Bournemouth Echo | Your health

How massage is helping quell the agony of fibromyalgia for one sufferer

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:38:54 +0000

IT feels like death by a thousand needles. That’s how some experts describe the sensation of living with fibromyalgia.

New ME website launches to help support sufferers in Dorset

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:43:20 +0000

A DOCTOR who had to retire as a GP after developing ME has praised students for donating funds to help support hundreds of his fellow sufferers in Dorset.

Poole man speaks out about living with anorexia on Inside Out show

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:43 +0000

A DORSET man who bravely spoke out about his eating disorder to the Daily Echo last year is to share his story with hundreds of thousands of television viewers next Monday.

Test that identifies ‘genetic risk’ of breast cancer offered at Bournemouth Hospital

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:35:04 +0000

A TEST that helps women with early stage breast cancer and their doctors make informed decisions about treatment is now being offered at the Bournemouth Nuffield Hospital.

Poole Hospital in ovarian cancer treatment trials

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:38:19 +0000

Poole Hospital took part in trials of a new treatment that is offering hope to women with advanced ovarian cancer.

Back treatment revolutionised thanks to new technology

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:41:32 +0000

A PIECE of equipment invented in Bournemouth could revolutionise treatment of people with back problems.

MS: 'I won't let illness ruin my life' says Dorset sufferer

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:37:14 +0000

AT first glance you would never know that Rebecca French has a chronic illness.

Call for tougher warnings on booze

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:24:54 +0000

A RINGWOOD-based national charity is supporting calls to revise government guidance on safe limits for drinking alcohol.

There’s no such thing as a quick fix for your liver

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:22:27 +0000

DETOXES in January are a popular way of redressing festive over-indulgence, but they have been slammed by the British Liver Trust.

How dancing is helping one Parkinson's Disease sufferer

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:55:59 +0000

ESTELLE Phillips has always loved to dance, but since she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 10 years ago it has become her lifeline to the outside world.