welcome to Channel 4's health magazine
The health magazine is packed with features. There's straight-talking information and discussion covering a wide range of issues organised into eight sections: children, drugs, family, food, illness, mind, sex and stress. The site also has two strands on complementary medicine, covering over 30 therapies and 20 common ailments.

Children
 
Children's health covers a whole range of issues including autism, bullying, truancy, special educational needs, home education, bereavement, common speech problems and ADHD as well as advice on dealing with food refusal.

Drugs
 
With information on addiction, drugs in the workplace, the effects of ecstasy and cocaine as well as advice on safer using. We look at the legal system including the position for under 17s. There's also help on quitting smoking and giving up drugs and alcohol.

Family
 
With features ranging from child abuse and adoption to carers and hospices. We look at relationship problems including how to separate money and property when breaking up. There are also features on sibling rivalry, parenting and stepfamilies.

Food
 
Why are so many of us unhappy with how we look? We discuss the problems of being overweight and provide information on healthy eating. There are also features on anorexia and binge eating supported by personal experiences.

Illness
 
We provide comprehensive features on many aspects of illness including digestion, diabetes, DVT, cancer, meningitis, lung disease, high blood pressure and women's health. Advice on caring at the end of life and dying are also covered.

Mind
 
Guidance on what to do if someone you know has mental health problems as well as strategies for self help. There are also features on depression, self-harm, OCD, suicidal feelings, panic attacks, dementia, employment rights and personal stories.

Sex
 
Read features on every aspect of sex and relationships including impotence, contraception, getting pregnant, abuse, the problems of living as a transsexual as well as advice on HIV and STIs. There are also features covering gay and bisexual issues.

Stress
 
Here you'll find practical guides to coping and beating stress including surviving the traumas of Christmas, housebuying, work and home life. There's also information on a range of therapies including acupuncture, chair massage and aromatherapy.

Complementary Medicine
Therapies
We take a close look at over 30 different therapies including aromatherapy, yoga, acupuncture, osteopathy, homeopathy and massage. We explain what each is, what it's supposed to do for you, the evidence that it works and how to find a reputable practitioner.

 
Ailments
We take 20 common ailments and explain what each is, its causes and how therapies may help. Then, most importantly, we grade the medical evidence for each therapy on a scale of 1-5 with the higher the number the better the evidence.