Articles Posted in the " health " Category
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UK children inhaling toxic air on school run and in classroom
Children in the UK are being forced to breathe dangerous levels of toxic air as..
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Mental health services ‘let down children’
The Scottish government has admitted that children and young people are being “let down” by..
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Quarter of 14-year-old girls in UK have self-harmed, report finds
More than 100,000 children aged 14 in the UK are self-harming, with one in four..
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Air pollution may harm cognitive intelligence, study says
Chronic exposure to air pollution could be linked to cognitive performance, a new study in..
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Hospital admissions for teenage girls who self-harm nearly double
The number of girls under the age of 18 being treated in hospital in England..
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Record number of severely obese children
A record number of primary school children are leaving school severely obese, according to new..
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One child in every 25 in final year of primary school is acutely obese
One child in every class in the final year of primary school is severely obese..
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Schools alone cannot solve childhood obesity crisis, Ofsted warns
Schools cannot provide a “silver bullet” to tackle childhood obesity and should not be expected..
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Universities outsource mental health services despite soaring demand
Amid mounting concern over student suicides, some universities have found a surprising solution to their long..
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Children face mental health epidemic, say teachers
Britain’s schoolchildren are suffering from an epidemic of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, yet barely..