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11/06/2009 - Articles

Neck pain - patient preference should guide treatment

Neck pain is common, with around 15% of the population reporting a new episode each year.  Put another way,  around half of the adult population will have neck pain during any six month period and for 5% the pain causes some disability.  Recurrence and persistence of neck pain are also only too common.  There is a form of neck pain called cervical radiculopathy which is even more troublesome.  Cervical radiculopathy radiates into the arm and causes numbness, weakness and tingling in the arm and shooting pains.  Fortunately, cervical radiculopathy is one of the less common forms of neck pain. Read more

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11/04/2009 - Articles

Prostate cancer screening - is it worthwhile?

Prostate cancer screening is usually done by measuring levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood.  A PSA level of more than 4 ng/mL may indicate the presence of cancer.  Sometimes prostate cancer screening also involves a digital rectal exam,  where the doctor feels to see if the prostate is enlarged.  The problem is that the value of prostate cancer screening has not yet been established and men need to be aware of this if they are thinking of getting a PSA test. Read more

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11/04/2009 - Articles
Can Your Diet Prevent a Urinary Tract Infection?

Can Your Diet Prevent a Urinary Tract Infection?

It appears that a diet high in berry juice (such as cranberry) and fermented milk products (such as yogurt), may offer some protection against urinary tract infections (UTIs). Read more

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11/04/2009 - Articles

Elderly depression: The age factor in depression 2/2

Depression does not become more common as you get older, but it may become more complex.  Recent findings on age and depression confirm the so-called ‘U-curve’ of well being and happiness over the human life cycle.  Put simply, we’re at our most dissatisfied in our mid-forties – a finding that’s so in 47 of 55 countries surveyed. Depression seems to have much less of an impact in terms of daily disability in the older age groups. Read more

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11/02/2009 - Articles

New nutritional assessment tool launched

Nutritional assessment is an important part of looking after the health of an older person.  Malnutrition can lead to serious health problems and may even be fatal.  Read more

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11/02/2009 - Articles
How to eat if you have high blood pressure

How to eat if you have high blood pressure

In more than 90% of people with hypertension, there is no obvious organic cause for the increase in pressure. This is the most common form of high blood pressure and is called . Read more

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10/30/2009 - Articles
Swine Flu H1N1

Swine Flu H1N1

2009 H1N1 flu is a respiratory illness caused by a new strain of the Type A influenza (H1N1) virus. 2009 H1N1 virus has no link with flu season virus. Read more

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10/30/2009 - Articles
Convenience Foods

Convenience Foods

Foods that you buy which require little or no preparation before eating (a lot of the work has been done for you) are called 'convenience foods'. Here, the Swiss Association for Nutrition has summarized the pros and cons of convenience foods, and gives some recommendations on how to buy and prepare them. Read more

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10/30/2009 - Articles

Prediabetes is a big problem in UK

Prediabetes is a condition characterised by higher than normal blood glucose and an increased risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes.  Often, people are completely unaware that they have prediabetes, which means they miss out on interventions that could prevent type 2 diabetes developing.  According to a new report from the leading charity Diabetes UK there are nine million people in the UK with prediabetes.  Also known as impaired glucose regulation, prediabetes is defined as having a blood glucose level that is higher than normal but less than is usually the limit to diagnose type 2 diabetes. Read more

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10/28/2009 - Articles

Alzheimer's disease preceded by many cognitive problems

Alzheimer’s disease is most often characterised by memory loss. There is growing interest in looking at changes, including memory problems, that occur in the years before full-blown Alzheimer’s disease sets in.  For if people with Alzheimer’s disease can be identified before the condition takes hold, it may be that early intervention could help slow the progress of dementia. Read more

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