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Andrea paints a picture of hope

ANDREA Marrion has turned her experience of breast cancer around to raise awareness in a very individual way. Read

30-year wait for Hughes Syndrome diagnosis

IMAGINE being ill for more than 30 years and never having a name for the disease that afflicts you. Read

On the couch with Nicky Asbury

Nicky Asbury is a consultant clinical psychologist and mum of three who answers your problems each week. Read

Living with ‘silent killer’ hepatitis C

AS a young man of 27, long distance lorry driver, Wayne Taylor became concerned about his health after repeatedly falling asleep at the wheel. Read

Brave fight to help sufferers

BRAVE Jonny Kennedy touched the hearts of millions of TV viewers with a moving documentary about his painful illness. Read

Budding chefs cook up some fun

FROM fairy cakes to healthy pasta, these youngsters have been stirring up mouthwatering dishes to enjoy with their families. Read

Boost brain power

MILLIONS of people take herbal products every day to improve their psychological health, to calm them down, to help them sleep, to ‘pep’ them up or improve concentration. Read

Dr Scott's Surgery

A REPORT recently said sleep, or rather the lack of it, was one of the health issues people worried about excessively. Read

Guide to life with Jayne Goldstone

MANY moons ago I considered myself to be reasonably fit and certainly a lot more supple than I am right now, recently even finding it difficult to touch my toes. Read

Giving baby best start

WHILE she’s not saying it’s been a doddle, breastfeeding has been easier than she initially thought for new mum Lissa Fothergill. Read

Listening and leading

The Evening Chronicle asked Diabetes Centre manager Anne Robinson, questions about her life and work. Read

Whipped into great shape at fit camp

IT’S crunch time for 27-year-old Aidan Browne. With just four weeks to go until the Great North Run half-marathon, the full-time private landlord has to make sure his stamina and fitness levels are at their best. Read

Exercise for a healthy heart

CHARITY Heart Research UK is recommending dancing as a fun way for people to keep fit and keep their hearts healthy. Read

Fighting Fit

SO LAST week we talked about goals, and why you want to achieve what you’re setting out to achieve. How do I get the most out of exercising? Read

The Metabolic Typing Diet

“HAVE you ever noticed that what works well nutritionally for somebody else doesn’t work for you?” As stated by William Wolcott in his book The Metabolic Typing Diet, “one man’s food is another man’s poison”. Read

The Body Detective stays on the case

When he had his leg amputated due to cancer, it didn’t get Trevor Rutherford down. Instead he has devoted his life to improving his health and fitness and that of others. Here he talks to CHRIS HOPE Read

Dr Scott's Surgery

IT SEEMS as if every shop window declares the same message at the moment. “Back to School” is a thought that fills most parents with joy, but kids may not always share these feelings. Read

Guide To Life with Jayne Goldstone

OFTEN I am described as a very energetic person, and I know I am. However, there are times when my energy levels dip so much that the thought of walking upstairs at the end of a long day exhausts me! Read

Disaster children offered a lifeline

IT IS more than 20 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, but children who were not even born at the time of the explosions are still suffering the effects of radioactive contamination. Read

Strolling docs help to boost health message

As a new series of BBC 1’s Street Doctor begins next week to offer primary care to patients on their home turf, HELEN RAE asks the Tyneside GP involved in the programme what health benefits it can offer Read