The Best Guide for the Portsmouth Area

Health Awareness

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  It's not too late to quit this Stoptober!

  Published: Wed, 26/10/2022 14:29

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  Doting grandfather meets newest granddaughter for the first time before peacefully passing away

  Published: Sun, 24/04/2022 16:48

  Thanks to the dedicated teams at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, a Portchester grandfather Paul Kempton was recently able to meet his newest granddaughter for the first time before peacefully passing away.

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  'Giving the Finger' during HIV Testing Awareness Week

  Published: Fri, 04/02/2022 12:14

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  Portsmouth MP calls for Christmas jabs guarantee for schoolchildren as just over half in Portsmouth have had first dose

  Published: Thu, 16/12/2021 14:04

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  World Aids Day: Government must step up support for local sexual health clinics to achieve 2030 ambition – City MP

  Published: Wed, 01/12/2021 10:23

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  Men’s Health Week: City MP praises community project to support men’s mental health

  Published: Sun, 21/11/2021 10:58

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  Surviving Winter Campaign to Help People Keep Warm Across Hampshire and The Isle Of Wight

  Published: Thu, 21/10/2021 15:08

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  Technology firm, Novatech Ltd, sponsors local mental health charity podcast to help break the stigma around men's mental health

  Published: Wed, 08/09/2021 17:09

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  Learn to "talk about it" this World Suicide Prevention Day

  Published: Wed, 08/09/2021 16:24

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  Hampshire’s Mental Health Crisis Care highly commended in national award

  Published: Sun, 04/07/2021 09:07

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  Young people encouraged not to let stigma stop them from accessing mental health support

  Published: Thu, 13/05/2021 17:20

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  New hospital service set up to support patients with mental health needs across Portsmouth

  Published: Thu, 18/03/2021 19:00

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  Maternity services at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust go digital to transform care for pregnant women

  Published: Sat, 20/02/2021 11:36

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  Portsmouth academic helps to approve world's first coronavirus Human Challenge study

  Published: Fri, 19/02/2021 11:23

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  Increased mental wellbeing support for young people

  Published: Wed, 27/01/2021 11:50

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• Bowel Cancer Screening Will Save Lives

  Published: Wed, 08/08/2018 15:11

  Four in ten people in parts of Hampshire are ignoring the potentially life-saving bowel cancer screening tests, a charity warned today.

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• No Room for Complacency During Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

  Published: Wed, 24/01/2018 17:26

  A leading GP is advising young women in Hampshire how a five minute test could detect potentially life threatening cancerous cells.

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• Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls This Winter

  Published: Tue, 16/01/2018 20:47

  Falls are a common, but often overlooked cause of injury and for many older people, particularly those with long term health conditions, they can happen more often.

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  The Dark Side Of Sport: Elite Athletes As Likely To Suffer From Depression As Inactive People

  Published: Thu, 06/04/2017 17:17

  Sport has long been known to promote a sense of well-being, but at an elite level, athletes are just as likely to suffer from depression as people who don't do any sport, a new stu

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  Who Knew that an Inward Facing Nipple was a Sign of Breast Cancer?

  Published: Wed, 06/04/2016 08:51

  Former Social worker Catherine Vander-Cammen was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 60 after discovering that her nipple suddenly pulled inward into her breast instead of outward.

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• Sugar App Helps Families Reduce Intake

  Published: Fri, 26/02/2016 11:03

  A new campaign has been launched by Public Health England encouraging parents in Portsmouth to get “Sugar Smart” and take control of their children’s sugar intake.

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  Men Can Get Breast Cancer too

  Published: Tue, 01/09/2015 08:00

  Breast cancer is often thought of as a condition that only affects women, but men can also develop it, which 81-year-old Peter Knight from Cosham knows only too well.

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• Self-help Dementia Books Available at Portsmouth Libraries

  Published: Thu, 12/02/2015 17:04

  A range of books designed to help people with dementia is now available from Portsmouth City Council's libraries

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• Secondhand Smoke Campaign Launches Across Portsmouth as Vote Ends Smoking in Cars With Children

  Published: Thu, 12/02/2015 16:16

  Public Health England this week re-launches its campaign to highlight the hidden damage that secondhand smoke in homes and cars can cause to children’s health - coinciding with the passing by Parliament of regulations to end smoking in cars carrying children in England.

