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The United Nations says Norway is the happiest place on Earth, with the US and UK at 14th and 19th, respectively, in its World Happiness Report which measures ‘subjective well-being’…

‘Social globalisation’ and the cheap abundance of cooking oil, say two studies, are what contributes to obesity around the world, with over 50% of the world’s population is not of…

Every year, exam time is a major cause of stress for children and parents alike with parents getting anxious about how much their children are working, while the children, unbder…

According to NHS data analysed by the BBC’s Panorama programme, hospital attendances for children younger than 14 with sleep disorders have tripled in 10 years and 10 times more prescriptions…

Only one in 10 hospitals in England enforces a smoking ban outside health service buildings, and Public Health England (PHE) wants all hospitals to offer help to quit as part…

The inquest into the 2015 Tunisia beach attack has made headlines recently. But while the apparent negligence of the security forces was the focus, the post traumatic stress suffered by…

At present, says the World Health Organization (WHO), around 40% of disability across the world is caused by depression and anxiety while AnxietyUK says it estimates 13% of the adult…

Recent research shows that phobias could be alleviated if images of the perceived threat were flashed before the phobic person, allowing the brain to regulate emotional and behavioural responses to…

While research has shown that more children are nearly twice as likely to try e-cigarettes above smoking, there is concern that ‘youth e-cigarette use may become a public health issue…

Anxiety is at a high level among children in the UK with a recent survey showing that almost 66% of children aged 10 and 11 worry ‘all the time’. The…