Who knew that the little orange squashes we carve so enthusiastically every year could actually have some pretty dramatic health benefits? Individuals with high cholesterol levels could lower their cholesterol by eating pumpkin. In countries such as China, India, Korea, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, pumpkin has been used for traditional medicine...

Who knew that the little orange squashes we carve so enthusiastically every year could actually have some pretty dramatic health benefits? Individuals with high cholesterol levels could lower their cholesterol by eating pumpkin. In countries such as China, India, Korea, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, pumpkin has been used for traditional medicine...

I was 18 when I was offered the HPV vaccine. I was just on the cusp of the catch-up programme introduced in 2008. Back then, it was 3-dose schedule for those aged over 15 and only protected us from HPV types 16 and 18. Today, Gardasil, the current HPV vaccination, protects girls against types 6, 11, 16 and 18. The difference? Type 16 and 18 can cause...

I was 18 when I was offered the HPV vaccine. I was just on the cusp of the catch-up programme introduced in 2008. Back then, it was 3-dose schedule for those aged over 15 and only protected us from HPV types 16 and 18. Today, Gardasil, the current HPV vaccination, protects girls against types 6, 11, 16 and 18. The difference? Type 16 and 18 can cause...

It’s July and we are fast approaching the beginning of the school summer holidays. As kids all over the country are chanting school’s out for the summer (well, let’s face it, if they were it would be better than it’s coming home, right?), parent’s will already be wishing for the start of the new school term. Yet, most of the UK has already been basking...

It’s July and we are fast approaching the beginning of the school summer holidays. As kids all over the country are chanting school’s out for the summer (well, let’s face it, if they were it would be better than it’s coming home, right?), parent’s will already be wishing for the start of the new school term. Yet, most of the UK has already been basking...