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In this section you’ll find a wide range of interesting and informative articles to help you stay in the best of health. Plus you can share your experiences and advice with other members of the Silversurfers community.
In this section you’ll find a wide range of interesting and informative articles to help you stay in the best of health. Plus you can share your experiences and advice with other members of the Silversurfers community.
Often overlooked, eczema can be a major cause of depression, disrupt our sleep, and...
Living with eczema
Many of us prescribed Adcal-D3 to prevent the onset of osteoporosis are left confused...
Adcal-D3 tablets – The facts
The colder months are fast approaching Bad weather, dark mornings, sniffles, sneezes and that...
10 tips on how to keep in top condition during the winter months
It’s time for Stoptober – an annual initiative from the NHS that aims to encourage and...
Quit Smoking for Stoptober
Back pain can get us down and adversely affect our daily lives, sometimes even...
Reflexology is a complementary therapy that has been gaining ground over the last twenty...
Lymphoedema (pronounced lim-fa-dee-mah) is estimated to affect more than 240,000 people in the UK....
Folate deficiency, otherwise known as Vitamin B12 anaemia, is relatively common but would you...
Confusion with patients interpreting blood test results If a blood test result falls outside...
Everyone knows that slathering on sunscreen is essential during the sunnier months. But how...
Pain can be so debilitating and most of us turn to an over the...
Difficulty swallowing? Yellow tongue? Metallic taste? The Health at Hand nurses look at the...
Here the Health at Hand nurses take us through the differences between a panic...
St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity. Every year, over 400,000...
However, while it is still the fashion to have a suntan and you may...
Statistics tell us that in the UK we are living longer thanks to improved...
At some point in our lives 1 in 4 of us will suffer from...
Here we take a look at the treatment available for an overactive thyroid and...
Being stung by an insect can be painful and happily, for most of us...
Unfortunately, it is almost inevitable that if we play sport or exercise hard then...
Men’s Health Week (June 10-16) is hoping to raise men’s awareness of numbers like...
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is something only old men suffer with, right? Wrong. While...
Losing a loved one is always hard and everyone deals with their emotions in...
Sepsis is a condition where the body’s immune system reacts abnormally to an infection...
The start of summer is an exciting time; longer days, warmer weather, and if...
The vertebrae in your back are separated by spinal discs which are tough on...
Often labelled the silent killer, osteoporosis develops slowly, generally only revealing itself when a relatively...
AXA PPP healthcare look at the reason why we could be having mood swings....
It is estimated that around 1 in 5 people who have had chickenpox will...
Occurring naturally in the gut to aid digestion and absorb nutrients, candida is a...
Liz Connor speaks to consultant gynaecologist Anne Henderson. Women’s intimate health can sometimes feel...
Here are a few pros and cons of looking at ourselves from the inside...
Dyspepsia, otherwise known as indigestion or heartburn, is a common disorder that can be...
It’s National Stop Snoring Week, the annual event that raises awareness around health problems...