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• Keep Warm, Keep Well

  Published: Thu, 05/02/2015 09:27

  GPs have joined forces to urge people to ‘keep warm, keep well' during this winter cold snap.
  
  

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• Portsmouth GPs Urge People Not to Ignore Heartburn

  Published: Wed, 28/01/2015 10:49

  Two leading Portsmouth area GPs have backed a new health campaign urging people not to ignore heartburn - because it could be a sign of stomach or oesophageal cancer.

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• Advice on Looking After Yourself at Home Over Winter

  Published: Thu, 20/11/2014 14:12

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• GPs Urge People Not to Store up Health Problems if ‘Feeling Under the Weather’

  Published: Wed, 05/11/2014 11:04

  Top GPs across the Portsmouth area today united to support a national public awareness campaign which urges people to seek advice early from their local pharmacist if they are feeling unwell.
  
  

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• Smokers Encouraged to Swap Fags for Gags

  Published: Tue, 09/09/2014 10:46

  Stoptober, the 28-day stop smoking challenge from Public Health England is encouraging smokers in Portsmouth to swap their fags for gags, to help them quit for good this October.
  

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• Health Experts Issue Advice About Fasting During Ramadan

  Published: Fri, 27/06/2014 11:03

  Muslims planning to fast during Ramadan are being urged to find out more information about the potential health implications if they have any on-going health problems.
  
  

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• Hearing Loss for Children Right on Your Doorstep

  Published: Fri, 16/05/2014 09:58

  Portsmouth hospitals has one of the busiest children's audiology departments in the UK, screening over 12,000 babies every year. The hospital is also unique in that it has joint-partnership working with The Elizabeth Foundation, an independent charity centre that is based at the back of the hospital and provides services and support for young child

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• Get Help to Stop Smoking

  Published: Fri, 07/03/2014 10:05

  Local services in Portsmouth are joining together on Wednesday 12 March to support No Smoking Day and offer residents free advice about quitting.
  
  

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  Look to the Future and Stop Smoking

  Published: Mon, 30/12/2013 11:49

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• GP Advice and Portsmouth Pharmacy Christmas Opening Times

  Published: Wed, 11/12/2013 21:45

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• Campaign Highlights the Threat Posed by COPD

  Published: Tue, 10/12/2013 17:42

  An NHS campaign to raise awareness of a serious lung disease revealed shock figures about the number of undiagnosed people who may have various breathing disorders.

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• Protect Yourself Against Flu

  Published: Fri, 27/09/2013 10:53

  Family doctors across Hampshire are urging people to protect themselves against a winter virus that can lead to serious health complications - seasonal flu.

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• NHS Urges People to ‘Know it. Check it. Treat it’

  Published: Thu, 26/09/2013 10:16

  The NHS in south east Hampshire is launching a campaign to raise awareness of a serious lung disease that thousands may not know they have.
  
  

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  New Mindful Living Club starts in Southsea

  Published: Mon, 19/08/2013 17:58

  Based at the Havelock Centre, a new Mindful Living Club is being launched in September to offer support for people wanting to practice mindfulness in their daily lives.

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  Off The Shelf - learning about mental health

  Published: Mon, 08/04/2013 15:35

  A 10 week course to build awareness and understanding of common mental health problems

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• Change How You Think About Smoking on No Smoking Day

  Published: Wed, 13/03/2013 07:30

  As No Smoking Day comes round again, have you considered what it costs to smoke?

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  Beauty Isn't Skin Deep After All

  Published: Mon, 11/03/2013 09:43

  Beautiful people are seen as beautiful even if they distort their faces into grimaces of disgust, surprise, fear or anger, according to new research.

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  Ninjabetic Offers Diabetes Support

  Published: Wed, 06/03/2013 12:10

  People with diabetes can get support on Twitter and Facebook from a fellow sufferer and ambassador at Diabetes UK.
  

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• Cancer Affects Everyone - Including Children

  Published: Tue, 12/02/2013 10:41

  Many people hear the word cancer and only associate the disease with adulthood. This is a common misconception as each year around 1,500 children are diagnosed with cancer in the UK.

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• Free Liver Scanning Available at Morrisons

  Published: Mon, 14/01/2013 20:50

  Ever wondered how much damage that extra pint or bag of crisps is doing to your liver? Come along and get your liver scanned for free on Tuesday 15 January at Morrisons, Victory Retail Park, Flathouse Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4QP.

