We all think of grass and flowers as setting off our hay fever in the summer, but surprisingly 1 in 4 of us are triggered by pollen from the trees as early as February or March!
Opiorphin, a peptide naturally produced by our body, avoids the most feared effect of morphine; respiratory failure.
Our love affair with sugar is addictive, debilitating but utterly delicious and we can't resist the lure of a sugary treat. Our expanding waistlines and deteriorating health lies in one culprit - sugar!
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital gets patients back on their feet faster thanks to zero waiting lists on self-pay treatments.
A new cancer information app called ‘My Pancreas’ launched on 1 September by the Leicester General Hospital Hepato- Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Unit & Design Agency AGF Studio and will be made available for the public on Apple’s app store for iPhone and iPad.
Brake says “get on your bike” and Cycle to Work...
Supporters of a local cancer charity have helped raise enough funds to see the Urology Department at Leicester General Hospital transformed to allow patients and their families better access and ease when attending for their appointments and treatment.
Need some extra motivation or advice on how to reach your fitness goals? 1-2-1 sessions with one of our qualified onsite personal trainers could help.
Su-Man Hsu was the youngest of ten children born to illiterate farmers. Due to the family’s poor status, they would use natural sources such as water, green tea, fruit and flowers to help keep their hair and skin in top condition.
Hours of inactivity required to watch a TV series can raise the risk of dying from a blood clot in the lungs. For every extra two hours of TV watching per day, the risk of fatal pulmonary embolism was increased by 40%, researchers found.