A cautionary tale of what can go wrong in the kitchen at home from Pathe 1947 for Child Safety Week. […]
Scalds and burns in 1947
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Heart risk of high protein diets
For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure than those who ate less protein, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. Proteins from fish and eggs were not associated with heart failure risk in this study. The findings were reported in Circulation: […]
Intensity better than counting steps
We are all now encouraged to count our steps – 10,000 a day being the recommended goal – but health experts are now saying that we should focus on the intensity of walking, rather than just the actual number of steps we take each day. With an estimated 3 million middle-aged adults physically inactive across […]
Growing vegetables helps children choose healthy diet
Sensory-based food education, like baking and growing vegetables, given to 3–5 year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Sensory-based food education offers new tools for promoting healthy dietary habits in early childhood education and care. The findings […]
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Take Fainting to Heart
Our message this World Heart Rhythm Week (4-10 June) is Take Fainting to Heart – there is no such thing as a simple faint. Faints are all too often disregarded however they are sometimes the only the symptom of an underlying cause and one such cause could be a potentially fatal arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm). […]
Insomnia likely effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased risk of depression, a new study in the journal Scientific Reports finds. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey, University of Freiburg, Germany, and the University of Bern, Switzerland, […]
Nursing – a transatlantic exchange
A transatlantic exchange programme has seen nursing students from Scotland and America compare their countries’ healthcare systems and university training, as part of a strategic partnership between the cities of Aberdeen and Houston. Two students from Houston Baptist University (HBU) have spent two weeks in May 2018 in the North-east, working alongside their counterparts and […]
Why do people have seasonal allergies
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what’s behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue. […]
The ethics of collecting data
How social media sites and algorithms effect our wellbeing. […]
Home on wheels this half term?
We take a trip down memory lane this half term as we take a look at how camping was done back in the day. Happy holidays! […]