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Geocaching

5:02pm Monday 20th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

Fancy adding an extra dimension to your days out? Then give geocaching a go. Put simply geocaching is a modern, high-tech take on a treasure hunt and has become something of a worldwide phenomenon. Promising a fun challenge for children (and adults) of all ages, geocaching ticks lots of boxes: it encourages your kids to get out and about in the fresh air, provides a good bit of exercise, offers a chance to test their mental agility, explore different environments (great for boosting their interest in geography!) and learn about ecology, as well as enhancing team-building skills. What's not to love?!

Job stress may raise our 'bad cholesterol' levels

10:07am Monday 20th May 2013 content supplied by

'A stressful job really can kill you – by raising your cholesterol,' reports the Mail Online website. This headline is based on Spanish research that looked at the relationship between job stress and lipid (fat) levels in the blood of more than 90,000…

Vitamin D may help treat severe asthma

9:06am Monday 20th May 2013 content supplied by

”Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'”, BBC News informs us, as a new lab-based study suggests vitamin D could help control symptoms of severe asthma. Asthma is caused by inflammation of the airways, related to malfunctioning…

Preparing to breastfeed

4:03pm Sunday 19th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

Related links Preparing to breastfeed is more about reading up and research than about physical preparation. Pregnancy hormones will do all the work of getting your breasts ready for breast feeding your baby and there's no need to rub in creams, scrub your nipples or massage your breasts in advance of the birth, despite the fact that you can buy special preparations that claim to help.

Next summer sale

3:05pm Friday 17th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

The Next summer sale and Next winter sale cause lots of buzz in the Netmums coffeehouse, with our members keen to get their hands on some great bargains from this well-loved shop. Next VIP sale slots are in hot demand but these are specifically reserved for regular customers.

Rise in number of unpaid carers and young carers

10:01am Friday 17th May 2013 content supplied by

"Children are picking up the caring roles the state has abandoned," The Guardian says, while The Independent says that 180,000 children work as unpaid carers. These new figures come from the Office for National Statistics…

Time-lapse technique may boost success rate of IVF

9:15am Friday 17th May 2013 content supplied by

“IVF advance triples couples' chances of having a baby”, The Daily Telegraph reports. The innovation in question is actually based on an old imaging technique called time-lapse photography, where a camera is set to record a series of images…

Absent fathers linked to depression risk in girls

9:59am Thursday 16th May 2013 content supplied by

“Study shows girls with absent fathers more likely to develop depression," the Mail Online has revealed. It reports on a large UK study that found that girls whose biological fathers were absent during the first five years of their childhood…

Human embryo stem cells cloning breakthrough

9:06am Thursday 16th May 2013 content supplied by

"Human embryonic stem cells created from adult tissue for first time," The Guardian reports, while the Daily Mail's front page leads with the somewhat fanciful warning that new research raises the "spectre of cloned babies"…

Baby sleep

9:03am Thursday 16th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

This page brings together all the Netmums pages about babies and children, and sleep, so whatever age your child is we have information to help you all get a good night's sleep.

Drug combination offers hope for osteoporosis

2:55pm Wednesday 15th May 2013 content supplied by

“Double drug hope for brittle bone sufferers”, reports the Daily Mail. This headline follows a small but well-designed trial of treatments for postmenopausal osteoporosis…

Acute morning sickness

1:57pm Wednesday 15th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

Related links Many pregnant women experience some degree of nausea or vomiting during pregnancy. But in some cases the sickness is severe and continues beyond the 14-16 week mark - this condition is known as Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) or acute pregnancy sickness.

'Broken' body clock may be linked to depression

11:16am Wednesday 15th May 2013 content supplied by

"Depressed people are out of sync with the rest of the world because their body clocks are broken," reports the Mail Online website, while The Independent claims that depressed people live in a "different time zone"…

Top baby names in US in 2012

5:50pm Tuesday 14th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

The top 10 most popular baby names in America in 2012 have just been revealed by the US Social Security Administration. Jacob and Sophia top the list once again with Jacob having been top of the baby boys name list for no less than 14 years. It's the second year with Sophia in the top girls baby name slot.

