General health

For many people, they’re simply looking for an exercise that’s easy to do. It doesn’t cost them much or require too much gear or preparation. And they want an exercise that burns fat and helps them achieve their fitness goals fast. If this sounds like you then running may be your answer.

Muffin top, spare tire, love handles, we have many cute names for that extra weight around the middle. Trouble is, it does not feel so cute when it’s your stomach. And to be honest, flat abdominals are just plain sexy. You feel great and you look great. See how to get rid of that cute weight and get a flat tummy fast!

A cold builds gradually and centres on the nose and throat; flu arrives abruptly with fever, aching and exhaustion. What actually helps, why antibiotics do not, who the free flu vaccine is for, and which of the popular remedies are merely useless rather than harmful.

Teething is normal, variable and usually brief, but several of the remedies sold for it are unsafe, and blaming a genuine illness on teething can delay the care a baby needs

What a household first aid kit should contain in British terms, and the handful of things that actually change an outcome: grazes and cuts, bruises, burns and scalds, nosebleeds, sprains, stings and bites. Including the two items on most kit lists that do not belong in one here, and the remedies that cause injuries of their own.

Animals matter to the people who live with them, and the health claims made for pet ownership are much larger than the evidence supports. Both of those are worth knowing.

Pressure instead of needles, from the same tradition as acupuncture. What the trials actually found — reasonable support for nausea after an operation, in pregnancy and during chemotherapy, weaker support for some pain, and nothing for motion sickness, which is what the wristbands are mostly bought for. Where the PC6 point is and how to use it.