‘You can’t really study grief without studying love’ – Mary-Frances O’Connor

Posted: 21st September 2022

Category: Models and Methods

Subject: 1° and 2° Prevention of Illnesses

Topic: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

End of the COVID-19 pandemic ‘in sight’, World Health Organisation says

The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is "in sight", the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. The organisation said weekly deaths from the virus around the world are at their lowest since March 2020 - the month Britain first went into lockdown.

Posted: 20th September 2022

Category: Therapy and Self Help

Subject: Natural Beauty

Topic: Skin

Immunity on the surface

Why our skin microbiome is just as important as our gut microbiome. Bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microscopic living things are referred to as microorganisms, or microbes, for short. Trillions of these microbes exist mainly inside your intestines and on your skin, and in fact, there are as many bacterial cells in your body as there are human cells.

Posted: 20th September 2022

Category: Therapy and Self Help

Subject: Nutrition

Topic: Mediterranean Diet

How healthy diets like the mediterranean diet help protect brain health

New research from investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has further confirmed what is already known about the link between diet and cognition - that what we eat can impact our brain health.

Posted: 18th September 2022

Category: Therapy and Self Help

Subject: Nutrition

Topic: Multivitamins

Multivitamins may slow cognitive decline in older adults, study says

A study published today in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia is reporting that taking a daily multivitamin may help reduce cognitive decline.

Posted: 18th September 2022

Categories: IM Specialities, Therapy and Self Help

Subjects: IM Approaches by Illness gender and age, Self- Help

Topics: Cancer, Digital Health

What Cancer Experts Think About New Wearable Monitoring Devices

Doctors have more tools than ever for treating cancer, but the method for measuring the size of tumors located just under the skin is often primitive.

Posted: 10th September 2022

Category: IM Specialities

Subject: IM Approaches by Illness gender and age

Topic: Cancer

Maintenance therapy the ‘biggest breakthrough in decades’ for ovarian cancer

Although maintenance treatments have helped patients with ovarian cancer live longer, experts note there are still some unmet needs that must be addressed.

Posted: 10th September 2022

Category: IM Specialities

Subject: IM Approaches by Illness gender and age

Topic: Cancer

Overcoming the fear of cancer recurrence

This common anxiety is called the fear of recurrence and can affect 2 in 3 cancer survivors, according to a recent study.

Posted: 6th September 2022

Category: Therapy and Self Help

Subject: Nutrition

Topics: Fruit, Vegetables

Food as medicine: could prescribing fruit and vegetables become part of healthcare?

Decades of healthy eating advice have failed to stem the tide of lifestyle-related disease. Could prescribing healthy food help?

Posted: 6th September 2022

Categories: Therapy and Self Help, IM Specialities

Subjects: Self- Help, Exercise and Movement, IM Approaches by Illness gender and age

Topics: Digital Health, Mental Health

Swapping 30 minutes of social media per day with exercise benefits mental health

Social media use exploded with COVID-19’s lockdowns and contact restrictions. Millions turned to Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and other platforms to escape feelings of isolation, anxiety, and hopelessness.

Posted: 4th September 2022

Categories: Models and Methods, IM Specialities, Therapy and Self Help

Subjects: 1° and 2° Prevention of Illnesses, IM Approaches by Illness gender and age, Nutrition

Topics: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Tea

Drinking tea may lower the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death, mounting research shows

Several large studies have recently found that consuming several cups of tea per day could bring a range of health benefits.

Posted: 2nd September 2022

Category: Therapy and Self Help

Subject: Exercise and Movement

Nature-based physical activity as an early intervention for teenagers

How nature-based group activity such as sea swimming can have a positive effect on the mental health of teenagers

Posted: 24th August 2022

Categories: IM Specialities, Mind and Spirit

Subjects: IM Approaches by Illness gender and age, Spiritual Development

Topic: Cancer

The Spiritual Side of Cancer

Receiving a pancreatic cancer diagnosis has caused me to reexamine my spirituality, which led me to believe that my life is a line, rather than a single dot in time.