Fully connected
Rebecca Wallersteiner takes a look at ‘Fully Connected’, Professor Julia Hobsbawm’s new book on how to stay sane in an Age of Overload. “Twenty-five years...
Magnesium’s role in the heart
Magnesium is one of the electrolytes that plays a role in the heart’s electrical functioning. Research seems to support this conclusion, since studies show that...
Mental health no longer taboo
Mental health is no longer the taboo subject it once was and a good job too, with one in four people suffering from a mental...
Gluten-free trend on the rise
More people than ever are buying into the gluten-free trend – not necessarily because they are suffering from coeliac disease, but because it has achieved...
Epilepsy & Seizure Disorder
What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent and unpredictable seizures. Seizures are characterized by groups of neurons being activated simultaneously, leading to...
Diesel fumes trigger nerves in lungs
Diesel fumes, which are a major component of air pollution in European cities, trigger respiratory reflexes which could potentially worsen underlying conditions, such as asthma....
First aid in a terrorist age
Would you know what to do if you were first on the scene of a terrorist outrage where dozens of people were injured and dying? ‘There...
City life increases risk of psychosis
City life may substantially increase a young person's risk of having psychosis, including hearing voices and feeling extremely paranoid, according to a new study from King’s College...
Names I will never forget
As a nurse, there are some patients whose names I will never forget, as they have taught me something about the human body: Jane,...
Say goodbye to injections for Wet AMD
As someone who has carried out injections into the eyeball of patients with Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), I was excited and pleased to learn...
