Around one in every 2,000 people has Age-related Macular Degeneration at 60. However, by the age of 90 it affects one person in five. We are all living longer so the number of people affected is increasing. There are however, quite simple steps to take to lessen the impact of macular conditions. These include changes […]
Nurse Helen Cowan talks about starvation, dehydration and death in hospitals. “Kill by mouth” read a recent headline in the Sun newspaper. Readers were informed that “malnutrition was mentioned on the death certificates of 297 patients who died in hospital during 2015; dehydration was cited for 429 patients. For care homes, the figures were 54 and […]
Clinical Psychologist Emmerson Gono from MSF describes the challenges of working with mentally ill patients in a Zimbabwean prison. *Stephen is a 30 year old psychiatric inmate at the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison’s Psychiatric Wing. His name has been changed to protect his identity. While at home one day, Stephen heard voices from what he […]
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Stanford cardiologist Joshua Knowles, MD, explains familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetically inherited disease that causes the body’s inability to clear high levels of cholesterol from the blood. Dr. Knowles explains the symptoms of the condition and treatment options available. […]
A type of treatment for multiple sclerosis that ‘resets’ the immune system may stop progression of the disease in nearly half of patients. In a new study, led by Imperial College London, the treatment prevented symptoms of severe disease from worsening for five years, in 46 per cent of patients. However, as the treatment involves […]
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A new antibiotic, produced by bacteria found on a species of African ant, is very potent against antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ like MRSA according to scientists. Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the John Innes Centre (JIC) discovered a new member of the Streptomyces bacteria family, isolated from the African fungus-growing plant-ant Tetraponera penzigi. […]
The internet has made it quick and easy for people to fill their prescriptions from a doctor, or buy over the counter medication with a click of a mouse. But a new study has found that online-only pharmacies, as opposed to internet versions of UK high street pharmacies, often don’t require prescriptions for antibiotics and […]
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Fasting has become more mainstream in the last three years thanks to books like The Fast Diet. New research suggests that fasting for 18 hours a day offers better results such as improved insulin sensitivity, lowered cholesterol and weight loss but of course eating only between 8am an 2pm, burning six per cent more calories that […]
If you live and work in a city, the chances are that you are exposed to high levels of air pollution at least some, if not all, of the time. According to DEFRA figures, 169 local authorities in the UK breached annual legal limits on nitrogen dioxide, linked to lung disease, in 2015. This winter, […]