Karen Gordon

This winter many of us find ourselves fighting off well-known cold symptoms, including a sore throat, a runny nose, coughing and blocked sinuses. We explore the natural cold remedies you can use at home - and ask how well they work.

Pelvic (lower abdominal) pain is a dull, constant ache in bottom of your stomach. Lots of women get it and it can affect your quality of life. Here are some of the most common causes of pelvic pain in women.

Whether it's moving from work into retirement or dealing with the loss of a loved one, it's evident that the stresses and feelings of isolation in later life can take their toll. And it may come as little surprise that nearly half of all adults aged 55 and over said they had experienced depression, according to a recent survey by Age UK.

With increased accessibility to exotic destinations and a rise in sunbed use, skin cancer rates are soaring. In fact, it's now the fifth most common cancer in the UK (and the second most common in young adults), killing over 2,500 people a year. We speak to Loti Jackson who was diagnosed with the disease at 27 and explore the skin cancer warning signs to look out for.

In the UK, there are approximately 13.9 million people living with a disability. But only a small percentage have illnesses that can actually be seen. Those living with an invisible disability, like Crohn's disease or multiple sclerosis, suffer from symptoms every day and, because these aren't visible, they're often subjected to discrimination and misunderstanding when they use disabled bathrooms, parking spaces or priority seats.