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Coping with challenging behaviour
Find out about possible causes for challenging behaviour, where to get help and how to cope.
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A video of a podiatrist explaining common foot problems among children, including verrucas and curly toes.
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ADDICTION
'I was addicted to love'
Dan's story
Treating addiction
Food addiction
Gambling addiction
Sex and love addiction
Drug addiction
Alcohol addiction
Addiction: what is it?
Video: living with OCD
ALCOHOL
Caring for an alcoholic
Carer's story: 'My wife's an alcoholic'
Treating addiction
Alcohol addiction
Addiction: what is it?
Track your drinking
Nine types of drinkers
Night out safety tips
Safe festive drinking
Hangover cures
ALLERGIES
Allergy symptom checker
Tests for food allergy
Paula Radcliffe on asthma
'I cannot run away from my hay fever'
Cleaning products: what to avoid
Eczema explained
Eczema throughout life
The elimination diet
Is it a food allergy or intolerance?
ASTHMA
Video: childhood asthma
Video: childhood asthma
Preventing colds and flu
Cold or flu?
8 ways to look after yourself with asthma
Asthma in children: Jordan's story
Asthma triggers
All about asthma
Video: childhood asthma
Paula Radcliffe on asthma
AUTISM
'My life with Asperger syndrome'
Video: living with Alzheimer's
Video: in an emergency
Video: social awkwardness
Diagnosis for children
Video: the morning commute
'I was diagnosed at 45'
From child to adult
A parent's guide to autism
Diagnosis for adults
BABIES
Coping with challenging behaviour
Video: children's feet
Medicines for children
Children on holiday
Common travel illnesses
Children from one to five
Babies and children: accidents at home
Does your baby need to go to A&E?
Getting babies to sleep
Help your baby learn
BACK PAIN
'My quest for pain relief'
BREAST CANCER
Video: 'I was diagnosed with breast cancer'
Breast reconstruction
Breast cancer treatment
Breast cancer genes
'My mastectomy and breast reconstruction'
Breast cancer symptoms
End of life care: coping with bereavement
BULLYING
'Assertiveness training helped me'
Homophobic bullying
'My daughter was bullied'
How can I stop being a bully?
Coping with cyber bullying
Bullying: the facts
Advice for parents
Bullying help
CHILD HEALTH 1-5
Childhood illness
Learning disabilities: help your child learn
Learning disabilities: requesting a statement
'My life with Asperger syndrome'
Learning disabilities: education
Teyfant School, Bristol
Healthy living and learning
Video: school food
Coping with challenging behaviour
Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis
CHILDREN'S SLEEP
'How I got my twins to sleep'
How much sleep do kids need?
Child sleep-training techniques
Why are teens always tired?
Sleep tips for teenagers
The problems of junk sleep
Getting ready for bed
DIABETES
Learning disabilities: help your child learn
Video: managing diabetes
Video: teen diabetes
Video: children with diabetes
Video: diabetes
'How diabetes affects my daily life'
Check your BMI
Diabetes: reduce your risk of getting it
Video: 'My daughter's diabetes'
Diabetes and pregnancy
DISABILITY
'My life with Asperger syndrome'
Learning disabilities: education
Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis
'My learning disability'
What is a learning disability?
Tina's Parkinson's team
Video: Heavy Load
Video: mental health
Video: children with disabilities
Life with a disability
DRUGS
Treating addiction
Drug addiction
Addiction: what is it?
Video: former cocaine users
Video: substance abuse
Video: the dangers of smoking cannabis
Drugs on the brain
The truth about drugs
How smoking affects your health
Quit smoking, feel better
EATING DISORDERS
Food addiction
Katie's story
Battling with bulimia
Video: how we recovered
'My story of binge eating'
Video: offering support
'I ruptured my bile duct'
Steve's story
Liselle's story
EPILEPSY
'I had seizures when I was pregnant'
What to do if you see a seizure
'I didn’t notice I was having seizures'
Epilepsy and pregnancy
Epilepsy: after diagnosis
Video: epilepsy
Epilepsy: seizures
The causes and diagnosis of epilepsy
FERTILITY
Ashley's story: pregnant first time after IVF
'Third time lucky with IVF'
''I've accepted that I'll never have a baby'
Treatment for common fertility problems
Is IVF right for you?
