Samhainophobia – top 10 Halloween phobias

Ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night – Halloween is nearly here! For some people this celebration brings up joy and excitement but for others it can set off their fears and phobias, including Samhainophobia – Halloween phobia (yes, it really does exist). There are a variety of causes of a […]

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Wear it pink

Earlier this year, hundreds of woman came together in solidarity, donning their pink wigs, to raise money for breast cancer charities in Falmouth for the Pink Wig Parade.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Get some inspiration from this video for Wear it Pink day which is Friday 20th October 2017. #WearItPink […]

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Sleep to slim

Getting a better night’s sleep could help you stay slim or lose excess weight. That’s the premise of a new study, Sleep to Slim, by sleep experts at Loughborough University who will be examining how sleep and weight management are related. In a first-of-its-kind, the experimental research will look at the link between sleep duration […]

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Make up tutorials from Look Good Feel Better

Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) is the only international cancer support charity that helps women and teenagers manage the visible side effects of cancer treatment. Watch this video make up tutorial on how to recreate your eyebrows when you have lost them to chemotherapy.#Warpaint4Life […]

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Blood: Life Uncut

Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at a new exhibition – ‘Blood: Life Uncut’ revealing the essential, expressive and visceral nature of blood at the Science Gallery, London from 12th October. “Blood is the thing that unites us, that allows any blood donor to save the life of another human. But it can also transmit infection […]

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Tenfold increase in child obesity

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Over the last 40 years, there has been a tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity, according to a new study by Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation. By 2022, there will be more obese children and adolescents alive than those underweight. The news comes as we mark World Obesity Day, 11th October. […]

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