Woman's World - Health

Health

A new campaign is launched to remove the stigma of mental illness, it should be easier for people to talk about it and get help.

Denman College cookery tutor Margaret Foss looks at ways to lower the harmful fats in your diet.

Shoulders, knees and hips can all wear out or cause problems - to the young as well as the old.

This common skin blemish can become a cancer risk if you don’t know what to look out for. Roz Lewis explains The Mole Clinic
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A national strategy for the care of stroke patients has been formulated, but we must do our part by learning to recognise the symptoms of a stroke – and acting fast
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Blinded from the age of four, Louis Braille went on to invent an ingenious system that enabled blind people all over the world to read, says Anna Milford
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Over the years, WI initiatives have encouraged members to make fitness fun and to combat obesity by a healthier approach to cookery. In Middlesbrough last year a pilot programme aimed at 45-65-year-olds adopted the same approach with great success. The team behind the project now hope that other health and local authorities will adopt it.
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Why is it that as we get older, irrational anxieties can take root? Sarah Drew Jones talks to the experts about ways of regaining confidence in mid-life
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…you are likely to encounter all kinds of people stepping out with poles! Penny Kitchen heads to Alice Holt Forest for a lesson in Nordic walking.
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Singing is great fun, and scientific evidence shows it’s also good for your physical and mental health. Josephine Murray finds out more.
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Whether you want to improve your swimming technique or are a late learner, there are lessons for everyone. Keen swimmer Nicola Joyce takes a look at the best.
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