Around half of all women and one in five men suffer from low libido at some point in their lives. Here we look at some ways to boost desire and enjoy a healthy romantic life. Prescription drugs According to Sid Dajani, community pharmacist and spokesperson for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, there are literally dozens of OTC […]
Our mission at Diabetes Australia is to minimize the impact of diabetes through prevention, ensuring that people living with all types of diabetes have access to the support they need for optimum care. Our work is supported by the generously funded National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS), an initiative of the Australian Government, which Diabetes Australia […]
More than eight out of 10 NHS hospitals in England are not following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines to test all bowel cancer patients at the time of their diagnosis for Lynch syndrome, with a mere 22 hospitals (17%) following the guidelines. A freedom of Information request submitted by Bowel […]
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Opioid addiction, fuelled by OTC medication and prescription pain killers, has reached epidemic proportions in the US but is becoming a growing problem in the UK too. According to a recent BBC News investigation, GPs in England prescribed nearly 24 million opioid-based painkillers in 2017, the equivalent of 2,700 items every hour. ‘As a doctor, I […]
The countdown to the fun of the annual Easter egg hunt has begun and children across the country are getting ready for the excitement of heading off in search of a basket full of chocolatey treats! However, for one mum who has recently spoken out, Easter is a particularly difficult time. The grieving mum took […]
I am proud of having initiated Britain’s National Autism Project (NAP). This started in late 2014, reported in 2017 and has just moved into its legacy phase. Its original purpose was to map the existing research base on autism and provide authoritative recommendation on what further research was needed. A team from the London School […]
Roughly coinciding with Easter, Jewish Passover (which this year falls between 30th March to 7th April), commemorates the Israelites exodus from slavery in Egypt. To celebrate this momentous event, each spring Jewish people from around the world remember the story of their lucky escape at a celebratory meal called the Seder (which means ‘order’ in […]
Kirsti is a midwife from the USA. She is currently working for MSF / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan, where she’s helping to ensure women have a safe place to give birth. My “sister,” Nyapaul, motioned for me to press on her hips in order to alleviate some of the pain from her contraction. […]
Publication of our recent research on aluminium and autism has prompted myriad questions not least of which being ‘what next?’ Before attempting an answer, it is important to re-visit the conclusions of the research, specifically a potentially causal link between aluminium in brain tissue and autism. Aluminium in brain tissue is an inevitable consequence of […]
Edinburgh University’s Patrick Wild Centre was opened in 2010 by Alfred Wild who had watched his parents care for his autistic brother and determined to help people affected by autism. Last year the University drew up plans for a combined clinical and basic science facility to investigate and assess autism, Fragile X syndrome, intellectual disabilities […]