Dire consequences of nurse shortages
Amid a severe and ongoing winter crisis, it was revealed last week that the NHS has been “hemorrhaging” nurses, and…
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Lifestyle counselling prevents cognitive decline
Enhanced lifestyle counselling prevents cognitive decline even in people who are carriers of the APOE4 gene, a common risk factor…
Loss of strength and mass in leg muscles
Research recently published in The Journal of Physiology has found that elderly people walk at a slower speed and tire…
Can diabetes drug really protect the heart?
More work needs to be done to examine the real world effects of the commonly prescribed diabetes drug empagliflozin, new…
Autism and aluminium: The din of silence
Sometimes silence can speak volumes. In December 2017, we published in a highly reputable journal our research suggesting a link…
Lifestyle programme can help beat diabetes
An inexpensive, 16-week NHS lifestyle programme aimed at patients with type 2 diabetes can help to treat the disease. A…
Health through self care
Each one of us needs to recognize and accept responsibility for our own health, and indeed our own happiness. As…
Inactivity can cause rapid decline in elderly
Older people who are inactive or sedentary for any period of time can rapidly lose muscle mass and mobility. According…
Lifestyle changes can reverse Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a public health emergency and the number of people with this disorder has almost doubled since…
Technology and innovation: enablers but not saviours of the NHS
Technology and innovation are being invoked as saviours of an over-stretched NHS whose seventieth birthday is looming, particularly as both…