Hello guest, Welcome to the MyHealthPortal community - we are very happy to have you join us. We are a designated participatory web 2.0 site created exclusively for Lifeline Plus policyholders of Chartis UK Limited. MyHealthPortal is an evolving platform that empowers its community with fresh and up to date content and services. MyHealthPortal's medical team is happy to send you the forth edition of its monthly newsletter. Topics this month include:

Personal testimonies from the UK It's good news. I'm going to live, but... Told that he had 12 months to live, John Brandrick threw caution to the winds. One year after receiving the fatal diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Mr Brandrick discovered he had non-fatal pancreatitis and no money. His verdict on the past 12 months? Get a second opinion. Read more>> Health news from the UK: Obesity Gene Discovered UK researchers discover a gene variant, present in 16% of Europeans, which has been shown to have a direct affect on body weight. Can obesity be beyond our control? MyHealthPortal explains. Read more>> Wi-Fi scare in UK schools. Children have been warned not to place Wi-Fi notebooks on their laps by a leading government expert . Read more>> UK travellers warned of malaria risk Official figures show more and more Britons develop serious forms of malaria. Read more>> Is sunshine good for you? The UK has just experienced the hottest day of the year - MyHealthPortal explains why it is actually good for us. Read more>> Feature of the month: working yourself to the grave? How can we achieve that perfect work-life balance? MyHealthPortal Team has put together a few tips to help you balance your load... Read more>> May 29, 1953- First travellers to climb mount Everest Determination is everything- How to achieve your goals for this year? Read more>> May Day Beware of the Faery Queen who may just whisk you off to that parallel world! Read more>> Health research and trends: Malaria- The new way to fight malaria- mosquitoes. Scientists have genetically engineered a new mosquito, which does not carry malaria and may outbreed malaria carrying mosquitoes when released into wild. Read more>> Review: Anti-oxidant vitamins- are they good for us? Vitamins may not improve life expectancy. In fact, they might even be damaging. Read more>> Hormone replacement therapy and ovarian cancer. New evidence from the million woman study has confirmed what had long been suspected – that women taking HRT are at increased risk of ovarian cancer. Read more>> Diabetes type 2- lifestyle changes as good as pills. Review determines: Lifestyle interventions seem to be at least as effective as prescription drugs in preventing diabetes. Read more>> Research into fantasy- sex-boost sliming pill Scientists have devised a pill that could boost women's libido and reduce their appetite. Read more>> MyHealthPortal Interactive: MyHealthPortal wants to know what you think! Now you can choose what you want to read next month. Simply click the MyHealthPortal Interactive feature to tell us what to write about. Read more>>