UV radiation: the risks and benefits of a healthy glow
Feb 11, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Health
Eighty years ago, when sun exposure was first associated with skin cancer, popular culture was exalting tanning by emphasizing that a fine brown color suggests health and good times, and is a pleasant thing to see. We...
Labeling people as 'The mentally ill' increases stigma
Feb 07, 2016 15:46 pm UTC| Life Health
Consider this collection of headlines from national national media outlets over the past few weeks: Allowing the mentally ill guns is insane, or Ranks of ISIS include mentally ill, or Jail last refuge for mentally ill or...
Concussion: horror of sports-related brain damage is only now emerging
Feb 07, 2016 15:43 pm UTC| Sports Health
Not so long ago, it was a diagnosis that was barely mentioned. Now it feels like theres a plague of concussion in modern sport, with endless news articles and commentaries on the injury and its consequences. There are...
Proving that the Zika virus causes microcephaly
Feb 07, 2016 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When the Zika virus was first discovered in Uganda in the 1940s, it was thought to be harmless. It caused a rash and, in some cases, a slightly elevated temperature. But in the past few months in Brazil, it has been linked...
If football is deadly, why do we still watch?
Feb 07, 2016 15:12 pm UTC| Health Sports
Right in the middle of footballs biggest party week, there was more tragic news on the head injury front. Ken Stabler, the flamboyant Oakland Raiders quarterback who led his team to a Super Bowl victory in January 1977,...
Zika: what Brazil is doing to tackle the virus
Feb 04, 2016 15:10 pm UTC| Health
The explosive spread of the Zika virus has prompted health officials to predict up to 4m cases this year and 26 countries and territories have already been affected in the Americas. Brazil has been particularly hit by Zika...
Toxic lead can stay in the body for years after exposure
Feb 04, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Health
The ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan has highlighted just how harmful lead contamination is. What you may not realize, however, is that lead exposure is a problem throughout the U.S. The Centers for Disease...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects