Fatigue Prostock-studio/Shutterstock While you may write-off your exhaustion to a busy schedule or stressful workload, constant fatigue that isn’t getting better warrants a visit to your doctor to rule out something more serious. “When you’re not able to produce healthy red blood cells [as those with blood cancers can’t] you can develop anemia,” explains Dr.… Read More »
Hay fever season runs between March and September when the pollen count is at its highest. An estimated one in five people in the UK suffer from hay fever symptoms such as itchy eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, headaches and tiredness. The Met Office has warned pollen levels will soar this weekend to “very high”… Read More »
Photo Credit: Shutterstock by Robert James It’s estimated that 61% of the population require reading or visual aids, so while it’s not a rare health condition, it’s certainly a complex one, as the signs that you need eye care assistance aren’t always obvious. These visual aids can include wearing glasses full time, wearing prescription reading… Read More »
Conditions On average, 1,300 people die every year in the United States from excessive cold. Know how to spot signs of hypothermia so you can get the help you (or a loved one) needs quickly. What is hypothermia? Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock Hypothermia is an abnormally low body temperature after your body loses heat from exposure to… Read More »
Watch those stress levels tomorrow – 10pm on Christmas Eve is the most likely time for a heart attack. Researchers trawled through details of 283,000 heart attacks between 1998 and 2013 to find out what days were most lethal. While an average of 50 heart attacks were recorded every day, that number climbed to 69… Read More »