What are hives, the common skin condition that gives you itchy, red bumps?

Oct 12, 2019 09:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Have you ever wondered who buys those huge boxes of antihistamines prominently displayed all year round in your local pharmacy? If antihistamines were just used for hay fever, youd think sales would be good in spring, but...

The latest medical assistance in dying decision needs to be appealed: Here's why

Oct 12, 2019 09:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The federal and Québec governments appear reluctant to appeal whats known as the Truchon decision, which invalidated Canadas reasonable foreseeable death and end of life access criteria for medical assistance in...

When doctors and parents disagree on how to treat a sick child the emotional and financial costs can be huge

Oct 12, 2019 08:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

When a child is sick and parents and doctors disagree about what to do next, who is best placed to make that decision? This is a tricky but not uncommon question with a number of recent high-profile legal cases...

Sharp rise in antidepressant use in over-65s despite depression prevalence remaining the same

Oct 12, 2019 08:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

More than 300m people suffer from depression around the world. Of those, about 7% are people over the age of 60. For older people, there are many challenges when it comes to identifying and treating depression. This is...

Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research

Oct 12, 2019 08:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Who doesnt want to know if drinking that second or third cup of coffee a day will improve your memory, or if sleeping too much increases your risk of a heart attack? Were invested in staying healthy and many of us are...

It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?

Oct 09, 2019 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Our diets can have a big environmental impact. The greenhouse gas emissions involved in producing and transporting various foods has been well researched, but have you ever thought about the water-scarcity impacts of...

Red meat study caused a stir – here's what wasn't discussed

Oct 09, 2019 13:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Accurate, consistent dietary advice seems increasingly hard to find. For instance, a widely reported study recently claimed that people dont need to reduce their consumption of red and processed meat for health reasons....