Don’t delay treatment for venous ulcers
Venous ulcers, which are more common in the elderly, should be treated with varicose surgery soon after they occur, according…
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Insomnia is not a medical emergency
Latest research suggests we are going through a sleep deprivation epidemic and we are getting between one to two hours…
Treat sunshine with caution
It’s wonderful that so many people are enjoying the April heat wave but brilliant sunshine should be treated with caution.…
Popular diabetes drug may not reduce risk of death
One class of drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may not reduce the risk of death when compared with…
HFEA wrong to criticise foreign IVF clinics
There has been a lot said about foreign IVF clinics and ‘false hope’ in recent days. You may have seen headlines…
Up with the larks for a longer life
“Night owls” – people who like to stay up late and have trouble dragging themselves out of bed in the…
The beauty of a Gore-Tex nose job
Should you go for a Gore-Tex nose job? When American entrepreneur Bob Gore created Expanded Polytetrafluoroetylene, or ‘ePTFE’ for short,…
How to boost desire
Around half of all women and one in five men suffer from low libido at some point in their lives. Here…
Don’t cut vitamin D doses
NHS cuts to prescriptions of vitamin D maintenance doses would hit high risk groups, warns National Osteoporosis Society. People needing…
Muddled memories help dementia patients
Should we always challenge the distorted beliefs of someone with dementia or do inaccurate memories play an important role in…