NHS bed cuts are failing millions of mental health patients
Feb 29, 2016 12:34 pm UTC| Health
It is difficult to imagine a time when you would need your family and friends more than when you are really ill. So its probably not the best time to be separated and sent hundreds of miles away from everyone you know to a...

Your local train station can predict health and death
Feb 29, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Health
The association between life expectancy and postcodes, neighbourhood locations or train stations has been demonstrated in many different locations around the world. These include London and Glasgow in the UK and across the...
Should children and adolescents lift weights?
Feb 29, 2016 04:18 am UTC| Health
We all know exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, and most will agree kids should be doing more of it. However, a recent study found while parents are positive about their children engaging in aerobic...
Is that muesli bar you put in your child's lunchbox actually healthy?
Feb 28, 2016 16:18 pm UTC| Health
There are rows upon rows of packaged snack foods in supermarkets, including snack bars made from muesli, cereal, nuts, seeds and fruit. Many of the labels on the packages shout out words such as natural, protein, oaty,...
Research Check: does eating chocolate improve your brain function?
Feb 26, 2016 06:11 am UTC| Health
Everyone loves a study that turns one of our favourite vices into a health benefit. This week, the news headlines tell us eating chocolate improves brain function and that it could help protect against normal age-related...
Seven simple ways you can reduce air pollution in your home
Feb 26, 2016 04:57 am UTC| Health
Outdoor air pollution is responsible for around 40,000 deaths in the UK each year, according to a new report by the Royal College of Physicians. Its a scary headline number. However just as significantly this is also one...
People in their nineties reveal the secrets to ageing well
Feb 26, 2016 04:54 am UTC| Life Health
There are many reasons why some people live long healthy lives while others dont, but one of them is undoubtedly genes. That doesnt mean we should be negative about our chances of ageing in good health. Although our genes...