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Healthy Living for 6 August 2007

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Course helping children to cope

Aug 6 2007

CLUTCHING her brightly coloured and glitter-laden poster, little Josephine Hicks wants to teach her classmates about what it’s like having a stammer....

Drinkers are warned over cancer worry

Aug 6 2007

Experts say that drinking alcohol significantly raises our chances of developing bowel cancer. Health reporter JANE PICKEN has the details...

Charity helps to support projects

Aug 6 2007

A children’s charity on Tyneside has given local community groups a welcome cash boost. Health Reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how their money is helping...

Memories of a holiday you cannot ignore

Aug 6 2007

As Sexual Health Awareness Week begins today, Health Reporter JANE PICKEN speaks to the experts about staying safe this summer whether you’re on holiday or at home...

Great North Run 1: It’s a Shoe-In

Aug 6 2007

THAT time of year is approaching when thousands of people slog it out at the Great North Run....

An alternative way to find a healthy balance

Aug 6 2007

Ever thought of giving your general health an overhaul? From chronic fatigue to irritable bowels, health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out about holistic and alternative therapies...

Guide to life

Aug 6 2007

HAVE you ever wanted something really badly, whether it was a job, a special and loving relationship, a new home, a dream holiday, to get fit, run a business of your own or anything else?...

Dr Scott's surgery

Aug 6 2007

LAST week our practice was invited to take part in the chlamydia screening programme. Testing for this sexually transmitted infection can now be done easily with a simple urine test....

First we must know how to help

Aug 6 2007

NEW research reveals only one in three people could perform the simplest of first aid techniques, while one in four admit they would panic when giving first aid....

Advice that saves lives

Aug 6 2007

Kathryn Kain, senior sexual health adviser for the Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine (GUM for short) at Newcastle General Hospital, answers our questions. ...

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