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  All you need to know about HPV and cervical cancer

  Every day in the UK, eight women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and three women lose their lives to the disease. And although cervical cancer awareness has recently focused on teenage girls and younger women, a third of those diagnosed are over 50 – and half of those that die are over 65. That’s why […]

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  Lift your body into shape this summer

  When most women come to our private health practice in Edinburgh to get their body into shape for summer, there are two main things they want to banish: bingo wings and cellulite. Of course, we know we’ve got to exercise regularly and eat the right foods to reduce fat and get the smoothest, firmest skin […]

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  Making Blood Tests Easier For Children With Autism Edinburgh

  For many of us, the idea of seeing needles or blood – never mind actually getting blood drawn – can leave us in a state of anxiety. But for parents and carers with autistic children, getting a blood test can be even more challenging for everyone involved. Many with autism have trouble understanding things that […]

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  Be mindful of mental health

  According to the Mental Health Foundation (MHF), one in four of us will experience some kind of mental health problem each year, with mixed anxiety and depression the most common mental disorders. That’s just one of the reasons why every year, between 11-17 May, MHF help raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing issues during […]

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  Supporting offshore workers’ families

  In previous blog posts, we’ve told you about our occupational health service, led by Dr Marikie Benade, and our Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) medicals – but that’s not all we do to help offshore workers. As we’ve put more and more offshore workers through their medical at our OGUK-approved clinic, we’ve realised that they’re […]

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  Depression: What is it and how to treat it?

  According to Mental Health Foundation, one in four of us will experience some kind of mental health problem each year, with mixed anxiety and depression the most common mental disorders. But what exactly is depression? And how can it be treated? As we come to the end of Depression Awareness Week, organised by the charity Depression […]

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  Allergy Awareness Week: Don’t live in fear

  Whether it’s down to air pollution, the weather, or foreign travel, there is one thing for sure: allergies are on the rise. In fact, according to Allergy UK, the number of allergy sufferers in the UK increases by five per cent each year. With this in mind, we decided that Allergy Awareness Week (20 – […]

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  One-stop shop for medical assessments

  Pre Employment & Employment Medical Assessments In a previous blog post, we explained how we help employees and employers in Scotland get fit for work after a period of sickness absence. As we explained in that post, one of the most effective ways to improve your staff’s wellbeing, and reduce the amount of money that […]

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  How to make sure you’re eating safe food

  The theme for World Health Day 2015, which is organised by the World Health Organization, is Food Safety. Taking place on Tuesday 7 April, the aim of the day is to make people more confident that the food on their plate is safe to eat. And with society now full of environmental pollutants, pesticides, food additives […]