Ancient Inca grain is new health food darling
March 1, 2011
Grown high in the Andes for millennia, a grain the Incas so prized they deemed it sacred has become a global star and is now being touted as the health food of the future.
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Hug your way to health and happiness
February 28, 2011
Touch – and being touched – sends out a powerful message. And if it’s in the form of a hug, all those messages are good.
Infection warning over fish pedicure craze that is sweeping the country
February 28, 2011
A surge in the number of people getting fish pedicures on the high street has prompted a health warning.
Experts are worried that the latest beauty craze – offered in scores of salons – could spread infection and disease.
BMA attacks health bill’s ‘power to GPs’ pledge
February 28, 2011
In a briefing paper, Health and social care bill: A genuine devolution of power, the union says that although it agrees in principle with health secretary Andrew Lansley’s plans for clinician led commissioning, the wording of the bill “does not match the rhetoric”.
Health, Beauty & Fitness: Put your feet up an exercise
February 27, 2011
They say that it’s rude to ask a woman her age, but I’m very tempted to ask Lorraine Mackie how old she is. The owner of Anthyllis, an organic health and beauty centre on Edinburgh’s Haymarket Terrace, has beautifully glowing skin and could be anything between 35 and 55 years old, I really can’t tell.
Nurse suspended after claims he deliberately injured patient
February 26, 2011
A NURSE has been suspended over allegations that he deliberately injured a patient with severe learning difficulties.
Andy Truten, 50, who works at an NHS centre for adults with learning disabilities, has been accused of pressing a set of keys into the hand of the patient until he was injured.