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Heading abroad for breast implants surgery is becoming a popular choice for British women, as less people opt for cosmetic surgery in UK. In doing so, they combine a relaxing holiday away from work and other daily pressures with a stay in an overseas cosmetic surgery clinic for a breast enlargement ...
A cataract occurs when the lens of the eye becomes cloudy and makes it difficult to see. The lens is used to focus light on the retina at the back of the eye in order to form images. Although cataracts usually take a long time to form, if left untreated they can eventually lead to blindness. The ...
Bupa has welcomed news that the NHS will soon be required to routinely assess treatment outcomes. Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen, BUPA’s group medical director, says the move is a crucial step in helping to improve the quality of healthcare in the UK.
Sir Michael Parkinson, arguably the nation's favourite chat show host, who is recently retired from his chat shows, and was knighted in this year's New Year's honours list, is the new face of the Guaranteed Over 50 Plan from AXA Sun Life Direct.
Two luxurious North Wales convalescent homes are due to close. The Mary Bamber and John Braddock centres in Colwyn Bay will shut after decades providing care for recovering patients.
About the size of a walnut, the prostate gland is located under the bladder and surrounds the urethra (the tube through which urine passes out of the body). The gland is only present in men, producing seminal fluid which is mixed with sperm to make semen.
A 66-year-old horse-riding enthusiast who has had two hip replacement operations in less than a year is back in the saddle. It was just 12 weeks ago when Meg Bennell had her second replacement but, as she ‘mucks out’ the stable of her medal-winning dressage pony Prospect Poppy, she is ...
With thoughts of the credit crunch and house prices slumping all around, it is difficult to escape the sense of financial foreboding. New research carried out on behalf of PruProtect by Opinium Research on 2,213 adults, suggests that more than half of Britons (52 %) currently consider their ...
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