by Ian McMillan | Feb 19, 2024 | Sports & Exercise
Adopting a healthy lifestyle is strongly linked to a lower risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a research study published online today (21 February) in the journal Gut. Of the ‘big five’ healthy behaviours not smoking, a...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 14, 2024 | Sponsored
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by Ian McMillan | Feb 14, 2024 | Older People
NHS Highland has joined forces with the creators of the iconic comic strip characters known as The Broons to highlight the role that physiotherapists and nurses play in keeping older people fit and healthy. In one of the hospital-based scenes depicted in specially...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 13, 2024 | Older People
Physiotherapists and other clinicians working with older people worry that their wellbeing and ability to provide good-quality care is being damaged by ‘dangerously’ low staffing levels. That is one of the concerns raised in a report, titled The state of...
by Ian McMillan | Feb 13, 2024 | Mental Health
Walking or jogging, yoga, and strength training seem to be the most effective exercises to ease depression, according to an evidence review published in The BMJ today (15 February). The exercises listed above appear to work alone or in conjunction with...
