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Losing someone close to you can be one of the toughest things you have to go through in your life. Everyone copes with bereavement in different ways and there is never a right or a wrong way to go...
Mental Health
Feeling a bit stressed out or run down? Think you’ve tried everything to relax and unwind? Perhaps the ancient art of meditation can help. Now used as a complementary therapy for improving...
Fitness and exercise
Knee injuries are common, especially when taking part in sport. Injuries to soft tissues, such as ligaments and tendons, are the most common, though damage to the bones is also possible.
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Fitness and exercise
A muscle strain is a stretch or tear in the muscle or tendon caused by over-stretching or over contracting of muscle tissue. The muscles in the legs and lower back are most commonly affected....
Fitness and exercise
Produced by Dylan Merkett, Bupa Health Information Team, January 2012.
This factsheet is for people who have a sprained ankle, or who would like information about it.
A sprained...
Fitness and exercise
It might sound too good to be true, but simply walking can help you reach the recommended target of at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise, five days a week. Regular walking protects you against...
Mental Health
Anorexia nervosa, or anorexia, is an eating disorder. People with anorexia have an intense fear of putting on weight and severely limit the amount of food they eat to reduce their body weight to...
Mental Health
This factsheet is for people who have insomnia, or who would like information about it.
Insomnia is not being able to get enough sleep. It's usually related to finding it hard to get to...