Jonaslove added an entry about lose weight : yesterday i did the famine so i didnt eat anything at all today b-weetbix l-cheese and crackers gonna try and go to the gym later :D

rammsteincrazy added an entry about lose weight : I’ve started seeing a personal trainer. I may be at a healthy weight now, but because I put it on so quickly, it’s all fat and no muscle. So he’s going to get my ass in shape. Plus he gave me a meal plan to follow – it’s designed for people with insulin resistance, so it has no refined carbs in it, which are generally my trigger foods – so I can lose fat but gain muscle. My ideal body is changing.

British scientists have developed a drug they claim can destroy the most virulent strain of MRSA. The compound XF-73 has been shown to wipe out the five most common varieties of the antibiotic-resistant infection.

Obese patients are being given free gym sessions with a personal trainer - and taxpayers will foot the bill.

A fresh drive to cut the abortion deadline will be launched after the next General Election, campaigners vowed today after last night's vote which saw MPs decide not to change the current 24-week limit.

Using hormone replacement therapy is safe for most women going through the menopause, according to an international panel of experts. They say the health risks have been greatly exaggerated.

Hearing loss is so easy to hide - it's the invisible disability. But - as novelist David Lodge knows - hiding your deafness can, in the end, only bring more pain and heartbreak.

Here we reveal the best of the rest health news stories from around the world. This week how Prozac could help MS patients, the magnets to beat heartburn and the magnetic box that blots out pack pain.

Last month, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) recommended that these six additives should be phased out of food and drink by 2009. Why haven't they?

A chemical in celery could help people suffering from brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, according to new research. Luteolin, a compound found in celery, green pepper and chamomile, is known to have anti-inflammatory properties.

Being deprived of sleep even for one night makes the brain unstable and prone to sudden shutdowns akin to a power failure - brief lapses that hover between sleep and wakefulness, according to researchers.

A device that lowers blood pressure by teaching patients to slow their breathing promises to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes - without drugs.

Broadcaster Gloria Hunniford, 68, lives in Sevenoaks, Kent with her husband, hairdressing entrepreneur Stephen Way. She lost her daughter Caron Keating to breast cancer in 2004. Here she reveals her health secrets.

Getting wealthy is going to be the death of us, new figures show. Conditions linked to rich lifestyles, such as heart disease and strokes, have overtaken infectious illnesses as the world's main cause of death.

A journalist with just weeks to live is campaigning for schools to educate sixth-formers about bone marrow donations. Adrian Sudbury, 26, hopes to meet ministers at Westminster today.

Magnolia bark extract - a traditional Chinese medicine - may be the newest weapon in the war on bad breath. A major chewing gum maker said that it has added a bit of this germ-killing compound to their gum and mints.

Thousands of NHS appointments are taking place each year without the patient's records, a study has found. The Health Service Journal found 54,000 outpatient appointments took place with no records from 49 Trusts.

Given the quality of some airline meals, this may be the best advice yet. If you want to beat jet lag, travel on an empty stomach. Not eating until arrival could help the body rapidly adjust to a new time zone, a study suggests.

Women taking HRT pills could be doubling their risk of developing blood clots, a study claims.

Drinking less alcohol, eating more vegetables and exercising can delay or even prevent the onset of diabetes, according to scientists. Oscar-winner Halle Berry is just one of the 246 million people affected by the condition.