Emergency health surveillance in Uganda
As a public health physician who has previously worked with Medicins Sans Frontieres in Sierra Leone and Turkey, I’ve just…
Nutrition
Altering meal times to beat jet lag
Altering your meal times could be the key to minimising disruption to the body clock caused by shift work or…
Magnesium’s role in the heart
Magnesium is one of the electrolytes that plays a role in the heart’s electrical functioning. Research seems to support this…
Gluten-free trend on the rise
More people than ever are buying into the gluten-free trend – not necessarily because they are suffering from coeliac disease,…
Weight gain – why me?
Many of us, myself included, struggle to control our weight. Unlike many of the generations that preceded us most of…
Challenging diagnosis of IBS
Doctors often find it challenging to make a positive diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which affects at least one…
Dogs don’t do chocolate
There are many substances commonly available in the human world that are poisonous and can prove lethal to your pet…
Good diet to avoid osteoporosis
Diet in early adulthood is so important because by the time we get into our late twenties it is too…
Obesity – the last acceptable prejudice
Obesity is the last socially-acceptable prejudice, wrongly seen as an avoidable condition which people bring upon themselves. Unfortunately, this prejudice…
Five reasons to drink more water
Water is the second most popular drink in the US ….after fizzy drinks. A shocking statistic when you consider that…