Health
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
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
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
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
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
27 Nov 2012
After a range of life-changing health diagnoses, Grace Quantock searched desperately for a cure. But, as she tells Annie Makoff, the remedy was within her all along
20 Nov 2012
Celebrities, sports stars and fairground fun make for a new and unusual public health campaign in India
UK / Blogs, Body & Mind, Health, Wellbeing
01 Oct 2012
Blogger Gabi MacEwan explains how gratitude has helped her to live through a terminal diagnosis
11 Jun 2012
A new phone app called Buddy is being used by mental health service providers to help patient wellbeing
24 May 2012
Philip Barron finds out how UK charities are using music to help the wellbeing of hospital patients
Former top jockey donates kidney to stranger
02 Mar 2012
Former champion jockey Richard Pitman has donated one of his kidneys to a stranger because his close friend’s life was saved through a kidney transplant
UK / Body & Mind, Food, Health
12 Jun 2011
A new type of salt has been launched with the broadest range of minerals and micronutrients of any natural food, according to its manufacturer.
Global, North America / Health, Spirit
12 Jun 2011
Meditation can slow the ageing process, new research suggests
UK / Community, Health, Social Enterprise
19 May 2011
Sing your heart out, waddle like a penguin, bang a drum and roll on the floor laughing – it’s good for you says the founder of a centre in London dedicated to helping adults have more fun
UK / Agriculture, Environment, Health
14 Dec 2010
Huw Morgan talks to Claire Hattersley, a member of the team at Weleda, in Derbyshire, who use biodynamically grown ingredients in the making of their natural medicines