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How Many Eggs Should You Eat?

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How Many Eggs Should You Eat?

Dr Michelle Wright talks about how many eggs you should eat each week.

27th March 2014

Breast Cancer Genes – Your Questions Answere

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Breast Cancer Genes – Your Questions Answere

In light of the news about Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy because of her very high risk of developing breast cancer, Dr Michelle Wright talks about inherited breast cancers and genetic testing.

20th February 2014

Blood Pressure – What Do The Numbers Mean?

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Blood Pressure – What Do The Numbers Mean?

Dr Michelle Wright demystifies blood pressure and explains what blood pressure reading you should be aiming for.

20th February 2014

Snow Sports Helmets – The Evidence

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Snow Sports Helmets – The Evidence

It was very upsetting to hear about Michael Schumacher’s recent accident on the slopes of Méribel, France and our thoughts are with him and his family. Since the accident happened, there has been a lot of discussion in the media about helmets for winter sports. Should helmets be compulsory for everyone? Do they really protect […]

14th January 2014

Poisoning – An Unwanted Christmas Gift

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Poisoning – An Unwanted Christmas Gift

Poisoning- An unwanted Christmas gift Poison! Sounds so dramatic, doesn’t it? Conjures up images of Agatha Christie murder mysteries, Cold War plots and perhaps Snow White with her apples if you have little girls of a certain age. Actually ‘poison’ is much more prosaic than that – especially when it comes to curious little children […]

5th December 2013

WHAT IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY NEED RESCUING BY A HELICOPTER…..?

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WHAT IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY NEED RESCUING BY A HELICOPTER…..?

I wake up each morning to an amazing view of the Jura from my bedroom window then drive to work with the impressive panorama of the Alps before me. Each day they are different – colour, light, haziness, contrast, snow – but what remains the same is their status as a playground for people of […]

11th November 2013

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