Tag: Health
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A new report in the US, warns that more than half of Americans could be obese by 2030, causing an overwhelming strain on the health care system. These rising rates translate into increased disease. The number of new cases of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, hypertension and arthritis could increase 10 times…
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Bupa Foundation research grants “The Bupa Foundation governors are keen to see applications for clinically relevant research projects aimed at increasing medical knowledge and effectiveness in patient care. These should have the potential to change policy and/or practice in the UK.” More info Image: iStockphoto
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New arrangements for Healthy Start vitamins, starting 1st April 2013: “From 1 April next year, the NHS Commissioning Board, Clinical Commissioning Groups and/or local authorities will be responsible for providing or arranging the provision of Healthy Start vitamins to women and families who qualify for the Healthy Start scheme in their area.” More info Image:…
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“New research findings have shown that approximately half of all South Asian, Black African and African Caribbean people in the UK will develop Type 2 diabetes by the age of 80, compared to only one in five people of European descent.” Taken from: www.diabetes.org.uk BBC News Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos
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Smokers across the country encouraged to join ‘Stoptober’ Stoptober, the first ever mass quit attempt for smokers has been launched today by Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies. The innovative campaign comes as smoking remains the biggest killer in England with half of long-term smokers dying prematurely from smoking related diseases. Stoptober which takes…
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A new report warns that climate change may extend the hay fever season by a staggering six weeks. With symptoms including streaming eyes, a runny nose and itching skin, it can be a real burden and cause of discomfort for hayfever suffers. Full article Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos
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Acupuncture in the spotlight: A systematic review recently published online by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concluded that “Acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain and is therefore a reasonable referral option. Significant differences between true and sham acupuncture indicate that acupuncture is more than a placebo. However, these differences…
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Poor diet and Alzheimer’s Today, the Guardian reports that the evidence linking poor diet to the cause of Alzheimer’s supports the drastic need to reduce levels of sugar and fat in our diet. With companies using hidden sugar, salt and many other ingredients in the foods we consume, the increase of diabetes and it’s connection…
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Did you know that getting lost in a good book can help keep you healthy? In a recent article from the Daily Mail, Neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield says: ‘…reading helps to lengthen attention spans in children and improves their ability to think clearly. ‘Stories have a beginning, a middle and an end – a structure that …
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Watch a video of Dr Robin Youngson, author of A Time to Care, as he talks about how compassion in healthcare is not only right, but also medically and cost effective. He also argues from the neuroscientific evidence that there is no such thing as ‘clinical detachment’ and that NHS staff who show compassion cope…
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(Click here to watch the video above) Bowel cancer campaign gets celebrity backing One in three people are embarrassed to talk to their doctor about poo even though having blood in poo is a key symptom of bowel cancer which can kill. Knowing the symptoms of bowel cancer and seeing a doctor early on can…
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Why money can’t buy happiness, as reported in Psychology Today: In the past 50 or 60 years, real term incomes in countries such as the USA and the UK have increased dramatically, but happiness has not kept apace. In fact, people today are considerably less happy than back then: they have less time, they are…
