The number of people with type 2 diabetes is expected to exceed the five million mark by 2030. The number of people that officially have diabetes is estimated to be one million off the actual figure. Both this discrepancy and rise can be attributed in part to the way we prioritise imminent danger. Human evolution […]
Peter Jones is an entrepreneur, businessman, and reality television personality with interests in mobile phones, television, media, leisure, retail, and property. Peter is the last remaining original investor on the popular BBC Two television show Dragons’ Den. In a Q&A with Mail Online, the star revealed the illness he had recently had was pneumonia. In 2010 he […]
Progressive hair loss has a cosmetic and social impact. Hair undergoes three stages of hair cycle: the anagen, catagen, and telogen phases. Through cyclical loss and new-hair growth, the number of hairs remains relatively constant. A variety of factors, such as hormones, nutritional status, and exposure to radiations, environmental toxicants, and medications, may affect hair growth. According to numerous studies, using papaya on the scalp has shown […]
Rhod Gilbert, 51, was sitting on the toilet in his London home when his left arm started shaking involuntarily. He described it as if he was “waving at someone”. He said the movement went on for 30 seconds, adding “I can vouch 100 percent for the fact there was absolutely no-one else there in the […]
High cholesterol is the name given to having too much of a fatty substance in your blood. This substance, known as cholesterol, can lead to blockages in your blood vessels. Blocked blood vessels raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes, as it limits the blood supply to the heart and the rest of the […]
Getting older brings many benefits, such as wisdom and cultivating meaningful relationships. These advantages are usually crowded out by fears of mental and physical decline. The harmful effects of ageing are far from inevitable, however. Research shows you have varying degrees of agency over your health and offers concrete steps to lower your risk of […]
Parkinson’s disease is a condition that causes the brain to become progressively more damaged over time, said the NHS. You could lower your risk of the neurodegenerative condition’s symptoms by regularly eating if you find that you’re unusually dizzy, without any obvious reason, it’s been revealed. Parkinson’s is caused by a loss of nerve cells […]
COVID-19 – the disease that has spawned from SARS-CoV-2, a new strain of coronavirus – has highlighted the world’s complacency about pandemics. SARS coronavirus, its predecessor that broke out in 2003, was largely confined to Southeast Asia, so the threat seemed negligible. COVID-19, however, has proven that coronaviruses do not discriminate by territory or populations. […]
High blood pressure increases a person’s risk of life-threatening conditions, such as heart attacks and strokes, which is why controlling your reading is very important. Eating a healthy diet is one way to do this – experts recommend cutting down on the amount of salt in your food and to eat plenty of fruit and […]
Marti Pellow, 55, is best known for being the lead singer of Scottish band Wet Wet Wet. The singer, turned actor, has previously revealed that he was addicted to heroin before the band split up for the first time, in the late 1990s. Marti and Wet Wet Wet went from success to success in the […]
