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Type 1 Allergies — one of society’s most common conditions!

Jul02

Around 25% of the population suffers one form of type 1 allergy. The most common being hayfever, closely followed by asthma, which affects around 10% of people, then urticaria, an itchy skin rash and the less common but occasionally lethal, anaphylaxis. The actual cause of these conditions is unknown but,

Cancer — not always the death sentence it used to be

Dr Ross Walker

Jun27

There was a time when a diagnosis of cancer typically meant a death sentence with doctors often telling patients they had a limited time to live. There is also the story about the doctor who says to the patient, “I have some bad news for you and some bad news

Antibiotics — the end of an era?

Dr Ross Walker

Jun27

In 2017, a woman in Philadelphia died from a colistin resistant E. coli urinary tract infection. There have now been reported, especially in animals, the detection of bacteria completely resistant to all known antibiotics. Every year in the United States of America, it is estimated that there are 23,000 deaths

Women and Heart Disease

Dr Ross Walker

Jun07

For many years there was this false notion that heart disease was typically a disorder of males. Thankfully, there has been increasing publicity over the past decade, educating both the public and the medical profession about the importance of the variety of ways cardiovascular disease may affect women. Firstly, the

Vitamin supplements — do they help prevent cardiovascular disease?

Dr Ross Walker

Jun01

One of the most respected cardiology journals in the world is the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. In a very recent addition of this journal (JACC, Vol 71, Issue 22) there was an article entitled, “Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for CVD Prevention and Treatment”. The researchers reviewed just

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Type 1 Allergies — one of society’s most common conditions!

Cancer — not always the death sentence it used to be

Antibiotics — the end of an era?

Women and Heart Disease

Vitamin supplements — do they help prevent cardiovascular disease?

Ready To Lose Weight,
Feel Great And Boost Heart Health?