Women who drink unfiltered tap water during pregnancy may unwittingly be doubling their risk of serious heart or brain effects in their unborn child.
Archive for August, 2008
In the News: Drinking unfiltered water may pose a threat to unborn babies.
Friday, August 1st, 2008In the News: Playing golf can set you on course for an extra five years of life
Friday, August 1st, 2008Golf isn’t the most strenuous of sports but it appears to have a great many health benefits according to a study of 300,000 golfers from the Karolinska Institute in
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In the News: Marilyn’s thoughts on the HRT confusion
Friday, August 1st, 2008Every month or so there seems to be a new pronouncement on HRT and recently we were all informed that HRT is safe for women to take at menopause after all. A panel of experts informed the public that they feel the health risks have been greatly exaggerated and that HRT is safe to take for women aged between 50 and 59 to give them relief from such symptoms as hot flushes and to maintain healthy bones.