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• Experts call for official guidelines on child screen use

  25-12-2016 17:00
  
  Educationalists, psychologists and authors also call for a minister for children to try to address ‘toxic’ nature of childhood
  A group of leading authors, educationalists and child-development experts is calling on the government to introduce national guidelines on the use of screens, amid concern about the impact on children’s physical and mental health.It is one of a series of measures outlined in a letter to the Guardian, highlighting what it describes as the increasingly &l
  
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• Christmas weight gain can persist for months

  25-12-2016 09:00
  
  Researchers find that Americans gain around 0.6 kilograms over Christmas, and up to half of this excess weight is likely to remain for the summer months.
  
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• Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms in Women

  25-12-2016 09:00
  
  Bipolar disorder affects both men and women, but women are more likely to experience bipolar II, and their symptoms may be different. Find out more.
  
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