Posts Tagged ‘lifestyle choices’
Doctors, Nurses and Dentists Urged to Quiz Patients About Their Lifestyle
Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has been urged to advise dentists, doctors and nurses to quiz their patients about their lifestyle choices, in a bid to improve their social, mental and physical wellbeing. The NHS Future Forum issued the advice. The report recommended all NHS staff to “make every contact count” and said that doctors, nurses, […]
Research shows lifestyle choices increase oral cancer risk
Research conducted by a team at Aberdeen University has shown that lifestyle choices are increasing the risk of oral cancer. The study showed that young people are increasing their risk of developing forms of cancer known as upper aero-digestive tract by choosing to drink alcohol on a regular basis and smoke. Diet also plays a […]
