Flu Season 2020-2021: What do you need to know before getting vaccinated?

8 Oct 2020 • 2 comments

The flu epidemic in the UK occurs every year during autumn and winter. According to the University of Oxford's Vaccine Knowledge Project, it is estimated that on average, 600 people die from...

Breast cancer

Breast Cancer Now celebrates 28 years of the pink ribbon during 'Pinktober'!

8 Oct 2020

For the 28th consecutive year, "Pinktober", a campaign against breast cancer organised by Breast Cancer Now and other breast cancer organisations worldwide, will take place from 1 to 31 October....

What is a generic drug? How is it different from a brand-name drug?

1 Oct 2020 • 3 comments

Generics have been, since their introduction, a subject of debate, and admittedly, it's sometimes difficult to understand them!You may have already experienced this situation: when you go to collect...

Everything to know about corticosteroid treatments (cortisone): use, dosage, side effects and more!

22 Sep 2020 • 1 comment

Cortisone and its derivatives (corticosteroids) are widely used for their anti-inflammatory properties, which prevent the immune system from overreacting and releasing the substances that cause the...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) masks: Legislation, types, prices and more!

16 Sep 2020 • 3 comments

Faced with the exponential increase in the number of cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) infection, new, more restrictive measures are being introduced across the UK: wearing a mask has become compulsory...

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...