Doctor's diary: the economic case for NHS hearing aids
Hearing problems will be come very expensive for those suffering without the support of the NHS (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: doctors diary itchy skin japanese prisoners nutritionally deficient hearing aids NHS james le fanu Source Type: news

Dear Graham Norton: 'Should I marry my girlfriend even though her father is bald?'
TV presenter and comedian Graham Norton advises readers. Email problems, questions and requests for life advice to him at graham@telegraph.co.uk (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: baldness agony uncle children hair Dear Graham Norton girlfriend help marriage relationships Source Type: news

Dear Graham Norton: 'Organising my friend's hen party has become a nightmare. Help!'
TV presenter and comedian Graham Norton advises readers. Email problems, questions and requests for life advice to him at graham@telegraph.co.uk (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: agony uncle friends Dear Graham Norton help bride wedding hen party advice Source Type: news

No one is too old for ballet
Telegraph View: Ballet does not just exercise the limbs. It revives the mind (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Royal Ballet Dance Pensioners Health & well-being Source Type: news

How you may be suffocating your kids without knowing it
We British are among the most over-protective parents on Earth - which could do our children more damage than any Bear Grylls-style 'safety exercise' (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: overprotective parents bear grylls mumsnet helicopter parents rnli Source Type: news

Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 14th August 2015
Concerned about aches and pains? Worried about a medical condition? You can email your questions confidentially to Dr Le Fanu at drjames@telegraph.co.uk. Answers will be published in the health section of the Telegraph website every Friday. Today - the merits of aspirin, statins, early signs of dementia, itching, leg pains and goat cream (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: overmedication polyuria Dr James online health clinic aspirin statins James Le Fanu manuka honey Source Type: news

Scientists: avoid fats, not carbs, if you want to lose weight
New study reveals the key to losing weight is cutting out fats not carbohydrates (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: carbohydrates fatty foods low carb diet diets healthy food low fat diet Source Type: news

Should you give up bacon if you want to have children?
A recent study has revealed that bacon may decrease fertility in men. The recipe for having children is getting more complicated by the day - but we've long been getting buns in our ovens, whether we're gluten free or not, says Josh Barrie (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: bacon decreasing fertility foods that decrease fertility harvard conception study bacon health problems food decreasing conception Source Type: news

We must not forget patients with rarer cancers
As cancer sufferer John Underwood takes the internet by storm with a blog documenting his extremely rare cancer, Judith Potts considers what help is out there for patients with less well-known diseases (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: patient power John Underwood Judith Potts rare cancer health Source Type: news

My midlife sleep crisis: a nightly battle with insomnia
As the government tells the middle-aged to get more sleep, chronic insomniac Jane Kellock says she hasn't had eight hours sleep since John Major was Prime Minister (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: bed sleepy wake up health unhealthy sleeping awake Source Type: news

My midlife sleep crisis
As the government tells the middle-aged to get more sleep, chronic insomniac Jane Kellock says she hasn't had eight hours sleep since John Major was Prime Minister (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: bed sleepy wake up health unhealthy sleeping awake Source Type: news

How to minimise the health risks of shift work
Working in shifts can leave us with disrupted sleep patterns. Here's how to combat the effects of tiredness and keep energy levels up (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: shift work mind healing health risks Linda Blair breast cancer insomnia sleep Source Type: news

Doctor's diary: NHS 111 as dubious as Blair's NHS Direct
David Cameron seems just as committed to his telephone advice service as Tony Blair was to his NHS Direct, despite a recent Telegraph investigation revealing major safety risks (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: gp's under pressure serendipitous drugs NHS 111 to fail serendipitous medicine NHS 111 closing Source Type: news

Why I donated my kidney to a stranger
The selfless act of one of her sons donating a kidney to save his brother's life inspired Joanna Ewing to donate hers to a stranger (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: becoming an organ doner alturistic organ donation alturistic kidney donation Source Type: news

Why a bad back needn't mean a life of discomfort
Spinal pain can affect every aspect of your life - but 10 minutes a day is all it takes to remain pain-free (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: back pain chiropracter spinal injury Lucy Fry bad back stand up desk spine Acuback Source Type: news