An estimated 285,000,000 people throughout the world suffer from diabetes. The primary cause is considered to be a combination of an ageing population, obesity, poor diet and a lack of exercise. Research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (1) has uncovered a potentially new contributing factor. The research examines the role stress plays in […]
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Yoga for Common Ailments
Article by Sue Fuller Simple yoga techniques will help relieve the symptoms of many common ailments. So why not try reaching for your yoga mat next time you feel under the weather. For thousands of years Yoga has been used to help practitioners reach optimum levels of health. Yoga techniques work to free both body […]
Direct injections may help with nerve damage
A recent study has suggested that the injection of arthritis drugs or steroids directly into the spine might be a much more effective way of treating back pain and leg pain in people that are suffering because they have nerve damage. This was something that was not previously done so much because there were risks […]
New test will bring instant diagnosis of cancerous breast lumps
Scientists are working hard on a test that would instantly test for breast cancer. The idea is that by quickly figuring out whether a lump is cancerous or not women will be spared a lot of worry and time. This will also help to reduce how much NHS has to pay every year for breast […]
Myths About The Common Cold – According to Fisherman’s Friends
Fisherman’s Friends have produced a guide to the top 10 myths about the common cold. How many did you think were true? OUT IN THE COLD You catch a cold when you come into contact with the cold virus, rather than because you’ve been outside in the cold. It doesn’t matter if you are hot, […]
Scots are wasting more than £500,000 a year on prescription meds they don’t use
According to reports received through freedom of information, Scottish people are wasting around half a million pounds of NHS funds per year. That £500,000 is spent in collecting and destroying unused prescription medicine – medicine that patients don’t need or just don’t take. The costs are incurred in part from pick up of unused medicines […]
Magnet coils could delay the progress of Alzheimer’s
What may stimulate the parts of the brain which are involved in leading and memory, is the use a magnet coil. This could also help delay Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists. They also believe that if the magnetic coil is used early in disease’s course, it will increase the life of the patients with extra […]
Headache sufferers are overusing their medication according to institute
National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence’s new guidance advises healthcare professionals to scrutinise the possibility that patients with headaches are overusing medication. Around one in 50 UK patients (about one million people), according to the institute, get headaches because they are taking triptan-based drugs or painkillers too often for migraines or tension-type headaches. This […]
Preventing back pain
David Roberts, managing director of David Roberts Physiotherapy, whose clients include Sir Ian Botham, Andrew Flintoff and Lawrence Dallaglio, offers advice on how to avoid back pain. Put your back into it The loose term ‘back’ describes the complex core physiological structure around which our bodies move. It’s made of discs, nerves, muscles, ligaments and […]
Bionic eyes getting closer to being a reality
A new approach to creating the ‘bionic eye’ may help blind people regain their sight or even receive the ability to see for the first time in their lives. Researchers have been able to strengthen the way that retinal implants work in the brain by figuring out the ‘code’ that is used by the body […]