December 11, 2014 at 10:09 pm
Could the sun be good for your health? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if sunbathing was good for your health with no risk attached? Some people seem to be suggesting exactly that. The evidence for this has mainly come from Scandinavian cohort studies. For instance, a large study carried out in Sweden looked at […]
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I had just been told after attending the Mole Clinic at my local pharmacy that I could potentially have a melanoma on my right leg. Obviously I was very worried and upset by this and when I met Dr. Herd he did his best to try and reassure me. The mole was removed and after a few anxious weeks my results came back fine. I have since seen Dr. Herd on a regular basis over the years for annual skin check ups and I find that his calming and friendly manner gives me peace of mind.
The link between coffee and melanoma
February 23, 2015 at 6:43 pm
Can coffee reduce your risk of developing melanoma? As a dedicated coffee drinker I was interested to see a study from the US that seemed to show a reduced incidence of melanoma among those who drink coffee (J Natl Cancer Inst, 2015, 1-9). This was a large study of almost 500,000 people. It looked at […]
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