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Doctor's diary
Mortality statistics once included 'death by footwear’ and 'injury by boot’, says James Le Fanu.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 8, 2008

Spa spy
Our health sleuth investigates the curative claims of wellbeing retreats.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 8, 2008

Hospitals: So where would you rather be ill?
After being treated in both French and UK hospitals, John Collyer has no doubt France is better.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 8, 2008

Joint clinic
Osteopath Kristian Woods fixes your aches and pains.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 8, 2008

10 minute nutrition
Nutritional therapist Julia FitzGerald offers easy tips for healthier living. This week: how to look after your liver.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 8, 2008

Rebujito: cocktails that are just what the doctor ordered
Many drinks cleaim to be health-giving, but the Rebujito, a Spanish concotion about to hit our shores, could be the most virtuous. Ruth Addicott takes a sip.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 8, 2008

The knowledge: how to improve your posture
Standing too straight is just as bad as slouching, says Brita Forsstrom, an expert in the Alexander Technique.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 7, 2008

Red Bull Flugtag: flights of fancy
Max Davidson finds glory in the barmy entrants for 'Flugtag'
Source: Telegraph Health - June 6, 2008

Pillow Talk
The TV presenter and comedienne, Ruby Wax, advises readers as Weekend's agony aunt.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 6, 2008

Hay Fever: beat the sneeze
Hay fever sufferers face a really bad summer. Lucy Atkins offers advice
Source: Telegraph Health - June 6, 2008

Paris Hilton: big in beauty?
She's taking over the world, one hair extension at a time. Hotel heiress Paris Hilton tells Louise Horne about her plans to build a beauty empire.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 6, 2008

Mountain biking: breaking records and bones
The ups and downs of mountain biking attract David Robson.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 6, 2008

Crème de la Mer: World Ocean Day
Crème de la Mer are joining teams with Oceana organisation to help provide better oceans for the world, writes Kimberly Thrower.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 5, 2008

The Mediterranean diet: the best in the world?
Spain is leading a European push to have the much-lauded Mediterranean diet placed on the UNESCO world heritage list. But defining the diet - and its health benefits - are harder than one might think, writes Sarah Morris.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 2, 2008

Jordan: a full stop
Frances Booth benefits from the healing properties of the largest natural spa in the world.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 2, 2008

Lesley Garner's Lifeclass: 'I'm broke, bored, jealous and taking cocaine'
Leslie Garner helps a man who is depressed and turning to illegal drugs.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 2, 2008

Tried and tested: Natura Bissé
Your guide to the latest health and beauty products, with Kimberly Thrower.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 2, 2008

Finger on the Pulse
After signing a petition against experiments on animals, Max Pemberton has second thoughts
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2008

10-minute nutrition
Nutritional therapist Julia FitzGerald offers easy tips for healthier living. This week: how to look after your gut
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2008

Angelina Jolie proves that pregnancy can be hell on feet
Angelina Jolie's shoe problems strike a painful chord with Judith Woods.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2008

Joint clinic
Joint clinic with osteopath Kristian Wood. Week 14: Clicking joints
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2008

DNA testing: A dip in the gene pool reveals what I'm made of
A $1,000 DNA test told Cassandra Jardine about the health problems she is likely to face - but also why her body is genetically programmed to handle drinking coffee.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2008

Bridal boot camp: and the bride wore fatigues
To shape up for her big day, Rebecca Howard went to extremes and joined a bridal boot camp.
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2008

Pillow talk
The TV presenter and comedian , Graham Norton, advises readers as Weekend's agony aunt.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 30, 2008

Shaking Meditation: all shook up
Emma Mahony meditates on a moving experience
Source: Telegraph Health - May 30, 2008

A top tip for Cliveden
Kimberly Thrower experiences an old-fashioned retreat just a stone's throw from Heathrow airport…
Source: Telegraph Health - May 28, 2008

Lifeclass: my wife never shows me affection
Leslie Garner helps a man whose wife doesn't show him any affection
Source: Telegraph Health - May 26, 2008

