TV Linked to Sugar Consumption & Rotten Teeth in Children
Children who watch over 90 minutes of television a day are more likely to eat sugar and suffer from tooth decay, according to the findings...
Inaugural London Global Cancer Week
The inaugural London Global Cancer Week will launch at the Royal Society of Medicine on Monday 25 November. The week-long series of discussions and events...
New Strategy for Treating High Blood Pressure
The key to treating blood pressure might lie in people who are “resistant” to developing high blood pressure even when they eat high salt diets,...
Let’s Talk About Sex
As the Government pulls back from planned online porn controls, Priory psychiatrist says parents need to be prepared to talk to their children about explicit...
World Menopause Day Marks its Ten Year Anniversary
Today is the 10th anniversary of the first World Menopause Day. The day, which was established by the International Menopause Society, has been observed since...
Online Drug Addiction & Misuse
You may have noticed advertising on tube platforms, on buses and generally across the UK for new online pharmacist services. Just one example of...
Opioids – How to Prevent an American-style Crisis in Britain
Introduction: What are opioids? Opioids are medicinal compounds, deriving originally from opium. There are so-called “weaker opioids” (codeine, dihydrocodeine) and stronger opioids (morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl,...
PainNoFilter : Charity Marks World Arthritis Day
18 million people in the UK have arthritis or a related condition Half (57%) experience pain every day; eight in ten (78%) say they experience...
Exhibitions Exploring the Taboos and Misconceptions Surrounding Pregnancy & Birth
We all experience birth – and yet, unlike sex and death (art’s favourite subjects) encounters with birth in contemporary art are rare. Birth is the...
Managing Anxiety at Work
Anxiety is a common concern in the UK, with an estimated one in six of us experiencing an episode of anxiety or depression a week....
