Monthly Health with Dr Phil Dyer
This month, Heartlands Hospital’s Dr Dyer talks about prostate cancerWhat exactly is the prostate? Found only in men, the prostate is a small gland in the pelvis between the penis and the bladder which surrounds the urethra – the...
Huge Rise in Diabetes Rate
Cases Threaten to Bankrupt NHS
The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has soared by 59.8 per cent in a decade, according to a new analysis by Diabetes UK.
The new figures, extracted from official NHS...
Dr Honeybourne talks about Heart Disease
Monthly Health Heartlands HospitalThe UK has one of the highest death rates in the world for coronary heart disease, with one British adult dying every three minutes. Over 300,000 people have a heart attack each year.
As one of...
Monthly Health Tips with Dr Phil Dyer
This month Dr Dyer gives advice on Swine FluWhat is swine flu and how is it different from ordinary flu?
Swine flu is a respiratory virus, which has some elements of a virus found in pigs. Pandemic flu is different from...
Study Reveals Rise in Dementia Amongst Asian Community
Figure is Expected to Significantly Rise
Public Health England and a leading health charity have joined forces in a new campaign to tackle one of the biggest health issues facing England and a growing issue for ethnic minority communities. Alzheimer’s...
Signing Story Book Launched
The innovative book helps children understand language pre speech
A new children's story book has been published for babies and infants that includes signing, or sign language. Designed for hearing children pre-speech, 'Alfie's Magic Hat: Fun at the zoo', the...
Weight Loss With Mita Mistry
A Holistic 8 Week Weight Loss JourneyThis unique holistic weight loss journey will help you to lose weight and keep it off by bringing your body, mind and emotions together.
How does it work?
The 8 week journey will be tailored...
South Asian Communities to Receive Tailored Dementia Support
New Initiative Will Provide Families With More Information
A new initiative which aims to provide South Asian families and the wider community with culturally-tailored information about dementia has been launched by Alzheimer’s Society.
This comes as part of the charity's response...
Make Your Home Energy Efficient
Kiran Singh
The best way to increase the efficiency of your heating system is to install a modern energy-efficient boiler, but there are plenty of other easy, and cheaper, ways of cutting your energy bills. Here are a few top...
Monthly Health with Dr Phil Dyer
This month advises on organ and tissue transplantsTissue and organ donation has been in the news a lot recently. Asian people are three to four times more likely to need a kidney transplant than the rest of the UK...
