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More teenagers are drinking spirits and one professional in a health care job is finding it "alarming".
Rachel Seabrook, research manager for the Institute of Alcohol Studies, said: "There is a worrying trend towards increasing numbers drinking spirits ... the fact that it is a part of what they drink could well be a major problem for underage people."
Supervising youngsters when they are aro...
Professionals working in health care jobs have released results of a study which looked into the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
Experts from the University of Leicester have uncovered a "mechanism" which makes memories form in the brain - a protein said to be a "key" component in learning and the discovery may have an impact on how drugs are designed and used to treat Alzheimer's.
Alison Cra...
Those in housing jobs should be ready to help elderly people downsize their council property as such a move could prove "distressing".
This is according to Michelle Mitchell, charity director at Age UK, who said the security of the tenure "must be guaranteed" as many older people could be frightened of losing their house.
"Providing support to transition must be precursors of any plan...
People working in care jobs may have noticed an increased number of patients who are suffering from stress related to their lifestyles.
That is if comments from Ann McCracken, chair of International Stress Management UK, are anything to go by. She said people in 2010 are "busy, busy, busy" and families could do well to be more flexible in their approach to life.
"Stress is the outcome of a build u...
A professional working in a charity job has issued advice that might help those planning a trip to a music festival this summer.
Joe Mulligan, head of first aid education at the British Red Cross, said stings, sprains and upset stomachs from undercooked food are the most common ailments which attendees can prepare for.
"Prevention is better than cure, so take some basic provisions such as high-factor sun block ...