Why scrapping NHS dental costs won't make much difference to the UK's oral health crisis
Dec 03, 2019 03:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The Labour Party announced as part of their general election manifesto that it will introduce free dental check ups in a bid to encourage people to seek dental care and reduce pressures placed on GPs and AE...
Dopamine fasting: an expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley
Dec 03, 2019 03:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its the latest fad in Silicon Valley. By reducing the brains feel-good chemical known as dopamine cutting back on things like food, sex, alcohol, social media and technology followers believe that they can reset the...
Parents of teens, here's what you really need to know about MDMA
Dec 03, 2019 03:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
We all want to reduce drug-related harm and ensure young people dont take unnecessary risks. But decades of research shows fear isnt an effective way to do this. This week, Newscorp Australia released The Ripple Effect,...
Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy
Dec 03, 2019 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Clive James has left a valuable legacy of astute observation and witty interpretation of his world through his writing. He has also left another legacy. He has increased public awareness of leukaemia by sharing his cancer...
Are 'vaping' and 'e-cigarettes' the same, and should all these products be avoided?
Dec 01, 2019 03:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
As concerns over vaping continue to grow, researchers and public health officials are investigating the causes of more than 40 deaths and 2,000 illnesses. Its confusing even for experts. The term e-cigarette refers to a...
Why ageing should be classified as a disease
Dec 01, 2019 03:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, doctors and philosophers have argued whether ageing is a disease or a natural process. Many authors of the Hippocratic Corpus argued that growing old invariably leads to frailty,...
Watching pornography rewires the brain to a more juvenile state
Dec 01, 2019 03:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Pornography has existed throughout recorded history, transforming with the introduction of each new medium. Hundreds of sexually explicit frescoes and sculptures were found in the Mount Vesuvius ruins of Pompeii. Since...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight