Employers are becoming more aware about the importance of fertility health to their workforce. There have been some well publicised media reports recently about leading Silicon Valley companies offering female workforce the opportunity to ‘freeze their eggs’ as part of an employee benefit scheme in an effort to attract more women to their staff. The […]
The Emperor is Naked: No aluminium, no Alzheimer’s disease. This is the, perhaps unexpected, conclusion of a new open access paper published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports. Putting the headline in context what is actually being suggested is that brain content of aluminium is a catalyst for Alzheimer’s disease. In the absence of pathologically significant […]
According to Alzheimer’s Society, there are approximately 42,000 people in the UK with a form of young onset dementia, where ‘young’ means between the ages of 30 and 65. For those people, the effects of dementia can be even more devastating as many in this age bracket still struggle to balance work and maintain mortgage […]
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The trouble with men is that many don’t look after themselves when it comes to their health. Yes, they’ll take their car to the garage regularly to get it serviced, and they are out polishing the bodywork every other weekend, but they’d never dream of taking themselves to the doctors to get a check up. […]
As someone who has carried out injections into the eyeball of patients with Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), I was excited and pleased to learn about the research being undertaken at the University of Birmingham to develop eye drops which do the same job. These eye drops have only been tested in the laboratory up […]
Danielle Collins has developed a range of Face Yoga techniques to help smooth wrinkles and lines. To help smile creases around the eyes: Circle the Eyes Massage First place your middle fingers at the beginning of your eyebrows. Start to gently tap around your eyes following the top of your eyebrow and then continue under […]
Proton pump inhibitors, which suppress acid production in the stomach, are widely prescribed for heartburn. The usual advice is to take them 30 minutes before breakfast, because eating causes acid to be to produced. However, recent studies suggest that these drugs may be more effective when taken before supper at night. A 2003 U.S. study […]
There is little doubt that end of life care is important to everyone. People generally recognise that both they themselves, and those around them, may have specific fears, wishes, or requests when it comes to the end of life care. Starting any discussion surrounding end of life care can induce anxiety among health and social […]
My first trusteeship was back in 1987 for what is now Age UK. The charity now includes more than 150 local Age UKs throughout England as well as the national bodies in each of the devolved countries. Age International works similarly in some of the world’s poorest countries. Each charity is dedicated to help older […]
Should you take blood pressure pills first thing? When it comes to taking certain medications for cardiovascular health, there is an optimum ‘time slot’ in the day based on our 24-hour body clock. Also known as the circadian rhythm, this controls everything from sleep patterns to hormones, to metabolism, bowel movements, blood pressure and the […]
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