Understanding our body signals could be a key factor in eating disorders
Mar 06, 2019 14:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Eating is often believed to be entirely under our conscious control we choose to eat when we are hungry or when we feel tired and need more energy. Because of this, people often believe that overeating is caused by a lack...
Online therapies can improve mental health, and there are no barriers to accessing them
Mar 06, 2019 14:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In recent weeks, the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Tasforces Mental Health Reference Group published its report and recommendations, part of a wide-ranging review of services subsidised by Medicare. They recommended...
The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continues
Mar 06, 2019 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even today, while the number of large-scale mining disasters and the number of deaths have certainly declined, coal miners continue to face...
Are you at risk of being diagnosed with gestational diabetes? It depends on where you live
Mar 06, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Sarah lives in London. She is pregnant with her first child. Her mother had gestational diabetes and Sarah is told this puts her into a higher risk category for the condition, thus she should have a test. At 26 weeks,...
HIV/AIDS Cure 2019: Second Patient Confirmed Cured; Treatment is a Breakthrough in the AIDS Endemic
Mar 05, 2019 11:42 am UTC| Health
HIV is a virus that has gripped the world and currently, around 37 million people in the world are suffering from AIDS due to the HIV virus infection. It was reported that since 1980, the disease already claimed 35 million...
How much sleep do teenagers really need?
Mar 05, 2019 10:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Parents worry about whether their teenagers are getting enough sleep. Research studies suggest that teenagers are suffering an epidemic of sleep deprivation in Canada and globally one that will have long-term health...
Beaches are banning sunscreens to save coral reefs
Mar 05, 2019 10:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Many families will soon escape the winter to seek warmer, sunnier climes. Swimsuits and sunglasses will invariably find their way into suitcases, but one common item might be giving people a little more pause than it once...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects