Want to eat fish that's truly good for you? Here are some guidelines to reeling one in
Mar 20, 2017 02:02 am UTC| Health
Seafood is very healthy to eat all things considered. Fish and shellfish are an important source of protein, vitamins and minerals, and they are low in saturated fat. But seafoods claim to fame is its omega-3 fatty acids,...
Street harassment is a public health problem: The case of Mexico City
Mar 20, 2017 01:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
I actually dont remember when I was first harassed on the street, but I do remember when I first experienced it as an abusive act: I was an adolescent traveling with my mom in a crowded underground wagon, where men could...
Killing 'zombie' cells to improve health in old age
Mar 18, 2017 07:00 am UTC| Health
Imagine a world where you could take just a single pill for the treatment or prevention of several different age-related diseases. Although still in the realms of science fiction, accumulating scientific data now suggests...
How big data is being mobilised in the fight against leukaemia
Mar 18, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Technology Health
Healthy cell function relies on well orchestrated gene activity. Via a fantastically complex network of interactions, around 30,000 genes cooperate to maintain this delicate balance in each of the 37.2 trillion cells in...
Can we trust Big Tobacco to promote public health?
Mar 14, 2017 05:16 am UTC| Health Politics
Theres a new catchcry in public health: people working in tobacco control should join with Big Tobacco to promote safer tobacco products. It runs like this: before starting work each morning, tobacco company employees...
Does gluten prevent type 2 diabetes? Probably not
Mar 14, 2017 05:14 am UTC| Health
A recent analysis of a massive study observing the effect of food on the health of nearly 200,000 American health professionals suggested eating more gluten was associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. But is it...
Dilated cardiomyopathy – the disease that killed George Michael explained
Mar 13, 2017 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
An Oxfordshire coroner recently announced that George Michael died of natural causes. The post-mortem examination revealed that the singer suffered from a number of health problems, including dilated...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
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