Staying Safe on Sports Day
It’s that time of year when schools the length and breadth of the country get ready to enjoy Sports Day. …
Heart & Lung
National plan needed for lung disease
Pulmonary rehabilitation is very effective at helping people with lung disease improve their quality of life. Multiple studies show that…
Football injuries
With World Cup fever firmly upon us, everyone is looking forward to watching the action on the pitch. Yet with UK Premier League…
Breathe Easy Week
Breathe Easy Week is the annual awareness event, focusing on lung health. It takes place from 18 - 24 June 2018. Each year,…
Bike week is here!
Bike Week, delivered by Cycling UK, is an annual opportunity to promote cycling and show how cycling can easily be…
Heart risk of high protein diets
For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure than those…
Intensity better than counting steps
We are all now encouraged to count our steps - 10,000 a day being the recommended goal - but health…
Take Fainting to Heart
Our message this World Heart Rhythm Week (4-10 June) is Take Fainting to Heart – there is no such thing…
Insomnia likely effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased…
Smoking directly damages muscles
Not only is smoking bad for your lungs, but new research shows that components in cigarette smoke directly damages your…