Health

Population ageing has led to an increase in the number of neurodegenerative diseases, among them Parkinson’s disease. In Portugal, although there is no exact statistical data, it is estimated [...]

Last month I had a rant about the many downsides of hormonal birth control. Rant over. I rest my case. This month I’d like to talk about how to come off the Pill or implant, re-balance your [...]

The frequent medical complaint of a tennis elbow, with pain on the outer side of the elbow (called epicondylitis humeri radialis), and the slightly less common problem of a golfer’s elbow, with [...]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that all over the world there are 47.5 million people with dementia. This number can reach 75.6 million in 2030 and almost triple in 2050 to 135.5 [...]

It happens to a lot of people to feel an occasional headache. It may be a normal reaction. For example, if you drank too much alcohol, your body may be trying to tell you that you should drink [...]

The number of prostate cancer deaths has decreased in the past five years. This reduction has been attributed by some to the widespread use of PSA-based screening. However, the benefit of [...]

Arthritis is a general term that means inflammation of the joints. Osteoarthrosis (OA), commonly known as wear and tear arthritis, is the most common type of arthritis. It is associated with a [...]

A famous English poet called Christina Rossetti said: “Spring is when life’s alive in everything.” There is something simply magical about springtime; even birds sound happier when they sing! [...]

The term ‘male menopause’ was first used in 1944 to describe various age-related problems in men, which partially mirrored the symptoms experienced by women during the menopausal period. It is [...]

With the passing of years and as a woman gets older, she undergoes different phases in life, from childhood to adulthood. Her body keeps changing on all levels; be it anatomical, physiological, [...]