How to help someone who is suffering from an eating disorder

How to help someone who is suffering from an eating disorder

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/how-to-help-someone-who-is-suffering-from-an-eating-disorder-a3775116.html By Alice Howarth at the Evening Standard news. If you are in need of support please visit Dr Bijlani’s website at Roehampton Hospital: https://www.priorygroup.com/locations/priory-hospital-roehampton-london A doctor reveals the best way to support your loved one If someone you love is suffering from an eating disorder, whether that’s anorexia nervosa, bulimia, orthorexia or any other type, it…

Children struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech, doctors say

Children struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech, doctors say

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/25/children-struggle-to-hold-pencils-due-to-too-much-tech-doctors-say By Amelia Hill Guardian News Children need opportunities to develop hand strength and dexterity needed to hold pencils Children are increasingly finding it hard to hold pens and pencils because of an excessive use of technology, senior paediatric doctors have warned. An overuse of touchscreen phones and tablets is preventing children’s finger muscles…

UK’s longest serving nurse retires after 66 years of caring for NHS patients

UK’s longest serving nurse retires after 66 years of caring for NHS patients

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/25/uks-longest-serving-nurse-retires-66-years-caring-nhs-patients-7341202/ By Nicole Morley Metro News  The UK’s longest serving nurse who started when the NHS was just four has retired – after an astonishing 66 years saving lives. Monica Bulman, 84, a Registered General Nurse (RGN), worked on Hutchings ward at Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon as part of the specialist outpatient…

Testing tears could lead to cheap and effective Parkinson’s disease screening

Testing tears could lead to cheap and effective Parkinson’s disease screening

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/parkinsons-disease-tears-test-screening-crying-protein-neurology-a8223491.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Parkinson’s patients’ tears had more than five times the level of abnormal molecule which forms nerve damaging clumps A few shed tears could open up a cheap way to screen patients for Parkinson’s disease, allowing earlier diagnosis and, potentially, treatment that can delay the disease. Researchers analysing the…

Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/mini-tumours-grown-in-lab-are-breakthrough-for-medicine-tests-11262358 By Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent The tests could tell doctors which treatment would be most effective, and avoid putting patients through unnecessary suffering. Scientists have successfully grown mini versions of patients’ tumours in a lab – and then tested them against dozens of drugs to find the best possible treatment. The…