Can a Smartphone App Really Detect Cancer with 99% Accuracy?
It sounds incredibly unlikely and at the same time extraordinarily hopeful. A team at Washington State University has created a gadget that works in conjunction with an iPhone 5 to… Continue reading
The Power of Emotional Support for Cancer Patients
Cancer is something that is never far from the news. Yet for many of us, cancer is part of our daily lives. Many people have some form of the disease,… Continue reading
Understanding SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder
We often talk about befriending and the need to support isolated people in our society. Today we wanted to mention SAD – the acronym given to seasonal affective disorder. This… Continue reading
Could Microsoft Take a Huge Step Towards Solving Cancer?
Solving cancer – now that’s not a term you often hear. But that is the term being used to describe what Microsoft is aiming to do in the near future… Continue reading
What is an Advocate?
If you have read our blog posts and explored our site, you might be aware Thrift Urban Housing supports a project called Gillian Advocates. We all know there are… Continue reading
Could Certain Foods Help Ward Off Liver Cancer?
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published details of an interesting study into the risk factors for liver cancer. The study has discovered people with a lower-than-ideal level of… Continue reading
Should We Change Our Diet as We Get Older?
Diet – it’s a small word, but one that holds such a lot of power and importance. This is true throughout our lives. When we’re young, it seems as though… Continue reading
The Potential Consequences of a Fall in an Elderly Person
We’ve all fallen over once or twice in our lives. Kids do it all the time, but most of them get straight back up again. As adults, we may not… Continue reading
Are Whole Foods Better for Health and Wellbeing?
We all want to live the healthiest lives we can. No one wants to become ill or be injured in any way. However, most of us recognise that we don’t… Continue reading
Preventing Burns in Elderly People
Burns can be dangerous at any age. But while younger people often recover quite quickly from minor burns, the same cannot always be said of elderly people. Our skin changes… Continue reading