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With UK campaigners having already scored victories with the original smoking ban and then a ban on smoking in cars with children followed by standardised packaging for cigarettes, smoking is…

It is a common sight to see a teenager or even a young adult biting their nails. In fact, statistics show nail biting (known as onychophagia) to be a relatively…

The dangers of alcohol abuse are often publicised and the recent debate, which says UK government guidelines on how much alcohol it is safe to drink are unrealistic, continues to…

The world of sport has been shaken by ongoing allegations of doping and rug-taking to enhance performance. Just this week the International Olympic Committee said it will act with ‘zero…

For most things in our lives, there is a logical or a rational explanation. But many of us suffer from irrational fears which seem to have no rhyme or reason…

Yet again matters of weight are in the news. This time, Beat, the UK’s biggest eating disorder charity, says too many people with eating disorders feel they are being forced…

Official figures show that more pupils in England aged between 11 and 15 have tried electronic cigarettes than have tried smoking with 22% having vaped at least once. But while…

Obesity and bad eating habits are continually in the news in the UK with sugar being the latest ‘culprit’ to be vilified as scientists advise the government to halve the…

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…

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…