Feb 28, 2020 00:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, it has now been reported in 37 countries outside China. As of February 26,...
Why Switching To a Menstrual Cup Will Save You Money
Feb 27, 2020 01:00 am UTC| Health
Period poverty means many women and girls in developing countries cant afford appropriate sanitary products when they menstruate. When girls miss school because of period poverty, it has a long-term effect on their...
If you're ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake
Feb 26, 2020 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Drinking patterns tend to change as we age. The older we get, the more likely we are to drink on a daily basis. But older adults often perceive that drinking is only a problem if a person appears drunk. Australias draft...
The online wellness industry: why it's so difficult to regulate
Feb 25, 2020 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Netflix recently released Gwyneth Paltrows new six-part series, The Goop Lab. Each episode explores an area of the wellness industry, including psychedelics, cold therapy, lifestyle interventions, female pleasure and...
Coronavirus: We need to start preparing for the next viral outbreak now
Feb 25, 2020 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The coronavirus outbreak is officially a crisis lets not waste it. Undeniably, the international community is taking the matter very seriously, as it should given that the death total from the COVID-19 epidemic already...
Is your city making you fat? How urban planning can address the obesity epidemic
Feb 25, 2020 13:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
New disease outbreaks, like the novel coronavirus that recently emerged in Chinas Hubei province, generate headlines and attention. Meanwhile, however, Americans face a slower but much more pervasive health crisis:...
Antibiotic resistance: new discovery could change the future of treatment
Feb 25, 2020 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Since their discovery in 1928, antibiotics have become a common way of treating infections caused by bacteria, fungi and other microbes. To treat an infection, a doctor usually prescribes a course of antibiotics (such as...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
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