Iona Walton
Life hasn’t been plain sailing for actress Deena Payne, whose knee problems could have ended her career
Deena Payne may be best known for her lengthy stint playing Viv Hope in Emmerdale but her fascination of health and wellbeing of mind, body and soul offers an entirely new dimension to the soap opera entertainer. Continue reading
Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher disease activity in childhood arthritis
Vitamin D is back under the spotlight, this time because its deficiency has been linked to higher disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and inflammation of the middle layer of the eye in research in Arthritis Research and Therapy. Continue reading
Few high-risk women are started on bisphosphonates says evidence review
A review of the way in which osteoporosis is treated so as to prevent fractures has been published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, highlighting that clinical evidence should be used to inform treatment decisions. Continue reading
Post your journey: Instagram as a support community for people with fibromyalgia
Research into the impact that social media websites have on various aspects of physical, mental and spiritual health, remains in its infancy. Now a new study has looked at how Instagram has become a recent resource allowing people with fibromyalgia to interact in a virtual community devoted to the condition. Continue reading
Discovery of enhanced bone growth could lead to new osteoporosis treatments
A dramatic pattern of bone growth has been discovered in female mice, a finding that could lead to stronger bone density in women and new treatments for osteoporosis in older women, a research group writes in Nature Communications. Continue reading
