| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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Acne: spot the difference by Alyssa Burns-Hill |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Up to 50% of teenage girls and 75% of boys have acne, but if you are seeing clients who are suffering with acne into their twenties or older their hormones may well be the problem. |
| Published: Thursday 25 September, 2008 |
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Understanding Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Fifteen years ago, doctors claimed that PMS did not exist Today, it's one of the most common conditions suffered by women, with symptoms that can be anything from mildly inconvenient to utterly debilitating. PMS is estimated to affect between 70 and 90 per cent of women. Between 30 and 40 per ce... |
| Published: Sunday 20 July, 2008 |
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Complementary therapies and depression |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Depression can be mild, moderate or severe, and is usually characterised by psychological, physical and social symptoms (e.g. feelings of sadness, hopelessness, anxiety, poor motivation, headaches, constipation, reduced social activities and contact with friends, etc). |
| Published: Sunday 20 July, 2008 |
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Complementary therapies and dementia |
Topic: Health Issues |
| There are over a 100 different types of dementia, all of which gradually destroy brain cells and lead to a progressive decline in mental function. The most common types of dementia are Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies, though conditions such as Huntington's d... |
| Published: Sunday 20 July, 2008 |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Modern medical science has come to regard conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis as originating in autoimmune disorders - disorders in which the body attacks its own tissues. The medical treatment of such conditions is at best challenging and their causes are still the s... |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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Osteoporosis - The Silent Epidemic |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Osteoporosis is a major public health problem. It costs the NHS £1.7 billion a year in diagnosis and treatment, that's £5 million each day. Osteoporosis affects many more women than men - striking 1 in 3 women over the age of 50 in the UK and 1 in 12 men. And osteoporosis isn't just ... |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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Nit Picking - how about the truth for a change! |
Topic: Health Issues |
| The frustrating problem of head lice has recently taken on a new dimension, when it was announced that some 68% of children in our schools are infested. The situation gets worse every year and the millions of pounds which the parents and the NHS spend, seem to make no difference. |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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Menopause |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Due to recent health scares surrounding HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), more women are looking for alternative and natural ways to cope with symptoms associated with the Menopause |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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Indigestion |
Topic: Health Issues |
| Indigestion is a term frequently used by people to describe a multitude of symptoms generally appreciated as distress associated with the intake of food. The term is thus non-specific and may not have the same meaning for the patient and the doctor. It is therefore important for the physician fi... |
| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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What Urine Screening Reveals |
Topic: Health Issues |
| While many practitioners choose to rely on symptom questionnaires for their basic- clues, naturopath and nutritional therapist (Christopher Pick, ND. found some surprising results when he tested urine samples from over 800 patients.
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| Published: Friday 18 July, 2008 |
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