Menopause: What to Look Out For
Menopause is a transition into a new phase of your life and is the end of your menstrual cycle. Menopause is not a health problem, and some experience it as …
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What’s Eating You?: Eating Disorders Awareness Week
In the UK, over 700,000 women and men have been diagnosed with an eating disorder, while numerous others remain undiagnosed. Research shows that body image, poor self-esteem, dieting fads, and …
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Cancer: Staying Aware and Early Treatment
February 4th is World Cancer Day but do you know exactly what this day stands for? Founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) the primary objective of World …
Hand Sanitiser – The hidden dangers
By Nicola Harrison Since the early days of the pandemic, alcohol-based hand sanitisers are among the most sought-after commodities in the world. The volume of these products now being commonplace …
Erectile Dysfunction and Sex Life in Lockdown
What is erectile dysfunction? Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to achieve or maintain an erection, sufficient enough for sexual intercourse. The speculation that ED only appears in …
Genome Sequencing with NAG
Looking for a unique Christmas present for a loved one? Why not gift them a voucher for whole genetic code testing at ROC! By Dr Nicola Harrison Why test your genome? Genome is a current buzz word and means a …
COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
By Dr Nicola Harrison Covid vaccine frontrunners in the UK Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are from the US and manufactured in Germany. It uses completely new technology in vaccine production by using ‘messenger’ RNA (the body’s manual to print proteins) to enter a cell and trick it into making antibodies = proteins against covid. It …
Taking Care of Your Sexual Health During the Pandemic
Sexual health services have, like so many other healthcare sectors, struggled under the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. When the UK suffered its first wave of Covid-19, many routine services …
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