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Last week, it was suggested that we eat a certain cereal brand topped with baked beans. It’s difficult to see the idea taking off but there’s no doubt that baked beans themselves have much to offer — an average half-can serving counts as a veg portion, has a quarter of your daily fibre as well … Read more
Can you ever be too fit? It may sound unlikely, but actually you can have too much of a good thing when it comes to exercise, especially if you are tall. And that may be particularly true when it comes to the risk of developing a common heart condition: atrial fibrillation (AF), which affects around … Read more
A few days before Christmas, I received an email from the NHS stating: ‘We are writing to let you know about government advice for people considered to be at highest risk of becoming very unwell if they catch Covid-19. This is because your medical records tell us you are someone with Down’s syndrome.’ My first … Read more
US states are finally picking up the pace of their COVID-19 vaccination programs, so much so that many have already vaccinated so many of their health care workers and elderly residents that they are ready to expand eligibility. At least 28 states and Washington, DC, have begun vaccinating teachers and at least 19 – including … Read more
Just the latest in a range of devices that use light therapies to ease common ailments Light devices — specifically LED ones — are being used to treat a range of medical conditions, including skin complaints, incontinence and depression. And there is now a growing range of light devices you can use at home, which … Read more
Just the latest in a range of devices that use light therapies to ease common ailments Light devices — specifically LED ones — are being used to treat a range of medical conditions, including skin complaints, incontinence and depression. And there is now a growing range of light devices you can use at home, which … Read more
Down by the quayside at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, where my wife and I are living under lockdown, there stands a stalwart of the community, a sweetly old-fashioned local chemist. The pharmacist’s wooden windowfront sits on a narrow street between the local newsagent and the King’s Head pub. To the casual passer-by, it … Read more
A sore arm, headache, fatigue, nausea, dizzy spells, aching joints and sore muscles. These are the common side-effects reported by some of the 15 million NHS patients to get their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as well as the 500,000 or so who have had their scheduled second dose. But rather than being something … Read more
New wearable all-in-one health monitor patch attaches to the neck and can report on users’ blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic conditions Engineers have designed an all-in-one health monitor that sits on the neck It is designed by a sheet of polymer and three sensors to capture data It monitors blood pressure, diabetes, detect onset … Read more
Four people in Oregon, who were fully immunized with the COVID-19 vaccine, have tested positive for coronavirus, health officials revealed on Friday. This makes Oregon among the first states to report ‘breakthrough cases,’ which occur when people test positive for the virus at least 14 days after receiving their second dose of the vaccine. Both … Read more