General News

News from the wider world of healing, healthcare and wellbeing

24th April 2015

New research suggests mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could provide an alternative non-drug treatment to long-term antidepressant treatment  read more


27th January 2015

A major study into Ayurveda's healing powers is being conducted at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California. See more...  read more


5th January 2015

Pilot programs offer alternative therapies as part of effort by the Veterans Health Administration to reduce dependence of 1000s on opiate painkillers  read more


1st December 2014

Healthy Nibbles is the UK's only vending operator dedicated to health and wellness...  read more


17th November 2014

A diverse range of complementary therapies at affordable prices was on offer in Shoreham at the official launch of The Human Touch Project  read more


11th February 2015

A new survey has found that about 1/3 of Americans use some form of CAM, but they're swapping to approaches with some scientific backing  read more


7th January 2015

Article discusses a new paper published by the 2020health think tank that suggests every state secondary school should have a head of wellbeing  read more


4th December 2014

The Man MOT service from the Men's Health Forum, enables men to contact an NHS GP at any time, from any place using a mobile, laptop or tablet.  read more


17th November 2014

For the first time, information on every general practice in England has been analysed and published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)  read more


11th November 2014

India will soon have an exclusive drug control department to facilitate testing of Ayurvedic drugs, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has stated  read more