Eating disorders can cause serious psychological, physical and social harm to a young person. Unfortunately, in the UK, NHS studies have shown that they are on the rise in children. These disorders are not limited to anorexic teenage girls; they…
April is Stress Awareness Month: an event that has taken place every year since 1992 to raise awareness of the modern stress epidemic, its causes and its cures. This year, we’re marking it with a list of handy tips to…
As a spectrum condition, autism can affect people in a range of different ways, meaning there are autistic people with varying characteristics in all areas of society and all sectors of the working world. But with a job market designed…
In 1906, Dr. Alois Alzheimer first described the “peculiar disease” which affected a patient known as Auguste D., who had developed unfounded suspicions about her family, severe memory loss and other psychological issues. When Auguste D.’s illness had first become…
Adults and children can be equally affected by the stress and anxiety that the coronavirus crisis can cause. The gap through which vulnerable children can fall has the potential to grow much wider when times are turbulent, with schooling interrupted…
It’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a time to shine a spotlight on disordered eating and educate ourselves and each other about this family of conditions which is all too common. In this article, we want to give you the basics…
Bowel cancer diagnoses have been given to about 268,000 people living in the UK today. Bowel cancer has the second-highest mortality rate of all cancers, and is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. People aged 70 or over…
All autism diagnoses are now officially titled ASD, but many doctors will still use the term “Asperger’s” or “Asperger syndrome”. Many doctors describe Asperger’s as “high-functioning autism”, but this term is not generally favoured by the autistic community as it…
4th February is World Cancer Day, a day set aside by the Union for International Cancer Control to promote cancer research, raise awareness and mobilise the international community. It’s the perfect day to educate yourself on some of the different…
In honour of Veganuary a time of year when vegan lovers can share the joys of all things vegan, Need2Know Books are looking for the best mouthwatering vegan recipes from members of the public. Using a range of aromatic ingredients…