Bed bugs: What to spot in case of an infestation
Dec 10, 2019 09:14 am UTC| Health
Believe it or not, the popular bedtime phrase Dont let the bed bugs bite rings true as these insects are considered a nuisance to the household. Here are ways to tell if your household has an infestation and how to get rid...
Living longer: Running helps increase life expectancy
Dec 10, 2019 09:14 am UTC| Health
For what seems like centuries, many have long wondered what the answer is to a long and healthy life. It seems that one of the answers to this question lies in the kind of exercise that is done. When it comes to living...
High blood pressure: 30 minutes of exercise in the morning can help lower reading
Dec 10, 2019 09:13 am UTC| Health
Many people in the world today suffer from high blood pressure. Dietary and lifestyle changes are essential to keep the blood pressure levels down, as well as 30 minutes of exercise in the morning. Although high blood...
Vitamin D deficiency: Signs you may lack this vitamin
Dec 10, 2019 09:13 am UTC| Health
As the world today becomes more fast-paced, people resort to living unhealthy lifestyles, which result in deficiencies in certain vitamins like vitamin D. Here are the signs and symptoms of a possible vitamin D deficiency...
Social deprivation linked to changes in eating styles in early childhood
Dec 10, 2019 05:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Childhood obesity rates are high in the UK, but not all children are affected equally a familys wealth makes a big difference to a childs risk. Rates of overweight and obesity among children are twice as high in the...
Antibiotic resistance is an even greater challenge in remote Indigenous communities
Dec 10, 2019 05:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Antibiotic-resistant infections already cause at least 700,000 deaths globally every year. Although the phenomenon is most concerning for serious infections people are admitted to hospital with, antibiotic resistance...
Chronic pain, a silent yet devastating disease in the workplace
Dec 10, 2019 05:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Back, neck, wrist or neuropathic pain, sciatica, restless-legs syndrome… In France, one person out of three suffers from chronic pain. According to academic research, 15 to 20% of the adult population suffers from...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects