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Giving Blood Saves Lives
The Blood Transfusion Service always needs blood donors. Donated blood is used to treat critically ill patients who have lost blood through accidents, surgery or chlid birth, and for some chronic medical conditions. Constituents of blood, platelets and plasma, are also used to treat conditions such as clotting disorders. The blood transfusion service works 365 […]
Codeine – If I can buy it over the counter then it must be safe?
Here we discuss the medication codeine, its uses, and potential drawbacks. What is codeine? Codeine is considered one of the commonly used painkillers in the UK for mild to moderate pain. It is also used to treat diarrhoea and is sometimes an ingredient in some cough syrups, as it can be used to suppress […]
The ABC of Hepatitis
The term Hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver. The commonest cause of inflammation is due to viral infection. There are three common types of viral hepatitis- hepatitis A ,hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Hepatitis A This is more commonly known as ‘infectious hepatitis’. Hepatitis A is typically transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated water […]
Breaking news in the diagnosis of Endometriosis!
Recently it was announced that a new blood test has been developed to help diagnose endometriosis. Endometriosis is the very painful disease where cells that produce menstrual blood normally found in the womb lining (=endometrium) are outside of the womb, and as the blood produced can not escape anywhere, it causes cysts, inflammation and scarring. […]
Gut microbiome and your mood. How your microbiome may be making you a misery guts.
It is now apparent that the bacteria living within our gut (the gut microbiome) are essential for our physical wellbeing. Numerous studies implicate the gut microbiome’s role in maintaining our health through important processes such as developing and modulating our immune system. Allergies, autoimmune diseases, chronic conditions and even obesity are all thought to […]
Mud, Mud Glorious Mud! How Increasing The Gut Microbiome Diversity Can Help Reduce Your Child’s Future Risk Of Allergies.
It is now becoming apparent how important our gut bacteria (or our microbiome) is in shaping our current and future health – no more so than that of our children. Studies show that the marker of a healthy gut bacterial population is diversity – the more types of healthy bacteria that live in our […]
Reluctance or Refusal to Vaccinate one of the 10 Threats to Global Health
This year April 7th is World Health Day and we should celebrate the achievements in the field of vaccination. However, despite vaccine availability, many refuse or hesitate to be vaccinated despite vaccines being available. Vaccination is one of the best ways of avoiding disease. It prevents ill-health, death and disability. With an outbreak of measles […]
Stress
With it being Stress Awareness Month in April, it is the perfect time to talk about stress, its wide effects on the human body and share some top stress busting tips too. Stress is incredibly common. A survey carried out in 2018 looking at 2000 Brits, from diverse backgrounds and of various ages, found that […]
Endometriosis Focus – Be Aware, Know your Options
Endometriosis is the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK, and 1 in 10 women in the UK are thought to be affected. It can affect any woman of child bearing age. What Is Endometriosis? Understanding the Condition Endometriosis is the name given to the condition where cells which normally line the womb(endometrium) […]
Allergy Focus: Spring is coming – Dreading it?
For some hay fever sufferers, they will already be in the midst of allergy season at the moment if they have tree pollen allergies (March-May), but for the rest, spring comes with a sense of dread as the grass pollination season (May-July) begins. You can also be allergic to weed pollens whose season can continue […]
