March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month so we have gathered important information on how to prevent it and how to recognise potential symptoms.
Prevention
General advice for all cancers is a healthy diet rich in fruit and veg, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight. However, some specific advice for ovarian cancer prevention include:
– stop smoking
– if a woman has the choice…
Roger Evans, London Assembly Member, has recently launched a report ‘Home Works: Why London needs to expand home working’ that calls for a step-change in TfL’s attitude to home working and flexible working. In it, he calls for the Mayor and Tfl to introduce flexible travelcards and annual rebates to help commuters make substantial savings.
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“Even with Tube upgrades, the building…
British pottery maker Emma Bridgewater has created an exclusive new homeware range for Red Nose Day 2013. Available from Red Nose Day official partners, brands-for-less homeware HomeSense stores and TK Maxx throughout the UK from 31st January 2013.
How did the business start?
Because I couldn’t find the right cosy cup & saucer as a present for my Mum – so I decided to make it…
Spring is just around the corner and if you’re suffering from a winter beauty SOS, then the following tips should help you get back in the game in time for those sunny days:
The dark nights in front of the tele with a glass of red wine may have taken their toll on your teeth. ALWAYS use a whitening toothpaste and if you need a little extra help buy a handy dental stain eraser and some…
New research shows that ‘pretend play’ is the defining childhood activity of the last 50 years, uniting the generations.
The research, which was carried out by Sainsbury’s Active Kids scheme among children and adults across the UK, examined the favourite childhood activities of each generation from those born from 1940 onwards.
Beating off competition from computer games and the latest…
People are often confused and scared about when to move someone and when to keep them still, this is particularly important when there is a serious risk of them having a spinal injury.
Spinal Injuries
You should suspect a spinal injury if:
They have fallen from more than twice their height, or been pushed with force
something heavy has fallen onto them,
they have been involved in a road…
If you’re a parent of a mixed race child or a kid with naturally curly hair, you’ll know that keeping their curls in tip top condition can be a pain.
Curly hair is different in texture than straight hair and therefore needs a completely different hair care routine.
Top tips:
· Don’t over wash curly hair – washing it every day will strip the hair’s natural oils and dry out…
A staggering 25,000 under-5s are rushed to A&E each year in the UK with suspected accidental poisoning. One in five of these cases (that’s around 15 every day) will be serious enough for the child to be admitted to hospital for further observation and/or treatment.
Poisoning
Every day, 15 young children are admitted into hospital because it’s thought they’ve swallowed something…
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been religiously using my new cleansers and moisturisers. So why haven’t my pores disappeared, and why am I getting so many new pimples?
Well, you’ll probably be as surprised as me to learn that you can’t make your pores go away – isn’t this what a lot of products claim to do? You can’t get rid of your pores as they are either…
A recent focus group including London Mums confirmed what a new study from Aviva revealing birth to two years as the most financially stressful time for parents. Check out this video full of interesting interviews with some of our amazing mums and mumpreneurs.
The latest Family Finances Report launched a few weeks ago shows that parents are more likely to feel under financial pressure when their…