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• It's Pants But It Could Save Your Life

  Published: Mon, 14/01/2013 19:12

  Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (CCPW) runs from the 21st to the 25th JAnuary and and Pompey Pants is in full swing ready to get the women of Portsmouth talking about the cervical screening process.
  
  

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  Gastric Band Hypnosis

  Published: Sun, 23/12/2012 13:34

  Thinking of Losing Weight in the New Year

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• Do You Know Which NHS Services to Use This Winter?

  Published: Mon, 17/12/2012 14:30

  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is asking the public to "Choose Well" during this festive season and to think about how serious their health problem is and then choose the right service. By choosing the right service from the start will mean reduced waiting times.
  
  

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• Do You Know Which NHS Services to Use This Winter?

  Published: Mon, 17/12/2012 14:30

  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is asking the public to "Choose Well" during this festive season and to think about how serious their health problem is and then choose the right service. By choosing the right service from the start will mean reduced waiting times.
  
  

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• NHS Health Checks Soar in Portsmouth

  Published: Wed, 14/11/2012 16:29

  Since July, Portsmouth has seen a 32% increase in people attending their free NHS Health Check.

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• Spinnaker Tower to Turn Blue for World Diabetes Day

  Published: Wed, 07/11/2012 11:38

  With around 30,000 people diagnosed with diabetes in the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire area, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is turning the Spinnaker Tower blue to raise awareness of the condition on World Diabetes Day (14 November).

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• One in Six People Will Suffer From a Stroke in their Lifetime

  Published: Tue, 09/10/2012 12:33

  In 2011, around 1,300 people had a stroke in Hampshire alone, and worryingly around one in six people worldwide will suffer from a stroke in their lifetime.
  
  

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  FREE WEBCAST - The Seven Habits of Mentally Healthy People

  Published: Wed, 03/10/2012 21:45

  Join Carolyn Barber on this free webcast to mark World Mental Health Day

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• Reducing Pressure Ulcers in Hospital

  Published: Wed, 26/09/2012 10:19

  The NHS unnecessarily spends more than £3 billion per year on treating pressure ulcers. What some people don't realise is that the skin is an organ which needs to be looked after on a regular basis.
  
  

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• Dermatology Open Day

  Published: Thu, 23/08/2012 16:25

  Members of the public will be given a rare opportunity to go behind-the-scenes of Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust's Dermatology Department at a special open day.

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• Portsmouth NHS Trust Warns Breast Screening Appointments Should Not Be Missed

  Published: Mon, 06/08/2012 17:32

  With over 48,000 women being diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK, Portsmouth Hospitals Trust is urging women in the Cosham and Paulsgrove area to attend regular screening

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  Is stress at work making you sick?

  Published: Thu, 02/08/2012 16:37

  A short anonymous survey to gather information about the impact of stress at work

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  Hypnotherapy For Sports Performance

  Published: Fri, 27/07/2012 17:20

  Do you want to improve your performance at your chosen sport ?

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• Get Your Liver Tested

  Published: Tue, 24/07/2012 16:29

  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (PHT) has joined forces with Portsmouth City Council, the British Liver Trust, the Safer Portsmouth Partnership, and the Hep C Trust to raise awareness of the link between Hepatitis C and liver disease.
  
  

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• Portsmouth Teenagers Urged to Get Free Booster Vaccination

  Published: Tue, 03/07/2012 11:40

  Portsmouth teenagers are urged to get their free booster vaccination, which protects them from dangerous diseases.
  
  

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• Queen Alexandra Hospital Takes Part in Falls Awareness Week

  Published: Fri, 15/06/2012 16:57

  One third of people aged 65 and older fall every year, however this increases to 50% for people 85 and older. Falls not only cause injury and restrict activity; they also destroy c

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• Heart Attacks Don't Distinguish Between Men And Women

  Published: Wed, 13/06/2012 17:57

  It's a myth that heart disease affects men more than women. The truth is, heart disease kills one in three women, the same number as in men.

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• New Diabetes Innovations Hub Set to Improve Diabetes Care

  Published: Thu, 31/05/2012 19:58

  A new diabetes innovations hub being pioneered at Queen Alexandra (QA) Hospital with Diabetes NHS will encourage NHS professionals engaged in diabetes care across the UK to share information and improve treatment nationally.

