Doctor with his finger on Ambridge's pulse

Article Abstract:

Dr John Wynn-Jones has joined 'The Archers' production team as its first General Practitioner adviser. Soaps offer propaganda and have a strong influence on ideas about health. Dr Wynn-Jones is keen to introduce health promotion and community health care to the show. Many charities approach the editor, Venessa Whitburn, at the BBC's Pebble Mill Studies, Birmingham, England to ask if their medical concern can be featured. Medical conditions have to be built into the storyline credibly and controversial issues such as NHS waiting lists are researched.

Influence, Health promotion, Soap operas, Media coverage, Radio programs

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Oh! What a naughty Sheela

Article Abstract:

The 12th-century Sheela-na-Gig carving of female genitalia at the church of Kilpeck, near Hereford, England, attracts many visitors. This carving remains in extremely good condition, despite exposure to the weather over hundreds of years. It is also surprising that it was not destroyed during the Victorian age. Visitors to the area may also wish to see the Mappa Mundi, the rare medieval world map produced some time between 1289 and 1310, which is on display at Hereford Cathedral.

HOTELS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES, Tourist Travel, Description and travel, Tourism, Hereford, England

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Feeling tired and confused

Article Abstract:

Research has indicated that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), which aims to assist people in understanding how they see themselves can have an impact on mood and behaviour, can be useful in treating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). However, many people suffering from CFS are opposed to the use of CBT to treat the condition, as they believe that CFS has physical, rather than psychological, causes. They feel that using CBT as a treatment implies that CFS is not a genuine disorder.

Care and treatment, Usage, Behavior therapy, Chronic fatigue syndrome

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