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My dog Beth is my love, my friend and my ears

12:00pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

FOR most of us, our dogs are beloved family pets, entertainers, comforters and companions.

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This curse has hit my family for generations

7:00pm Wednesday 13th June 2012

NORMAN Ingram was playing football with his son when he first started having heart palpitations.

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My son wants to diet... and he is only six

6:00pm Wednesday 13th June 2012

TAYLER Gunn is constantly worried about his weight. He’s cut out cheese, ham and spaghetti from his diet for fear of putting on the pounds. His body mass index is a subject that often comes up often when chatting to his friends and family.

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Regular testing for glaucoma can save sight

6:00am Wednesday 13th June 2012

Barbara Taylor from Canvey has her local optician to thank for saving her sight.

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Is your atlas bone out of alignment?

9:00pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

ATLAS, in classical mythology, was the deity who supported the earth and heavens on his titanic shoulders.

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Caring on the high seas

8:30pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

THE world can be a confusing and frightening place for someone who is suffering from dementia.

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If your hearing is going, don’t suffer in silence

8:20pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

WITH one in six people in the UK suffering from some form of hearing loss, the effect on people’s lives are being highlighted during Deaf Awareness Week, which runs until Sunday, writes Lindsey Furby.

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Cancer survivor calls for more bowel talk

10:00am Wednesday 14th March 2012

AFTER ten years of battling bowel cancer, Bob Hackett was finally told this year he is in permanent remission.

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