This month's sponsors

The Life Channel have developed strong bonds with the Department of Health, providing a platform to communicate with viewers in the GP surgery whilst they are in a receptive environment to health based messaging. We are presently broadcasting the new 18 weeks initiative, along with several other campaigns.

The NHS have been working in partnership with The Life Channel to promote their new website, NHS Choices. Providing expert information on conditions, treatments, local services and healthy living, this website has been developed to help you make choices about your health, from lifestyle decisions about things like smoking, drinking and exercise, through to the practical aspects of finding and using NHS services when you need them.

The Life Channel has been working with the Food Standards Agency for over 18 months to help promote healthy, well-balanced diets and food hygiene. We have broadcast a number of campaigns including Food Safety Week and the FSA's Salt Campaign and have worked to act as a mouthpiece to inform and educate viewers of a variety of FSA initiatives.

The Carbon Neutral Company has recently become a programming partner of The Life Channel, providing useful advice in encouraging viewers to become Carbon Neutral and more environmentally friendly.

The Life Channel is pleased to welcome SAGA as a programming partner for our Young At Heart programme strand. We look forward to working alongside SAGA whilst communicating with the older generations with pertinent information and advice on how to keep active in later life.

Sanofi Pasteur MSD have been working with The Life Channel since the turn of the year. The Life Channel has acted as a communications tool to raise awareness of a campaign highlighting cervical cancer in girls and young women up to the age of 26, and encourage discussion with GP's and practice staff.

Homedics is the market leader in the manufacture of health and wellness products. As an innovative leader in self-care, wellness and personal health products, Homedics have been working with The Life Channel for the past six months promoting blood pressure monitors to our audiences.

The Life Channel's relationship with Universal Music has been to promote a number of recent releases from their classics and jazz collection. Universal Classics and Jazz embrace a heritage of recordings which date back over 100 years. The music represented encompasses not only classics and jazz but a great deal more. The artist roster includes a great diversity of talent, ranging from the young jazz superstar Jamie Cullum to the legendary Luciano Pavarotti.

Tesco are The Life Channel's National Pharmacy Partner. Working closely with the Tesco Pharmacy team, The Life Channel broadcasts four different products each month including repeat prescription services, health checks for blood pressure and cholesterol and clubcard points among others.

20^th Century Fox are a leading film studio who have produced many of the highest grossing films at the US and UK Box Office over the past 80 years. Working closely with The Life Channel, 20^th Century Fox have promoted The Simpson Movie and are also in the process of promoting brand new family film 'Horton Hears A Who'.

AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading pharmaceuticals, focusing on creating innovative, effective medicines that make a difference in many areas of healthcare. AstraZeneca is presently working with The Life Channel to promote Emla Cream, an over-the-counter cream designed to numb the skin before injections.

Canesten®, developed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, is the market leader for treatment of dermatological and gynaecological fungal infections. Bayer wishes to work with The Life Channel to provide our viewers with useful information and advice on the treatment of fungal infections.

Macmillan Cancer Support improves the lives of people affected by cancer. One in three of us will develop cancer in our lifetimes and Macmillan exist to help improve the lives of people affected by cancer, both those living with cancer and also their families and carers.

Pfizer is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies dedicated to developing the best medicines for people and animals. From October, Pfizer will be working closely with The Life Channel to promote Champix, their prescription product designed to help people quit smoking.