Is the rise in neurological deaths due to modern life?

2:48pm Tuesday 14th May 2013 content supplied by

'Technology, food additives and air pollution are causing people to develop dementia earlier than ever,' reports the Mail Online website. But this is a claim with little to no evidence to support it. The study the Mail reports on looked at...

Angelina Jolie's surgery to 'reduce breast cancer risk'

1:10pm Tuesday 14th May 2013 content supplied by

Writing in the New York Times, actress Angelina Jolie has announced that she has recently undergone a preventative double mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction surgery, as genetic testing showed she had a high risk of developing breast cancer…

Could a good mood make you eat more food?

9:10am Tuesday 14th May 2013 content supplied by

‘Research has found emotional eaters tend to eat more when happy’, reports the Mail Online website. The news is based on a small study looking at whether experimentally altering mood has an effect on the amount of calories a person eats…

Hair and beauty

2:00pm Monday 13th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

New! Top tips for tanningHow to self-tan at home with confidence

Baby names

10:48am Monday 13th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

There are few decisions more important in life than choosing a name for your new baby.

Novel coronavirus 'limited' spread between people

9:52am Monday 13th May 2013 content supplied by

The World Health Organization has released a statement warning that the new SARS-like coronavirus, first detected in the Middle East, is likely to be able to spread through close person-to-person contact…

No proof that red hair raises skin cancer risk

9:13am Monday 13th May 2013 content supplied by

'Redheads are at increased risk of skin cancer even if they don't spend time in the sun,' is the headline on the Mail Online website. The story refers to a discussion piece in a journal that outlines theories about the results…

Free family fun

8:43pm Sunday 12th May 2013 content supplied by Netmums

Thousands of Netmums members have shared their tips for free family activities. Here are our favourite, most inspiring ideas for activities that will keep the whole family occupied... without so much as a dent in your purse.

Young blood may help rejuvenate old hearts

9:47am Friday 10th May 2013 content supplied by

The Daily Mail claims a study has found a ‘Vampire treatment that rejuvenates ageing hearts’. But before you go to grab your cloak and false pointy teeth, the research it reports on was actually in mice…

Pollution may increase diabetes risk

8:49am Friday 10th May 2013 content supplied by

‘Children's exposure to traffic pollution could…lead to diabetes' BBC News explains, reporting on a German study. The study included around 400 children aged 10…

US guidelines recommend CT scans for smokers

10:16am Thursday 9th May 2013 content supplied by

Older people with a history of smoking heavily should be offered annual low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer according to new US guidelines reported by the Reuters news agency. These guidelines recommend that annual CT...

Are the middle classes in denial about alcohol use?

9:13am Thursday 9th May 2013 content supplied by

"Middle class professionals… are the country’s biggest problem drinkers," is the stark and somewhat misleading claim in The Daily Telegraph, with similar claims appearing across the UK media. The story is based on a study looking at 49 ‘white collar’…

Call for improved safety data on medical implants

10:01am Wednesday 8th May 2013 content supplied by

The need to improve the safety of medical devices such as hip and breast implants made the headlines today. The Daily Telegraph reports that experts are calling for an end to the "secrecy" surrounding how they are regulated...

Antibiotics may help ease chronic back pain

9:15am Wednesday 8th May 2013 content supplied by

News that back pain could be "cured" by antibiotics has prompted wide media coverage, with The Independent reporting that, "Half a million sufferers of back pain 'could be cured with antibiotics'." The headlines are based on…

Hungry shoppers may choose unhealthier foods

10:52am Tuesday 7th May 2013 content supplied by

"Hungry shoppers 'buy more calories'," BBC News reports in a story based on a very small short-term and somewhat artificial study. The study examined the effects of people skipping meals due to everything from busy lifestyles to…

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