When we feel low, a common reaction is to reach into the fridge and pull out a bar of our favourite chocolate, order take-out or pig out on junk food, but what really is it about comfort eating which makes us feel better? We have all been guilty of comfort eating at one point or 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 »

Whilst the sweet smell of summer lingering in the air is pleasurable for many, for others a brightly shining sun equals a runny nose, itchy eyes, frequent sneezing and a season of suffering. Many people suffer from mild hay-fever which is treatable with antihistamines, but others suffer from such severe seasonal allergies that it actually read more »

World famous hypnotherapist Paul McKenna has recently released a new book, entitled I Can Make You Happy, which features some simple but effective advice on how to increase your mood. One technique which McKenna discusses is that of using the power of language to boost our mood, which involves giving more consideration to the words read more »

Recently the media has been awash with reports of weaknesses in the state of the UKs cosmetic surgery industry with the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) finding that many centres were failing to assess and care for patients properly. According to recent surveys almost half of us would like to go read more »

French and British scientists have recently conducted a study in which they found that those with coronary heart disease and depression are four times more likely to die from heart or circulatory disease than those suffering from either condition alone. The study, which has been published in Heart journal involved tracking the mental and physical read more »

With the UK having one of the highest self-harm rates in Europe questions are being raised about the quality of health care available to them. In a self-harm report conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists over half of the 1,500 members surveyed felt they or their team did not have sufficient training to assess read more »

We already know that the country is suffering from an obesity problem which spans children, teenagers and adults. A newly published study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has confirmed a link between depression and abdominal obesity. Assistant Professor of Sociology at UAB Belinda Needham has said in a sample taken from young read more »

According to a recent study from the National Institute of Health (NIH) around 7 million of the Americans over the age of 65 are suffering from clinical depression and are taking prescription antidepressant drugs which could have side affects such as an increased risk of cataracts. The antidepressant drugs in question are known as selective read more »

People have long since believed that eating chocolate can make them happy, however a new study has challenged this relationship after finding that chocoholics are more depressive than those who only indulge now and then. The study which involved almost 1,000 adults showed that the more chocolate the participants ate the lower his or her read more »