• Alcohol and teenagers – why should they care?

    School’s out for summer – at least, it is for the thousands of youngsters who are finishing their GCSEs and A levels and will often be taking their first holiday without their parents. It may be a week (or month) of celebrating for the youngsters, but all too often that means late nights counting the flowers on the wallpaper for their anxious parents.

  • Good health in old age

    Not only are we living longer than ever, more and more of us are staying healthy into old age; however, some medical conditions do get more common as you reach your fifties and sixties. Here are a few tips to help you tease out the serious from the easily solved.

  • Alcohol and teenagers - getting the messages straight

    New research just out from the charity Drinkaware suggests that the average young person has their first alcoholic drink at the age of 13, and half of 10 to 17 year-olds say that it was their parent who gave them their first drink. That’s good, right? Much better they have their first taste of alcohol with mum or dad around to keep an eye on them.

  • The Power of Positive Thinking

    Every decade for the last century, we’ve managed to increase our average life expectancy by about 2 years. More and more of us are living productive, healthy lives for longer. But how much does positive thinking help and how can we teach ourselves to look on the bright side?