The internet is awash with misinformation about cancer, with potentially tragic consequences for patients. The recent Channel 4 documentary “You’re killing my son” told the story of Neon Roberts, a young boy whose treatment for a brain tumour was halted by his mother Sally, who remained convinced that radiotherapy would […]
Inner-ear problems could be a cause of hyperactive behaviour, research, published on the BBC’s website, suggests. A study on mice, published in Science, said such problems caused changes in the brain that led to hyperactivity. It could lead to the development of new targets for behaviour disorder treatments, the US team […]
British women are becoming mums for the first time later and later, and the birth of the royal baby earlier this month highlighted this trend. While Kate Middleton, at 31, was in no way old, she was still over a decade older than Princess Diana was when she gave birth […]
People with rheumatoid arthritis have three times a higher risk of suffering potentially fatal leg and lung blood clots, research suggests. It is already known that the condition can cause complications, including swelling of the lungs, heart and blood vessels, and carpal tunnel syndrome, where pressure and pain is felt […]
Gabrielle Fagan from www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk came up with very helpful advice when she asked a group experts how to ensure a trip isn’t ruined by illness. A holiday abroad is often the highlight of our year and we spend endless hours choosing outfits and packing, but many of us are ill-prepared […]
At least 75% of women with regular menstrual cycles report unpleasant physical or psychological symptoms premenstrually. For the majority of women, these symptoms are mild and tolerable. However, for a certain group of women, these symptoms can be disabling and may cause significant disruption in their lives. We are used […]
The causes of tension headaches are not well understood except for one: “The only thing that clearly does trigger tension headaches is stress,” says Dr. Goadsby, director of the University of California San Francisco Headache Clinic and member of the American Academy of Neurology. Poor posture is another possible culprit. […]
People with HIV are living into old age – something that was inconceivable a few years ago. But while longer lives are of course welcome, it brings new challenges. Hailed as the medical miracle of our lifetime, early HIV drugs got people off their death beds and back to lives […]
It is well known that poor lifestyle choices can create or worsen diabetes, but normally when we think of the causes of this illness we are likely to connect it to being obese or having a very poor diet. However, new findings show that poor sleep habits can have a […]
The virus has been decimating populations since the the early 1980s. It insinuates itself into the body’s deepest recesses, hiding out to evade drugs and vaccines alike. It spreads in blood, breast milk and sperm – making the most intimate human encounters deadly. It has exploded across the world – […]
