Blood pressure 101 - Know what having blood pressure means
When a doctor measures your blood pressure the result they record is a measure of how much pressure is in your blood vessels at both of these time points. The top number (the higher number) is when ...
Arthroscopy surgery in a nutshell
An arthroscopy is a type of keyhole surgery that allows your surgeon to see inside your joint without having to make a large incision. This means that it is a surgery that is minimally invasive, allowing you to recover faster, with less pain and with a lower risk of complications.
4 simple signs of a healthy digestive system
Five years ago Dr. Mehmet Oz proclaimed to the world that checking your stool was a good way to keep tabs on your health. Everyone looks at it, but do you know what your stool is telling you?
10 easy ways to protect your baby from heart disease
'Heart disease' and 'children' are two terms often not closely associated in everyday life. Heart disease is an adult disease after all, right? Wrong. Just like adult onset diabetes has become increasingly common in children, so too has heart disease.
How much protein in your food is enough?
Check out any fitness product, magazine or blog and everyone's taking about increasing protein intake. Every second recipe is advertised as healthy simply because it's 'high protein', packed with energy. But how much protein is enough and are there any side effects to consuming too much?
Popular Questions
What exactly is insomnia?
Recently (and with the start of daylight savings), I have been having trouble getting to sleep of night. What is the difference between simply having trouble getting to sleep and actually having insomnia?
If so, is there a solution to stop it getting worse?
What can be done to help dyslexia?
What is it called if someone has analgous numeracy problems? Is this still called dyslexia?
What does a 'clicking' sound imply whilst exercising?
While doing sit ups and crunches, I've noticed that i regularly hear a clicking sound coming from my lower back during the same stage of each of the exercises. Does this mean that there is too much strain on my back or is it simply harmless?
Why do teeth continue to decay even when brushed both in the morning and the evening?
Is it possible that brushing or not, your teeth just decay no matter what?
Can you find out what colour a baby is before birth?
I'm pretty sure that my baby is my partner's but there's a slight chance it could be someone elses. Is there a way to tell what colour the baby's skin will be before birth?