A new NHS scheme being trialled in London sees life coaching being offered to overweight children, reports the Evening Standard. A group of 11 year-olds in north-east London will be given face-to-face and telephone sessions in order to help them make better lifestyle choices and lose weight. The children must be overweight for their height read more »

An article on The Telegraph website today advises on how to bounce back after redundancy. Unemployment levels are at their highest since 1995, with 266,000 people being made redundant in the last three months of 2008. However, many have found that redundancy has given them an opportunity to re-evaluate their life and step off the read more »

Women have been questioned for the first time about their preferred method of birth in a new study, reports The Telegraph. Surprisingly only three per cent would choose a cesarean as their first choice, and this figure dropped to two per cent when women were questioned again nearer their due date. They were asked on read more »

New figures show there is a record number of young people who are neither employed, training or in education, (Neets) reports the Guardian. The figures released by the Conservatives show that there are 857,000 people aged 16-24 who are classed are Neets. The figure was 629,000 in 2000, and there are nearly 140,000 more women read more »

Twice as many women are now having fertility treatments than 15 years ago, reports the Telegraph. Figures released by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) show that in 1992 14,057 women underwent fertility treatment, such as IVF, and in 2007 this figure rose to 36,648. It’s thought more awareness of the treatments available, as read more »

Women who go after high-powered careers in their twenties and thirties are unwittingly reducing their chances of conceiving later in life, reports the Times website. A new study revealed that a hormonal shift occurs when women are driven to succeed and are placed under a large amount stress, more than likely work-related. Less oestrogen in read more »

An article on the Independent website today highlights the benefits of positive thinking, which include living longer and being less likely to get ill. Various research has been carried out in the US and the UK and has shown that those with a positive demeanour do experience benefits from it. Positive thinkers were almost three read more »

NHS nurses are to be encouraged to lose any excess weight in order to set a good example, reports the Independent. Overweight and obese nurses will be give special tailor-made plans to help them shift the pounds, and in deprived areas healthy eating family initiatives are to be promoted. Out of the 1.2 million people read more »

Having a sister can improve over-all mental health according a new study, reports The Times. A study was carried out by psychologists at De Montfort University and the University of Ulster, and looked at 571 families, made up of brothers, sisters, and only children. It found that those who had a sister scored higher on read more »