Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) almost triples the risk of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among patients not regularly taking acid suppressants, such as proton...
Jean Watkins describes the causes, symptoms and treatments of some common presentations of lesions on the scalp.
An overview of the diagnosis of this condition affecting the lower leg is outlined by Suneeta Kochhar.
E-cigarettes are increasingly being used as an alternative to tobacco products, explains Darush Attar-Zadeh.
Electronic cigarettes help smokers quit and increase the number of people who halve cigarette consumption, according to a Cochrane review of 13 studies.
One in ten people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the UK might be misdiagnosed, according to researchers who followed 20,193 patients and 201,393 controls for a median of 5.2 years.
Avoiding mosquito bites is the frontline defence against malaria. Catherine Brewer describes how
travellers can best avoid being bitten
A report by the QNI highlights the risk of unsafe hospital discharge for homeless patients.
Inactivity is responsible for nearly twice as many deaths as obesity, a study performed by the University of Cambridge has discovered.
Gentle exercise can help people with ME, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), alleviate their symptoms, a study published in The Lancet has suggested.
Clinical nurse specialist Alison Keefe discusses the role of independent prescribing and the sexual health nurse-led clinic
COPD (bronchitis and emphysema) affects an estimated three million people in the UK, and smoking is a major cause. There is a lot that can be done to relieve the symptoms and improve quality of life.
Nurses and other primary care staff have a crucial role to play in combating the rise in A&E admissions over the winter period, a leading nursing figure has said.
Just 12 per cent of people with diabetes aged between 12 and 24 in England received all seven care checks in 2012/13, a report by Diabetes UK has shown.
The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) has reduced the number of treatments it offers from 84 to 59, as part of ongoing effort to reduce costs in the NHS.
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