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An unhappy young man

'Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses'

The forthcoming new edition of an American psychiatric manual will increase the number of people in the general population diagnosed with a mental illness, says Prof Peter Kinderman, when all they are really experiencing are just normal human emotions.

Pregnancy advice 'scaremongering'

There is no shortage of advice about what is best for your unborn child - but this can be misleading.

'Action needed on vitamin D levels'

Child health experts say cheaper supplements and fortifying more foods should be considered.

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Patients forgotten

Too much focus on "tick-box" culture

Boy asleep on desk

More awareness of Type 1 diabetes needed

Radiotherapy

Too much focus is on hi-tech radiotherapy?

Woman drinking wine

Unsafe drinking

'We need a blood test to warn people'

Pills

Clinical trials

Important for patients - and the NHS

Asbestos fibres

Asbestos could still be a danger

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Attempting to bring too many negative states into the normality of life is precluding access to help for those people who really need it.

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