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During the same weekend that I grit my teeth when the Duchess of Cambridge spoke about mother’s guilt  ( I tried to imagine Prince William ‘fessing up to the same thing – no me neither ), I read anoth … read more

Two years ago, my life took an almighty pause. All the more almighty for being totally out of the blue. One minute, I was hurling myself at life hell for leather, leaping out of bed before dawn, and … read more

GPs are recognising that at least half their patients need far more than a pill for every ill. For one woman, singing in a choir proved life-changing. Sarah Stacey reports. Listening to the lightness … read more

Q: I tend to get cold sores, which are painful, horrible to look at and make me feel low. Is there anything I can do to help prevent/treat them? A: Cold sores are due to a virus called herpes simplex … read more

Ever wanted to know the exact age of maximum human unhappiness? Economists can be relied upon to translate complex phenomena with unparalleled precision and last week, a US National Bureau of Economic … read more