World Menopause Day Marks its Ten Year Anniversary

Today is the 10th anniversary of the first World Menopause Day. The day, which was established by the International Menopause Society, has been observed since 2009 to show support to women across the globe and to recognise the challenges of menopausal symptoms and related conditions. The last ten years have seen significant medical advances and […]

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Online Drug Addiction & Misuse

You may have noticed advertising on tube platforms, on buses and generally across the UK for new online pharmacist services.   Just one example of hundreds of businesses that have sprung up. These websites promise web to door delivery, often within just a day, stocking hundreds of medications to choose from. This model fits in […]

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Opioids – How to Prevent an American-style Crisis in Britain

Introduction: What are opioids? Opioids are medicinal compounds, deriving originally from opium. There are so-called “weaker opioids” (codeine, dihydrocodeine) and stronger opioids (morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, trenadyl and buprenorphine). Opioid Use in Britain: Fortunately, the UK does not yet have the same epic opioid crisis as witnessed in the USA, but there are worrying indications that […]

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PainNoFilter : Charity Marks World Arthritis Day

18 million people in the UK have arthritis or a related condition Half (57%) experience pain every day; eight in ten (78%) say they experience pain ‘most days’ Two in five (43%) have hidden their pain from loved ones #PainNoFilter launched to challenge society’s attitudes and help more people in pain get the support and […]

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Exhibitions Exploring the Taboos and Misconceptions Surrounding Pregnancy & Birth

Historical ship model photographers by Anderson & Low

We all experience birth – and yet, unlike sex and death (art’s favourite subjects) encounters with birth in contemporary art are rare. Birth is the universal subject – so why is it so obviously absent in contemporary art? A new exhibition, ‘Birth,’ at 59 Riding House Street, London, until 9th November tackles the taboos, joy, […]

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How Should Sildenafil Be Used And By Whom?

For two decades now, Viagra has been holding the position of the world’s most widely used drug against erectile dysfunction, that is, insufficiency of an erection in a man. However, not all consumers who are faced with the need to take this medicine have an idea of how exactly Viagra should be taken and in […]

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How Should Sildenafil Be Used And By Whom?

For two decades now, Viagra has been holding the position of the world’s most widely used drug against erectile dysfunction, that is, insufficiency of an erection in a man. However, not all consumers who are faced with the need to take this medicine have an idea of how exactly Viagra should be taken and in […]

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