Becoming obsessed with a social networking site can result in an increased risk of depression in children, say experts. According to experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the act of being shunned and ignored on a social networking site can be more detrimental to a child than if they experienced this treatment from their read more »

The Alzheimer’s Society are calling for dementia checks on the NHS when individuals reach 75. According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are 750,000 people in the UK suffering with dementia with many cases going undiagnosed and many individuals not receiving the care they need. In order to combat this growing number and provide better care read more »

Cricket pro Michael Yardy is the latest sports professional to be affected by mental illness, prompting his decision to withdraw from the Cricket World Cup last week to fly home early for treatment. Yardy commendably made the decision to be open and honest about his reason for going home early and is not the first read more »

A recent study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that mild stress can result in long-term disability and an inability to work. The study involved tracking over 17,000 working adults from Stockholm aged under 64, between 2002 and 2007. At the beginning of the study each participant was asked read more »

Yesterday saw the the budget announcement, and whilst there were a few bombs dropped there were also some boosts to counter balance them. According to Chancellor George Osborne, the prospect of giving to good causes will now be more attractive. After recent reports from earlier this month found that less UK households contribute to charity read more »

According to the National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED) many individuals are taking the idea of a healthy balanced diet to an unnatural and dangerous extreme. Orthorexia is the term used to describe an obsession with only eating what are deemed to be ‘healthy’ foods, and see’s sufferers cutting out certain food groups as well read more »

Franca Sozzani, the editor-in-chief of Italian vogue, has launched a petition calling for a law to prohibit internet sites promoting eating disorders. The Vogue Italia editor recently announced the move on her blog, commenting that she hopes legislation to close down these kinds of sites will soon be put into place. She said pro-anorexia sites read more »

According to a recent YouGov study, a link has been found between parents giving their children food treats to keep them quiet and obesity in later life. Parents who use treats to keep their children quiet could be setting them up to develop eating problems later on in life. The research in question found that read more »

According to figures from the Public Health Agency (PHA) suicide rates in Northern Ireland have experienced a sharp increase of 64 per cent in the last decade. Over a relatively short period of time an unusually high number of young people in the city have been committing suicide, with their deaths having serious and reverberating read more »

The Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) predicts that this year will see an increase in the number of households unable to repay their debts. The charity analysed the data they recorded from the 418,000 individuals they helped with debt problems in 2010, and found that over half of the people seeking help had cited either read more »