The bladder and bowels are two important organs. They are at the end of the digestion...

Dealing with Bowel Surgery For the majority of patients who are told they have bowel cancer,...

What is bowel cancer? Bowel cancer can affect any part of the colon, rectum or anus...

Beating Bowel Cancer is the leading UK charity for bowel cancer patients, working to raise awareness...

We’re just beginning to understand how important our guts are to our overall wellbeing as individuals....

Often it can be difficult for elderly people to chew and swallow their food and if this is...

Information for elderly nutrition… by dietitians Nutrition and Diet Resources UK (NDR-UK) is a registered charity,...

Elderly people suffering with incontinence can often be too embarrassed to come forward and seek help...

When you think of exercise, you may think of an hour or so at the gym,...

Incontinence is not an inevitable part of ‘getting old’ and it is not something that necessarily...

Many older people in the UK are unaware that they are entitled to receive cash benefits...

Lung cancer can start in the cells lining the trachea, the main airway, the lung tissue,...

Here are the five most common types of cancer and their symptoms. Breast cancer Not only...

It seems that sugar, not fat, is now considered to be public health enemy number one. ...

Changing nutritional needs: what’s the best diet to follow? As we age, our ability to digest,...

If you take the time to undergo some basic routine health check ups regularly, it’s so...

What is the prostate? The prostate gland is a part of the male reproductive system. It...

Whether incontinence is a problem for you, or a worry for your parent, it is a...

Over half (53%) of all cancers are diagnosed in people aged 50 – 74, with a...

Urinary tract infections (UTI) can be painful and can lead to serious health problems such as...

What is cancer? Cancer is a disease caused by normal cells changing, so that they grow...

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition One person in every 500 has Parkinson’s. That’s about 127,000...