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Genome Sequencing with NAG
Why test your genome? Genome is a current buzz word and means a human’s complete set of DNA, including all 22,000 genes. Although most DNA is identical between people, there are small differences or variants that make us all unique. Certain variants can be linked to certain health conditions and so by sequencing the whole genome should enable us, as your physicians, to truly personalise your care through predicting illness; modifying any risk factors in your lifestyle; […]
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Breast Screening – Not all mammograms are equal
What is mammography? Mammography has been around for decades and is generally used for three reasons: Screening – This is for people at average risk of breast cancer who undergo routine mammography to find cancers that are not yet symptomatic. Surveillance – This refers to women that are at a high risk of breast cancer […]
Varicose Veins assessment at ROC
Unsightly varicose veins are a common long-term condition affecting women and men. They usually occur in the legs or feet, but can happen anywhere. They often run in families and are made worse by pregnancy, and doing a lot of standing. Sometimes weaknesses in the walls of the superficial veins cause them to enlarge, resulting […]
Get the healthcare you need – now
What an eighteen months or so we have all had. The world has been turned upside down and no more so than in healthcare, where traditional methods of accessing care have changed so much. The reality of the “new normal” now includes e-mail, video and telephone consultations and getting the face-to-face contact of “old style” […]
Why It’s Time to Review Your Painkillers
Have you been taking painkillers for more than several months? Pain is one of the most common complaints we see and manage. People are often resigned to the fact that they should try to tolerate it, or accept that medication they have been prescribed long term is the only option. New NICE Guidelines for […]
Mind the shoulder this gardening season
The garden centres are open, life is easing, and many of us are looking to perk ourselves up with colourful displays in the garden. Or perhaps the golf course or tennis court beckons. But behind the excitement of tending your borders or wrestling with tricky greens, lurks the hidden danger of muscle injuries, and a […]
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO): A common cause of abdominal discomfort, bloating and gas.
Digestion and absorption of food occurs in the small intestine. There are usually very few bacteria here, in comparison with the large intestine, where bacteria are needed to continue digestion of food. SIBO, or bacterial overgrowth, happens when naturally occurring bacteria grow out of control, or when bacteria move from the large intestine to the […]
All You Need to Know About the New Shingles Vaccine – Shingrix
Firstly – what is Shingles? Shingles is also known as Herpes Zoster and is a severely painful blistering skin rash that can only occur in those that have previously had chickenpox. The rash can result in persistent pain (post-herpetic neuralgia) at the rash site long after it has cleared up. The chickenpox virus stays inactivated […]
Hormone Health for Women after 40
Oestrogen and COVID All women should monitor for changes in our emotional and physical wellbeing from our thirties onwards. Oestrogen affects every single cell in our bodies, and begins to decline during our mid-thirties. Symptoms can linger into our seventies, and can be individually investigated and treated by clinicians at every stage, so it is […]
