Red meat halves risk of depression

Women who reduce lamb and beef in their diets are more likely to suffer depression, according to the new study. Experts admitted surprise at the findings because so many other studies have linked red meat to physical health risks. The team made the link after a study of 1000 Australian women, according to a Daily Telegraph news story.

Exercise programme ‘fails to improve depression’

'A major NHS study into whether exercise can improve depression has failed to show any clinical benefit at all from increasing activity levels, UK researchers claim,' writes Rhiannon Smith in PULSE.

Child mental health: Government invests £22m

The government in England has said it will invest £22m in child mental health services to help deliver more counselling and talking therapies, according to a BBC news story.