For years now, cancer has been the single biggest cause of premature death in the UK. At the time of writing, it’s estimated that around 2.5 million people in Britain are living with some form of cancer. In fact, it has fast become as ...
This month sees the launch of a new survey to gauge the impact of stress in the workplace. The last time the survey was conducted, two years ago, it painted a pretty bleak picture, with up to 71% of employees thought to be suffering ...
In a couple of months’ time we’ll be celebrating the 500th anniversary of the start of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage around the world – a journey that took three years and a month. Jet lag wasn’t exactly a consideration for travellers ...
There’s been all sorts of hoo-hah in the media over the last few weeks about whether doctors should continue to recommend acupuncture for pain management, largely sparked by a debate between a leading advocate of the treatment from the ...
If you listen to the wealth of advice that routinely comes out of the NHS, there’s a recurring theme to it: prevention, prevention, prevention. And acupuncture has a role to play in that as well. Much of the NHS infrastructure, ...
It will come as no surprise to you to learn that one of the most common reasons more people don’t consider acupuncture as a treatment for their health problem is their fear of needles. It’s understandable, of course. For most of us, ...
We’ve all seen them – the terrible photographs of people who’ve been on the wrong end of cosmetic surgery. The lips that have ballooned with injectable dermal fillers and the facelifts that make the unsuspecting patient look more like ...
It may be what many women dream of, but it’s as rare as hen’s teeth – and the truth is that a perfect body is a myth … at least in the conventional sense. But whilst acupuncture can’t make the imperfect perfect, it can definitely help ...
