According to Alzheimer’s Society, there are approximately 42,000 people in the UK with a form of young onset dementia, where ‘young’ means between the ages of 30 and 65. For those people, the effects of dementia can be even more devastating as many in this age bracket still struggle to balance work and maintain mortgage […]
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Ambulances may have to travel fast and, very rarely, they can and do crash when they are racing sick people to hospital. Academics and industry partners in Birmingham are developing a special stretcher that will ensure newborn babies could survive in the event of a crash in an ambulance at up to 40 miles per […]
Would you know how to use an EpiPen (epinephrine injection) if someone collapsed with a severe allergic reaction? The recent inquest into the death of Nasar Ahmed, a 14-year-old boy from North London, who died from an allergic reaction to his school dinner, revealed teachers had his EpiPen in their hands, but did not know […]
How to give an EpiPen from First Aid for Life, the first aid experts who provide advice and first aid training to groups and individuals. […]
What to do if someone is in anaphylactic shock from First Aid for Life, the first aid experts who provide advice and first aid training to groups and individuals. […]
The trouble with men is that many don’t look after themselves when it comes to their health. Yes, they’ll take their car to the garage regularly to get it serviced, and they are out polishing the bodywork every other weekend, but they’d never dream of taking themselves to the doctors to get a check up. […]
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a closer look at the tranquil ‘The Seedlip Garden’ by Dr Catherine MacDonald – a celebration of Modern and Apothecary – a Gold Medal Winner at The Chelsea Flower Show 2017 Let food be thy medicine and medicine by thy food – Hippocrates Designed by green-fingered Dr Catherine MacDonald, who returned for […]
Doctors Adrift Ted Welman and Jack Faulkner have smashed the world record for the fastest pair to cross the Indian Ocean whilst raising vital funds for MSF. […]
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at ‘Fully Connected’, Professor Julia Hobsbawm’s new book on how to stay sane in an Age of Overload. “Twenty-five years after the arrival of the Internet we are drowning in data and deadlines. Humans and machines are in fully connected overdrive – and starting to become entwined as never before. […]
Magnesium is one of the electrolytes that plays a role in the heart’s electrical functioning. Research seems to support this conclusion, since studies show that it can relieve atrial fibrillation. ‘Heart arrhythmia is associated with magnesium deficiency,’ explains Dr Sarah Myhill, a GP based in Powys. ‘In the heart muscle and elsewhere in the body, […]