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Lucy Atkins

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/ 10 March 2010

Herbs as healers

Grow your own first-aid kit and you can tackle all minor ailments, from skin rashes to sore throats. Lucy Atkins reports.

By Lucy Atkins
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/ 5 February 2010

Do iPhone health apps work?

There is a bewildering array of health applications for Apple’s cellphone. Lucy Atkins sifts through them to find the best ones.

By Lucy Atkins
Surviving growing pains
Article
/ 29 January 2010

Surviving growing pains

Growing pains affect about 40% of children to varying
degrees.

By Lucy Atkins
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/ 31 January 2009

Diseases have gender bias

It is well known that women in many countries tend to live longer than men. We also know that some diseases affect men more than women and vice versa.

By Lucy Atkins
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/ 7 October 2008

Hula hoop comeback

The retro activity that tones your body in all the right places is making a comeback, writes Lucy Atkins.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 13 August 2008

Ignore ‘Hollywood heart attack’

The Hollywood heart attack (think Elliott Gould in <i>Ocean’s 13</i>) involves dramatic chest clutching and collapse. But in reality, symptoms vary.

By Lucy Atkins
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/ 5 August 2008

Can broccoli be a cure for cancer?

Broccoli and other vegetables such as cauliflower and cabbage contain a group of phytochemicals that seem to have cancer-preventing properties.

By Lucy Atkins
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/ 3 July 2008

Brushing off cancer

In the latest study researchers at Imperial College, London, found that men with a history of gum disease had a 14% higher chance of getting cancer.

By Lucy Atkins

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