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Category: Men’s Health
All you need to know about snoring
Snoring may inspire jokes but it is no laughing matter if you are one of the estimated 40 per cent of adults affected in the UK. Anyone can snore, but, according to the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association (BSSAA), more than two-thirds of snorers are men. ‘Men are more likely to carry weight around […]
A conventional and complementary practice
There are only a handful of doctors like me in the UK – dually trained in conventional and complementary medical therapies. We take an Holistic approach to an individual and focus on not only relieving symptoms, which modern medicine can be very good at, but also try and restore the function of the cells, tissues […]
Prostate cancer treatment under pressure
The sheer number of men being diagnosed with prostate cancer – 47,000 men were diagnosed with the disease in 2015 in the UK – means that the system is now very stretched. Typically, men undergoing surgery like radical prostatectomy only stay a few nights in hospital and are then discharged to recover at home. This […]
Don’t overlook Type 3c diabetes
The health of people with diabetes is being put at risk due to the failure of doctors to recognise an important subtype of diabetes which is known as Type 3c, according to a new study in the journal Diabetes Care. In the first ever study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey, examined the […]
Life is all memory
We’ve all forgotten to pack our toothbrush for the holiday, or the reason why we went up the stairs. But for some older people, robbed of their entire memory, life comes to a complete standstill – and that’s because “life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by so quickly you […]
Sleep to slim
Getting a better night’s sleep could help you stay slim or lose excess weight. That’s the premise of a new study, Sleep to Slim, by sleep experts at Loughborough University who will be examining how sleep and weight management are related. In a first-of-its-kind, the experimental research will look at the link between sleep duration […]
What is obesity?
Obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. But what is the distinction between being overweight and being obese? And how does a person become obese? Mia Nacamulli explores obesity. Transcript The most basic function of bodily fat is self-storage […]
How to lessen contamination rates in urine samples
Urine is one of the most common diagnostic specimens. However there is a high rate of contamination in collecting urine samples, rendering them useless. A Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection of the urinary tract, most commonly the bladder, but occasionally the kidneys, (also known as pyelonephritis). UTI’s are treated with pain relief […]
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The White House goes pink
The White House goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by Fox News […]