The Year's Top Searches
Do you remember everything that happened in 2008? Find out this year's biggest news stories, blunders, gossip and so much more... click one of the links to the right to start reading.
Top Searches Health 2008
Health issues
Cosmetic surgery
Diets
Fitness
Fashion
Talk shows
Shared locker rooms, rude 15-year-old attendants, sweaty machines and lecherous gym users - is it any wonder many British people are investing in gym equipment for their home? And why not, when sophisticated vibration plates can condense an hour's workout into just 10 minutes?
The Total Fertility Rate in the UK (number of babies per woman) is now 1.90, and rising. More and more women are choosing to start their families later, with women in the 30-34 age range having the highest fertility of any age group, and the disposable cash to kit their babies out with all the latest gear!
In the UK we spend millions a year on diets and weight loss products, but with failure rates of the fad diets and diet chains hovering around the 97% mark, many people are turning to more holistic methods. Natural weight loss emphasises getting healthy from the inside out - supporting all your body's mechanisms as you lose weight.
The transatlantic transfer of the image of the perfect stright gleaming white smile continues, with increasing numbers of sane British adults choosing to 'brace up' in their twenties, thirties, forties and beyond. Dental veneers cemented onto less than perfect anglo-fangs are becoming increasingly popular.
Many people suffering from a depressive illness feel confused because it is often difficult to tell the difference between depression and simply feeling gloomy. Almost anyone can develop the illness, and sufferers often need to be reminded of two things: depression is not a sign of weakness, and is perfectly treatable.
Rehab, talking therapies, hypnotherapy, Allen Carr, acupuncture, homeopathy, NHS smokers' clinics - with the raft of increasingly effective anti-smoking assistance is there really any excuse not to give up in 2009?
Plastic surgery continues to become more popular than ever, with not only the rich and famous turning to the scalpel in order to make their twilight years more pretty. Whilst women still make up the huge majority of cosmetic surgery patients, men are increasingly more accepting of new ops aimed at improving their looks.
A serious illness, such as cancer or heart attack, affects one-in-four women and one-in-five men before retirement age. Critical illness insurance pays a tax-free lump sum if you become seriously ill or totally disabled - money that could help pay off your mortgage or provide help for your family.
Around 289,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in the UK, with every one of us facing a greater than one-in-three chance of developing some type of cancer during our lifetimes. Could we be beating the disease? Great leaps in treatment mean that the average ten-year cancer survival rate has doubled over the last 30 years.
One of the impacts of the credit crunch and the subsequent plunge in the average job security is a rise in the stress levels of the nation. Whilst a visit to your GP may help, many are finding solutions to stress in alternative remedies and practices such as meditation and yoga.