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'Word on Health' (www.wordonhealth.com) is the longest running weekly health report on independent local radio in the UK. Now in its 24th year 'on-air', it is written, and presented by Paul Pennington and co-produced by Sebastien Agasse, reaching in excess of 1.5 million listeners. This podcast contains a cross section of our recent radio features. Our grateful thanks to all our contributors, and, to you for listening.
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Ann talks to those who are getting Retirement Ready and the topics range from:- setting up income streams for retirement, advice from experts, what people are getting up to in retirement, volunteering, where they are relocating to, health and happiness topics
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Blood Pressure UK Chair, Dr Pauline Swift about new research released as part of the annual 'Know your numbers' campaign. Michelle Vickers, Chief Awareness Officer from Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK join's Paul to discuss Head and Neck Cancer. Julia Knight from Lyme Disease UK highlights the need for us al…
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In this episode, I talk to Juliette Rayner, CEO of the children’s bladder and bowel charity, E.R.I.C, Dr Steven Cox, CEO of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), Jane Plumb CEO of Group B Strep Support, Claire Jacklin from the NRAS and Matt Williams from the SamaritansBy Paul Pennington
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Julie Gould from RLS UK and Dr Steven Bell from the University of Cambridge about Restless Legs Syndrome. Meg Burgess from Prostate Cancer UK joins Paul to look at the theme to this year's Mens Health Awareness initiative. Joe Marley from the charity, Alcohol Change UK highlights the focus of the 2024 Alcoh…
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In this, the 60th edition of our podcast, Paul Pennington talks to Dr Lydia Makaroff from the charity, Fight Bladder Cancer. Louise Gow from the RNIB joins Paul to discuss eye health. Julia Priestly from, the British Thyroid Foundation highlights undiagnosed thryroid disorders and in the final interview of this podcast, Dave Smithson from Anxiety U…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Alison Railton from Kidney Research UK to highlight the UK's silent epidemic of chronic kidney disease. Becky Jones from Parkinson's UK joins Paul to discuss the fastest growing neurological condition in the World that 1 in 37 of us will develop at some point in our lives and, in the final interview of this…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Jacqueline Barry, Chief Clinical Officer of the Cell and Gene Catapult; Jade Davies, Trustee of the charity, Cavernoma Alliance UK; Dr Pauline Swift from Blood Pressure UK and Dr Lisa Wilde from Bowel Cancer UK.By Paul Pennington
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Vicky Burford, Co-Founder of the charity Pans Pandas UK. Emma Cox, CEO of Endometriosis UK, joins Paul to discuss new research that shows an increase in the time it takes for the condition to be diagnosed and, in the final interview of this podcast, Paul speaks with Rachel Power, CEO of The Patient's Associ…
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In this updated edition, Paul Pennington talks to Austin Willet from Different Strokes, to dispell the myth that stroke only affects older people. Nic Wray from Tinnitus UK talks to Paul about concerning new research surrounding the impact of tinnitus. Paul looks at the worrying rise in the incidence of scabies with Dr Tess McPherson, from the Brit…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at the worrying rise in the incidence of scabies with Dr Tess McPherson, from the British Association of Dermatologists. Lizzie Moscardini, British Heart Foundation joins Paul to talk about the free online CPR training the charity is offering as part of Heart Month to help redude deaths from cardiac arrests. H…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to FND Action Chairman, Tom Plender about Functional Neurological Disorders. Dr Gill Jenkins joins Paul to talk about the importance of Vitamin D. Dr Ronnie Cheung from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health discusses the importance of the childhood vaccination programme. Paul speaks to Jenny Seed f…
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In this edition of our popular podcast, Paul Pennington catches up with Professor Matthew Bown, British Heart Foundation Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Leicester to talk about abdominal aortic aneurysm research. Mental health campaigner, Mohammed Sbahuddin Rafiuddin talks to Paul about ‘Mohammed’s Mental Health Campaign’. Profes…
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In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Louise Gow from the RNIB about contact lens safety. Sally Payne from the Dyspraxia Foundation joins Paul to discuss dyspraxia and social isolation and in the final interview in this episode, Paul speaks to Julie Thompson from the charity GUTS UK about Pancreatitis.…
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In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Rachel Power CEO of The Patients Association, Catherine Murray, Target Ovarian Cancer, GP & Medical Journalist, Dr Gill Jenkins, Professor Sally Bloomfield from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Dr Katy Munro from the National Migraine Centre.…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Dr Tim Bond about the health benefits of tea. Julie Thompson from Guts UK discusses gallstones and in the final interview of this episode Professor Robert Horne from UCL explains the thinking and mechanics of a new study designed to help improve the quality of care and outcomes for black women living with b…
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In episode 49 we have extended interviews from two of our most recent radio reports featuring Dr Helen Evans-Howells and Dr Claire Anderson.By Paul Pennington
