Can bad posture give you a hunchback?

May 16, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Health

The most common position of our spines throughout most of the day is a rounded or hunched one. Modern activities, such as using a smartphone, tablet or laptop, cause us to bend our neck and upper back. If you dont...

We've created a new way to look at your vagina – it might just save your life

May 16, 2016 13:00 pm UTC| Health

Oh vagina, how do I name thee? Let me count the ways. From private parts to lady bits, clunge to chuff, fanny to minge, yoni to yum yum, the list of names given to female genitalia is seemingly endless and often verging on...

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...