“A prolonged change in bowel habit lasting more than two or three months should always be investigated,” said Guts UK. Should anyone in your family have suffered from bowel cancer in the…
Bowel cancer is a general term for cancer that begins in the large bowel – a part of the digestive system that includes the colon and rectum. Due to the location of…
Having any of the risk factors does not mean that you will definitely develop the cancer. According to Cancer Research UK, around 20 out of 100 cases of pancreatic cancer in the…
Coronavirus mutations are becoming the norm, with UK health officials scrambling to contain the latest strain on its shores – the P1 variant. This shape-shifting quality extends to the range of possible…
The best way to avoid developing a B12 deficiency is to add certain foods to your diet. The best dietary sources of vitamin B12 include animal products, and some fortified breakfast cereals.56.…
Type 2 diabetes can seem harmless at first glance because the symptoms do not necessarily make one feel unwell. However, occasionally, having high blood sugars could affect certain body parts including the…
Heart attacks happen when an artery supplying your heart with blood and oxygen becomes blocked, usually by a build-up of fatty plaques called cholesterol. Heart attacks fall under the umbrella of cardiovascular…
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition, which means it’s caused by the immune system attacking healthy body tissue. As the NHS explains, the immune system mistakenly sends antibodies to the lining of…
Variants of the virus are causes for concern they are rapidly replacing other versions of the virus; it has mutations that affect part of the virus likely to be important and some…
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition whereby the body does not produce enough insulin or the insulin it does produce is not absorbed by the cells. Insulin is charged with regulating…