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Everything You Need To Know About Strep A
As of 7th December 2022, at least 15 children in the UK have died from a Strep A infection amid the rise in cases. The recent outbreak has also ...
5 Illnesses to Look Out for This Winter
We all know that people feel sick and tired in January, and it isn’t always related to the post-Christmas blues. Each season has its own range of illnesses that ...
How to Improve Your Immune System This Winter
Flu season is arriving, and as the weather gets colder and wetter, more people are feeling run down. Whether it be from colds, coughs or the flu, the immune ...
5 Things You Should Know about the Yellow Fever Vaccine
Yellow fever is an illness found in areas of Africa, Central and South America and Trinidad, one of the Caribbean islands. Whilst it is not natively found in the ...
How To Treat Internal And External Thrush In Women
Thrush is an infection that can affect both women and men. It occurs when there’s a buildup of yeast, which is a type of fungus that is naturally found ...
What Is Japanese Encephalitis? 5 Things You Should Know
Japanese encephalitis is a type of flavivirus that is spread to a person through a mosquito bite. A flavivirus does not have a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) structure, but instead, ...
Everything You Need To Know About Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE)
Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) is a disease typically spread by ticks. Once contracted, the virus can cause swelling of the brain and spinal cord, which can result in death. TBE ...
Everything You Need To Know About Rabies
Rabies is an extremely harmful viral disease that affects the brain and nervous system. The virus usually spreads to a person through the saliva of an infected animal. For ...
Let’s Talk About Erectile Dysfunction
In the UK, 48% of men say they have experienced erectile dysfunction at some point in their life. So, with almost half of the men in the UK being ...
How To Prepare For A PSA Test
A PSA test is a blood test that measures prostate-specific antigens in men. A raised or lowered PSA can indicate prostate problems, such as prostate cancer. A PSA test ...