Category: Health

An open access article published in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (July 2015, Volume 25, Issue 4) compares patient-reported and clinical outcomes of patellar tendon, hamstring tendon and double-bundle ACL reconstructions. Full article Image

According to new research by the University of Adelaide in South Australia, St John’s Wort can produce the same adverse reactions as fluoxetine, and serious side effects can occur when the two drugs are taken together. In a study published this month in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, researchers found the adverse reactions were…

Pilates is a popular form of exercise adopted by healthy individuals and also rehabilitation programmes. A systematic review published in Medicine (January 2015, Volume 94, Issue 4) looks at the effectiveness of Pilates on pain and mobility in people with chronic, non-specific low back pain. The full article is currently available via open access. Read…

A recent drug seizure by MHRA sparks further concern that people are willing to put their health at risk, buying potentially untested and unregulated medicines online. The raid saw seizures of a large range of cognitive enhancers including noopept, phenylpiracetam, centrophenoxine, oxiracetam, sunifiram, citicoline and aniracetam, and illustrated the burgeoning demand and variety of new…

The Office of National Statistics has reported that nearly a quarter of deaths in England and Wales in 2013 were potentially avoidable with improvements to lifestyle, healthcare and vaccination. In all, 114,740 (23%) of the 506,790 deaths recorded in the two countries were either amenable to treatment or could have been prevented through public health…

Subtle changes to the accessibility and presentation of healthy foods are successful in helping school students to make better food choices, a study by researchers at Leeds Beckett University has found. The 18-month research study, published this week in Nutrients journal, found that students were more than twice as likely to choose promoted food items…

Diabetes UK is bringing supporters together to raise awareness of the condition, and vital funds for their work. Diabetes Week 2015 will take place from Sunday 14 to Saturday 20 June. This Diabetes Week we want to remind everyone that you’re not on your own when it comes to diabetes. Actually there’s a lot of…

In the Spring issue of International Therapist, Action for Happiness’ Vanessa King looks at the growing social movement that aims to create a more caring society and improve people’s overall well-being. When Action for Happiness (AFH) launched in London in April 2011, it attracted a lot of publicity, including a feature on BBC Breakfast TV,…

One Global Challenge with Jacqui Dillon West London Collaborative invites you to attend, watch and participate in two days of Assets Based Community Development (ABCD) workshops with Cormac Russell, to inspire and develop your mad ideas; creating change across communities of North West London. My Mad Idea 2015 is all about you, your community and…

Patients having surgery, with both local and general anaesthesia, may benefit from music being played in the operating room. One randomised trial, of 372 patients having elective surgery, revealed that music with melodies that mimicked the resting heart rate produced a calming effect. This was evident before, during and after surgery. Music proved more effective…

Launched in the 1970s by US giants like Tony Robbins and Louise Hay, and fed by videos ranging from The Secret to What the Bleep Do We Know, the self-help movement has become a booming industry. Sarah Alexander, author of ‘Spiritual intelligence in Leadership: From Manager to Leader in Your Own Life’ is concerned that…