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The North West Cancer Research Fund (NWCRF) is backing a bid to ban sunbeds in gyms and spas across the region.
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05 Jul 2010
Cancer patients should be encouraged to take part in physical activity both during and after treatment, according to new guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), US.
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07 Jun 2010
Sports trust Freedom Leisure has become the latest operator to remove all sunbeds from its leisure centres.
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08 Feb 2010
Health club operator and management contractor Parkwood leisure has become the latest operator to remove all sunbeds from its sites.
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30 Nov 2009
More than 250,000 young people aged between 11-17 years old are at risk of developing skin cancer by using sunbeds, according to research published by Cancer Research UK.
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16 Nov 2009
Wiltshire Council has become the latest UK local authority to remove sunbeds from public leisure centres, following recent research by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
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09 Sep 2009
A report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has declared that there is a "clear link" between sunbeds and skin cancer.
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29 Jul 2009
Rishi Tea has introduced Natural Tealeaf Powders™ – an innovative way to drink tea on the go.
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28 Mar 2009
Lessbounce has introduced a limited edition, level 4 Shock Absorber B109 Charity Pink Bra.
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08 Sep 2008
Vulkan, which supplies muscle and joint supports, has launched a hot pink version in aid of a leading breast cancer charity.
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06 May 2008
Star Trac is set to provide 90 Star Trac Spinner® NXT bikes and 60 Spinner® Pro bikes for SpinOdyssey 2008.
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01 Feb 2008
Leading an inactive life could speed up the ageing process according to a study published by researchers at King’s College London.
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29 Jan 2008
Women's sports and lifestyle brand, USA PRO, has teamed up with Cancer Research UK to launch a special clothing collection.
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01 Aug 2007
Health and fitness franchise Attiva supported Malvern's 5km 'Race for Life' recently, helping to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Involved was the company's Richard Noble, himself a cancer survivor and Cancer Research UK volunteer.
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15 Jun 2007
A member of White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre has been interviewed by the BBC’s See Hear programnme for a feature about access for deaf people to gyms and health clubs.
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07 Mar 2007
Manchester Public Health Development Service has teamed up with Manchester City Council and Manchester City Football Club to get local residents active.
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31 Jan 2007
The number of overweight people in the world has overtaken the number of malnourished for the first time, with a billion people now considered heavier than advised – almost one in six of the world’s population.
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24 Aug 2006
The Lance Armstrong Foundation is set to fund research at the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in Tennessee, US, to see if regular exercise can alleviate the memory and cognitive problems that many cancer survivors experience following chemotherapy.
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18 May 2006
Public Health Minister Caroline Flint has announced the publication of new practical tools for GPs and other health professionals to help patients lose weight and improve their health.
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04 May 2006
Canada has set its sights on becoming one of the healthiest countries in the world, following a CAN$300m (£150m, 212m euro, US$260m) investment in health promotion over the next five years.
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10 Jan 2006
Dr Kenneth Cooper – founder of the Cooper Institute in the US and an expert on preventing disease through exercise – revealed his recent findings at the WRIGHT Foundation Exercise Referral Conference, held at Birmingham’s NEC on 10 November.
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21 Nov 2005
The global health club industry is nearing its goal of having 100 million members by the year 2010, and will very likely surpass it, according to a report by the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA).
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14 Jul 2005
Children from Chernobyl, many in remission from cancer, took part in activities at a club in Teesside as part of a visit to the UK to improve their health.
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07 Apr 2005
Minister for health John Hutton has praised Southwark’s exercise referral scheme as a wonderful example of a partnership approach to health.
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23 Feb 2005
Livingwell Premier Inverness has been awarded Scotland’s Health at Work (SHAW) Silver Award, in recognition of its ongoing commitment to the health and wellbeing of its team.
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09 Feb 2005
Cancer Research UK is encouraging people to exercise to reduce the risk of contracting cancer.
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19 Jan 2005
Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, has today published a hard-hitting report on physical activity and health in England that he has called a ‘wake-up call’ to the nation.
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29 Apr 2004
The Fitness Industry Association (FIA) last night unveiled the winners in its annual Quorn™ Commit to Get Fit® campaign.
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17 Oct 2003
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important part of leadership. He talks to Kath Hudson
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