Food & Nutrition

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental and neurological condition that affects brain function, particularly in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. There is no known cause…

Nutrition and Hydration week, taking place from 17th – 23rd March 2014 recognises that nutrition and hydration are an important part of quality care, experience and safety improvement in health…

Every three minutes in the day someone somewhere in the UK has a fracture as a result of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, a disease that affects the bones, causing them to become…

Whilst the cure for Alzheimer’s disease remains a distant hope, preventative strategies are important and studies with findings that may help to reduce the burden of dementia in society are…

Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties. A normal swallow requires normal function and coordination of our respiratory, oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal and oesophageal structures (essentially mouth, throat or the…

Hearts are much in the news this week – whether in the romance of 14th February, or the news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is…

Yes, help to debunk the myths. World Cancer Day was celebrated this week and focused on dispelling myths about cancer. One of the key myths targeted was ‘There is nothing I can…

In 1859 Florence Nightingale suggested that thousands of patients were ‘annually starved in the midst of plenty, from want of attention.’ Sadly, 150 years later, it is still being suggested…