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  • Study links air pollution with mental illness in children

    A large longitudinal cohort study, published in BMJ Open, has found an association between neighbourhood air pollution concentrations and prescribed medication for psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents in Sweden. Researchers examined the data of more than half a million children and adolescents under 18 years of age, with an average follow-up time of three and a half…

  • Absenteeism and presenteeism costs UK workplaces £23 billion per year

    Absenteeism and presenteeism* is costing UK employers up to £23 billion per year, according to the British Dietetic Association’s Work Ready Programme Whitepaper, highlighting the importance of investing in workplace health… The British Dietetic Association (BDA), founded in 1936, is the professional association and trade union for dietitians in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It…

  • Scientists hide wrinkles with ‘second skin’

    Scientists from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a ‘second skin’ to hide the appearance of wrinkles and eye bags. The ‘second skin’ is an invisible elastic film that mimics the properties of youthful skin. The prototype has been tested on the eye bags, forearms and legs of a handful of…

  • High fruit intake may reduce breast cancer risk

    Eating  a lot of fruit in adolescence and early adulthood could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study by health professionals in the United States. More than 90,000 premenopausal women aged 27-44 completed a questionnaire on diet in 1991, with over 44,000  doing the same during adolescence in 1998. A follow up on 2013…

  • Happiness gene discovered

    Scientists at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have found three genetic variants for happiness, in a study published in the journal Nature Genetics. Professors Meike Bartels and Philipp Koellinger conducted a large-scale international study with over 298,000 people and also found genetic differences in symptoms of depression and eleven parts of the human genome that could explain…

  • Dementia Awareness Week

    This year’s Dementia Awareness Week takes place from 15 – 21 May. The Alzheimer’s Society is encouraging people who are worried about dementia to confront their worries by addressing dementia directly and going to the Alzheimer’s Society for information and support. In an article by Nicolle Mitchell, FHT Member and Excellence in Practice award winner, she explains how a combination of…

  • Almost half of us experience a ‘life crisis’

    Almost half (44 per cent) of the British public have either had or are going through a ‘life crisis’, a poll recently commissioned by The Open University reveals. To help people restore their personal balance, The Open University is urging people to discover their ‘Plan P – their ‘Passion Plan’ – and realise their unfulfilled ambitions.…

  • Hormone and neurotransmitter systems disturbed in alcoholics’ brains

    The brain tissue of people with alcohol dependence shows a variety of changes compared to non-alcoholics. All alcoholics’ brains share some characteristics, but some are exclusive to the brain tissue of anxiety-prone type 1 alcoholics or impulsive type 2 alcoholics, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. The researchers analysed postmortem…

  • Macmillan launches bereavement booklet

    Macmillan Cancer Support has produced a practical booklet for relatives and friends of anyone who has died of cancer. The booklet, entitled ‘After someone dies: coping with bereavement’ is the first of its kind and gives practical information about what to do and what to expect when someone dies. The booklet also looks at emotions…

  • Information on the signs of skin cancer for therapists

    We highlight the importance of keeping an eye on your clients’ skin. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and rates of melanoma, its deadliest form, have more than quadrupled in the last 30 years. People working in the therapy industry come into close contact with people’s skin every day. This…

  • Cost-saving ways to heart-healthy meals

    Cooking healthy family meals from scratch is often thought of as an expensive option, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Heart Research UK help to dispel this myth by arming us with some handy hints to make mealtimes healthy, fast and cheap, while reducing food waste too. Wonderful ways with fruits and vegetables Plan…

  • Well-being and safety in UK sport under review

    The British Government has launched a review, led by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, to look into the duty of care sport has towards participants. The review aims to ‘develop a comprehensive plan for how government and the whole sporting system can more effectively look after people who take part in grassroots sport and people who perform at…