World Arthritis Day: a nurse answers your questions
On World Arthritis Day, Bupa Nurse Kerry John answers your most-Googled questions about Arthritis for the Hippocratic Post. Kerry John…
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EULAR: World Arthritis Day is 12 October
World Arthritis Day, referred to as WAD, is a global awareness day held every year on 12 October. WAD aims…
WHO: shortage of palliative care services
WHO takes steps to address glaring shortage of quality palliative care services: Worldwide, it is estimated only 1 in 10…
Participants in exercise intervention for older women healthier than others
Urban participants in an exercise intervention for older women in Kuopio, eastern Finland, were healthier and had better functional capability…
Ketone supplement and obesity discovery
Ketone supplement might be a novel therapeutic for boosting brain function in obesity: New research published in The Journal of…
9 top tips to prevent falling and first aid advice if we fall
9 top tips to prevent falling and first aid advice if we fall: More than 500,000 people aged 65 years and…
Using the microbiome to promote muscle growth
Using the microbiome to promote muscle growth in muscle loss conditions such as ageing and cancer: If further research can…
Protein from the liver may cause Alzheimer’s disease
Protein from the liver may cause Alzheimer’s disease in the brain: The study, published in the prestigious PLOS Biology journal and…
DNA ‘switch’ found in fight against cancer
Scientists from the University of Bradford have discovered a DNA protein 'switch' that could help in the treatment of cancer…
WHO: World failing to address dementia challenge
WHO: World failing to address dementia challenge: Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan…