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The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is concerned that many people mistakenly think that keeping their homes too clean is damaging. So, they do not wash their hands after using the lavatory, handling raw meat, playing with pets, picking up dog poo, coughing, or handling dirty clothing and household linen. The Society stresses that...

How often do you think about the air quality within your own home? The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has found that many of us are living with ‘indoor pollution’.  It has recently issued advice on keeping kitchens and bathrooms well ventilated to combat the problem. Nice warns that bathing, cooking, cleaning,...

Mothers of young children aged from new-born to six-years-old feel guilty about taking time away from their children in order to exercise. But mothers have a greater influence on their offspring’s activity levels than fathers do, and it is important that children grow up with exercise seen as a normal part of the family routine....

Here is a very simple tip for appearing confident or in charge of a situation:  tilt your head. Researchers have found that tucking your chin and lowering your head by just 10 degrees makes you appear far more dominant, even if your expression stays neutral. The reason seems to be that tilting your head creates...

 Three-quarters of toddlers are eating too much.  Their parents are feeding them ‘healthy’ fruit-based snacks which are in reality three-quarters sugar. A Public Health England (PHE) investigation has found that the market for baby ‘finger food’ such as dried fruit and oat bars, is rapidly expanding – we spent £100m on such products last year. ...

If you manage it only about once a month, you are not alone.  Nearly half of us are so busy with work and other commitments, that seeing family and friends has become a rare thing.  It is thought that an increase in social media is responsible for the decline in face-to-face interaction. But according to...

Are you increasingly blinded by headlight glare?  The rise in popularity of the ‘Chelsea Tractors’ and SUVs on our roads is not helping the problem.  In fact, more than half of us are finding that the problem is worse than even a year ago. A survey by the RAC has found that more than half...

Accident Going to Uni this autumn?  Or not? iPads and toddlers Gain a baby, but don’t lose a friend When you are stressed, so is your dog! Have you ever lost a close friend to death? Look out for this at family gatherings Where do children feel most lonely? How much did you spend online...

It is the day of the annual village fete. The weather is nice, there is a good turnout, you won a cake at the guess the vicar’s weight competition, but something awful happens. Someone is injured near a ride and an ambulance attends. You were assured the ride had its own insurance. It is suggested...

This month thousands of school leavers will be anticipating with excitement the prospect of going on in October to what they insist on calling ‘Uni’.  School is over, exams have been taken, required grades achieved, courses chosen and now the promised land of fun and freedom and a bit of study lies ahead. But among...

You may want to keep your toddler quiet and amused, but you risk damaging their mental health if you allow them to go onto social media from as young as two years old. That is the stark warning from Barnardo’s. In a recent report the charity expressed alarm that so many parents are now using...

How is Prince Harry doing? Well, life is a bit different for him, but on average, around one in five British men loses close friends within a year of becoming a father. Yet young parents struggle more with parenthood without the support of close friends, according to the Movember Foundation charity.  It urges men to...