IVF explained
Trying to get pregnant
Support if you have fertility problems
Fertility and your GP
Protect your fertility
FITNESS
Video: cycling tips
Video: cycling tips
Video: walking to school
Video: the Bike It scheme
Cycling: know the risks
Be safe on foot
Video: over-60s playground
Video: walk to school
Video: 'Moonwalk' marathon
Video: Kathak dancing
GET ACTIVE
GOOD FOOD
Healthy school lunches
Low weight older children
Eat well over 60
Kids in the kitchen
5 A DAY meal planner
Find out about fat
Eating disorders and Christmas
GOOD SEX
Benefits of love and sex
Video: condom talk
Video: contraception
Video: vasectomy
Video: where to get contraception
Trying to get pregnant
Protect your fertility
Sexual arousal in men
Sexual arousal in women
Male sexual dysfunction
HEADACHES
Video: migraine real story
Control your headaches
Seven relaxation tips to help headaches
Painkiller headaches
Hormone headaches
Children's headaches
10 surprising headache triggers
Acupuncture for headaches
HEALTHY SCHOOLS
HOME HYGIENE
Store food safely
Prevent food poisoning
How to prevent food poisoning
Pet hygiene
Germs: home truths
Food hygiene advice
How to prevent germs from spreading
Common germs
Why hygiene matters
Your medicine cabinet
INSOMNIA
'Hypnosis helped me sleep'
10 tips to beat insomnia
'Sleep made me anxious'
Getting ready for bed
Goodnight to sleeping pills
Britain's sleepless nights
MENSTRUAL CYCLE
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
PAIN
'My quest for pain relief'
PHARMACY AND MEDICINES
Miracle cure or scam?
Pharmacy facts
Medicines for children
Treating common conditions
Your medicines questions
Your medicine cabinet
PHOBIAS
Caring for someone with an anxiety disorder
Video: panic attacks therapy
Video: cures for phobias
Phobia treatments
Coping with panic attacks
'How I beat agoraphobia'
When fear takes over
'Vomit makes me panic'
Fear of the dentist
PREGNANCY
Video: sex in pregnancy
Video: caesarean birth
Why is folic acid important in pregnancy?
Your baby's development
Videos: STIs and pregnancy
Videos: STIs and pregnancy
Travel during pregnancy
Video: postnatal depression
Video: antenatal classes
Where to give birth
SEXUAL HEALTH
Condom tips
Benefits of love and sex
HIV: the facts
HIV: the facts
Video: condom talk
Video: HIV explained
Video: hepatitis C
Video: living with HIV and AIDS
Video: chlamydia testing
Video: contraception
SNORING
Video: snoring
Snoring's hidden threat
Snoring's hidden threat
A nation of snorers
How to stop snoring
'My snoring wakes me'
'I fell asleep at work'
The sleep clinic
TEEN BOYS
Coping with cyber bullying
Videos: puberty
Help after sexual assault
Underweight teen boys
Surviving exams
Surviving exams
Video: substance abuse
Effects of alcohol
Children on holiday
Sun safety questions
TEEN GIRLS
Coping with cyber bullying
Videos: puberty
Help after sexual assault
Friends and resolving conflict
Videos: friendship and conflict
Coming out
Coming out
Condoms: know the facts
Underweight teen girls
Surviving exams
TRAVEL HEALTH
Water safety tips
Avoid infectious diseases
Travel during pregnancy
How safe is your sex life?
Children on holiday
Top 10 travel essentials
Travel insurance
Preventing DVT
Sun safety questions
First aid: basic advice
VACCINATIONS
Beat measles
MMR: a parent's story
Vaccine checklist
Cervical cancer
The flu jab
Vaccination tips
Vaccination miracles
WOMEN 18-39
Video: 'I was diagnosed with breast cancer'
Miracle cure or scam?
Video: cycling tips
Video: cycling tips
Video: walking to school
Video: the Bike It scheme
Cycling: know the risks
Be safe on foot
Help after sexual assault
Know the symptoms of ovarian cancer
WOMEN 40-60
Help with footcare
Telecare services
Your health over 50
Video: 'I was diagnosed with breast cancer'
Miracle cure or scam?
'My life with Crohn's disease'
Help after sexual assault
Know the symptoms of ovarian cancer
Nine types of drinkers
Food and the menopause
YOUR CHILD AT SCHOOL
'My daughter was bullied'
Teyfant School, Bristol
Healthy living and learning
Video: school food
Video: shoes for children
Video: shoes for children
Video: bullying at school
Video: activity at school
Beat exam stress
HIGHEST RATED NEWS STORIES
Video: sex in pregnancy
Treating addiction
Teyfant School, Bristol
HEADLINES FROM BABIES
Video: children's feet
Medicines for children
Children on holiday
Common travel illnesses
Children from one to five
Babies and children: accidents at home
Does your baby need to go to A&E?
Getting babies to sleep
Help your baby learn
Coping with challenging behaviour
Dealing with your child's challenging behaviour can be stressful, but you don't have to tackle it alone.
Video: children's feet
HEADLINES FROM HEADACHES
Video: migraine real story
Control your headaches
Seven relaxation tips to help headaches
Painkiller headaches
Hormone headaches
Children's headaches
10 surprising headache triggers
Acupuncture for headaches
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Food addiction
Disease 'epidemic' on the way