http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/ Read about the latest health news in Birmingham, the West Midlands and across the UK. Health care news and more. en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/05/06/long-road-to-recovery-after-a-hospital-stay-97319-20867136/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/05/06/long-road-to-recovery-after-a-hospital-stay-97319-20867136/ MANY people who have to be admitted to hospital for an illness or an operation think that once the doctor has told the ward staff they are well enough to go home, that's it. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/05/06/make-a-beeline-for-sweet-honey-97319-20867137/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/05/06/make-a-beeline-for-sweet-honey-97319-20867137/ ENJOY National Honey Week for ten good reasons: http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/05/06/parenting-books-put-to-the-test-97319-20867138/ Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/05/06/parenting-books-put-to-the-test-97319-20867138/ New parents, new advice on a weekly basis as new books are published. But how useful are these tomes to new mums? ALISON HANDLEY tests a few on her two youngsters. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/birth-order-makes-a-difference-97319-20835031/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/birth-order-makes-a-difference-97319-20835031/ THE first-born child is closest to a mother's heart and the youngest is spoiled - if you believe the anecdotal evidence. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/i-had-an-incredible-cluster-of-polyps-six-inches-wide-97319-20835035/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/i-had-an-incredible-cluster-of-polyps-six-inches-wide-97319-20835035/ MARIE Headlam had experienced some symptoms linked to bowel cancer but in the busyness of daily life was not acting on them. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/take-the-test-97319-20835198/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/take-the-test-97319-20835198/ HOUSEHOLDERS who receive a bowel cancer testing kit are being urged to do the check as they could be in the early stages of the disease without realising it. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/the-hospital-said-it-may-not-be-cancer-but-they-would-need-to-check-it-97319-20835199/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/29/the-hospital-said-it-may-not-be-cancer-but-they-would-need-to-check-it-97319-20835199/ WHEN a testing kit for bowel cancer arrived through the door of Dianne Ladd's home, she decided she had nothing to lose by doing it. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/22/biking-to-raise-awareness-97319-20799188/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/22/biking-to-raise-awareness-97319-20799188/ CYCLING from one side of the USA to the other may be an extreme form of fund-raising but Joe Millington is more than happy to do it for his sister. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/22/i-was-told-i-might-never-have-kids-or-work-again-97319-20799192/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/22/i-was-told-i-might-never-have-kids-or-work-again-97319-20799192/ HANNAH Millington was just 25 when she heard the words that everyone fears - she had cancer. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/22/online-diary-helped-me-97319-20799194/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/22/online-diary-helped-me-97319-20799194/ HANNAH has kept an online diary since her diagnosis and not only did it keep friends in touch but was also followed by complete strangers. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/15/deal-with-the-dangers-of-children-going-online-97319-20765521/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/15/deal-with-the-dangers-of-children-going-online-97319-20765521/ ALL parents will teach their children how to cross a road safely or how to deal with stranger danger. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/08/macmillan-nurses-can-t-take-the-cancer-away-but-we-do-our-best-to-help-the-children-and-their-families-97319-20734130/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/08/macmillan-nurses-can-t-take-the-cancer-away-but-we-do-our-best-to-help-the-children-and-their-families-97319-20734130/ More than 1,000 people are set to take part in the Birmingham Mail Fun Run on Sunday, April 27. With most of the cash raised being pumped into Macmillan Cancer Support, Alison Dayani takes a look at how some of that much-needed money is spent towards helping young cancer patients long after their treatment is over. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/a-new-way-to-deal-with-a-defiant-child-97319-20701161/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/a-new-way-to-deal-with-a-defiant-child-97319-20701161/ PUNISHING a child, even mildly, may suppress bad behaviour but probably won't stop it happening again, according to parenting experts Alan Kazdin. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/a-smile-shines-out-when-celine-sings-97319-20701162/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/a-smile-shines-out-when-celine-sings-97319-20701162/ LITTLE Celine Smith is suddenly all smiles. Surrounded by people, she was a bit unsure of what was going on. But as the adults around her burst into song and encourage her to join in, her face changes from uncertainty to laughter. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/arguments-between-parents-and-teens-can-be-good-97319-20701163/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/arguments-between-parents-and-teens-can-be-good-97319-20701163/ MOST stressed-out parents of teenagers would describe the constant rowing with their feisty offspring as a never-ending nightmare. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/children-perform-at-symphony-hall-97319-20701164/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/children-perform-at-symphony-hall-97319-20701164/ THIS Friday the hard work of the Ex Cathedral education project will reach fruition with a concert featuring more than 600 children from schools across the country at Birmingham Symphony Hall. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/many-conceive-naturally-after-treatment-97319-20701167/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/many-conceive-naturally-after-treatment-97319-20701167/ DR GILLIAN Lockwood, medical director of Aldridge-based Midland Fertility Services, says Lisa is not alone in having a natural birth following an IVF baby when the cause of infertility was endometriosis. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/trying-for-a-baby-was-like-buying-a-lottery-ticket-for-3-000-and-we-won-97319-20701174/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/trying-for-a-baby-was-like-buying-a-lottery-ticket-for-3-000-and-we-won-97319-20701174/ WHEN Lisa O'Brien was a teenager, she suffered painful periods. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/we-provide-the-chance-for-everyone-to-sing-97319-20701175/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/04/01/we-provide-the-chance-for-everyone-to-sing-97319-20701175/ EX Cathedra's visits to Birmingham Children's Hospital are a weekly date first started four years ago. http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/03/25/i-was-living-in-a-permanent-state-of-hung-over-or-drunk-ignoring-a-rumbling-inside-me-that-would-eventually-burst-into-depression-97319-20669542/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/family-life/health/2008/03/25/i-was-living-in-a-permanent-state-of-hung-over-or-drunk-ignoring-a-rumbling-inside-me-that-would-eventually-burst-into-depression-97319-20669542/ WE WERE driving down the M5 to Gloucester when the windscreen made a splitting sound like a boot treading on ice. A web of cracked lines appeared above the wiper on the passenger side of the car.