Children are missing out on vital eye health care because parents believe they will get eye tests at school. A report released by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) shows that more than half (52%) of parents with school age children thought their child would have a full sight test at primary school. Yet, sight tests […]
What’s the best way to help a grieving friend – give them advice? Cheer them up? Remind them that life is for the living? Learn more here from @refugeingrief […]
A sedentary lifestyle can cause an impairment of the transport of blood around the body, which increases the risk of disease in the heart and blood vessels. New research published in Experimental Physiology suggests that performing simple leg exercises whilst lying down might help to prevent these problems. Previous work has demonstrated that prolonged sitting […]
Your gut absorbs nutrients from the food you eat and is packed with trillions of microbes like bacteria, fungus and yeast that help (or hinder) the process, known as the microbiome. Keeping your microbes in balance is the key to good health and has been shown to affect weight, well being and fat storage. As […]
Migraine Awareness Week, beginning on the first Sunday in September, aims to raise awareness of the condition, highlight its impact and our vital work to support the millions of people affected. Migraine is the third most common disease in the world, with an estimated global prevalence of one in seven people. Despite being recognised as […]
A leading medical ethicist lists his top 5 ethical issues in medicine today and in the near future. 1. Medical errors No one knows exactly how many people are killed each year by medical errors, but it is in the hundreds of thousands in the United States and tens of thousands in the United Kingdom. […]
In a recent post – A role for aluminium in multiple sclerosis, we highlighted that individuals with multiple sclerosis excrete high amounts of aluminium in their urine. It was also demonstrated that regular drinking of a silicon-rich mineral water (Why-everyone-should-drink-silicon-rich-mineral-water) facilitated the urinary excretion of aluminium. Elevated urinary excretion of aluminium exacerbated in the short term […]
What’s a summer holiday without a good summer reading list? Here are five exciting new titles to cram into your suitcase this summer. Summer holidays are upon us and an abundance of compelling newly published books to choose from. From ‘Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland’ by Lisa Schneidau, an exploration of how plants […]
What’s the best mental health advice you’ve been given? YoungMinds Activists Quotes. Failing at things builds resilience, perseverance and ambition. Here’s why you should celebrate your failures; especially if recent exam results are not quite what you hoped for. […]
Latest figures reveal more people in Britain are losing their lives to skin cancer than in Australia – with Brits being encouraged to pay more attention to changes in their own skin. Despite Australia having one of the world’s highest rates of skin cancer cases, official figures show 26,807 deaths recorded in Britain over a […]
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