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From big bangs and scary masks to huge fake spiders and massive flames, Halloween and Bonfire Night are frightening times for those of us who suffer from a variety of…

When new pharmaceutical drugs are put on trial, they are usually tested against a placebo – some participants are given the real drug and some are given a placebo –…

Almost one in five young people lives with high levels of anxiety, according to figures on wellbeing published by the Office for National Statistics. The study looked at the wellbeing…

While a 20% sugar tax and cutting buy-one-get-one-free deals are part of Public Health England’s ‘key actions’ to tackle people’s addiction to sugar, it appears David Cameron is not in…

While smoking is becoming more and more marginalised, NHS figures show that as many as 70,000 births throughout England are still affected by smoking during pregnancy. While the overall smoking…

With governments around the world looking at imposing taxes on sugary foods, we would do well to remember that many scientists suggest that we are primed to desire sugar at…

Online gaming is becoming an addictive problem and a recent study has shown that children who play video games twice a day are less likely to achieve five good GCSE…

A new study has warned that a third of all men currently under the age of 20 in China will eventually die prematurely if they do not give up smoking….

Life at university, it seems, is not as cool as many students think it might be. And, with record numbers of students beginning university this term, there are warnings of…

Many may envisage the life of a modern touring musician to be that of a glorified jetsetter but the reality is far from idyllic, according to a recent study. Depression,…