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• All the latest research on video game injuries 

  In the good old days, A&E units were stuffed full of children with saucepans stuck on their heads or peas up their noses. Nowadays it seems that if children aren't injuring themselves on their personal trampolines it's because they are nursing...
  Posted Feb 24 2009, 11:26 AM by Colin Cooper with | with 1 comment(s)

  Filed under: lifestyle, video games, dermatology

• I missed National Chip Week 

  Oh no. I missed National Chip Week . I found out yesterday from a friend who was mourning its passing. And Keith Chegwin was the patron saint. My pain at missing a week of chip-based events was tempered by my anger at having a so-called friend who had...
  Posted Feb 17 2009, 10:30 AM by Colin Cooper with | with no comments

  Filed under: obesity, lifestyle, food

• Drumming is the new homeopathy 

  We've all heard of flotation tanks and flower remedies, and some GPs were paid handsomely for running laughter clinics as health promotion under the 1990 contract. But how about drumming as a means of improving health and well-being? Well, if you're...
  Posted Jan 27 2009, 10:47 AM by Colin Cooper with | with 1 comment(s)

  Filed under: mental health, lifestyle, homeopathy

• Change4Life: a ‘lifestyle revolution’. But is it enough? 

  ‘Change4Life' is what the government is calling its latest campaign to persuade us all to eat more healthily and do more exercise. It isn't simply a series of adverts, however, as public health minister Dawn Primarolo was keen to stress at the...
  Posted Jan 02 2009, 11:28 AM by Tom Moberly with | with no comments

  Filed under: obesity, lifestyle, public health

• Condom sales rise as recession hits DIY activity 

  The recession might be curtailing our lifestyles in many ways but it seems that sexual activity is on the rise. We heard last week how the BPAS was dishing out free emergency contraception for the festive season. And now I read that sales of condoms climbed...
  Posted Dec 01 2008, 10:53 AM by Colin Cooper with | with 1 comment(s)

  Filed under: sexual health, lifestyle, contraception

• A new five-a-day will help keep you sane  

  It's enough of a struggle to consume five portions of fruit and veg a day (especially now I've learnt that potatoes are not admissible), so how could I possibly fit in another five things a day to keep me healthy? Well, actually, it's not...
  Posted Oct 27 2008, 10:56 AM by Colin Cooper with | with 1 comment(s)

  Filed under: mental health, lifestyle, environment