GPs in Norfolk and Suffolk can refer patients with mental and physical health problems to take part in activities at a so-called care farm.

BBC: Farm work prescribed to Norfolk and Suffolk patients

But she dismissed re-opening the Aberdeen and Inverness female prison facilities, saying many of the women in Cornton Vale had acute physical and mental problems.

BBC: Female prison policy criticised

BRADY-MYEROV: Catholic Charities specialized in finding homes for children with physical or emotional problems.

NPR: Religious Exemption Sought for Gay Adoption Law

High rates of smoking, obesity and a lack of physical exercise are also particular problems in the region.

BBC: Hugo Chavez's US 'cancer plot' put to the numbers test

At times, my physical problems have discouraged me, but in retrospect, I am grateful for this challenge.

CNN: 'I am an original young man'

Victims of physical bullying did not have the same underlying problems in making friends.

BBC: Bullies were more likely to seek risks, the study found

More than a third of the nation's 12.6 million cancer survivors had physical or mental health problems that put their overall health in jeopardy and had a negative impact on their quality of life, according to a recent study of federal health data funded by the National Cancer Institute.

WSJ: Rehab for Cancer Survivors

While patients may get emotional help from friends, family and support groups, physical problems may get scant attention once they are no longer in the care of oncologists and surgeons.

WSJ: Rehab for Cancer Survivors

According to the Sioux Falls Argus, this fall the rural town of Bonesteel will teach high school biology, physics and physical science via the Internet, working with other classmates to solve problems created in a series of scenarios and problems.

FORBES: South Dakota, Internet Learning Pioneer