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Marian Nicholson from the Shingles Support Society, Professor Cecilia Fennerty from Glaucoma UK and Charlotte Bevan from Sands UK.By Paul Pennington
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In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at Growing for Wellbeing, Skin Cancer and Thrombosis.By Paul Pennington
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In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Clive Smith, Chair of the Haemophilia Society, Nusrat Kausar, Clinical Director of Primary Care Dietitians and Dr Pauline Swift, from Blood Pressure UK.By Paul Pennington
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In edition 45, Paul Pennington talks to Tony Gavin from Podsfixfeet on foot health. Dr Val Harpin speaks with Paul about ADHD and in the final interview Dr Margaret O'Hara discusses Long Covid.By Paul Pennington
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In this episode Paul Pennington talks to Alice Baron from Myeloma UK, Fiona Loud, from Kidney Care UK and Luke Griggs, CEO of the brain injury charity, HeadwayBy Paul Pennington
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Under the spotlight in this edition - Sonya Chowdhury , CEO of Action for M.E. joins Paul Pennington to look at Myalgic Encephalomyelitis . Sue Farrington from the charity SRUK UK talks us through Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Nic Wray from Tinnitus UK highlights the charity's new push to try and reduce the incidence of this common incurable condition.…
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In this edition, we focus on Gut Health and Paul Pennington talks to Julie Thompson from the charity Guts UK and Probiotics scientist Dr Linda Thomas. In our second feature we speak to Professor Stuart Ralston from the Paget's Association about Paget's Disease of the Bone.By Paul Pennington
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Jonathan Pauling, CEO of the Alexandra Rose Charity about their mission to give families on low incomes access to fresh fruit & vegetables in their local communities and their new pilot scheme to make fruit and veg available on prescription. You can find a link through to the Alexandra Rose Charity on the p…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Breast Cancer Now's Clinical Nurse Specialist Katy Goford as very recent research shows 2 out of 5 women don't regularly check their breasts for the signs of breast cancer and 39% of women don't attend breast cancer screening. Gez Medinger and Professor Danny Altman discuss their new 'Long Covid Handbook' a…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington speaks to the RNIB's Louise Gow about why vision matters. Steve Jones from the charity, Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis joins Paul to talk about this group of incurable interstitial lung diseases and, we hear from Nusrat Kausar, Ruth Harvey, Dalhia Campbell, Lucy Marland, Jennifer Van Zant and Victoria Dagnan, registe…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Andrew Proctor, CEO of the National Eczema Society, Sue Schilling, CEO of Alopecia UK and there's an extended feature on alzheimer's disease with Tim Beanland, Head of Knowledge at the Alzheimer's Society and Professor Claudia Cooper from Queen Mary University London, who talks about an exciting new researc…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Abi Howse from Blood Cancer UK about this Autumns' combined charity push to boost awareness of blood cancer in all its guises. Paul speaks with Robin Hewing from The Campaign to End Loneliness and in the final interview, we have an extension of our radio report with Simon Kitchen, CEO of Bipolar UK.…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to the Samaritans about the 'Talk to us' campaign. TV's Dr Chris Steele highlights Coeliac Disease and Sarcoma UK join Paul to discuss this thankfully rare group of cancers that very few of us know anything about. Further information on all the topics we cover together with links through to organisations that …
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In this the 33rd edition of our podcast, Paul Pennington talks to Muscular Dystrophy UK about the 'increased numbers 'of people living with muscle wasting conditions. Carers UK discuss the work of unpaid carers and Paula Briggs, chair elect of the British Menopause Society talks to Paul about the menopause.…
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In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at alarming new public research on bowel cancer symptoms, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists highlight the dangers of DVT to those of us travelling by long car, train and coach journey. We also feature reports on anaphylaxis, the rising tide of dementia cases and new guidelines on cancer and malnutritio…
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In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Julia Priestley from the British Thyroid Foundation, Dr Andy Whittamore from Asthma + Lung UK and Rozie Corbett from Endometriosis UK.By Paul Pennington from Word On Health
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In this the 30th edition of our podcast, Paul Pennington talks to Dr Stephen Cox from Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Wright from the Meningitis Research Foundation and Julie Thompson from Guts UK.By Paul Pennington from Word On Health
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Michelle Vickers from the Head & Neck Cancers Foundation, Dave Smithson from Anxiety UK, Cathy Yelf from the Macular Society and Sian Porter of the British Dietetic Association.By Paul Pennington from Word On Health
