Disease thrives on shyness
	8:07am Tue 22 Apr 08
	IF you pride yourself on showing a typically British reserve and relish our traditional 'fry up' foods like bacon and sausages, you could be putting your health in danger. Those are two key factors implicated in bowel (or colon) cancer, which claims 16,000 lives a year in Britain, with lung cancer the only form of the disease to kill more.

	On the Run...with Ruth Meech
	12:44pm Tue 15 Apr 08
	WATCHING Sunday's London Marathon from the safety of my sofa, I got to pondering the psychology of running.

	Why leaving hospital is just the beginning
	9:41am Tue 15 Apr 08
	Many people who have to be admitted to hospital for an illness or an operation think that once the doctor has told the ward staff they are well enough to go home, that's it.

	Fit for Life - Running a strict regime
	12:28pm Tue 8 Apr 08
	By Tina Talbot, THE London Marathon is upon us and for weeks we have seen more runners out and about.

	Biological clocks still tick at the same rate
	10:44am Tue 8 Apr 08
	A staggering one in three couples now has trouble conceiving, with one in seven forced to seek medical help - and at least a quarter of all pregnant women miscarry.

	Your holiday should be stress-free
	10:27am Tue 1 Apr 08
	While we all look forward to the holiday season - as a welcome time to relax and get away from routine - for millions a break may turn out to be a disappointment. Around 40 per cent of people are caught in a stress trap' which can leave them feeling worse when they're not working, rather than better, and 10 per cent are even plagued by physical symptoms like nausea, headaches, dizziness or palpitations.

BEAT STRESS LONG-TERM

8:33am Tuesday 1st April 2008

Celebrate your achievements. Spend time at the end of each day thinking about the high spots and what you did well, rather than dwelling on mistakes or worrying about what will happen tomorrow. Research shows optimists live longer than people with a more negative view of life and are less likely to suffer from lower immune systems.

	Providing support for cancer patients
	8:21am Tue 25 Mar 08
	WENDY Edwards describes what it was like to be diagnosed with breast cancer in January last year: "It feels like life has been taken away from under your feet."

	Cholesterol checks heartily endorsed
	11:20am Tue 18 Mar 08
	Gloria Hunniford is only too aware of the importance of keeping a healthy heart. The 67-year-old TV presenter lost her first husband to an undetected heart condition and only a year after her wedding to Stephen Way in 1998, he suffered a small heart attack.

	On the Run...with Ruth Meech
	10:27am Tue 18 Mar 08
	DESPITE over-stressed calves, tight thighs and lopsided legs - which give rise to the very real risk of running in ever-decreasing circles - my running programme is now under way.

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