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Does a low calorie diet signal the end of diabetes?

RS Lane — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:57:36 +0000

With more than 2.5 million people in the UK affected by Type 2 Diabete most are familiar with that has been gripping the attention of the medical world of late. Dr Robert C Atkins, in 1992, got it right when he said, “Two hundred years ago, the average person ate less than 10 pounds of sugar a year and white flour was used much less commonly&# Read more ...

Improvements to Aviva’s International Health Insurance

RS Lane — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:24:36 +0000

Private medical insurance (PMI) for British ex-pats has been as much in the spotlight as any other form of UK health insurance product. Insurance companies are constantly looking to improve their performance and benefits as the National Health reforms take place and more people look towards the private market.

Aviva has boosted their Read more ...

NHS Waiting Times at Three-Year High in England

RS Lane — Sun, 22 May 2011 18:33:48 +0000

Surgeons are raising the alarm over UK treatment waiting times, the NHS has been given warning regarding these waiting times, and an the independent health think tank; the “Kings Fund” indicates waiting times are at a three-year high.

Statistics for February show us that 15% of patients have waited more than eighteen weeks for Read more ...

NHS Waiting Times Reduction Stopped to Contain Costs

RS Lane — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:39:22 +0000

The NHS Confederation has confirmed that the NHS is limiting access to hospital care and halting a reduction in waiting time in order to contain costs, all in an effort to meet the £20bn in efficiency savings by 2015. Although the organisation’s network of primary care trust providers (PCT) has denied that attempts have been made to delib Read more ...

Is Seaweed the Answer To Fighting Obesity?

RS Lane — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:41:27 +0000

The embarrassing social constraints and physical discomforts of obesity render us persistently, and desperately, desiring a solution. Constantly being the butt of cruel jokes (…being asked if we would like one aeroplane seat or two!), difficulty in finding clothing that fits; it’s painful and unhealthy; both physically and emotionally! Even Read more ...

A Healthier UK? Sickness Absence Rising Again…

RS Lane — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:48:42 +0000

Although the UK sickness absence rate fell during the first part of the recession and maintained a 2.1% average for the first quarter and throughout the majority of 2009, these figures were up again to 2.5% in the last quarter of 2010. This reverts back to pre-recession recorded figures of 2.5% sickness absence at work.

In essence th Read more ...

More Time Learning Leads To Better Health

RS Lane — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:32:43 +0000

Is life really that unfair? The higher the level of our education the better our health.

A study published in the British Medical Council journal looked at 30 years of data from roughly 4.000 people who were being followed as part of the Framingham Offspring Study.

People were divided into t Read more ...

Cherry Juice, Live Healthier and Save More Money!

RS Lane — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:48:12 +0000

Recent data published in the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise has found that Montmorency cherry juice can reduce the damage to muscle tissue which may be caused by dynamic exercise. In findings by Dr Joanna Bowtell – head of Sports and Exercise Science Read more ...

NHS Patient-Centred Care – Just Nice or Necessary?

RS Lane — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:57:18 +0000

NHS hospitals are constantly being slated for one reason or another, so it is no surprise to see that yet again they are under scrutiny.

A report posted by the NHS confederation has suggested that hospitals are still neglecting the issue of patient-centred care. Rather than trying to challenge the issue and improve patients overall e Read more ...

What’s that, already quit your New Year’s Resolution.

RS Lane — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:26:40 +0000

In the synonymous words of Nina Simone, ‘It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day’. Well we have a whole new year to play with and with this come new goals and ambitions. We all want to better ourselves and when better to start than with a New Year. Whether it is losing weight, exercising more or cutting back on the alcohol, no matter how big or Read more ...

Could giving GPs more power prove risky?

RS Lane — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:57:37 +0000

The coalition government plan to give GPs greater control of the NHS Budgets which are currently controlled by 152 primary care trusts.

According to a number of influential MPs the change of hands in the control of budgets, having been sprung on the NHS with little warning could result in destabilising the service. A recent report by t Read more ...

Help Prevent Lung Cancer With…Carrots!

RS Lane — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:57:29 +0000

Our parents always told us that vegetables are good for us but a great new piece of research has shown that eating carrots regularly can help to prevent cancer and heart disease, which are the largest causes if pre-mature death in the United Kingdom.

The researchers particularly note how certain vegetables – including carrots – Read more ...

Cut Your Risk of Illness With A Daily Walk

RS Lane — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:55:46 +0000

New research has found that a daily walk can significantly cut the risk of getting over 20 different types of illness.

In the research it was found that a 40 minute walk each day can help to prevent a whole range of illnesses and diseases, including cancer.

The research analysed the results of about 40 studies conducted over Read more ...

Web First, GP Second For Tech Savvy Generation

RS Lane — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:38:39 +0000

The tech savvy generation are heading to the internet as their first port of call when looking for health related information. Looking back on the past 12 months a report has shown the NHS website received over 100 million visits last year.

In a separate study Imperial College found a third of individuals a Read more ...

Recession Hitting Smokers Harder Than Most

RS Lane — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:46:06 +0000

An ongoing study conducted by the Director of Tobacco Studies at the Cancer Research Behaviour Research Centre reveals the rate at which individuals were attempting to quit smoking slowed down when the recession hit the UK economy.

According to the research prior to the recession around 32% of smokers stated they had tried to quit smok Read more ...