Preventative Features

Time for your smear test?

It doesn't take long to screen for cervical, breast and testicular cancer, and it could save your life

Using a sunscreen

There will always be times when you're out in the sun without adequate shade or cover-up clothing. This is when sunscreen is useful for protecting exposed skin from the sun's rays. Sunscreen alone will not protect completely from sun damage and you should never use sunscreen in order to spend longer in the sun. It should be used to increase your protection

Vitamin C and the common cold

Find out if Vitamin C is really a cure-all for the common cold

When periods are a pain

Dealing with all the horrible side effects associated with periods-from pains, craps and PMS to more serious conditions like endometriosis and fibroids in our period special

Wind problem is ruining my life!

Dr Ian Campbell, President of the National Obesity Forum, gives advice on reducing wind