Author: Hippocratic Post

Patients at Priory Hospital Woking with stress, anxiety and depression are benefiting from access to a new therapy dog “Bilbo”.  Animals – including dogs and horses – can trigger the release of endorphins, which give a calming effect, boosting the level of serotonin, a chemical linked with happiness and well-being. Increasing research suggests that levels […]

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A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in some degree of scarring. Around 100 million people […]

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This week, from the 2nd to 9th November, marks Radon Awareness Week in the UK and the campaigns’ primary goal is to raise the public’s awareness and knowledge of what radon is and the risks it presents to our health. 2020 has been a year when lung health has been in the spotlight due to […]

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A new study, led by experts at the Universities of Nottingham and Oxford, provides a clearer and more detailed picture on which women are at increased risk of breast cancer when using different HRT treatments. The results of the study, published in The BMJ, confirm that HRT use is associated with increased risks of breast […]

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Late stage cancers increase as Covid fall-out bites: The impact of delays in cancer diagnostic services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are emerging now with an increase in patients seeking treatment for later stage conditions. Breast cancer diagnostic services in the UK can detect over 20,000 cancers per year in the UK, saving thousands of […]

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