Priory consultant psychiatrist Dr Ian Nnatu, who is based at the Priory Hospital in North London and Priory’s Wellbeing Centres in Harley Street and Fenchurch Street in central London, has been named as one of the most influential people of African or African Caribbean heritage in the UK, in the annual Powerlist. The Powerlist 2020 […]
A new Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic and clinical teaching space at Liverpool Hope University will not only provide state-of-the-art training facilities for students, but also access to treatment for members staff, students, and the local community. The Clinic was officially unveiled on Friday 29th November at a special ceremony organised as part of the […]
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Compulsive Buying Disorder – or shopping addiction – is a damaging behaviour and remains the occasional rather than the norm. But increasing focus is being put on the inability to control spending impulses, partly due to new research in the journal Comprehensive Psychiatry suggesting it should be taken more seriously. Pamela Roberts, Addiction Therapy Manager […]
I have been researching human exposure to aluminium for over thirty-five years. I am (sometimes affectionately) known as Mr Aluminium. About ten years ago, I became interested in aluminium adjuvants and specifically how they help to potentiate the immune response in vaccination. Funded initially by the Medical Research Council (Nanotoxicity of Aluminium Adjuvants) we set […]
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A comprehensive new report launched on Tuesday 26th November 2019 and commissioned by the charity Sarcoma UK reveals how this little-known and commonly misunderstood cancer has a devastating impact on its patients and their families, from diagnosis through to treatment. And yet, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the charity, 75% of people “do […]
Recovery from years of muscle inactivity by Performing Resistance Exercises Rapidly: Several years of hospitalisation, one example of muscle inactivity, causes a disproportionate decline in the muscle strength known to affect balance, increase the risk of joint injuries, and hinder movements involved in sports. That’s according to research from the University of Roehampton, published today in Experimental Physiology. Thus, rehabilitation programmes should work to build the strength involved in these types […]
One in three UK doctors working in obstetrics and gynaecology may suffer from workplace burnout, which could affect their wellbeing and how they treat patients. This is the finding of new research, published in the journal BMJ Open, led by scientists at Imperial College London. Burnout is a condition triggered by long-term stress and overload […]
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A new study has found that people with gum disease are around twice as likely to have a stroke. Researchers have discovered when the gums bleed and become inflamed, it leads to changes in how blood and oxygen flows to the brain. Gum disease remains one of the most common health conditions across the United […]
The World Bank estimates that between 1.1% and 3.8% of global GDP could be lost due to antibiotic resistance, (known as antimicrobial resistance /AMR), if left unchecked – roughly the same as the global economic impact of climate change. At the Extreme Medicine Conference, 23-25 November, Edinburgh, leaders in this field, Drs. Aula Abbara, consultant […]
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One in six children in the world live in a conflict zones and are seven times more likely to die from blast injuries than adults involved in fighting* Hundreds of CT scans from war zones made newly available Improved knowledge sharing – better coordination and joined-up thinking announced Dr Michael von Bertele, of the Paediatric […]
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