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Credit crunch hitting health

RISING bills, shrinking credit and gloomy forecasts that financially life can only get worse are fast becoming the ingredients of a toxic cocktail that threatens the nation's health. Read

Easy and affordable recipes that are kind to your heart

ONCE Sally was through the first recovery stages, she took a long hard look at the situation and decided to give it her best shot. Read

Life begins at 40 for triple heart attack mum

HITTING 40 was a cause for celebration for mum-of-three Sally Bee because doctors had warned her she was unlikely to reach that milestone after suffering three heart attacks in one week. Read

Eat and drink to chill out

WITH the constant rush of daily life, there is often a need to take time out and chill but while many of us think of relaxation as yoga or holidays, what we eat can also have a huge effect. Read

God has given me a great gift to heal the sick and I consider it my duty to do so

DO you believe in miracles? At a church in Birmingham people not only trust in miracles but believe they are experiencing them. Read

I can't explain what happened to me during the laying on of hands

WHEN Katheryn Knight began experiencing excruciating head-aches and visual disturbances she did what most of us would do and went to her doctor. But in the event, healing came from elsewhere. "I hadn't discussed the pain with Nick or anyone," says the 44-year-old full time mum. "But when I came to church Nick said to me that he could tell I wasn't well and asked if I wanted to try healing. "When he put his hands on my head I felt the pain physically shift in my head. It was very painful and it took a couple of times but then it went and my eyes were fine again." Read

Pork pie present!

JOURNALIST Adrian Sudbury, 26, has only weeks to live because of leukaemia. Here are excerpts from his heart rending blog... Read

Residents are a lot more chatty

ACTIVITIES coordinator Julie Stafford has already collected a book of photos and stories of the residents meeting the animals – and all those stories have been positive. Read

The animals have given my mother a new lease of life

CLUTCHING the little rabbit to her chest, 79-year-old resident Christine Creighton is loath to let go of her new acquaintance. Read

Pets putting smile on faces of elderly

EIGHTY-eight-year-old Joyce Broadbent cuddles the eight-week old rabbit on her lap. Its tiny white fur fits neatly within her hands as she bestows a bit of tender loving care on the pet. Read

Docs braced for an epidemic of crunch stress

LOOMING big bills, shrinking credit and gloomy forecasts that financially life can only get worse are fast becoming the ingredients of a toxic cocktail that threatens the nation’s health. Read

Fingers crossed for campaign

Journalist Adrian Sudbury, 26, has only weeks to live because of leukaemia. Here are excerpts from his heart-rending blog: Read

Be aware of where kids play

GIVE kids some time off and they'll always manage to get into scrapes. Read

Bulge battle is a real family affair

IT'S a family affair for father and daughter team Neil and Allyson Wicklen as they fight the flab - on television. Read

Friends are the best in the world

Journalist ADRIAN SUDBURY, 26, has only weeks to live because of leukaemia. Here are excerpts from his blog. Read

If I hadn't had my transplant I would be dead by now

A desperate shortage of donors across the region means that every transplant is a real treasure, giving hope of new life to those on the brink of death. But there is more than just kidneys, livers and other major organs that can make such a dramatic difference. Health Correspondent ALISON DAYANI takes a closer look at the forgotten transplant - bone marrow - and the difference it made to a Birmingham leukaemia victim. Read

MP backs donor campaign

PLANS are under way by leading leukaemia charity, the Anthony Nolan Trust, to back up its bone marrow register with a Cord Blood Bank. Read

City hospitals have a long and proud history

Hospitals have been present in the city since the Middle Ages, when churches ran them and monks cared for the sick. Read

Eat better, not less, to get slim and stay slim

THINKING of losing a few pounds? Then forget calorie-counting and fad diets and look for the root cause says a new book Life-Changing Weight Loss. Read

I can not believe we have Grace but having her doesn't take away all the pain we felt before

FOUR-MONTH-OLD Grace McMahon is her parents' most precious gift. Read

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