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Metabolic health – can lifestyle measures really deliver?

Kirsty Woods·
A recent US study defined metabolic health as having ideal levels of blood sugar, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, blood pressure and waist circumference without using medications. All will recognise these markers as key components of metabolic syndrome, where obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease are common, advanced metabolic end points. Read More...
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – a centrally mediated condition?

Dr Philip Finch·
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is often thought of as a peripheral condition with onset after injury (e.g. limb fracture, surgical procedure). The syndrome dates back at least to the American Civil War when neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell described the presentation of soldiers who developed severe neuropathic pain in a limb after low-velocity musket ball injuries. He coined the term, Causalgia. Read More...
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