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• National Dementia Week Lifts the Lid on Early Warning Signs For Dementia

  Published: Mon, 21/05/2012 15:45

  With 1 in 3 people over 65 going on to develop dementia in the UK, and figures set to double over the next 40 years, this year's National Dementia Week (21 - 25 May 2012) aims to r

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• Portsmouth Launches Local Stroke Awareness Day

  Published: Mon, 16/04/2012 10:59

  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is launching a local stroke awareness day on 19 April 2012.

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• World Tuberculosis Day – 24 March 2012

  Published: Wed, 21/03/2012 11:41

  24 March 2012 is World Tuberculosis (TB) day. It is on the rise in the UK, and in the last year alone there were 170 cases in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight of having the disease,

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  Join the Bra Revolution at Nuffield Health

  Published: Tue, 20/03/2012 13:56

  On the 28th March, Alexandra Sports are holding an evening dedicated to Sports Bras at Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing.
  
  

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• Jade Goody's Legacy Continues With Vaccine for Boys

  Published: Sun, 18/03/2012 08:15

  Southdowns Private Healthcare have been providing the Gardasil vaccination, since 2008 and have recently started to vaccinate boys and men as well as girls and women aged between 8 and 26 years of age.

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• Be a Hero and Get Your Child Vaccinated

  Published: Tue, 31/01/2012 14:46

  "Childhood vaccinations are an extremely important, safe and effective way of preventing illness and death due to infectious disease in children," said Dr Paul Edmondson-Jones, director of public health in Portsmouth. "Over the years vaccines have saved thousands of children's lives and are widely seen as the second most-effective public health int

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• Portsmouth Patient Tells his Story to Raise Awareness of Mouth Cancer

  Published: Mon, 14/11/2011 10:03

  Almost 6,000 new cases of mouth cancer are diagnosed each year - a number which is increasing.
  
  

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• Hospital Staff Team Up With Portsmouth Football Club to Help Fight Mouth Cancer

  Published: Fri, 04/11/2011 10:06

  Staff at Queen Alexandra Hospital have teamed up with Pompey Sports and Education Foundation to help fight mouth cancer.
  
  

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  Does My Bum Look Big in This? Advice from Frameworks Clinics

  Published: Mon, 31/10/2011 14:11

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• Find Out More About Portsmouth NHS Trust's Diabetes Service

  Published: Thu, 13/10/2011 17:57

  Portsmouth NHS Trust's Diabetes services are nationally recognised as some of the best in the country.
  
  

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• Look After Your Back with Nuffield Health

  Published: Wed, 05/10/2011 10:08

  Meet Nuffield Health, Fitness and Wellbeing experts at a FREE Back Care Event and discover some useful insights into how to look after your back
  
  

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• Portsmouth Hosts Living With Arthritis Event

  Published: Wed, 14/09/2011 20:55

  People from Portsmouth and the surrounding areas are invited to the fifth annual Day to Day - Living Well with Arthritis event.
  
  

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  Know Your Numbers at Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing

  Published: Sat, 27/08/2011 14:47

  Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing Centre, Portsmouth will be taking part in this year's Blood Pressure Association Know your Numbers! Week.

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  Portsmouth Hypnotherapist Offers Advice on Services

  Published: Fri, 12/08/2011 09:29

  As a local hypnotherapist studying for a Hypnotherapy Degree Mary Jane Burgess, is urging people who are thinking of using the service to look for suitably qualified therapists.
  

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  Learn About Lung Health at Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing

  Published: Mon, 18/07/2011 07:56

  Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing in Alexandra Park, Portsmouth, have a drop in event today, 18th July, to help you learn more about your lung health.
  

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• Ask the Experts at Nuffield Health - Men's Health Event

  Published: Thu, 23/06/2011 21:43

  Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing are focusing on men's health this month with a drop in event on the 30th June.
  
  

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• Portsmouth Hosts Ankylosing Spondylitis Conference 2011

  Published: Wed, 15/06/2011 14:09

  Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is hosting the Ankylosing Spondylitis Conference 2011 which provides a chance for patients, family members and Health Care Professionals to find out more about Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS).
  
