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Julia on the couch with Tony Wadsworth May 11th 2013

Hi ! Here is the link to radio interview from Saturday 11tth May   Julia on the couch with Tony Wadsworth BBC Radio Leicester.... the person behind the doc   http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p017rv25  ... 

Posted: 14/05/2013

Coeliac Awareness Week

Have a look at this link . http://www.coeliac.org.uk/node/200793 Coeliac Disease is one of those ice berg illnesses where we see only a fraction of those people who have gluten intolerance & Coeliac; but there are many others who slip under the net and are not diagnosed. If you have any symptoms... 

Posted: 13/05/2013

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and the latest figures from Cancer Research UK show that the number of cases of bowel cancer have risen considerably. In the 1970s, the figure for men diagnosed with bowel cancer was 45 in every 100,000 – now it is 58. For women the... 

Posted: 19/04/2013

Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Probiotics

We continue our coverage of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the role of Probiotics... The prestigious gut.bmj.com concludes that because probiotics have such a reasonable evidence base, that as a general recommendation, they should be tried for a period of no less than a month;  in order to make a judgement about their... 

Posted: 15/04/2013

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Next month is IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) awareness month. IBS is a common disorder with a prevalence of 13% in women and 5% in men. Do always ensure that this is the correct diagnosis! We will be giving you a few tips about this condition over the month of April... 

Posted: 09/04/2013