Is your ribcage sore from coughing? Does your nose feel like it’s never going to stop running? Is your head fuzzy with catarrh? Are you wheezing, sneezing, snuffling and finding it hard to breathe? Are you shivering one minute, then burning up the next? You’re certainly not alone. Colds and flu affect many of us, […]

Bangers and mash, sausage and chips, sausage casserole, sausage rolls, hot dogs, toad in the hole… who can resist the versatile British banger? Not many of us it seems! Sausages are the nation’s favourite meat-based dinner, bought by 87% of British households. In fact we love them so much that there’s even a British Sausage

We’ve all heard the term ‘dirty money’, but were you aware that you could be handling it every day? According to research undertaken by experts at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) faecal bacteria can be found on 14% of bank notes, 10% of credit

season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ is now upon us. Traditional British orchard fruits come into their own at this time of year – apples, plums, pears, cherries – and let’s not forget delicious blackberries, gooseberries and rhubarb. It’s the time for Harvest Festivals, wrapping up warm and going out for a long walk, then

World Heart Day – 29th September 2012 Believe it or not, the disease that claims the most lives in the UK is not cancer, but Coronary Heart Disease. Cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke) kills around 82,000 people in the UK every year. Worldwide this figure is an estimated 17 million people. There are currently