Professor Paul Cosford, medical director of Public Health England, continues his occasional series on his experience as a patient with cancer and describes his first meeting with his palliative care team. It is almost a year since I was told I have incurable lung cancer. Bad news, as a non-smoking 55 year old, but in […]
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Did you know the most common cause of collapse at music festivals isn’t because of substances people have taken, but because of one they haven’t – water? According to one of our team at First Aid for Life, a veteran paramedic who has worked at numerous of these events, the vast majority of people needing […]
Against the backdrop human tragedies that unfold on a daily basis in the waters of the Mediterranean, ‘Leaving Today’ is a major, new exhibition marking the 80th anniversary of the Freud family’s flight to London from Nazi-occupied Vienna and looking at the psychological impact of contemporary experience of flight and exile. On display at the […]
Rift Valley fever is a viral disease endemic to Africa that is found on animals and spread via biting mosquitoes. The threat of Rift Valley fever is on the rise and has recently been added to the World Health Organisation priority list. Health control measures alone could be ineffective in the long term fight against […]
Scientists have made a major discovery about how cells repair broken strands of DNA that could have huge implications for the treatment of cancer. Their study, published in Nature, uncovered a brand new protein complex in cells that shields broken DNA ends and controls the way in which it is repaired. The new complex pushes […]
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Nicotine exposure during pregnancy, whether from smoking cigarettes, or nicotine patches and e-cigarettes, increases risk of sudden infant death syndrome – sometimes known as “cot death” – according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexpected death of an infant under 12 months of […]
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An allergy antibody known as Immunoglobulin E, or IgE, may protect the skin against cancer, according to new study led by scientists at Imperial College, London. IgE is a component of the immune system that triggers allergic reactions. The research highlights previously unknown skin defences – and could open avenues for developing new skin cancer […]
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Everyone has suffered from that incredibly itchy bite that keeps you awake at night. Although some people seem far more susceptible to being bitten and suffer spectacular reactions; it is a fact of summer that we will all get nibbled by something and it won’t be pleasant! This guide gives you a general overview as to […]
‘IVF: 6 Million Babies Later’ is a major, new exhibition at London’s Science Museum exploring the remarkable story of the invention of in-vitro fertilization, (IVF), in the United Kingdom and the first “test-tube” baby, Louise Brown, born 40 years ago, on 25 July 1978. Since Louise’s ‘miraculous’ birth, more than eight million children have been born by […]
Giving blood saves lives. […]