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  • Volunteer therapist needed to help homeless people this Christmas

    National homelessness charity Crisis is calling on FHT members to provide complementary therapies for homeless people at its temporary centres this Christmas. Crisis at Christmas 2016 runs from 23 – 30 December, with centres set to open across London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Coventry and Edinburgh. As well as warmth, companionship and hot meals, guests will receive…

  • Wearable technology no more effective than traditional weight loss methods

    A randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of wearable technology in addressing obesity has found that devices that provide and offer feedback on physical activity may not offer an advantage over standard behavioural weight loss approaches. The study, published in JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association) sought to establish whether wearable technologies specific to…

  • Mediterranean diet linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease

    Adhering to a Mediterranean diet in the UK is associated with lower cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality, according to the latest research from open access journal, BMC Medicine. The Mediterranean diet has been found to have cardiovascular benefits in the past, but studies, until recently, had not looked at the effects of this on non-Mediterranean countries. The…

  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth awareness film launches

    For the first time in the UK, a short-film has been launched to raise awareness of the world’s most common inherited neurological condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). Launched at Westminster, it aims to spread the word about the condition all over the UK because so few people have heard of it, including many health and social care…

  • Addressing psychosocial health issues in obese adolescents could be crucial

    Tackling issues such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and poor social relationships could be key when dealing with severe adolescent obesity, Leeds Beckett University research suggests. The prevalence of childhood obesity – and more specifically, severe obesity – has increased rapidly throughout the last three decades in the UK. With an estimated 2.9% of girls…

  • World Alzheimer’s day 2016

    Today is World Alzheimer’s Day, an international campaign to raises awareness and champion the rights of people with dementia. As many as 46.8 million people are currently living with dementia, according to the latest figures from the Alzheimer’s Society. This number is expected to treble by 2050, growing with the aging population. Dementia is a syndrome, a set…

  • European women living longer and healthier lives

    The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recently published a report on women’s health and well-being in Europe. The report reveals that women in Europe are living longer and healthier lives, with significant progress made in ‘gender equality and other social, economic and environmental determinants of women’s health and well-being.’ However, Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director…

  • British men more likely to discuss mental health issues with their barbers than their doctors

    Over half of men living in Britain feel more comfortable discussing mental health issues such as depression with their barbers than their doctors, according to a survey from men’s mental health charity The Lions Barber Collective and male grooming brand The Bluebeards Revenge. The survey, which sampled 1908 men currently living in Britain*, revealed that…

  • Golfers are more likely to have unusually shaped hip-joints

    A number of elite golfers have been found to have unusual hips, according to a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study from the University of Warwick examined the hips of 55 elite players, using MRI scans and aimed to ‘assess the morphology and pathology of golfers’ hips comparing lead and…

  • Health and well-being in young people

    The Department of Health has recently published a report on the health and well-being of year 10 secondary school pupils in England. The report, entitled ‘Longitudinal Study of Young People in England cohort 2: health and wellbeing at wave 2’, surveyed pupils in 2005 and 2014 and compared the results. Marked differences were noted, with 2014 pupils…

  • Yoga could be good for body image

    Yoga can be a ‘vehicle for improving self-image’, according to an article published in The Guardian. The article mainly focuses on Jessamyn Stanley, a yoga teacher, who has become an ‘accidental poster girl’ for the body positivity movement that ‘encourages people to accept themselves as they are and to believe they’re capable of achieving their…

  • NHS case study focuses on staff making informed well-being choices

    Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has recently published a case study entitled, ‘Empowering staff to make informed wellbeing choices.’ The Occupational Health and Wellbeing Service set up a dedicated  team that introduced a variety of programmes to empower and support people to make informed and balanced choices. The team uses the motto ‘keep…