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Menopause game changer
A NEW nonhormonal drug will revolutionise menopause treatments.
As long ago as the 1950s a study found that bus drivers were twice as likely to have heart attacks as busconductors.
Since then, research has consistently tied prolonged sitting to multiple ailments, not least because this immobilises some of the body’s largest muscles, putting it into standby mode.
When sitting for long enough, the metabolism will slow, constricting circulation and affecting the ability to deal with glucose.
If sitting is unavoidable at work, keeping your computer screen at eye level and your feet flat on the floor will help, allowing you to keep your spine and hips in less painful positions. The simplest way to make a noticeable difference, though, is to get up every 15, 30 or 60 minutes.
The drug, fezolinetant, which acts directly on the brain to prevent hot flushes, was licensed in the US earlier this month and could be prescribed in the UK by the end of this year.
Made by Astellas Pharma, the medication could transform the misery that hot flushes cause for hundreds of thousands of women who are unable or do not want to use hormone replacement drugs (HRT).
“This is a completely blockbuster drug,” declared Prof Waljit Dhillo, an en docrinologist at Imperial College London who headed 2017 trials which opened the door for developing the drug.
HOT FLUSHES: Revolutionary non-hormonal treatment.
SEVERAL UK cancer charities want to see VAT removed from sunscreen.
This is classed as a cosmetic product, incurring a 20 per cent tax which adds an average £1.50 (€1.72) to the cost.
Highfactor sunscreen should be free of VAT, the charities said. The cost of living crisis meant there are items which people now think twice about buying, and a survey by Melanoma Fo
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“It’s like a switch, the flushes go away in a day or two,” he told the UK media. “It’s unbelievable how well these drugs work.”
Sunscreen plea
cus found that 50 per cent believed sunscreen was too expensive.
Most skin cancers are caused by skin damage, the charity said, but few people realised that getting sunburnt just once every two years could triple the risk of skin cancer.
Botox can help you be sweat free
DO you suffer with excessive sweating of your underarms or back, have constantly wet hands or find it impossible to wear sandals comfortably due to sweating feet, then you could be suffering with Hyperhidrosis.
The body’s nervous system usually activates our sweat glands when body temperature rises, this is how our body automatically cools itself. In people with Hyperhidrosis, however, the nerves that signal the sweat glands are overactive, causing excessive sweating.
This can be embarrassing, uncomfortable and also affect your personal relationships and work, especially when you have important work meetings to attend. With the help of Botox, you can be sweat free in no time at all.
EXCESSIVE SWEATING: Could be Hyperhydrosis.
Botox injections although predominantly known for the treatment of wrinkles, are also a very ef fective tool in treating Hyperhidrosis.
When injected into the affected area it blocks the nerves responsible for activating your sweat glands muscles, stopping the sweating.
If you want to be embarrassment and sweat free, then contact us at Clinica Britannia as you may be a candidate for Botox. The treatment is quick and extremely effective, you can resume your normal activities immediately. The sweating should stop within a week with total dryness expected within a twoweek period.
