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Prescription addiction on the rise
As prescription drug overdoses rise a staggering 400 per cent in the US, research suggests painkiller addiction is a growing problem in Britain too
OVARIAN CANCER What you need to know
Bond star Pierce Brosnan’s daughter Charlotte has died from ovarian cancer aged just 42. Her mother and grandmother also died from the disease. So – how common is it, what are the symptoms and what can you do if it’s in your family?
Buying PILLS online? Read this first
It’s a tempting equation: Need to lose weight. Go online. Buy diet pills. But online weight loss pills have been found to contain high levels of a dangerous, banned drug that could cause heart attack and stroke. Here's how to know what you're buying (and who from)
SPA TREKKER Silver Island, Greece
Spa afficionado and founder of queenofretreats.com Caroline Sylger Jones has been reviewing spas and retreats for over 15 years - well, someone’s got to. In the first of her SPA TREKKER columns for Healthista, she brings you Silver Island in Greece
‘I buy organic and make it go further’
Emma Cannon, 42 is an acupunturist and author of Total Fertility (£14.99 Rodale). She lives in Streatham Hill with husband Roger and daughters Lily, 14 and Violet, 8. Here she shares her everyday health secrets with Healthista
IN FOCUS A daily pill to fight breast cancer
Around 500,000 women in the UK at high risk of developing breast cancer will now be offered a course of drugs for five years to lower their risk, according to new NHS recommendations. Healthista asked Katherine Woods, Research Information Manager with the charity Breast Cancer Campaign what the new guidelines mean for women in the UK and who should consider it
