The guidelines emphasise the importance of building strength and balance for adults, and include recommendations for pregnant women, new mothers and disabled people.
Estimates suggest that the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine programme will lead to the prevention of over 64,000 cervical cancers and nearly 50,000 non-cervical cancers by 2058.
From September 2019, boys in school Year 8 will be offered the free Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the first time.
As temperatures rise, health experts across the county are advising people to stay safe and well during the hot weather this week.
Shropshire’s Council’s Stay Safe and Well this Summer webpages offers a host of advice for people young and old, to help keep cool and hydrated throughout the hot weather.
Shropshire Psychological Therapies are offering two free Facilitated Learning and Self
Help (FLASH) Clinics for anyone who is feeling stressed and would like to learn useful
coping tools.
They are on Friday 16 August 2019 at 1.30m-3pm at Sainsbury’s Community Room (The Barn), Whitchurch SY13 1NJ, and Monday 19 August 2019 at 1pm-2.30pm at The Zone, Market Drayton, TF9 1QT.
Children will have a greater opportunity to access 60 minutes of daily sport and physical activity, whether that be in school, after school or during weekends and holidays, under new Government plans revealed today.
Focusing on three papers exploring the benefits of Parkrun – a free 5km running event held weekly in parks around the UK that has seen an increase in popularity. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Women who smoke during pregnancy are putting themselves and their baby at risk of serious harm unless they kick the habit, the NHS has warned.
The NHS’ chief midwife has spoken out as new stats released today (Tuesday) show that although fewer adults overall are smoking, and maternity smoking specifically has fallen from 92,123 women ten years ago, last year more than 61,399 mums-to-be – more than one in ten of all pregnant women – were still smoking at the time they gave birth.
From September 2019, boys in school year 8 will be offered the free Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the first time.
Worldwide, about 5% of all cancers are linked to the HPV virus. This includes cervical, penile, anal and genital cancers and some cancers of the head and neck – all of which the vaccine helps to protect against. Cervical cancer is currently the most common cancer in women under 35, killing around 850 women each year. HPV is thought to be responsible for over 99% of cervical cancers, as well as 90% of anal, about 70% of vaginal and vulvar cancers and more than 60% of penile cancers.
Evidence shows that children and young people who are more active have more confidence, higher self-esteem, less anxiety and stress and better social skills – attributes that can help them deal with the challenges they face in daily life. Positive attitudes towards physical activity have also been associated with children being happier.
As temperatures will potentially rise this weekend, health experts across the county are advising people to stay safe and well during the hot weather.
Shropshire’s Council’s Stay Safe and Well this Summer webpages offers a host of advice for people young and old, to help keep cool and hydrated throughout the hot weather.
It's very hard to be sure of the exact level of risk that may be associated with any class or individual drug.
It's also worth considering that this study has looked at people prescribed anticholinergics in older age who were diagnosed with dementia at around 82 years. We cannot apply this data to give the risk for a younger adult taking one of these drugs.
Mental health is a hot topic and it is being widely discussed. After seeing a documentary on the topic, Adrian Ashurst was pushed to think about how these issues can affect both residents and staff in care homes and how they can be combatted. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.