News
Nov27
Fire service urge smokers to quit
Firefighters in Staffordshire, who have attended house blazes sparked by burning cigarettes are encouraging smokers to quit. Fire crews have teamed up with the NHS in North Staffordshire in an effort to put residents in touch with... read more »
Nov20
Smoking quadruples risk of ectopic pregnancy
Smoking makes a woman four times more likely to have an ectopic pregnancy, according to new research. As reported by The Daily Mail, the research found that smokers have higher levels of the protein PROKR1 in... read more »
Nov17
Britain is Europe's heaviest country, and the world's fifth fattest
A new study has found that quarter of all adults in the UK are obese, making us the fifth fattest country in the world, and the heaviest in Europe. As reported by The Daily Mail, America remains... read more »
Nov12
Pregnant women urged to quit smoking to protect unborn babies
Pregnant smokers have been encouraged to quit smoking as soon as they can, to prevent complications during birth and protect the health of their unborn children. According to The Great Yarmouth Mercury, babies born to smokers... read more »
Nov8
Hypnotherapist puts driving-phobic journalist on road to recovery
A Daily Express columnist has told how a series of sessions with a hypnotherapist helped her tackle a fear of driving that affected her life for nearly a decade. In her regular column, journalist Rachel Porter explains that... read more »
Nov5
Girls turning to drink and dieting to cope with stress, finds new survey
Stress over academic success and the pressure to look attractive are driving girls and young women to alcohol and nicotine, according to a recent survey by the Girl Guides. As reported by the Daily Telegraph earlier... read more »
Nov2
Famous drinker Jimmy Gardner loses eight stone and quits smoking
A man, with the nickname 'five bellies', has lost eight stones and transformed his unhealthy lifestyle thanks to hypnotherapy. As reported by Daily Record, Jimmy Gardner was famous for boozing and binging on junk food with... read more »
