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Pill promises 'long, healthy life' for women
WOMEN who have ever taken the Pill can expect longer lives than those who have never been prescribed the oral contraceptive, research suggests.
Hormone can give fertility the kiss of life
A hormone made by a gene called "kiss" has the potential to restore fertility in some women, scientists have found.
Shape up: Short blasts of exercise as good as hours of training, scientists find
Less really can be more when it comes to exercise, scientists have discovered.
Sarcoma: Friends in need
If this young woman from Portmarnock hadn't fallen off her horse, she might not be with us today. That fall led to a small operation, which in turn revealed a very dangerous tumour and led to surgery in New York.
Shape up: Don't waste your time
There are a number of different variables in training that can influence your results. In weight training or running, some of these variables include repetitions, sets, tempo, exercise selection or order and rest periods.
Massage no better at beating stress than deep breathing and soft music
Having a massage is no better at beating stress than home relaxation techniques like breathing deeply and listening to soothing music, a study has found
A special friendship
Anxiety started its slow trickle about six months ago. I would look at her playing and feel my heart begin to race just at the thought. What held it in check were the boom gates of time -- the first day of school was ages away.
Getting it off your chest -- why more men are going under the 'vanity knife'
Old sports injuries, sticky-out ears, tired eyes and man-breasts -- an increasing number of Irish men are turning to cosmetic surgery to correct the imperfections that God or hard living has given them.
Fast food diet sounds tasty
Meals approved by Weight Watchers are going on sale at McDonald's in New Zealand, the companies said.
I survived three heart attacks in one week -- but now life is better than ever
Sally Bee positively glows with health. At 42, the TV presenter and mum of three looks years younger. She doesn't smoke and is a walking advertisement for her new book of healthy recipes. It's impossible to believe that, just five years ago, Sally suffered a series of such severe heart attacks that her doctors left her to die.
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- True life: My dream is to one day win my 16-year battle with food
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