  

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• Medical Care Reminder for Bank Holiday Weekend

  Published: Wed, 25/05/2011 16:41

  Reminder from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust about choosing medical care over the bank holiday weekend

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• Unusual Facts About the Human Body from Curves

  Published: Thu, 19/05/2011 13:20

  Check out these facts about the human body provided by Curves Ladies only gym

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• Bridge Centre to Host Dental Promotion

  Published: Wed, 16/02/2011 21:21

  Staff from NHS Portsmouth will be helping half-term shoppers next Tuesday at the Bridge Centre, Fratton to find an NHS Dentist.
  
  

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• Return to Routine May Increase Risk of Flu

  Published: Tue, 04/01/2011 11:54

  Local health experts are expecting another rise in flu-like illnesses with people returning to work and school this week.
  

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  Mind Over Matters Weight Loss Programme

  Published: Sun, 02/01/2011 22:45

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• NHS Recommendations for Patients With Flu Symptoms

  Published: Wed, 29/12/2010 18:02

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• Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Advises to Choose Medical Care Well Over Christmas and New Year

  Published: Thu, 23/12/2010 14:00

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• QA Hospital Advises Patients to Choose Well in Snowy Conditions

  Published: Thu, 02/12/2010 10:34

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• Patients to Have Haemodialysis at Home

  Published: Fri, 26/11/2010 15:38

  Patients who require haemodialysis now have the benefit of having the treatment in their own home.
  
  

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  Local Pharmacies Lock Up Late as Winter Draws In

  Published: Thu, 28/10/2010 16:21

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  Find out about Immunity at Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing

  Published: Mon, 25/10/2010 14:01

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  Learn About Women's Health At Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing

  Published: Sun, 26/09/2010 18:55

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  What is Your Heart Age?

  Published: Sun, 26/09/2010 18:54

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• Patients Urged to Screen for Bowel Cancer

  Published: Mon, 20/09/2010 13:19

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• What is a Slipped Disc? Advice from Active Health

  Published: Fri, 17/09/2010 15:01

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• Living With Arthritis Event Comes to Portsmouth For Third Year

  Published: Fri, 03/09/2010 13:04

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  Play Safe with Golfing Tips from Active Health

  Published: Wed, 04/08/2010 22:28

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  Learn about Work/Life Balance at Nuffield Health

  Published: Sun, 25/07/2010 21:46

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  Try Acupuncture for Free at Nuffield Health

  Published: Wed, 21/07/2010 22:19

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• Love Your Bones at Mountbatten Centre

  Published: Mon, 28/06/2010 19:52

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• Be Sun Safe and Skin Aware in Skin Awareness Week 21st - 25th June

  Published: Mon, 21/06/2010 12:51

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  Fibro Pals

  Published: Tue, 15/06/2010 06:47

  Fibro Pals - The Fibromyalgia Support Groups Site

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• NHS Blood and Transplant Appeal for Blood Over World Cup Period

  Published: Sun, 13/06/2010 10:07

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  Whiplash - Advice From Active Health Chiropractic

  Published: Thu, 27/05/2010 10:39

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  Lifting Advice From Active Health Chiropractic

  Published: Sat, 24/04/2010 16:05

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• Medical Treatment Options in and Around Portsmouth

  Published: Fri, 26/03/2010 21:47

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• Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Takes Part in World TB Day

  Published: Tue, 23/03/2010 15:26

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• How Jade Goody's Legacy Will Prevent More Tragic Deaths

  Published: Thu, 18/03/2010 16:18

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• Healthy Pompey

  Published: Thu, 11/03/2010 13:33

  Live a healthier and longer life

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  Meningitis Warning!

  Published: Mon, 04/01/2010 12:37

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• Public Blood Donor Sessions for 30th Nov to 18th Dec 2009

  Published: Tue, 24/11/2009 22:30

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  Swine Flu Jab in Pregnancy

  Published: Sat, 14/11/2009 15:11

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• Sign Up On World Diabetes Day 14th November 2009

  Published: Fri, 13/11/2009 13:09

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• Rethink Your Attitude Towards Drink During National Alcohol Awareness Week

  Published: Tue, 20/10/2009 13:17

  Safer Portsmouth Partnership is running a series of activities during National Alcohol Awareness Week to promote low risk drinking and highlight the support that is available for those that need it.

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  Flu Tips for Pensioners

  Published: Sat, 17/10/2009 13:01

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