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The Priory Group, the UK’s leading provider of acute mental health services, has expanded the services offered in Scotland with the opening of a new clinic in Aberdeen. The clinic operates from 7 Queens Gardens, Aberdeen, led by consultant psychiatrist Dr Allen Shand, to conduct psychological ...
He has spent the last five years looking after some of the world’s most expensive feet at Chelsea FC – but Podiatric Surgeon Gary Boon has now signed up to be part of the team at BMI The Lincoln Hospital.
Commonly referred to as heel spurs, plantar fasciitis is a painful and often debilitating condition causing pain that afflicts more than 500,000 people in the UK each year. It can now be treated with Shockwave Therapy, as can conditions such as tennis and golfer's elbow, shoulder pain and painful ...
Grandparents can now help protect the health of their grandchildren by buying insurance tailored to children and their more common ailments.
New research from Aviva reveals that long-term absence is not only an issue for two- out of three employers - it can also have a major impact on employees. A survey conducted to identify both employee and employer concerns about absence issues, found that staff sickness frequently causes low ...
The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped gland situated in the front of the neck, produces the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine. These are both essential for a healthy body as they direct all of our cells, tissues and organs in how they use protein, fat and sugar. Thyroid problems can lead to ...
Having problems with your wisdom teeth is not unusual. These are the last adult teeth to break through the gums and, for reasons that are not entirely clear, modern humans often do not have sufficient space in their jaw for this process to be easy and wisdom tooth extraction is a common operation. ...
Women over the age of 40 can benefit from a new breast cancer screening service launched by Bupa. The private healthcare firm's Cromwell Hospital in London has launched the screening service to offer women the option to have a test ten years before it would be made commonly available by state ...
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