How to evaluate health information on the internet
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Tag: general health
Why Suicide Has Become an Epidemic – and What We Can Do to Help
By Tony Dokoupil / May 23, 2013 4:45 AM EDT When Thomas Joiner was 25 years old, his father—whose name was also […]
Does vitamin C work for preventing and treating colds?
A study was recently published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1 Here’s why it matters. The common cold is common. […]
Mental wellbeing and trans people
Transgender people are more likely to experience mental distress due to the social disapproval and discrimination that they encounter. Research in the […]
Antidepressants
Why have I been prescribed antidepressants? You have been prescribed antidepressants because you have been diagnosed with depression. Depression is much understood […]
The nurse’s role in promoting breast awareness
Abstract Background Breast cancer affects up to one in twelve women in the UK. Breast awareness, which is advocated in place of […]
How green are you?
Top tips to help you Reduce, Re-use and Recycle Recycling processes are generally carried out by commercial or governmental organisations; however, the […]
Breast Self-Examination (BSE)
Why? It is recommended by healthcare professionals that all women over the age of 20 examine their breasts once a month. By […]
For a better relationship with your Doctor
Write down your symptoms before you see your doctor It is very easy to forget the most important things during any examination, […]
Losing Weight – Diets are for wimps
Rule number one for successful weight loss is this – don’t go on a diet. Despite the fact that doctors and dieticians […]
Rhinitis: diagnosis and treatment
Rhinitis is defined as a non-infective nasal disorder of more than eight-weeks duration which is characterised by inflammation of the nasal mucosa […]