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Most women who are over 50 would be wise to lose some weight, and thereby reduce their chance of developing breast cancer. So says some recent Harvard research, which found that those who lost the most weight also cut their risk of breast cancer by up to a quarter. Two in three women in Britain...

Never mind Cockerpoos and French bulldogs – the latest ‘must have’ dog is rapidly becoming the dachshund. The number of dachshund puppies registered in the UK has risen by 112 per cent in just the last five years.  In 2013, 4,887 dachshund puppies were registered with the Kennel Club.  By 2018, this had risen to...

Is your pet depressed?  Seriously.  It seems that more and more pets are developing mental health problems, according to some research by Compare the Market. Certainly insurance claims for pets being treated for mental health problems have gone up by 50 per cent.  In the past year alone,  insurers have paid out more than £750,000...

Never mind living, soon it will be too expensive to die!  The cost of funerals has reached record highs, with families now spending an average of £9,493 on a funeral.   That is an increase of more than three per cent in just the past year.  Only if you are really strict, and shop around, can...

The London Marathon will be run next month (April). Here is some good news for anyone training for it: running a marathon for the first time can reverse key markers of your ageing by up to four years. Research at University College London and Barts Health NHS Trust found that people who trained for six...

Ten years ago, too many children’s lunch boxes contained processed ham sandwiches and packets of crisps.  Sadly, today, little has changed. A recent study at Leeds University has found that the majority of lunchboxes still fall well below nutritional standards. Only one in five include any vegetables or salad.  Less than one per cent have...

What plans do you have for your garden this year?  Probably you will slow down on the digging, and maybe try making some mud pies by your new bee hotel instead.  These are among the predictions of The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). The RHS reports a growing desire among gardeners to keep their soil healthy...

Love, actually? Keeping love going Stressful for men Romance is not everything! Men and doctors Could an ambulance even find you? Teenage couch potatoes Never underestimate a tortoise Best time for stress?  Middle of the day ‘Tap and go’ – straight into debt ** Love, actually? “Hello, I am a millionaire and part-time army officer,...

Love, actually? Keeping love going Stressful for men Romance is not everything! Men and doctors Could an ambulance even find you? Teenage couch potatoes Never underestimate a tortoise Best time for stress?  Middle of the day ‘Tap and go’ – straight into debt ** Love, actually? “Hello, I am a millionaire and part-time army officer,...

“Hello, I am a millionaire and part-time army officer, and spend my time at my numerous houses and yachts throughout the world. Even though we have never met, I am in love with you. I would like to meet you, and share my paradise with you, but first I need you to send me £500...

Here is some good news:  the divorce rate has fallen to the lowest level for nearly 50 years. It seems that the many children of divorce have in their turn decided to stick at their marriage, and thus avoid the trauma of splitting up. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows that divorce has...

Men’s stress levels increase when their partner starts earning more than 40 per cent of the household income.  Their stress levels are also high when the man is the sole earner. “Neither of the extreme scenarios is good for male mental health,” according to Dr Joana Syrda, a researcher at Bath University. It recently published...