Doctor's Diary: Imagined pain that is real
Having long been told that chronic pelvic pain was psychosomatic, finally a cause of the symptoms that many women suffer with has been found and even better a treatment (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: chronic pelvic pain senile pruritus haemochromatosis itchy skin aspirin public health Doctor's Diary Metformin diabetes endometriosis James Le Fanu Source Type: news
Man v Fat: The male weight loss regime that works
Man v Fat is a weightloss club specifically tailored to men. Alan Manley, who weighed 17st at the age of 30, tells his success story (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: male weightloss club weight loss club for men male weight loss regime male weight loss group man v fat Source Type: news
Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 28th August 2015
Concerned about aches and pains? Worried about a medical condition? You can email your questions confidentially to Dr Le Fanu at drjames@telegraph.co.uk. Answers will be published in the health section of the Telegraph website every Friday. Today - possible causes for the thudding head conundrum, nocturnal itch, GP targets and diabetes overdiagnosis (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: thudding in the head Golfers vasculitis Dr James online health clinic over medication hospicie at home prickly heat nocturnal itch over diganosis diabetes James Le Fanu Source Type: news
Are any of these weight loss claims actually true?
After a whole host of stories about things that are meant to be making us fatter this week, we look at the reality behind the claims (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: fat thin dieting food healthy heavy weight unhealthy lose weight Source Type: news
OCD: a Monster in My Mind, BBC Two, review: 'heartbreaking'
This documentary about OCD did much to challenge our misconceptions, says Michael Hogan (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Incense may need a health warning over 'toxic' smoke, claims research
Dozens of toxic and irritant chemicals found in sandalwood and agarwood incense by researchers, with some tests signalling the smoke could be more harmful than cigarettes (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: fags dangerous insence toxic can i should i cigarettes inside health smoking incense burn is it dangerous Source Type: news
The power of music to help dementia patients
The developers of Purple Angel Music - which rewrites familiar songs to include practical instructions - are seeing remarkable results (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: dementia cure music Judith Potts health help dvice ageing Purple Angel Music Source Type: news
Why is my memory letting me down?
If you are having problems remembering things, changing your sleep pattern, keeping yourself hydrated and exercising more, may help improve your memory (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: hydration Mind Healing drug interaction exercise Linda Blair memory loss sleep bedtime routine Source Type: news
Diabetes the next big health problem
The increase in those being diagnosed with diabetes is putting a huge strain on the NHS but targets for GPs may be adding to the burden (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: red wine drug resistant bacteria Dr Jonathan Sleath antibiotics Doctor's diary diabetes James Le Fanu GP targets Source Type: news
Breastfeeding keeps my four-year-old's ADHD at bay, so I won't stop
Vickie Krevatin discovered that the most effective method of alleviating her son's ADHD is to breastfeed him. Why not? (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: breastfeeding how long to breastfeed for breast feeding breastfeeding health benefits breastfeeding helps ADHD Source Type: news
Meet the fitness tracker obsessives
While tracking calories and paths is becoming par for the course, a new trend for extreme health tracking is emerging. But can you know too much about how your body works? (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: fitness trackers quantified self obsessive gadgets apps wearable tech fitbit google watch Source Type: news
Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 21st August 2015
Concerned about aches and pains? Worried about a medical condition? You can email your questions confidentially to Dr Le Fanu at drjames@telegraph.co.uk. Answers will be published in the health section of the Telegraph website every Friday. Today - answers to the itching conundrum, vaccinations, nausea, panic attacks and persistent cough (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: nausea allergies itching Dr James Online health clinic aspirin persistent cough James Le Fanu vaccinations Source Type: news
Five tricks to combat the middle-age decline
Is your belly extending, your back shrinking, and - whisper it quietly - your libido drooping? Never fear, for the dreaded onslaught of middle age can be halted thanks to these five easy tricks (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: fat fit eyesight decline sex drive health libido help midlife weight brain viagra prevent active ageing middle age Source Type: news
In defence of the NHS's gluten-free prescriptions
There has been uproar this week over prescriptions for gluten-free products, but the truth is, they are a lifeline for many (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: gluten free food gluten free coeliac gluten free diet coeliac disease coeliacs nhs telegraph food nhs coeliac Source Type: news
Mind Healing: Is sunny weather the key to happiness?
We always feel that life would be better if we had a sunnier climate, but as people in the more northern part of the country score higher on the happiness index, is our mental wellbeing affected by the weather (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - August 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: aggression Mind Healing humidity light box SAD happiest countries Linda Blair Seasonal affective disorder light therapy hypothalamus Source Type: news
