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Health News Asthma attacks reduced by YogaYoga could be the answer to reducing asthma symptoms and the reliance on medications to control attacks, according to a new study. Child self-esteem being eroded by social networking websitesDoes Facebook cause children to feel lonely and cause problems with low self-esteem? A new study suggests that might be the case. Poor care for people with mental health problemsDoes a pre-existing mental health problem mean that doctors are giving inferior levels of standard medical care? Britons’ suffering back pain due to the computerBritons are suffering a variety of health problems including back pain caused by spending too much time sat at a computer. Physiotherapy and acupuncture to be offered for back painThe NHS is set to standardise its treatment of back pain with three types of therapy that include physiotherapy and acupuncture. Child cases of type 1 diabetes set to doubleBy 2020, experts predict that the number of children with type 1 diabetes will have doubled a Antenatal depression as common as postnatal depressionFor expectant mothers, antenatal depression can be as common as depression suffered after giving birth (postnatal). Hypnotherapy helping ulcerative colitisHypnotherapy could be of benefit to people suffering with the inflammatory bowel disease ‘Ulcerative Colitis’, according to a US study. High numbers of men and women on the brink of alcoholismA new report by the NHS has highlighted the terrible effects alcohol is having on the nation’s health. A quarter of the population are now at risk. Promotion at work bad for stress, anxiety and depressionAre you moving up the career ladder? If so, promotion may not be all it seems with many people suffering mental health problems when they take a step up. Acupuncture better than conventional back pain treatmentAcupuncture yet again proves more beneficial for the treatment of chronic lower back pain than conventional treatments, according to a new study. Would you like to be on TV?The Biography Channel is planning a TV series about complementary therapy and alternative medicine and require patients, clients and therapists to tell their stories about treatments. Woman develops water allergy after childbirthA mother from Walsall has developed an allergy to water after giving birth and can’t even cuddle her son in case moisture from his tears or saliva touches her skin. Stroke risk reduced by blood pressure managementSimple changes in lifestyle can help control blood pressure and reduce the risk of a stroke. UK youth wellbeing among lowest in EuropeChildren’s wellbeing in the UK is among the lowest ranked in Europe according to a new league table released by the Child Poverty Action Group. |
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