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University programme first to offer training to cosmetics industry
A new study programme at Coventry University is set to become the first in the country to offer an accredited qualification to practitioners working in the cosmetic enhancement industry.
Local pupil comes top of the class in Cure Leukaemia and Free Radio T-shirt comp
And the winner is....
In the field of opportunity it’s veggie time again
Anna Rose brings news of National Vegetarian Week and some thoughts on how easy it is to explore epicurian serendipity.
Birmingham LGBT opens sports and fitness studio in Southside
Birmingham LGBT has added a new sports and fitness studio to its thriving Health and Wellbeing Centre in Birmingham’s Southside district.
Running scarred
Published on 9 May, 2013 at 7:29 in Cycling, Features, Health, Most recent, Transport | | No Comments
Laurence Inman is a lot fitter than he looks. Certainly fit enough to assault his telly – again!
Award winning Birmingham project helps thousands
My Time CIC, a social enterprise owned by service users in inner city Birmingham, has helped thousands of people overcome mental health issues by offering a variety of learning opportunities.
University secures funding to help combat female genital mutilation
Published on 26 Apr, 2013 at 13:23 in Coventry, Faith, Health, Medicine, Most recent | | No Comments
Coventry University is set to lead a Europe-wide project which aims to put an end to the illegal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), after it was awarded funding to continue research into the issue.
Birmingham’s Southside gets spiritual with Tai Chi
This summer Birmingham’s Southside district will be getting in touch with its inner Chi with a programme of uplifting Tai Chi classes in the Arcadian.
Cure Leukaemia announces 100% nursing funds increase
Birmingham-based Cure Leukaemia has announced record financial results that will see the charity double the amount of funding for research nurses in the West Midlands.
Pedalling to Paris to help Picks sufferers
In July 2013, two colleagues from the University of Birmingham will attempt the gruelling challenge of cycling from London to Paris in under four days
Give the dog a label and make it snappy
Published on 5 Apr, 2013 at 8:45 in Business, Environment, Health, Most recent, West Midlands | | No Comments
A Wombourne inventor is enjoying global success after creating a new animal innovation that could prevent over 1 million dog bites ever year.
Professor receives fellowship to research men’s health inequalities
An academic based at the University of Wolverhampton has been awarded a Winston Churchill Travel fellowship in the area of medicine and health.
Gardeners urged to be green-minded and green-fingered
Published on 2 Apr, 2013 at 11:23 in Birmingham, Environment, Farming, Food and drink, Gardening, Health | | No Comments
Gardeners are being urged to create bee-friendly gardens and play their part in safeguarding these threatened pollinators
Popping down the local turns into 62.5 mile challenge for Black Country friends
A quick trip down the pub has turned into the challenge of a lifetime for four novice runners from the Black Country.
Solihull Hospital breast care patients invited to meet with Sir Ian Kennedy
Sir Ian Kennedy is inviting breast cancer patients who were treated by surgeon, Mr Ian Paterson, at Solihull Hospital to an open meeting
A&E under pressure
A&E departments at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals remain under pressure this week and doctors are urging people to consider alternatives if their case is not urgent.
New local project tackles mental health discrimination head on
The innovative Laughing for A Change project has been awarded a Time to Change grant to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination in Birmingham.
Don’t forget, it doesn’t have to be meat
Published on 4 Mar, 2013 at 8:21 in Environment, Farming, Food and drink, Health, Most recent, The Debate | | No Comments
As the demand for meat rises inexorably, Anna Rose explains why this doesn’t have to be the case.
Local primary schools awarded at Health for Life presentation event
Fifteen schools from across Birmingham have been awarded with Health for Life certification
Annual UK drug deaths fall seven per cent
Published on 28 Feb, 2013 at 8:35 in Health, Most recent, NHS, Police, Politics, United Kingdom | | No Comments
Annual deaths related to heroin and morphine are continuing to drop significantly, falling from 41 per cent of total drug-related deaths in the UK in 2010 to 32 per cent in 2011