Wellbeing
Global / Positive People, Wellbeing
15 May 2013
Paul Ellson talks to Bob Roth, director of the David Lynch Foundation, about transcendental meditation and the organisation's plans to one day set up ‘peace universities’ on every continent
Government pledge to reduce child mortality
08 May 2013
As UK child mortality rates rise to among the highest in Europe, a new pledge aims to turn young people into more active and valued participants in their care
New technique could stop Parkinson’s disease tremors
30 Apr 2013
Researchers at Oxford University could be on the verge of a medical breakthrough in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
20 Apr 2013
From the US army to Oxford University, the concept of mindfulness is being embraced in some surprising places. Nikki Allen discovers the growing popularity of a simple approach to helping people change how they experience life
20 Apr 2013
Billed a "social phenomenon" by its leading advocate, Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness is changing the face of health and humanity. Naomi Tolley reports from London
16 Apr 2013
Some GP practices are now offering complementary therapies and reporting high success rates, happier patients and greater cost-effectiveness for the NHS
02 Apr 2013
Volunteers are building a specially designed home for a woman who is allergic to everyday chemicals
Global / Positive Perspective, Spirit
29 Mar 2013
The meeting of cutting-edge scientific and spiritual understandings of the world could be the foundation for us to live sustainably, writes Paul Fletcher
19 Mar 2013
Commuters at Liverpool Street station will get a break from advertising that suggests “we’re not good enough” as people gather to display positive messages, say organisers of an event on the first International Day of Happiness
Baby born with HIV appears ‘cured’
17 Mar 2013
According to researchers, a baby has been ‘functionally cured’ of HIV, marking a potentially world-changing development in modern medicine
15 Mar 2013
The first ever International Day of Happiness encourages people all over the globe to reflect on what really matters, and to have lots of fun doing so
01 Mar 2013
Scientists at Cambridge University have proven the existence of four-stranded DNA in human cells for the first time, in what they say could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer
27 Feb 2013
Despite rising suicide rates around the country, numbers within London are falling sharply
25 Jan 2013
Levels of personal happiness increase after people directly share good news about their lives with others, a new report concludes
Greek doctors unite to help poorest patients
24 Jan 2013
Health workers in Greece are volunteering their time to provide medical treatment for those who are no longer eligible for free healthcare as a result of government austerity measures
08 Jan 2013
Dance music artists joined with spiritual teachers at The Big Om, a unique sound healing party in December 2012. Robin Robinson went along to experience the harmony
07 Jan 2013
Sound is increasingly being used as a healing tool throughout hospitals in the UK. Tom Lawson talks to practitioners from the College of Sound Healing to discover the benefits
Child mortality rates falling globally
05 Jan 2013
A new UNICEF report shows that efforts to tackle child mortality have made a tangible impact across the world
04 Jan 2013
A new report calls for people affected by international development programmes to be listened to more closely, with their wellbeing given more emphasis
07 Dec 2012
There is resurgent interest in improving citizens’ wellbeing, but this doesn’t mean we should automatically dismiss negative emotions; they can be important signals for change, says Matt Mellen