A new UK wide survey of people who smoke has given a snapshot of the current smoking landscape and reveals that over half (52%) are keen to kick the habit. This comes during World No Tobacco Day which encourages a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe. Despite many […]
Category: Public Health
Pioneering councils join project for sustainable services in social care
Eleven councils have joined the ‘Just Right’ project – a national initiative funded by NHS England to develop sustainable services for adults with learning disabilities, without compromising on the quality of care. The project, which officially launched at the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) Conference in Manchester, brings together the NHS, industry and eleven […]
Love Your Bones event For Osteoporosis Awareness
Every year in the UK there are nearly 300,000 fragility fractures. Osteoporosis and fragility fractures are a growing public health issue having an enormous impact on people and their families as well as the NHS. To raise awareness of bone health and support people with osteoporosis, the Department of Rheumatology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust along […]
Sunlight Campaign back in the spotlight After New evidence of vitamin D deficiency
The National Osteoporosis Society is issuing a timely reminder to get out and soak up the benefits of sunshine due to new figures released showing a vitamin D deficiency in 23% of the adult population. The charity’s annual Sunlight Campaign urges people to get safe sun exposure every day between May and September to keep […]
New research project concentrates on how to age healthily
Leading scientists from around the world with gather next week to embark on a major new research project that aims to uncover the long standing genetic mystery that is healthy ageing. This project, co-ordinated by the Karolinska Institutet, will be studying subjects who have reached the grand old age of 105+. Long life and ageing […]
Pocket sized reading glasses so small you can forget all about until you need them
Always on call and incredibly small for those all too frequent occasions when you find yourself challenged by a fuzzy menu. These light-weight polycarbonate reading specs are always on call and incredibly small for those all too frequent occasions when you find yourself challenged by a fuzzy menu, blurry timetable or try to grapple with […]
New patch is a major breakthrough in the fight against mosquito borne diseases
• Gates Foundation-funded Kite Mosquito Patch to be rolled out in Uganda • Kite is a small, wearable patch using patent-pending compounds, capable of blocking mosquitoes’ ability to track humans ieCrowd, the company that helps to turn innovations into viable solutions for global challenges, have today announced details of the new Kite Mosquito Patch. This […]
Millions at risks by experts underplaying the dangers of diabetes
health and wellbeing authorities are putting millions at risk by undermining the dangers of diabetes. 20 boards’ health strategies and policies have been examined by Diabetes UK, and have been found to be wanting. The CEO of diabetes UK, Baroness Barbara Young has said that the number of people afflicted by the condition is rising […]
Three “female” conditions that surprisingly can affect men
Men’s health is not only about training for a triathlon or building abs. All men should be aware of some conditions that usually affect women as they may be high risk for them as well. In fact, according to experts tens of thousands of men find themselves affected every year by conditions that are generally […]
Family urge the NHS to introduce new vaccine for Meningitis B
The NHS vaccination bosses are being asked to introduce a new Meningitis B vaccine after a toddler was left severely disabled by the disease. According to Julie Tuckley, 37, the pain and anguish suffered by her 19-month son, Tommy Brown, should not be inflicted on another child. When Tommy was only 5 months old, the […]