May 23, 2012
The British government are proposing to offer IVF on the NHS to women over 40 and those with infectious diseases, such as Hepatitis C and HIV, or who have disabilities and are unable to have sex. There is a strong argument against this in the current climate especially as treatment and drugs for patients suffering from cancer etc… are being withdrawn.
Our dinner table discussion last night was should IVF be available on the NHS for these categories of women over cancer treatment?
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April 17, 2012

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My father was diagnosed with terminal cancer when I was only nine. My mother, brother and I were understandably devastated. Dad started his treatment but it made him sick and moody and coping with imminent death
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April 10, 2012
After spending the weekend eating chocolate eggs I can now spend the rest of my week smearing myself in chocolate with a whole new range of beauty treatments…..

Cocoa is packed with antioxidants, calcium, iron and magnesium. It is known to be a skin superfood and many spas across the country are introducing a range of calorie free indulgence from facials to wraps and scrubs.
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August 2, 2011
Anorexia is an awful eating disorder as an adult so I cannot imagine what it is like for a five years old. Yesterday’s Independent reported that children as young as five were receiving treatment for Anorexia and the figures showed some alarming trends in young children today, especially girls. Image conscious celebrities, internal messages in magazines and peer pressure on children were blamed for the disorder. I can see these reasons could be influential for an teenager or an adult, but I have difficulty relating them to a five years old? Therefore, I am led to wonder how much of the disorder in children so young is caused by the environment in which they are growing up?

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