Author Archives: Sarah Smith

PHE Cervical Cancer Screening Campaign to Launch Next Month

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Sarah Smith

The NHS Cervical Screening Programme has made a positive impact to cervical cancer mortality since its introduction in 1988, saving around 5,000 lives each and every year. However, coverage is currently at a 20-year low. Data published in NHS Digital show that, … Continue reading →

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Price Drops Cause Sales Surge at one of the UK’s leading Online Pharmacies!

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Sarah Smith

Established in 1994, Medical Specialists® Pharmacy has been catering for patients all over Britain for over 17 years, after becoming the UK’s first legal online Prescribers back in 2001. In this time, thousands and thousands of patients across the UK … Continue reading →

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Obesity Set to Overtake Smoking As Biggest Cancer Cause

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sarah Smith

New research suggests that one in ten new female cancer cases will be caused by excess weight by 2035, and this is only 2,000 less than tobacco currently. Therefore, it is worth considering the serious dangers of both obesity and … Continue reading →

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Medical Specialists are Getting Active with the Physical Activity Campaign.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sarah Smith

Increasing physical activity has the potential to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and the nation as a whole. Medical Specialists want to see more people being physically active. This campaign runs from July … Continue reading →

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Can We Trust BMI to Measure Obesity?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Sarah Smith

Around 60% of adults in the UK are overweight or obese, according to a 2013 study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. They are labelled this way because of their body mass index, or BMI. We are used … Continue reading →

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