Archive for July, 2008

Mind Champion of the Year 2008

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Mental health charity Mind has recently announced Dr Liz Miller as Mind Champion of the Year 2008. The award honours those who have made a significant contribution to challenging discrimination against people with mental health problems. Liz is a practising GP in London and suffers from bipolar disorder. She has written and spoken about her read more »

What positive steps can be taken to minimise stress?

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

According to research, every year over 13 million working days are lost in the UK due to stress and stress-related symptoms, and experts believe it affects everyone at least every two weeks. Frances Ive, founder of the website Healthy Soul, has written the book Stress – The Essential Guide (due out in September) to tackle read more »

Graphic images of alcohol risks

Friday, July 11th, 2008

According to an article in The Independent, Doctors have called for graphic images of diseased livers to be displayed on wine and spirits bottles and beer cans to warn of the dangers of binge-drinking. They also called for soft drinks to be made significantly cheaper than alcohol, and for labels showing alcohol units to be read more »