A nationwide campaign funded by the Big Lottery Fund targets the health and well-being of over 50s. The fit as a fiddle campaign is set to run for five years, during which its mission will be to support the health and well-being of over 50′s by encouraging physical activity, healthy eating and good mental well-being. read more »

According to a recent study, mild stress increases an employees chances of being on disability benefits for physical problems by 70 per cent. The study, which was conducted by researcher’s at the University of Bristol and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, involved more than 17,000 individuals aged between 18 and 64. The results of the read more »

According to London biology professor Lewis Wolport, you are likely to be happiest when you reach the ripe old age of seventy. If your feeling gloomy about the prospect of growing old then do not fear, the happiest time of your life may still be yet to come. A recent study of 341,000 conducted by read more »

According to experts from the well known Great Ormond Street Hospital, referrals of children as young as eight with dangerously high blood pressure are higher than ever before. Doctors are concerned that the children of today are now facing early heart disease or strokes and are less likely to respond well to drugs such as read more »

According to a recent study just one drink of alcohol per day during pregnancy could have a serious effect on the mood of children when their reach their teenage years. A U.S. Study of 600 teenagers has found that anti-social behaviour is higher among those whose mothers drank alcohol regularly during the first three months read more »

According to a recent study using MRI brain scanners, women process pain in a different way to men and also experience more intense responses. Doctors made this surprising discovery when investigating how both sexes responded to the pain of chronic conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome. A research team from London and Japan, led by read more »

According to a recent study published in BMC Psychiatry, poor physical health is a huge problem among individuals suffering with severe mental illness in the UK. The University of East Anglia found that of the 782 patients surveyed with conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, high levels of obesity, heart disease and diabetes were read more »

Studies have shown that whilst people tend to take a sympathetic view of men having a cry, when women open the floodgates it is a different story, with their actions often perceived as dramatic, irrational and manipulative. So should women resist the urge to cry, or should they simply let it all out? For many read more »

In a bid to raise awareness of the importance of sleep in school children, the charity Sleep Scotland is to offer a teaching pack to schools as part of the curriculum for excellence. The charity, which already offers a sleep counselling service, has said that excessive use of T.V computers and mobile phones late at read more »

If you are looking to get back into shape this summer and this new study is anything to go by, cancel the gym membership and purchase yourself a pooch instead. According to a recent study, dog owners are notably fitter than those who don’t own a pet because of the amount of walking they do read more »