Health & Wellbeing

It is caused by either wear, disease or damage to one or more of...

Here we have listed 7 physical reactions that could be symptoms of stress or...

Manuka Honey has become famous in recent years due to its health properties and...

AXA PPP healthcare’s expert team of fitness experts, nutritionists and physiologists answer questions on...

We ask a doctor to sort the fact from fiction. You may have heard of...

Folate deficiency, otherwise known as Vitamin B12 anaemia, is relatively common but would you...

All of us can feel stressed from time to time, in fact, it is...

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...

Warfarin and how it works Warfarin is used in many conditions where there is...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder and is characterised by...

If someone asked you “what are the symptoms of a food intolerance?”, what would...

A recent diagnosis of high blood pressure may leave you anxious about exerting yourself...

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...

St John Ambulance is the nation’s leading first aid charity. Every year, over 400,000...

Statistics tell us that in the UK we are living longer thanks to improved...

Do you find it increasingly hard to switch off and relax?  If so, you...

There appears to be no end to new gadgets and gizmos being launched to help...

Over 7 million of us Brits are taking statins to lower the level of...

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...

How do we solve the paradox of wanting to live to a ripe old...

Unfortunately, it is almost inevitable that if we play sport or exercise hard then...

It’s Carers Week in the UK – a nationwide campaign that aims to raise...

We all know drinking water helps keep us healthy and feeling our best –...

It’s National Blood Week and a new campaign has been launched by the NHS...

To mark Diabetes Week (June 10–16) we find out what people need to know...

Men’s Health Week (June 10-16) is hoping to raise men’s awareness of numbers like...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, should be taken seriously as it can lead onto...