Children should be seen and not heard, is an idiomatic saying often used. But how many people realise that there is a phobia called selective mutism which is more common…
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Many people seem to just exude confidence but lots of us, too, are lacking in this department and are ‘shrinking violets’ by comparison – awkward at public speaking, job interviews…
More than a third of overweight teenagers in the UK do not regard themselves as too heavy and think they are about the right weight, a new study shows. This…
The 7 July London bombers killed 52 people in 2005 and inflicted life-changing injuries on dozens more. But hundreds caught up in the blasts walked away that day – only…
Way back in 1962, the Royal College of Physicians launched a telling report on the dangers of smoking in a blaze of publicity, using what was then a new technique…
The recent horrific terrorist attack on holiday makers in Tunisia is yet another frightening example of the growth of Islamic State (IS) extremist activities which is having a far-reaching affect…
Obesity and eating disorders are becoming more prevalent among Britain’s young, recent surveys show with 33% of children overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school. Simon Stevens,…
Many of us are concerned about how we look. For some this is vanity, even concern about how they look in ‘selfies’. For others it can be Body Dysmorphic Disorder…
Many of us have bad habits, ranging from smoking to biting our nails and over-eating to grinding our teeth. All of these we know are bad yet we seem compelled…
It is often said that we are our worst critics; we always find fault with things we do and spend time reliving an embarrassing situation where we think we could…