Spa Spy
Our health sleuth investigates the curative claims of wellbeing retreats worldwide .
Source: Telegraph Health - May 25, 2008

Joint clinic
Joint clinic with osteopath Kristian Wood. Week 13: Texting tendonitis.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 25, 2008

Doctor's diary
A Spitfire pilot with a toothache would be a fearsome enemy, muses James Le Fanu
Source: Telegraph Health - May 25, 2008

Finger on the Pulse
Max Pemberton wonders if technology is more of a curse than a cure-all.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 25, 2008

Parkinson's: Can Pilates help?
When Lady Spooner was diagnosed with the disease, her first reaction was one of despair. But, writes Caron Bosler, exercises to improve her mobility helped counteract its effects.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 25, 2008

10 minute nutrition
Nutritional therapist Julia FitzGerald offers easy tips for healthier living. This week: how to nurture your thyroid.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 25, 2008

MMR: The debate that won't go away
It seemed the MMR controversy had been resolved, but does new research point to another possible connection between autism and vaccinations? Cassandra Jardine reports.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 25, 2008

Your health is in your hands
How to give yourself a lower back massage
Source: Telegraph Health - May 23, 2008

Top 20 cycle rides
Summer is the perfect time for a bike ride in teh countryside, writes Nicholas Roe.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 23, 2008

Massage: there's the rub…
Tired and sore? Give yourself a mini-massage, says Alice Hart-Davis.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 23, 2008

Lifeclass: my wife wants space
Lesley Garner helps a man living apart from his wife after she asked for space in their marriage.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 19, 2008

Titanic Spa: happiness is a warm stone massage
The Titanic spa in West Yorkshire works wonders on stressed-out Londoners, writes Johanna Leggatt
Source: Telegraph Health - May 19, 2008

ECT case study: 'ECT was my magic wand'
Lucy Parma, 30, a PA, had her first episode of depression at the age of 20, in her second year at university.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 18, 2008

Doctor's diary
James LeFanu on clotbusters, night-nurse paralysis and hypnosis
Source: Telegraph Health - May 18, 2008

ECT case study: A trigger for suicide
Terri Cheney, 46, who lives in Los Angeles, is a former entertainment lawyer. Since the age of 16 she has battled manic depression (now known as bipolar disorder), but it was not until 1994, when she was 32, that her illness was diagnosed after she had ECT. She claims the treatment triggered a manic episode.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 18, 2008

10-minute nutrition: the post-lunch slump
Nutritional therapist Julia FitzGerald offers easy tips for healthier living. This week: surviving the post-lunch slump
Source: Telegraph Health - May 18, 2008

How to get beach-fit in four weeks
Now's your last chance to shape up for summer. But can a personal trainer work miracles? Gym-dodger Iain Hollingshead found out
Source: Telegraph Health - May 18, 2008

ECT: Doctors don't know how it works, so why use it?
Using electroconvulsive therapy for depression remains controversial. Dr Max Pemberton examines the evidence
Source: Telegraph Health - May 18, 2008

Tried and tested: SILVA Pedometer Plus
Your guide to the latest health and beauty products, withJohanna Leggatt.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 16, 2008

Beach-fit in four weeks
Can you really get fit in four weeks? See for yourself in Iain Hollingshead's week-by-week snaps.
Source: Telegraph Health - May 2, 2008

Needle-free, post-operation pain treatment available in Europe
Brussels - A needle-free method of relieving acute pain after an operation has been launched on markets in Germany, Britain
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - February 9, 2008

Tele-medicine catching up but still a long way to go
Efforts by healthcare providers to reach out to the masses in far flung areas of the country using cutting edge technology appears to be gradually making a headway these days after the initial hype about tele-medicine has weaned away.
Source: Healthcare-Healthcare / Biotech-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times - February 9, 2008

INHS Sanjivani hosts HIV/AIDS workshop
Every 13th person of the 30 million people suffering from HIV/AIDS is an Indian and the Indian Armed Forces have also been affected by it,
Source: Healthcare-Healthcare / Biotech-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times - February 9, 2008