Tweet From times when it was thought draining blood from the body would get rid of disease to surgical procedures with no form of anaesthetic, medicine has evolved over thousands of years to become a major talking point all over the world, and indeed, an incredibly important consideration for the health and well-being of the population. So how has...
Tweet A recent article by Andrew Carr, a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Oxford, has issued a warning that many knee replacements could pose future risk to patients. Andrew Carr has warned that many knee replacements may be unsafe and lead to long-term complications. He shared his concerns in an article in The Lancet. The problem is due to inadequate regulations...
Tweet A recent outbreak of hepatitis A in the UK may have been caused by contaminated sun-dried tomatoes. Hepatitis A is carried by human excrement and can be passed on through contaminated food and water. When the condition progresses it causes fatal liver failure. Medical Facts: Hepatitis is derived from the Greek for liver, hepat- (ἡπατ-), meaning liver, with the suffix -itis....
The UK may be headed for some major health reforms in the forthcoming years. Today The Telegraph reported that cancer screening may be a casualty of the NHS reforms. Along with reductions in screening there are likely to be cuts in spending on immunisation programmes, mental health care, tobacco control and smoking cessation.
TweetMany people turn to Alternative Medicine when real medicine, or the medical system, fails them. However, alternative medicine is often at best a waste of time, and in the worse cases, it proves to be fatal. In this modern age, why do so many people still turn to alternative medicine? If there is one scientifically agreed fact about alternative medicine it is...
TweetIn May 2010 a study was reported in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine that found yoga to be beneficial to those looking to quit smoking. Smoking is still the biggest cause of early death in women. About 17% of women in the USA smoke and many of these will develop heart disease or cancer as a result. New research is being...
TweetIt has been reported that family doctors and health professionals are increasingly prescribing tranquilisers and sedatives to patients who are suffering from conditions such as stress, anxiety and other stress related mental health conditions. This is becoming a real concern to many people, especially now that we are seeing more children prescribed tranquilisers to help calm them and suppress...
TweetIt seems that the predictions of a measles epidemic caused by the irrational refusal to take MMR may not have been so far fetched. The World Health Organisation has today issued a warning that measles is reaching pandemic proportions. So far in 2011 there have been over 26,000 reported cases of measles in Europe. 14,000 of the cases were...
Trying to find a good reason to become a nurse? Here are 10 of the main reasons why becoming a nurse is an excellent career choice. In light of all these points, nursing is an understandably attractive profession, but sometimes those thinking about getting involved can be put off by talks of strikes, low wages and tense doctor-nurse relations.
This lead consultant who speaks from personal experience, encourages actual job seekers to keep spirits up! She explains that everyone makes mistakes in job interviews, and that in the end, everyone gets a job sooner or later.