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Silent diseases often get overlooked simply because we don't seem to get any symptoms, or we forget about preventing them in the first place. It can be much more difficult to care for our bone wellness after we've been diagnosed with…

A drug that we may take to reduce our blood pressure could be modified to protect our bones from eroding, which can bring hope to those of us who suffer from osteoporosis. The research by Baylor College of Medicine suggests that beta…

Arthritis can effect everyone but it primarily does damage to the older people amongst us. It's a disease which you'd envision the elderly suffering and though in recent years people as young as two have been diagnosed with the condition,…

In the House of Commons this week, Prime Minster David Cameron revealed that when it comes to his children’s wellbeing, he has trouble stopping them from over-indulging on sugary, fizzy drinks. He said this after type 2 diabetic Labour MP…

If you've got type one diabetes then the chances are you've had it for as long as you can remember. The condition was once known as early-onset diabetes as it's generally diagnosed in children and then stays with them for their whole lives.…

There are 101 new dietary fads that you can try. If you check the web you'll find new ones daily and each one will claim the same thing, to be better than the rest. But how can you tell? The fact is that generally you won’t be able to until…

If you have a lot of metabolic abnormalities at the same time, such as insulin resistance and obesity, you may be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. If this is the case, your wellbeing is at further risk to developing cardiovascular disease…

When you have diabetes, you might think that meeting the wellness guidelines for blood sugar is the most important factor for your wellbeing, but a new study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, has shown that your blood…

So you've got arthritis. It's not the end of the world and if you treat yourself right it doesn't have to change your life and the way you live all that much. Like most chronic conditions (asthma, diabetes etc.) arthritis is better treated…

Ageing is something which affects all of us at a certain phase of life, and modern society has made it even more important that we make efforts to remove the signs. We all want a more youthful glow, even as we age, but with so many products…

For most people, staying healthy only requires a combination of eating well and getting regular exercise. But for athletes and weightlifters, often the standard practice of healthy living just isn’t enough to allow them to stay in shape or…

A hormone normally associated with our mood could actually be modified to make bones stronger, say scientists. A research team from Columbia University Medical Center recently investigated the effects serotonin may have on our bone…

The recent boom in the popularity of nutritional supplements has seen many people start taking daily doses of tablets that they don’t know much about. Of course, most people who take supplements do it for the perceived health benefits. Some…

Natural remedies are often a good way to heal wellness issues because they usually don't have many – if any – side effects. There are lots of ways that we can treat brittle bones and scientific studies recently showed how we can rely on…

They say youth is wasted on the young, but according to researchers at Penn State and Geisinger Healthcare System, dietary changes may be wasted on the old. If you’re over the age of 75, eating a high-sugar, high-fat diet may not affect…

A study, published online in Cell Stem Cell, has demonstrated the potential of using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to develop cell types that could treat a large number of conditions. This means that the wellbeing of people with…

You may think of malnutrition as something that only affects the wellbeing of starving people in developing countries, but malnutrition is defined as a condition where you don’t have enough energy for your body to maintain you wellness,…

Many people who exercise to lose weight focus on strengthening and showing off their abdominal area. Though you need both exercise, and a healthy diet, to lose weight in the most efficient and wellness-beneficial way, exercise is…

Looking after your child’s wellbeing when he or she has type 2 diabetes can be challenging, and so the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) has issues the first ever guidelines for managing type 2 diabetes in children aged from 10 to 18…

Over 60 leading medical organisations are asking the government to put its wellness money where its mouth is, and include a 20p-per-litre levy on soft drinks in this year's Budget. The recommendation has been made by the food and farming…

When you’re obese, this means your weight is 20% higher than the maximum desirable for a man’s height, or 25% higher for a woman. This affects the wellbeing of most of the Western world, and is considered one of our chronic health problems.…

Type 1 diabetes affects the wellbeing of roughly one in 250 people in the UK and the epidemic is on the rise, especially in young children. However, researchers at Cardiff University are taking part in a clinical trial to tackle the…

Wellness experts are becoming more and more concerned for our country’s wellbeing, due to the obesity epidemic, but there is a widening gap in estimates of obesity levels measured by self-reported height and weight and obesity recorded by…

Masculinity is often associated with a powerful physique, so it’s no surprise that many men dream of a stronger body with bigger muscles. It’s not just about wanting to make other men jealous; it’s also about taking pride in your physical…

According to a recent report from the CDC, American family wellness is feeling the brunt of the flu season, as some areas are seeing increases in influenza activity, hospitalisations and deaths. Though states in the South, Southeast,…

Pain can draw attention to areas of our body that need healing, but sometimes we might suffer constantly from pain when we have chronic conditions. Living like this can make it difficult for us to feel a sense of wellness, which is when we…

British scientists are currently developing a drug which could not only improve child wellness by stopping children from developing diabetes, but also in the future, young people could be screened for vulnerability to the disease at school,…

Obesity doesn’t only directly harm your wellness, but it also puts your wellbeing at risk to developing type 2 diabetes, as well as heart disease and stroke. However, a team of researchers, who have published their findings in Cell, have…

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has reported that it is unable to approve Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) for diabetes wellness, even though the drug has already been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium in…

According to international experts from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, writing in this week's PLOS Medicine, there needs to be a major shift in attitudes to wellness research into chronic (non-communicable) diseases, such…