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  • 10 surprising headache triggers

    NHS Choices looks at unfamiliar headache triggers and how to overcome them – from Alexander technique for poor posture, to yoga for relaxing after stress. You put in 10-hour days from Monday to Friday and you feel fine, only to wake up after a lie-in on Saturday with a pounding headache. Why is that? It’s…

  • The effects of polyphenol on prostate cancer

    Oncologist Dr Robert Thomas has developed a supplement containing ingredients from four polyphenol-rich food types – pomegranate, green tea, turmeric and broccoli – which has proven effective in patients with prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the UK. Watch the video to find out more.    

  • How to help lonely or socially isolated elderly people in your community

    From volunteering for an organisation to a simple phone call, NHS Choices offers ideas on how to help lonely or socially isolated elderly people in your community. Evidence suggests that giving your time in this way could be as valuable to you as the person you support. It’s likely to boost your self-esteem and sense…

  • The differences between Seasonal Affective Disorder and the winter blues

    In 1984, psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal coined the term Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Now 30 years later, BBC looks at the differences between SAD and the winter blues. Winter blues often involves a lack of sleep while SAD means people are permanently tired and spend longer in bed, she says. Jarvis estimates between 3% and 5%…

  • Alcohol Awareness Week – 17th to 23rd November 2014

    In the lead up to Alcohol Awareness Week, charity Alcohol Concern has published some useful information and resources to help those who are concerned about alcohol intake. Their theme for this year is, ‘Facing our alcohol problem: Taking back our health and high streets.’ Local authorities and other organisations, from pharmacies to treatment service providers,…

  • The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire by Oxford Brookes University

    Can happiness be measured? The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire attempts to do just that. Developed by Michael Argyle and Peter Hills of Oxford Brookes University, and originally published in the Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, it’s one several measures of “subjective wellbeing” (aka happiness) constructed by scientific research psychologists. It may be helpful in charting…

  • Stress survey by The British Association of Anger Management

    Every year The British Association of Anger Management helps people ‘Keep Cool Over Yule’ by offering some useful strategies as part of its National Anger Awareness Month, taking place from 1st to 31st December 2014. This year, they want to encourage people to do a Stress Survey, aiming to feel the mood of the nation…

  • Photosensitive patients are at high risk of year-round low Vitamin D status, finds UK study  A study part-funded by the British Skin Foundation has found that photosensitive patients are at a high risk of year-round low vitamin D status, rather than just in the winter months. Photosensitivity disorders are characterised by abnormal skin reactions to…

  • World Action on Salt and Health calls for immediate action A NEW 2014 international survey by World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) [1] reveals that people in certain countries are still being fed double the amount of salt by popular brands as other countries – reaffirming the chaotic approach being taken by world renowned…

  • Behind the headlines NHS choices looks at recent reports into the effect of broccoli supplement, sulforaphane, on autism following a study by the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, the University of Massachusetts and The John Hopkins University School of Medicine. The study found the symptoms of ASD improved in two-thirds of adolescent and young men who took…

  • The King’s Fund ‘How healthy are we?’ infographic reports that musculo-skeletal disorders and mental health problems accounted for more than half of years lived with disability in the UK in 2010. Access the guide, which contains basic facts on the health of England’s population » Image: Dollar Photo Club

  • Today is World Mental Health Day – an annual celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy.  In the International Therapist article, State of Mind, Dr Karen Pilkington looks at the evidence base and use of complementary therapies in anxiety and depression. Read the article here Find out more about World Mental Health Day here…