Saturday, 14 Nov 2020
EXERCISE AND THE CORONA VIRUS – AGAIN
Well, here we go again The emergence of the second wave of the pandemic and…
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Saturday, 7 Nov 2020
EXERCISE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER
Exercise in the treatment of cancer Exercise is attracting increasing attention as a treatment for cancers. Regular exercise can reduce…
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Saturday, 31 Oct 2020
EXERCISE AND CANCER
Cancers form a very large group of conditions which are extremely common causes of disease, disability, suffering and death. Nearly…
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Saturday, 24 Oct 2020
EXERCISE AND LUNG DISEASE
Lung disease The secret of longevity is to keep breathing. Sophie Tucker Lung disease encompasses a large collection of widely…
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Saturday, 17 Oct 2020
EXERCISE AND THE TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA
Does exercise improve brain function in dementia? Maybe. There are theoretical reasons to believe that the failing brain might be…
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Saturday, 10 Oct 2020
EXERCISE AND THE PREVENTION OF DEMENTIA
Dementia, a modern pandemic Dementia is an advancing modern scourge and has recently been reported to have overtaken coronary heart…
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Saturday, 3 Oct 2020
MENTAL HEALTH
What is mental health? Last week I described some of the benefits of exercise in preventing and treating the commonest…
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Saturday, 26 Sep 2020
MENTAL ILLNESS
How common is mental illness? Psychological illnesses are extraordinarily common. The most common forms are anxiety and depression. A European…
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Saturday, 19 Sep 2020
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease (PD) was originally described as “the shaking palsy” by James Parkinson in 1817. The…
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Saturday, 12 Sep 2020
EXERCISE IN THE TREATMENT OF STROKES
The use of exercise in stroke rehabilitation Management of the acute episode Exercise is vital to the restoration of muscle…
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