Six simple sight savers
National Eye Health Week's six simple sight savers 1. Quit smoking. Smokers have a significantly greater risk of sight loss…
Diabetes
One million people living with avoidable sight loss
One million people in the UK are living with avoidable sight loss severe enough to have a significant impact on…
Tired all the time? It may be sleep apnoea
If you’re tired all the time, you might not merely be working hard, you may have serious underlying medical condition…
All about cystitis
Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder and is a common type of urinary tract infection. Others UTIs include acute…
An insight into obesity
In tribal societies, obesity is often seen as a sign of health and beauty. However, in the developed world it…
Sightsavers – protect your eyes from the sun
One in four people reveal they never or rarely protect their eyes from the sun, despite 83 per cent saying…
Rise of Type 2 diabetes in children
There has been an alarming rise in Type 2 diabetes in children - a condition where blood sugar is poorly…
Five reasons to quit caffeine..and five reasons not to!
It’s clear that our caffeine levels are creeping up and up. Whether it’s a latte on the way to work…
How the microbiome shapes our health
Scientists have found another crucial piece of the puzzle in how the microbiome – the ecosystem of bacteria living in our…
PE is not ‘silver bullet’ for inactivity crisis
Physical Education (PE) is not a 'silver bullet' to solve the inactivity crisis among the young, according to researchers from…