Recent NHS data revealed that young people living in London drink substantially less than those in the north of England, reported BBC News. The North East was reported to have the highest level of drinking and smoking over the past three years. With 20 per cent of the 11 – 15 years olds surveyed in read more »

A mentally ill man who killed a Derbyshire student was not properly assessed or cared for, reported BBC News. Khalid Peshawan, 33, killed Halimah Ahmed at his Derbyshire home in 2007 before hanging himself. The health and social care Advisory Service report into Mental health Services in Derby criticised Mr Peshawans diagnosis and care. Although read more »

Psychiatry professor Alistair Burns has taken on the huge task of overseeing how dementia is dealt with in England, reports BBC News His job will involve continuing leadership of the dementia strategy launched last year by health secretary Alan Johnson. Alongside this his job will also be to promote better care of people with dementia read more »

Scottish government have revealed staggering figures showing that children who self-harm have been admitted to hospital more than 7,000 times in the past decade, reported BBC News. Public Health Minister Shona Robinson has promised an extra £5.5m worth of investment for mental health services. She has said that this will lead to a 15-20% increase read more »

If any if you caught GMTV yesterday morning you probably would have been witness to the staggering results of their latest survey to see how depression affects us Brits. The results of their 2010 survey showed that three out of four viewers say that they have suffered with depression at some point. It also revealed read more »

After the wounds have healed, the dead have been buried and Port-au-Prince rebuilt the invisible wounds of Haiti will still remain. From those trapped under rubble, to those who lost someone, to rescue workers searching for survivors, the vast majority of those exposed to the catastrophe will experience some kind of emotional aftershock and will read more »

Over weight patients may have to be prescribed larger doses of antibiotic, reports BBC News. Larger adults may not be receiving a big enough dose to clear infection and there is a risk that resistance will develop to the ‘one size fits all’ dose. Around one in four adults in England are classified as obese, read more »

A recent study has revealed that adults in Scotland are consuming the equivalent of a staggering 46 bottles of vodka in a year reports BBC News. The 50.5 million litres of pure alcohol sold in Scotland last year was enough for every drinker over the age of 18 to exceed the weekly consumption guidelines. With read more »

A recent report from BBC news highlights the benefits of a drug which is normally used to lower blood pressure, in the fight against Alzhemier’s disease. People taking angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) are 50% less likely to develop dementia than those taking other blood pressure drugs. Research has shown that when ARBs are combined with read more »

During the last six months the number of 18 to 24 year olds seeking help for bipolar disorder has doubled, reported BBC Radio One. Before one of the nations favourite soaps tackled the issue of bipolar using popular character Stacey Slater to highlight the disorder it was a subject which many new very little about. read more »