Sadly, the news has been full of stories of stabbings across the country these past few weeks, as knife crime in the UK continues to rise. Catastrophic bleeding doesn’t only happen as a result of stab wounds though. It can happen any time, anywhere and can occur as a result of DIY injuries, accidents in […]
It is commonly thought that hay fever and tree pollen allergies are only a problem in late Spring or the summer months, when the sun is shining, and people are out and about in the great outdoors more. That is far from the case, however, so read on to find out what you need to […]
More than eight out of 10 NHS hospitals in England are not following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines to test all bowel cancer patients at the time of their diagnosis for Lynch syndrome, with a mere 22 hospitals (17%) following the guidelines. A freedom of Information request submitted by Bowel […]
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Unraveling the secrets to ‘sustainable behavioural change’ (SBC) is like searching for the Holy Chalice. In order to understand SBC a little more, we must first recognize that we humans are running on autopilot for around half of our waking hours. Here’s an interesting correlation: – ‘People spend 46.9 percent of their waking hours thinking […]
ME is not a very useful term. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis derives from Ancient Greek. Myalgic meaning painful muscles and fibres and Encephalomyelitis meaning inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Those labelled with ME rarely have actual evidence of brain or nerve inflammation, so it is simply a label and not a very descriptive one at […]
People around the world could benefit from new vaccines to target deadly diseases such as Ebola, Plague and Zika, as the UK Government announces a further £22 million for new vaccine research, bringing the total UK funding to £71 million. The funding, which will target some of the world’s deadliest diseases, is announced as the […]
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Just days after revealing he underwent surgery for prostate cancer, 60-year-old actor and TV presenter Stephen Fry has returned to work. Fry announced that he had his prostate and 11 lymph nodes removed in January after being diagnosed with cancer he describes as an “aggressive little bugger.” Following this he stepped down as presenter of […]
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This week is Eating Disorders Week. Beat is the UK’s leading charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, EDNOS or any other difficulties with food, weight and shape. This week Beat calls upon the Government and NHS to increase awareness. More than one in three adults (34%) in the UK, who gave an […]
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Dr Sandeep Ranote talks about eating disorders https://youtu.be/885FMPgDVJw […]
Nearly a quarter of Brits have never checked their skin for life-threatening changes, despite a surge in skin cancer deaths over the last decade, new research suggests. One in four (23%) adults in Britain admit they have never checked for changes in appearance or number of moles on their skin, which can be a major […]