lets begin. Grate some raw potatoes and rub it on the infected... [Read More]
July 25, 2010
HIV cases double among the over-50s
Middle-aged couples forming new partnerships can be exposed to a greater risk of HIV/Aids. Photograph: Jeff Hutchens/Getty Sex doesn’t end at 50 – whatever teenagers assume– and neither does the risk of HIV infection. Research published last week at the International Aids conference in Vienna by the UK’s Health Protection Agency shows that HIV rates are increasing among people of middle age. The numbers being diagnosed... [Read More]
July 25, 2010
Gay men and lesbians are putting their health at risk by abusing drugs
Many gay people are also regular club-goers, which might encourage drug abuse, according to a new report. Photograph: Edward Hirst / Rex Features Gay men and lesbians are far more likely to put their health at risk from drug misuse than heterosexuals, according to a Home Office-funded report that suggests there is an urgent need to rethink how addiction agencies and doctors support minority groups. The report, by the UK Drug Policy... [Read More]
July 20, 2010
Abortion ad blocked in Northern Ireland
A scene from the TV ad for Marie Stopes abortion services to be screened on Channel 4 until the end of June. Photograph: Marie Stopes/PA Channel 4 has banned an advertisement for abortion services from being broadcast in Northern Ireland. Millions of viewers in England, Scotland and Wales will be able to watch the TV ad for Marie Stopes International (MSI) on Channel 4 at 10.10pm on Monday. But the UK’s fourth channel has... [Read More]
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