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Suicide prevention is high priority
Every suicide tells a different but equally tragic story. Suicide prevention is a high priority for councils, which already provide a range of vital services that support the health and mental wellbeing of our communities. However we need a root and branch overhaul of mental health services, which focuses on prevention and early intervention, particularly for […]
Statins reduce deaths from heart disease
Statins reduce deaths from coronary heart disease by 28 per cent in men, according to the longest-ever study focusing on men with high levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol and no other risk factors or signs of heart disease. The study, by Imperial College London and University of Glasgow, is published in the journal Circulation today. Previous […]
Internet porn: young people and relationships
Is internet porn the new norm for young people in a digital age? And what effect is it having on their relationships? Earlier this year, Theresa May’s government announced its plan to radically overhaul sex education by introducing compulsory sexual education, from the age of 4, in all schools, to teach children about healthy relationships. […]
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Consultant Urologist answers questions on urinary incontinence
Consultant Urologist Mr Roland Morley answers questions on incontinence for The Urology Foundation in this short radio interview. September is Urology Awareness Month. […]
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Game of Thrones – dealing with phobias
The penultimate episode of the current series of Game of Thrones (G.O.T) has just finished and personally I am counting the months until the final season. George R. R. Martin has created a scary and traumatic world, and it’s amazing that every character in it isn’t suffering from phobias, anxiety issues or major trauma. Sandor […]
Specialist nurses in prostate care feel overlooked
The important views, opinions and concerns of specialist nurses working within prostate cancer teams are not being listened to when it comes to patient care, according to a new report published today in the journal, Clinical Nurse Specialist. The study of nearly 300 clinical nurse specialists working in prostate cancer, led by researchers at London South […]
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How to ease the stress of the holidays
Holidays are supposed to be stress-free breaks to recharge our batteries but not everyone finds themselves unwinding into a state of relaxed bliss. Unstructured time away from the daily grind can expose weakness in partner and family relationships. If your relationship is conducted by post-it note for most of the year and has stress points, […]
Red meat and the size of our brains
Many evolutionary biologists believe that a diet rich in red meat eaten by our ancestors was responsible for the dramatic increase in the size of our brains compared to other plant-eating primates. Gorillas, which have a plant-based diet for example, may grow to sizes three times bigger than us, but their brains are far smaller […]
Sightsavers – protect your eyes from the sun
One in four people reveal they never or rarely protect their eyes from the sun, despite 83 per cent saying sight is their most important sense, according to a new survey carried out on behalf of the charity Sightsavers which works to eradicate blindness globally. The poll of 2000 UK residents found that 20 per […]
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