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| Health
News: Got a problem? Need some advice? Don't know who to go
to? 11/10/01 |
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Channel 4's The Health House, presents itself as
an interactive guide to sex, relationships, medical advice, drugs,
stress and general well being.
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| Health News:
Quality control for winter skin 11/10/01 |
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As the central heating gets turned up and the weather
drastically cools down, some of us might begin to experience problems
with dry, rough and dull skin.
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| Feature:
Military Fitness - 26/09/01
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If you've been watching Ab Fab recently
(which is usually a pretty good indicator of any trends you should
be aware of) you'd have seen Edina puffing and panting her way through
a boot camp-style fitness regime. Like Madonna, who loves the discipline
and challenge of boot camp, Edina decides to "detox dahhrling".
She gets friend Catriona to put her through her paces on Hampstead
Heath...
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| Feature:
A-Z of Beauty - 26/09/01
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Remember when the bathroom cabinet
was populated by cold cream and No More Tears? In the technotastic
21st century, we want innovation, dramatic results and the feel-good
factor. Consequently, the labels on our beauty products have become
lists of impenetrable jargon. Caroline Wingfield guides you through
the shelves...
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| Local
Health Feature: Pole
dancing is the new cellulite buster… 19/08/01 |
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First it was acqua-aerobics, then yoga. Now, the
newest fitness craze is an entertainment more associated with the
seedier side of Soho.
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| Health
News: Five new health authorities for
London - 12/09/01 |
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Five new "super" health authorities will be taking
over the care of Londoners from April next year to shift the balance
of power away from central government to the frontline staff who
have a day-to-day understanding of patients' needs and concerns.
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Feature: GMC Register now on-line - 31/08/01 |
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Worried that your GP might be faking it? Just check
out the new website set up by the General Medical Council, where
anyone can check the qualifications of their GP. Under increased
pressure from the public since a string of high-profile medical
scandals have hit the headlines, the new site will make it much
easier to confirm that your doctor is fit to practise.
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| Health
Feature: The real reasons we call in sick 29/08/01 |
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After the warm bank holiday and London's general
Carnival comedown it's a wonder any of us made it back to work yesterday.
Read about a recent sickie survey that revealed what the top excuses
are...
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| Health
Feature: An itch for Henna - 29/08/01 |
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The recent panic around Posh Spice's lip ring and
its impressionability on teenage kids is nothing compared to fears
around the recent craze for henna tattoos.
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| News:
NHS buys private heart hospital in Marylebone 08/08/01
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In a surprise move, the NHS is to buy
the private Heart Hospital off Harley Street, W1, for a price of £27.5
million in a bid to cut waiting lists for operations. The hospital
is considered to be one of the best cardiac facilities in the world.
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| News:
Legionnaire's Disease traced to West
End hotel 22/06/01
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A man is fighting for his life and two
others are in hospital after an outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease
in the area around Portman Square.
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