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Gardening can cultivate better mental health
New research suggests that many people may indeed reap mental health benefits from working with plants - even if they've never gardened before.
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Better ways to get better: the radical GP changing lives
Working as a GP in 2022 brings Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews deep joy and pride, but it also scares the living hell out of her.
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Advancing Research on Emotional Well-Being and Regulation of Eating
Given the rising levels of global stress, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness and mental health problems are on the rise, adding to the burden of chronic diseases
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The College of Medicine’s Beyond Pills Campaign fights to stop over-prescribing in the UK
In June, The College of Medicine launched the Beyond Pills Campaign – calling for urgent Government intervention on over-prescribing in the NHS
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WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care
Report urges mental health decision makers and advocates to step up commitment and action to change attitudes, actions and approaches to mental health, its determinants and mental health care
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Sustainable Food Trust plan for national food security
New report sets out how Britain can feed itself sustainably, reducing its addiction to volatile food imports and costly fossil fuel fertilisers.
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Government’s new food paper ‘falls far short’, says The College of Medicine’s Chair, Dr Michael Dixon – as Henry Dimbleby calls it ‘not a strategy’
The Government’s new food strategy paper, published on June 13th, ‘falls far short’ of what it required to improve the health of the nation, The College of Medicine’s Chair, Dr Michael Dixon has said
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What to know about body scan meditation
Body scan meditation (BSM) involves bringing attention to sensations occurring in different parts of the body.
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New tech aims to drive down costs of hydrogen fuel
Researchers have developed a new technique for extracting hydrogen gas from liquid carriers which is faster, less expensive and more energy efficient than previous approaches.
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2 servings of avocado per week may cut heart disease risk by 16%
Researchers examined the relationship between avocado consumption and cardiovascular events.
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English National Opera releases research showing singing techniques can improve quality of life and breathlessness after Covid-19
The English National Opera (ENO) has found that singing techniques associated with deep breathing could be helpful for people enduring respiratory problems caused by Covid-19
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Why acupuncture is going mainstream in medicine
When the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other types of medications to alternative treatments.
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