Patients

When your wellbeing is affected by head and neck cancer (HNC), dysphasia is a common adverse effect of chemoradiation therapy. Previous reports suggest that complementary wellness techniques, such as acupuncture, may help to provide some…

There are plenty of reasons to fear a trip to the dentist. Most of these fears are irrational, but one of them is completely logical. That is the fear of over paying for good dental care. No one likes to spend money to sit in an…

A new study has shown that receiving bone marrow or blood stem cell transplants can damage the sexual wellness and wellbeing of cancer patients. This type of transplant is on the increase, as it is becoming a more and more effective way to…

A new study suggests that certain stroke patients could benefit from angioplasty and the placement of brain stents to open the arteries.The finding of this most recent study has a focus on ischemic strokes, which are attacks that occur when…

Researchers at Cornell have been awarded the prestigious $100,000 Heritage Open mHealth Challenge for their smartphone app designed to assist people whose mental health has been affected by bipolar disorder. Known as “MoodRhythm”, the app…

Doctors now want patients to start paying a fee of up to £25 every time they want an appointment. The NHS is designed to protect the wellness and wellbeing of all UK residents but now doctors are keen that a fee should be charged for each…

Apps are a good way to remind patients to get vaccines, and educate them on ways to self-manage their chronic asthma and allergies. This is according to researchers at the National Association of Paediatric Nurse Practitioners 2013 Annual…

The onset of allergy symptoms during Spring can have you desperate to find a way to relieve symptoms, and guard your wellbeing against them. Seasonal allergies, also known as allergic rhinitis, have an extensive list of natural treatments,…

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a disorder of the central nervous system that seriously affects your motor movement wellness. After seeing her father battle with the disease for years, 21-year-old Vidhi Bhargav, a final year student of fashion…

Beating Bowel Cancer , which is a charity which provides support for people suffering with bowel cancer, has written to Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health, warning him that patients who have terminal bowel cancer will lose…

Approximately 21% of the air you breathe is oxygen, which is absolutely essential to your wellbeing. Oxygen is used for the function of every cell in your body, and becomes transported to each and every one of these cells through your…

It is now known that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients had significantly higher long-term death rate after myocardial infarction (MI) than did matched MI patients without RA. This was revealed in a review of a population-based…

According to the worrying results of a recent study, around five per cent of patients who suffer with rheumatoid arthritis and who received outpatient therapy had cervical arthritis, and about half of those did not receive adequate…

The last stages of cancer are difficult to bear, both for family members and the patient. Hospice care offers a compassionate, humane and dignified choice for end-of-life needs. It reduces suffering and keeps the patient comfortable.…

The continuing advances in technology serve to improve patient care and alleviate the work load of hospital workers. While some of these devices are in current use, others are in trial periods in facilities across the country. Bloodless…

Millions of cosmetic surgeries take place every single year with wonderful results, but many patients are still worried about the safety of these treatments. There will always be some risk when performing a surgery, but these cosmetic…

For people with an incurable, terminal disease and who are expected to have a life expectancy of six months or less, there is a compassionate treatment option known as hospice care. This type of treatment can take place in an out-of-home…

Medical Malpractice is a professional blunder or negligence by a health provider which causes the patient to suffer in various ways, or in worst cases, even lose their life. There are many types of medical malpractice, but the outcomes are…

While modern braces are exceptionally effective at straightening one’s teeth and improving their oral health, they do often produce discomfort when first fitted and during follow-up appointments for tightening. For many, this discomfort is…

If you have heart wellness problems, the last thing you want to hear is that you need to improve your fitness levels. Surely it’s counterintuitive, isn’t it? If your heart is failing, why on earth would you stress it out with exercise? It’s…

Few oral procedures have a reputation as negative as the removal of wisdom teeth, but nearly 75 percent of all patients meet the criteria for needing these teeth removed. Anyone that has recently discussed the option of removing their…

Is anti-ageing wellness the same as looking attractive? Not according to a study, as researchers have found that even though facial plastic surgery may turn back the hands of time, it may not, alas, also boost your attractiveness. For the…

A shocking new report in the news this week has indicated that the mental wellness and wellbeing of child patients is being put at extreme risk due to lack of appropriate facilities. The report shows that an ever-increasing number of…

Even though depression has been affecting our wellbeing since prehistoric times, treatment for this mental health issue has, until fairly recently, been fairly basic and, well, rubbish. These days, with better diagnoses and less social…

If you’re injecting chemicals into your face, you’d think that knowing exactly what those chemicals are would be high on your list of priorities. However, according to a new study, the majority of youth-seekers are now furrowing their brows…

Asthma is a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the airways. There is currently no medical or natural cure for asthma, which is usually controlled through the use of steroid inhalers to prevent symptoms and reliever inhalers to…

The CT scan is one of the most useful diagnostic tools in the cancer toolkit. As a cancer sufferer you are likely to come across it more than once, and it is important therefore to understand exactly how it works and what it is for. As with…