Trust Me – I’m Dr Google
Trust Me- I’m Google – can we rely on medical evidence on the internet? Online pharmacies and medical databases are enabling individuals to bypass doctors. Is the democratisation of medical practice...
View ArticleWalkactive trial – YOUR chance to join in
Walkactive is the health and fitness programme established by sports scientist and trainer Joanna Hall. I’ve written about it in The Telegraph twice – once describing how it feels to a novice, and...
View ArticleMarathon effort for Electric’s Charlie
Marathon day (April 13 2014) in London will see super cool hairdresser Charlie Mann, Director of Electric London, chalking up his 26 miles in April at the Virgin Money London Marathon for a cause that...
View ArticleAbraxane added to Cancer Drugs list – at last!
Abraxane – used for the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer – has been added to the National Cancer Drugs Fund List, it has been announced by the Cancer Drugs Fund Panel (CDF), bringing delight to...
View ArticleNutribullet juicer
Having been on a juice and detox fest for the Telegraph, here is a bit of handy kit I discovered: the Nutribullet! The Nutribullet is designed to extract all the nutrients from the ingredients used....
View ArticleElemis Total Glow Bronzing Body Lotion
Summer tans start with a good fake body lotion and moisturiser for the face – amd they don’t come any better than Elemis Total Glow Bronzing Body Lotion or Moisturiser for Face. After testing both...
View ArticleChain of Hope – meeting Hala, miracle child of Gaza
Photographer Andrew Crowley, Hala’s mother Mahdeya Abdullah, Hala and me Chain of Hope is the charity set up by British cardiologist Sir Magdi Yacoub to offer disadvantaged children across the globe...
View ArticleInca oil
A great antidote to winter hair – Inca oil’s Pandora Oil is a really useful winter styling product if your hair is getting too fluffy or frizzy due to the effects of too much central heating Inca oil...
View ArticleTHE NHS: Things that need to be said – or do they?
After alternately scowling and then nodding in agreement at Iain Dale’s short book The NHS; Things That Need to Be Said (Global; £8.99), I have to hand it to him: this will be uncomfortable reading for...
View ArticleFlesh Wounds and family secrets
Flesh Wounds is a memoir written by Richard Glover, a best-selling author, presenter on 702 ABC Sydney, very funny chap and also – full disclosure – my much-loved cousin. Currently available in...
View ArticleA triumph of the heart (and an award)
Dawn Faizey-Webster is a remarkable woman who I was lucky enough to interview in 2014 for the Daily Telegraph. Last night, that account was commended in the Guild of Health Writers Award, which was...
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