
Advertising has the power to make children fat and this needs to stop
May 16, 2016 12:50 pm UTC| Health
More than 60% of UK adults are obese and one in five children start school already overweight rising to around one in three once children hit the ages of 10 and 11. Obese children become obese adults, and the resulting...
Separation anxiety disorder: not just for kids
May 13, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Health
Until 2013, separation anxiety disorder was confined to literature on juvenile anxiety disorders. It was omitted from the diagnostics and statistical manual on adult anxiety disorders. The disorder was reluctantly...
Good tests make children fail – here's why
May 13, 2016 10:24 am UTC| Health Life
Many parents and teachers are critical of the Standardised Assessment Tests (SATs) that have recently been taken by primary school children. One common complaint is that they are too hard. Teachers at my sons school sent...
Are heart attack symptoms sexist?
May 13, 2016 10:19 am UTC| Health
Most people think a heart attack is a sudden and dramatic event the portrayal of heart symptoms in film and television usually show severe pain and collapse. Its hard to imagine how anyone could delay getting help in such...
Spanking could lead to health problems, antisocial behavior
May 12, 2016 03:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Whether you are a parent who has occasionally spanked your child, an adult with recollections of childhood spanking or even an observer who has witnessed spanking in a public place, you likely have personal experience with...

How Apple Watch and pervasive computing can lure you into leveling up your fitness
May 12, 2016 02:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
Hello, my name is Michael, and Im a Ring Addict. The rings in question: they close when the goal for the day has been met. Peter Parkes, CC BY No, not the one ring from Lord of the Rings; not the cheap costume...

Do the sums: bicycle-friendly changes are good business
May 12, 2016 02:15 am UTC| Business Health
City of Melbourne councillors voted recently to implement the 2016-20 Bicycle Plan. This followed public consultations that included two phases of community engagement and the release of a draft plan last October. Features...