Exploring men’s health – can a private health check help?
Movember is known well throughout the world as the month where people raise awareness for men’s health. Over the years it has become more geared towards prostate cancer, however, that…
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Five reasons Radiology is important in healthcare
Radiology and radiography are the branches of medicine that focus on imaging technology to detect, diagnose, and treat disease. At Echelon Health, we recognise that there is not one scan…
Nov 04
Effects Of Stress On The Heart
How much does stress affect the heart? It is understood that stress can contribute to high blood pressure, which itself is a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. And…
Oct 20
Preventing and diagnosing Osteoporosis – World Osteoporosis Day
What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that affects your bones. It makes them fragile and more likely to break. Osteoporosis develops slowly over a long time and is usually…
Oct 13
Benefits of a private health check and what to expect
There is no doubt that everyone wants to live a long and healthy life. Spending time with family and friends without disturbances is ideal. Unfortunately, many of us may not…
Oct 07
How information helps tackle and prevent breast cancer
October marks the annual Breast Cancer Awareness month. At Echelon Health, we know how important it is to be informed ourselves about cancer, how it can affect us and what…
Sep 29
Heart Disease Prevention At Any Age
Heart disease no longer affects just older adults. Younger people are affected by heart disease more and more each year. This is in part due to the increased occurrence of…
Sep 15
Risk of Lymphoma Rises With Old Age – World Lymphoma Awareness Day
Blood cancer awareness month continues in September and here we are with the second instalment of our two-part series, this time all about Lymphoma. Since its launch in 2004 World…
Sep 09
Over 40s health check – what you should expect from a private health assessment
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, and while he was talking about fire prevention, it also applies perfectly to your health. Health…
Sep 03
Dangerous blood cancers in adults – Blood cancer awareness week
September starts with Blood Cancer awareness week, so let’s talk about it. In this two-part blog, we will break down the types of blood cancer that humans are at risk…
Aug 19
All About Skin Cancer – Awareness Is The Best Defence
What is skin cancer? Skin cancer occurs when there is out-of-control growth of mutated, abnormal cells in the outermost layer of skin, called the epidermis. It is caused by unrepaired…
Aug 13
Celebrating the importance of vaccines – different preventive methods for health
It may be National Immunisation Awareness Month only in the US, but for us living in the UK it has been almost a month since the fabled ‘Freedom Day’. The…
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