A recent study published in The Lancet revealed that smokers wishing to quit were more likely to succeed if they received encouraging text messages. The study in question involved 5,800 smokers, 2,915 of whom were sent supportive texts to help them quit over a six month period. The remainder of the participants only received messages read more »

A new book written by psychologist Dr Frances Goodhart and health journalist Lucy Atkins has revealed that though more people than ever are now surviving cancer, an increasing number of survivors are struggling with life after the disease. Research has revealed that between 25 and 40 per cent of cancer survivors may experience some form read more »

Multinational brewer Diageo has pledged over £4m to a training programme which is to be run by the National Organisation on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. The funds will go towards face-to-face and online training for an estimated 10,000 midwives over the next three years, allowing them to reach around 1.3 million pregnant women. According to a read more »

Under 15s who smoke cannabis have been found to perform worse in mental tests than those who pick up the habit when they are older. A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has revealed that chronic cannabis users who started smoking before they reached the age of 15 performed worse in neuropsychological tasks read more »

Dr Peter Naish and Dr Clare Gerada discussed the use of hypnotherapy within the NHS on BBC radio 4 this morning. Dr Peter Naish, president of the Royal Society of Medicine’s hypnosis section has said that hypnotherapy is a useful tool which he would like to see used more widely across the NHS. Naish commented read more »

Alton Towers have enlisted a hypnotherapist to help JLS singer Marvin overcome his fear of heights and big rides. XFactor finalists JLS are set to headline the Alton Towers Live event on the 19th of June, a day of music and roller-coasters. However, one JLS member, Marvin, has been so panicked about getting on the read more »