Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to describe two main diseases: Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Both of these diseases cause inflammation to the bowel. IBD should not be confused with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a disease that may present with some similar bowel symptoms (diarrhoea, abdominal pain, constipation, bloating) but tests […]
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What is Coeliac Disease? Coeliac disease (or Celiac in North American English spelling) is an autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged by gluten – a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body. In
What is Anaemia? Anaemia is a deficiency in the number or quality of red blood cells circulating in your blood stream. Red blood cells contain a protein called haemoglobin, which is responsible for transporting oxygen molecules from the lungs around your body to all your organs and muscles. Anaemia can mean that either the red
A deeper understanding of the complexity of body weight management may help to overcome the perception that obesity is exclusively caused by over-indulgence (Betsy B. Dokken, 2007). Superficially, body weight is determined by energy intake minus energy expenditure – if we have more energy coming into the system than leaving it, weight will be gained.
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Darkness to Daylight 1-30 October 2020 Medsana Medical’s Practice Manager, Jazz, is participating in this years Darkness to Daylight virtual event. This will see Jazz raising money for Domestic and Family Violence Prevention by completing 110kms throughout the month of October. About Darkness to Daylight: Darkness to Daylight is a symbolic 110km run or walk
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