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The three decades of dieting

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

While in our thirties, our lives can expand to include raising children -- often while still working -- and trying to run a home and keep a social life on the road.

Is stress making you fat?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

There are several ways in which your stressful life may be making you fat. It's an unfortunate truth that the more stressed you are, the more you may run the risk of being overweight. Yet knowing the 'fat triggers' linked to stress can help you lower your chances of worries causing you to become flabby.

Breaking the bad news

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

You have cancer. It's terminal." My father, who died last month, was so distraught upon hearing these words that my mother never felt able to ask him whether he thought the consultant's bluntness was inappropriate.

Back to the base

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

I know you're aware of the concept of friends with benefits, and the idea has trickled down into the world of beauty, too. For years our skincare and colour cosmetics stood poles apart.

How to choose a great look

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

It is one of the hardest make-up items to buy, so before you lay down serious cash on a new foundation, how do you know what to look for?

10 new ideas for your eyes only

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

The windows to your soul, they're called, and your eyes are one of the first things people notice about you. So it's no real surprise that we're pretty much obsessed with them.

Aspirin 'may halve death risk from breast cancer'

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Aspirin may halve the risk of death from breast cancer in women who have had early treatment for the disease, researchers have found.

Babies fed on solids too early may grow up fat

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Babies given solid foods before they are four months old are more likely to be overweight at the age of three than other infants, new research has found.

The tooth behind my dazzling smile

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

I hated my teeth. I hated the colour of the two front ones and, despite whitening, they refused to budge from a nasty shade of beige. I had Zoom! whitening done twice and had used assorted home kits, all to no avail.

Chic shock as Chanel unveils fake tattoos

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:58:01 +0000

Demure designer label Chanel's unlikely new range of fake tattoos have caught the attention of Irish fashionistas.

Neck-and-neck race for Sex and the City scarves

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

Sex And The City fans are set to wrap up in a collection of designer scarves tipped to become a massive hit as rumours swirl that one will feature in the second movie.

The five-minute face

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

Given the choice between an extra 20 minutes in bed and putting my make-up on before heading into the office, the zeds often win. I'd say I'm not alone, if the number of women buffing and glossing on public transport are anything to go by each morning and that's not counting the number of times I've seen some poor girl stick herself in the eye with a mascara wand as she frantically applies a coat or three while stopped in traffic at the lights.

What are the treatments for excess iron in the blood?

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

My doctor has told me that my iron level is high. Why would this be?

The moment I discovered I had Breast Cancer

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Being flatchested sometimes has its advantages. Okay, so I could never pick up a nixer as a pole dancer, but it also meant that checking for lumps didn't exactly take up much of my time.

Sex and the over sixties

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

People who stay in good health can enjoy an active sex life well into their sixties and beyond, research suggests.

The rest of my life starts right here

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

All the signs of a good night were there: sore swollen feet, false eyelashes which had been peeled off prematurely because tears of laughter had caused the glue to come unstuck, and the remnants of what was once a large chocolate-fudge birthday cake.

Creme de la creme

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Hold on to your purses, ladies: the new crop of power creams has arrived at beauty halls and department stores, and you'll get very little change from a couple of hundred quid for the majority of them.

The latest luxury skincare launches

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

1 The Gold Standard

Vitamin D 'triggers and arms' the immune system

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:52:34 +0000

Vitamin D is crucial to the fending off of infections, claims new research.

The beauty awards...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

The Oscar frocks this year seemed to veer from vibrant colours to petal-soft nudes and so it proved with the make-up -- well, lipsticks at least.

A life less ordinary

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

'I am Jenny, I am not dystonia." That's the comment from Jenny McCann (26) from Tallaght who lives with the debilitating disease. Jenny communicates through a special voice-recorded computer, describing what life has been like locked away in her own personal hell for the past 13 years.

Mini heart scans with your own GP

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

IT COULD cause a medical revolution, a hand-held ultrasound scanner that can show a worried doctor how your heart is beating.

Browned off as JLS gig dampens week

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

As I write this I resemble Chantelle Houghton from Celebrity Big Brother (remember -- she married yer man from the Ordinary Boys?). No, I haven't got new blonde hair extensions, but I am extremely brown.

star query

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Q An ex-boyfriend is a little too friendly over three years later -- nothing physical, but he keeps calling for no good reason and always asks to be included in my social outings. It's kind of hard to say no.

Device offers new hope for migraine sufferers

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

A hand-held device that fires a magnetic pulse to the back of the head may offer new hope to migraine sufferers, research suggests.

Drinking coffee 'protects the heart'

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:42:46 +0000

A strong cup of coffee really could be a lifesaver, claim scientists, after they found that caffeine may protect the heart.

Drinking to forget can have the oppositve effect and lead to more painful memories

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:43:59 +0000

Drinking to excess may help you forget but moderate alcohol consumption could actually make memories more painful, claim scientists.

Cents & sensibility

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:58:01 +0000

Hands up how many magazine features you've read since the recession hit about must-have bargain basics like, um, Elnett hairspray and Johnson & Johnson's Holiday Skin?

Love on hostile ground

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

It's hard to look at a celebrity, especially one as lovely and talented as Ashley Judd, and imagine that anything could possibly go wrong in her world.

How are you feeling?

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Given that our relationships influence our health, did you identify with the study cited?

Has this man really cured addiction?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

OLIVIER Ameisen (below) was a '90s high-flier: a handsome cardiologist with a Manhattan practice, a talented musician from a wealthy family. He had everything going for him. Except for one thing -- he was a roaring drunk.

Women are missing signs of ovarian cancer -- survey

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:58:03 +0000

Almost one in three women (29pc) mistakenly believes a smear test will pick up signs of ovarian cancer, a poll found.

Do fat mothers make for fat daughters?

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

Is your mother a good few dress sizes above that worn by an average woman, and has she a body shape made up of rolls of fat? And if so, what are the chances that you will also end up fat and caught up in a life-long battle with the flab?

Scents and sensibility

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

It's the too-good-to-be-true weight-loss system that's taking America by storm, and its manufacturers hope to launch it here in the next few months. Sensa lets you eat exactly what you want, when you want it and in the quantities you desire. And it still claims to help you shed around 5lb (2.3kg) every month.

Global tests to wipe out Aids in 40 years

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

A global mass-population screening programme could rid the world of the scourge of Aids within 40 years, it has been claimed.