Women battling to recover from long COVID say their problems are not taken seriously… new survey finds: The devastating toll long COVID is taking on UK women’s physical and mental health is revealed in a new survey. The poll of 1,000 women with long COVID by the digital health platform Healthily found three quarters (76%) were suffering […]
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Suffocation and strangulation (along with choking and drowning) account for the majority of accidents resulting in fatalities in the under 5s. For strangulation, the most common causes are blind cords, drawstring bags, necklaces, cot bumpers and clothing becoming caught in something. RoSPA statistics show that at least 33 young children across the UK have died because […]
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A new scientific review published by the British Nutrition Foundation, in partnership with the charity, Magic Breakfast, highlights that many schoolchildren are skipping breakfast, making it harder to get the nutrients they need for healthy development and learning. Teenagers, especially girls, and children from households on lower incomes are particularly at risk. The review looked […]
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Common oral infections, and caries, are associated with inflammatory metabolic profiles related to an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases, a new study by an international team of researchers suggests. Oral infections also predicted future adverse changes in metabolic profiles. The association between oral infections and adverse metabolic profiles was observed in the Finnish Health 2000/2011 […]
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Fears that rising debt levels in UK are widening the gap between the “haves and have-nots”. The richest 10% of the global population now own more than three-quarters of all wealth in the world according to the 2022 World Inequality Report – and there are fears that rising debt levels could “widen the gap between the ‘haves’ […]
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Hand Washing Habits: 13% of Office Workers Only Wash Their Hands After A Number 2! The shocking study reveals that 13% of British office workers would ONLY wash their hands after answering nature’s call, the research also unveils which industry has the most inadequate handwashers. Cleanology, a leading London commercial cleaning company asked British office […]
Prebiotics vs Probiotics: What’s the Difference and How Do They Help Support a Healthy Gut? Both probiotics and prebiotics can help to support a healthy gut. But what is the difference between them and which is actually best for supporting your gut health? Let’s find out. What Are Probiotics? Essentially, probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts […]
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For many, a shopping addiction can be for life…not just for Christmas. A leading addiction expert working at Priory – the UK’s leading provider of mental health services – is calling for greater awareness of just how damaging a ‘shopping addiction’ can be, urging those who feel the compulsion to shop to excess to take steps […]
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The WHO has announced a new Commission on Social Connection, to address loneliness as a pressing health threat, promote social connection as a priority and accelerate the scaling up of solutions in countries of all incomes. Co-chaired by U.S. Surgeon General, Dr Vivek Murthy, and African Union Youth Envoy, Chido Mpemba, the Commission consists of […]
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Lacking two types of social connection – infrequent social contacts, combined with feelings of isolation – may contribute to a higher risk of death, according to a new study. The research found that while having either low levels of objective social connections (such as not seeing friends and family often) or subjective feelings of lacking […]
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