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From the Prostate disease blog

  • An experience of prostate cancer: 9. Three months on


    It is now almost three months since the operation. The scar has healed up well and I have had only minor problems with incontinence. I tended to leak when I stood up, got out of the car or coughed. Tena for Men Level 1 were quite sufficient to cope with this and very discreet. After a while they were more than was necessary and I switched to using two...

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From the Mental health blog

  • Video: Depression expert


    An expert explains the difference between simply having a bad day and being depressed. He also describes the levels of depression, early warning signs and the treatments available.

  • by Caspar
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From the Pregnancy blog

  • Week 7 - A new blogger


    Well hello, another new blogger and a little introduction about myself before i begin: My name is Jennie , im 23 and i live in West Yorkshire. Im a married mother of 2 and expecting my third in September. Im currently at university in my final year of an Art degree. My daughter is called Carla and she is 6 (7lb 2oz), my son is called Alexander and he...

  • by xxxjenxxx
    Written 18 hours ago
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From the Pregnancy blog

  • 7 weeks in, and nervous as anything!


    Hello world! My name is Zelkina, and i wanted to share my experiences with my first pregnancy with you. My partner and I haven't been trying long, only about 3 months. I didn't recognise the signs at first. Having suffered quite heavily from depression around the age of 20, to me it felt like i was heading for a nervous breakdown again. My emotions...

  • by Zelkina
    Written 1 day ago
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From the Lambeth Community blog

  • Power of Positive Thinking


    Here are some thoughts from one of our members - Paul - on the importance of positive thinking. I LOVE Positive Thinking! I'm NOT saying that I find it particularly easy to do?! But, it sure as hell beats thinking entirely Negative, constantly, all the time...which, for me, personally speaking, only leads to terrible Depression...negative, negative...

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Some of our bloggers

Ffredsmum is having great results with Enbrel for her arthritis
Rachelliverpool is expecting 'Tubbs' in spring 2010. She's been checking out yoga and NCT
Africandoll was diagnosed as Type 1 aged 2 immediately after a car accident. She's now 16
Steady Joe is a grandfather, COPD sufferer and story writer
AmyTurner has desperately been trying to get her HBa1c below 7
AgedTenor is 64, loves singing and geology, and was alerted to his prostate cancer by a raised PSA test

Mental healthcare: new horizons

New Horizons in Mental Health is a new approach to adult mental health services in England. It aims to help everyone have better mental health.

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