Heart Attacks in Women: Not Just A Man’s Problem
Heart attacks in women: The British Heart Foundation are campaigning for more people to recognise the signs and symptoms of heart attacks in women. Many...
Diabetes
Addressing the growing diabetes epidemic, we delve into diverse topics such as the role of avocados in diabetes management, genetic insights into type 1 diabetes, and the link between obesity and mental disorders. It highlights innovative treatments, like those derived from frogs for type 2 diabetes, and explores the impact of conditions like arterial stiffness on metabolic syndrome in adolescents. The section also discusses ‘activity snacking’ for type 1 diabetes management and broader health policy issues, reflecting the complex nature of diabetes as a global health challenge.
Online Drug Addiction & Misuse
You may have noticed advertising on tube platforms, on buses and generally across the UK for new online pharmacist services. Just one example of...
Nutrional Risks Replace Smoking as Society’s “Biggest Killer”
Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, Alzheimer’s and coronary disease accounted for the single-largest burden on the public purse in the UK – an...
Active Children Perform Better at Primary School
Keele academics have lent their expertise to a pilot project designed to improve local children’s health and wellbeing. Councillor Dr Janine Bridges, from Stoke-on-Trent City...
Diabetes – The Facts
Diabetes – the facts One in 15 people in the UK have diabetes. This includes one million people who have Type 2 but haven’t yet been...
Long Term Health Effects of Armed Conflict
Living in a warzone is linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke among civilians, even years after the conflict ends, a study...
Global Survey Reveals that 3/4 of Respondents Embarrassed Because of Their Hearing Loss
Denmark, 22nd May 2019 – A new survey[i] conducted in ten countries, specifically designed to study the habits of people with hearing loss, reveals how...
Fitness Apps to Help Cancer Survivor’s Exercise
Fitness apps could be prescribed by clinicians to help patients recovering from cancer increase their physical activity levels, new research in the Journal of Cancer...
Shift work increases diabetes and heart disease risk
With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work – in sectors such as healthcare and transportation – we urgently need to...