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Consultant Dietician Anne Holdoway about how to navigate the Christmas calories fest! Alison Bowser author of 'The complete guide to acne and rosecea' talks about rosecea, Meg Burgess from Prostate Cancer UK joins Paul to talk about the disease. NHSBT highlight the importance of giving blood this Christmas …
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In this episode, Paul Pennington talks to Dr Tim Cantopher about clinical depression. Claire Jacklin, CEO of the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Association highlights the misconceptions surrounding the condition. Lucas Sojka from Hair Solved discusses female hair loss and Dr Trisha Macnair from the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology, looks at…
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In this episode Paul Pennington talks to the Chair of the Circulation Foundation about how we can reduce our risk of vascular disease. The CEO of the PAGB discusses our changing attitude to community pharmacists. Paul looks at how a simple piece of jewelry could help save your life. He talks to Endometrosis UK about why it can up to 11 years for a …
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Episode #212: Gain Diversified Exposure In The Uranium And Green Nuclear Energy Story
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Investors can learn how to gain diversified exposure in the uranium and green nuclear energy story. Scott Melbye, from Uranium Royalty Corp, is a 36 year veteran of the nuclear energy industry and is well placed to talk on the direction of the global nuclear market. It's now legitimate to look at nuclear power for aggressive decarbonization of the …
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Dr Jon Goldin from the Royal College of Psychiatrists Child and Adolescent faculty about self-harm and Paul looks at research into rare and complex brain conditions in children.By Paul Pennington
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Episode #211: Learn How To Manage Your Own Money Today For Active Investors
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Learn how to manage your own money today for active investors. Hunter Bill Bailey shares his extensive financial services knowledge through his new book, Active Retirement Investing. Don't become a retirement refugee and get yourself in shape in all aspects of your life for a long enjoyable retirement.…
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Episode #210: Get Started Again After Your Career Ends By Adding Tapas To Your Life
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Get started again after your career ends by adding tapas to your life. Andy Robin, retirement revolutionist and author, discusses how to add structure to your new retired life.By Ann E Nelson
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Episode #209: Tips To Survive The Pandemic For The Next 18 Months In Business
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Tips on how to survive the pandemic for the next 18 months in business. Henry Dass uses his entrepreneurial experience to share his financial intelligence to help you grow and manage your money. Knowing when it's time to circle the wagons will be a big advantage when your normal business stops.By Ann E Nelson
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In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at sarcoma awareness, snoring, reflexology and he has an extended feature on digital health apps - our grateful thanks to all our contributors. To find out more log on to our website www.wordonhealth.comBy Paul Pennington from Word On Health
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Episode #208: How Seniors Can Make The Best Of Their Twilight Years
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Allan Milham, the founder of the leadership consulting firm Questage, discusses how seniors can make the best of their twilight years. Are you afraid of losing the drive and passion that fuelled your life before retirement? Learn how seniors can cement their legacy and give back to their communities.…
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Episode #207: Where To Find Expert Insights On Building Personal Wealth With Alternative Investments
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Denis Shapiro, from SIH Capital Group, shares where to find expert insights on building personal wealth with alternative investments. If you are interested in adding hassle-free monthly money then here are great ways to add passive income without all the hard work.By Ann E Nelson
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Episode #206: How To Enjoy Your Retirement When You Follow Your Passion
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Paul Attaway shares how to enjoy your retirement when you follow your passion. After a 30-year business career, Paul was used to writing but decided to take his retirement in a different direction. Follow the trials of writing and self-publishing a first novel, a drama, Blood in the Low Country.By Ann E Nelson
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Episode #205: Spot The Signs Of A Good Housing Market Worthy Of Your Investment
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Spot the signs of a good housing market worthy of your investment. If you want creative solutions to your wealth then don't follow the herd. Who wants to be a millionaire? Learn the secrets of a real estate side hustle from Chris Craddock, host of the Uncommon Real Estate Podcast.By Ann E Nelson
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Episode #204: Learn How Investing In Multi-Family Real Estate Starts Earning From Day One
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Learn how investing in multi-family real estate starts earning from day one. Sanjay Hedge, Founder, and President of Blue Ring Investors LLC, formed this company to pool investors' funds to purchase high-performing multifamily, senior, and student housing properties. What type of investor are you? Learn how investing in multi-family real estate mak…
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