5 tips for successfully getting back into sport (even with a chronic illness)!

10 Sep 2020

With the summer holidays over and your head full of happy memories, it's high time to get back into sport. But why? The start of the school year, like the New Year, is a great time to make...

How to get tested for the coronavirus (COVID-19)?

3 Sep 2020

Faced with the upsurge in confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), more and more private laboratories and screening centres are now offering testing. At present, it is estimated that at least...

Why do we need vitamin D?

21 Aug 2020 • 1 Like • 3 comments

Vitamin D deficiency is common in many Western countries, largely due to the low level of sun exposure, but also due to its rare presence in our diet. Nevertheless, it has many benefits and helps...

Prescription Drug Addiction: What are the risks and how to quit?

17 Aug 2020 • 1 comment

Drug addiction is a psychological and sometimes physical condition that causes compulsive, continuous or periodic behavioural reactions. It affects around 3.2 million people across England and Wales...

How long is a prescription valid?

13 Aug 2020

A prescription is a document that allows the patient to be given medication, equipment (crutches, glasses, etc.) or to undergo a medical procedure (consultation with a specialist, radiology, etc.)....

Rare diseases

Acromegaly, Cushing's disease... Learn more about pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (PitNET)!

5 Aug 2020

Pituitary adenomas (or pituitary neuroendocrine tumours) account for between 10 and 20% of brain tumours in adults. These tumours are rare, with an incidence of 4/100,000 people and are often...

Cancer

What is hormone therapy?

4 Aug 2020 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Hormone therapy is a systemic anti-cancer therapy, which means that it affects the entire body. It can be both medicinal (via steroid hormones) and non-medicinal (via surgery). Unlike other cancer...

How can yoga improve the lives of patients with chronic illness?

4 Aug 2020 • 3 comments

Far from being a purely spiritual discipline, yoga brings many benefits both physiologically and psychologically. But is it a sport suitable for patients with chronic illnesses? What are the real...

Where to dispose of expired or unused medication?

22 Jul 2020 • 11 comments

A report by the Department of Health estimates that unused medicines cost the NHS around £300 million every year. Medications that have expired or are no longer useful (for example, after stopping...

Castleman disease

Living with Castleman Disease

16 Jul 2020 • 1 comment

Castleman disease is a rare condition that affects the lymph nodes, which in turn affects patients' immune systems. While the exact number of cases of Castleman disease is unknown, it is estimated...

Photosensitising medications: What are they and how can their effects be prevented?

13 Jul 2020 • 1 Like • 5 comments

Now that summer has arrived and when taking chronic treatment, it is common to wonder if it is safe to take your treatment whilst being out in the sun. In fact, various unexpected and significant...

Castleman disease

Castleman Disease: Everything you need to know!

30 Jun 2020 • 2 comments

Castleman disease is a rare disease that can occur in men and women of any age. An estimated 4,300 to 5,100 new cases per year are reported in the United States. Significant progress has been made in...