Lung cancer: Shiny skin next to the nails may indicate the condition

Jan 10, 2020 17:40 pm UTC| Health

Lung cancer is one of the leading types of cancer plaguing a lot of people all over the world. Spotting the symptoms, even the less common ones are important for a higher chance of successful treatment and recovery. As...

Psoriasis: Eating oily fish can help alleviate the condition

Jan 10, 2020 17:40 pm UTC| Health

Psoriasis is a skin condition that affects many people in the world. A way to alleviate the symptoms, according to a new report, is by including fish in the diet, specifically, oily fish. Psoriasis is a skin condition...

In defence of ‘imprecise’ medicine: the benefits of routine treatments for common diseases

Jan 10, 2020 10:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The NHS states that it will be the world-leading healthcare system in its use of cutting-edge genomic technologies to predict and diagnose inherited and acquired disease, and to personalise treatments and interventions. As...

Tweets about cannabis' health benefits are full of mistruths

Jan 10, 2020 10:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

There has been a lot of talk in the U.S. about legalizing recreational cannabis, and about cannabis potential to help with health issues. Scientists working in medicine may have a lot to discover about cannabis ability...

Apocalypse Cow: documentary's vision for the future of food could leave farming in the past

Jan 10, 2020 10:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

On the Channel 4 documentary Apocalyse Cow: How meat killed the planet, British environmentalist and vegan George Monbiot presented the UK as stripped of woodland by grass-eating sheep, crowded with the agricultural sprawl...

Cancer cure: A new organelle discovered may be the cure to the disease

Jan 09, 2020 09:13 am UTC| Health

There has yet to be a definitive cure for cancer in all its forms and stages and advancements in technology and medical discoveries have brought us a step closer. A report reveals that a mystery organelle may hold the...

HIV/AIDS: Cameroon offers free HIV/AIDS services in hospitals

Jan 09, 2020 09:13 am UTC| Health

As the epidemic that is HIV or AIDS continues to plague many people in the world today, even more in recent years, scientists are doing all they can to develop a cure. Recently, Cameroon has implemented free HIV/AIDS...