Tag: Health

A team of researchers from New Zealand have recently published a systematic review on calcium intake and risk of fracture. The team led by Mark J Bolland concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to suggest that taking calcium supplements will prevent fractures. To read the full report click here Image

Public Health England has published guidance on quitting smoking in a bid to see a tobacco free generation by 2025. The guidance includes lots of useful information and analysis, touching on health inequalities, smoking statistics, ways of reducing tobacco use, the influence of networks and places, smoke-free environments, reducing the cost to society and what we can do to help. To…

Caregiving for an Alzheimer’s patient is especially burdensome for spousal and family caregivers who at the time of their near and dear one’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis suffer from depressive symptoms, according to a recent University of Eastern Finland study. The study analysed the psychological stress of family caregivers during a three-year period following the Alzheimer’s diagnosis.…

The latest data analysed by Asthma UK shows more than 3,550 children were admitted to hospital in England in September 2013. This is an increase of 6.3 per cent compared to the previous September; 73 per cent more compared to the monthly average (2,048); and a huge 293 per cent increase from the month before (903). It is believed…

Health professionals have suggested that school children need to be taught how to wash their hands correctly, in a move to tackle the threat of drug-resistant bacteria. Read the full article Image

The British Skin Foundation is issuing a warning this summer over so-called ‘black henna’ temporary tattoos (BHTTs), after research among dermatologists reveals they are seeing an increase in reactions at their clinics. Parents hoping to treat their children to a temporary tattoo on holiday or at the funfair, along with party-goers at festivals may not…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a video to show just how important touch is to a newborn baby. The first embrace between mother and child is said to ‘provide a healthy start for every newborn baby.’ Watch the video Image

The regulatory framework for health and social care needs radical change. It is out of date, over-complicated and too expensive, the Professional Standards Authority says in Rethinking Regulation published on Thursday. The body, which oversees organisations that regulate health and care professionals in the UK, calls for redesign of regulation in order to deal with…

New Hampshire Magazine (USA) recently featured an article about the benefits of reiki to hospital patients, including babies born to mothers who used drugs while pregnant. Read the article here Image

An open access research article published by the BMJ  examines the associations between consumption of sugar sweetened drinks, artificially sweetened drinks, and fruit juice with type 2 diabetes in the UK and US. Read the full article here Image