A UK medical body has blasted doctors for giving patients drugs and tests they don’t need. Doctors from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) drew up a list of 40 treatments they claim are of little or no benefit to the patient. Alarmingly, on the list is a test that can give early warning of
Dr Bernabeu speaks at BAAPS
One of our cosmetic surgeons, Dr Teresa Bernabeu, was asked to speak at the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons’ Annual Scientific Meeting last month. Dr Bernabeu spoke at this prestigious event on the subject ‘Mastopexy with and without prosthesis – some tricks’. It is a great honour to be asked to speak at this
A chat with doctor helps weight loss
A study has shown that just a thirty second chat with a GP can lead to people shedding the pounds. Oxford University researchers tasked GPs with bringing up the issue of weight with patients visiting them for unrelated matters. At the end of the consultation, the GP would say something like, ‘While you are here I
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What time of day should you shave your legs?
Who knew there was a right time of day to shave your legs? Well, it seems there is. If you, like most of us, slap on a bit of lather and run the razor over your stubble in the shower first thing in the morning you are doing it all wrong. Turns out last thing at
People with acne live longer
Finally, some good news for acne sufferers. It seems people who have had acne, either in youth or as adults, live longer and stay looking younger for longer, too. Strange as it seems, this is the finding of a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Scientists from King’s College, London, studied 1205 female