The decision to offer boys a vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has just been announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The Oral Health Foundation believes the decision, which has been under consideration since 2013, will lead to many lives being saved due to the […]
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After the biggest restoration project in its entire 175 year history, Kew Gardens has re- opened the doors of its spectacular Temperate House, restored to its dazzling Victorian glory, revealing 10,000 exotic plants. Many of these rare plants are currently being researched by Kew’s scientists to develop new drugs to treat serious illnesses such as […]
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We all need to do the maths when it comes to drinking alcohol, according to a new study. Nearly half of UK adults don’t know the Government’s weekly recommended alcohol limits and more than half (54%) say the Government should think of a better way of explaining what a ‘unit’ of alcohol consists of, according […]
Not only is smoking bad for your lungs, but new research shows that components in cigarette smoke directly damages your muscles. The research, published in The Journal of Physiology, indicates that smoking decreases the number of small blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to muscles in the legs. Smoking limits a person’s ability to […]
Rebecca Wallersteiner pours accolades on the dazzling ‘The Seedlip Garden’ by Dr Catherine MacDonald – a celebration of Modern and Apothecary – a Gold Medal Winner at The Chelsea Flower Show 2018 One special garden that particularly stood out for me at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower show was Dr Catherine MacDonald’s ‘The Seedlip Garden’ […]
Lifestyles featuring little exercise and lots of fast and processed food are fuelling overweight and obesity, resulting in dramatic increases in cancer rates worldwide, according to a new report from World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), leading authority on the links between diet, weight, physical activity and cancer prevention and survival. The new report – Diet, […]
When managing long-term pain in the pain clinic, we rely on all our skills as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and so on. We use our skills, which are mostly based in mainstream, ‘Western’ disciplines, to best effect, yet sometimes we can feel limited in what our conventional approaches can achieve for our patients. On 25th […]
Ovarian cancer incidence globally is estimated to climb by nearly 55 per cent in the next two decades, according to figures today from the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition ahead of World Ovarian Cancer Day on May 8th. In the UK, ovarian cancer incidence rates are projected to rise 15 per cent in the same time […]
Despite the fact that over three quarters of all cancers in the UK are diagnosed in those aged over 60, older adults are frequently ignored by journalists and media outlets, who prefer to focus on younger people. That’s the conclusion of researchers from the University of Glasgow and funded by Cancer Research UK, who found […]
Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer is funding six bowel cancer research projects totaling nearly £440,000, part of the charity’s investment to support research with the greatest benefits for those at risk and affected by the disease. All the research projects support the charity’s vision that by 2050 no one will die from bowel […]