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1 week ago | 
aol.co.uk | Charlotte Thomas
Actor Eric Dane, who is best known for his roles in Grey's Anatomy and Euphoria, has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND), a life-shortening illness that affects the brain and spinal cord and causes muscle weakness. MND affects up to 5,000 adults in the UK at any one time. There is currently no cure.
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1 week ago | 
aol.co.uk | Charlotte Thomas
When the sun's out, there's nothing us Brits like more than a barbecue. But before you put those burgers and sausages on the grill, make sure you're preparing and cooking your meat properly. Bacteria that cause food poisoning can multiply faster in warmer weather, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.co.uk | Charlotte Thomas
Today's expected to be one of the hottest days of the year so far, with temperatures set to climb to 23C in parts of the country. UV levels are expected to be high, meaning it's well and truly sunscreen weather. Dr Rakesh Anand, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokesperson says spending time in the sunshine is important as it "makes people happy". Plus, it tops up our vitamin D levels. But, he urges caution.
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2 weeks ago | 
ca.style.yahoo.com | Kate Ng |Marie-Claire Dorking |Charlotte Thomas
New research has found 'wide variation' in the use of prostate cancer testing across the UK. (Getty Images)A new at-home spit test for prostate cancer may be better than current blood tests, a new study shows. The simple saliva test has been developed by experts and works by analysing genetic variants in a man's DNA. And, according to the study, it appears to work better than the current way of assessing prostate cancer risk.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.co.uk | Charlotte Thomas
Celebrity Big Brother (CBB) began again on Monday 7 April, with contestants including Patsy Palmer, Mickey Rourke and Trisha Goddard entering the house. And while they all have their own reasons for going on the show, Goddard, 67, has a particularly important message to share. The TV host is living with life-limiting secondary breast cancer, for which there is treatment but no cure.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.co.uk | Charlotte Thomas
What does your Saturday morning usually entail? Hitting the supermarket for the big shop? Taking the kids to swimming lessons? For a growing number of people it means lacing up their trainers and hitting the local park for parkrun. The free community 5k events, which you can walk, jog, run or volunteer at, have so many health benefits they’re even prescribed by GPs.Some 2,000 GP surgeries have joined up to the parkrun practice initiative.
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3 weeks ago | 
oceanmagazine.com.au | Charlotte Thomas
Middle-Eastern shipyard Gulf Craft has come a long way from its roots in the 1980s as a builder of small fishing boats. The transition into leisure boats and then superyachts has made the Gulf Craft name well known – particularly in Australia, where AMSA-ready build specs make Gulf Craft’s yachts instantly charterable. The recent appointment of The Yacht Sales Co. as the brand’s new dealer in Australia only reinforces that close bond with the country.
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3 weeks ago | 
oceanmagazine.com.au | Charlotte Thomas
There’s a saying that revolves around a number of Ps – the number varies according to the vulgarity of the version you use, but the core moral is the same – prior preparation prevents poor performance. It’s an idea that inadvertently shaped James Ashwell and his crew aboard the Oyster 62 Uhuru over the course of six years and meant when he decided to take the plunge and explore the relative unknowns of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and finally Papua New Guinea (PNG), he was ready.
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1 month ago | 
oceanmagazine.com.au | Charlotte Thomas
The town of Ålesund on the west coast of Norway is not just a pretty harbour and a jump-off point for hiking and ski tours in the western Norwegian mountain ranges – it’s also conveniently positioned to visit the Vard shipyard in Søvik, a short boat-ride away.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
oceanmagazine.com.au | Charlotte Thomas
“I was born in a country that doesn’t exist anymore,” begins Zoran Selakovic, yacht captain turned instigator of humanitarian and relief projects worldwide. “Before I was 17, I used three different passports and three different currencies, yet we never moved,” he says. Born in what is now Croatia but what was then part of Yugoslavia, Selakovic was introduced to the water at an early age.
