Do home remedies for common warts really work?

Dec 05, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Health

Common warts can be hard to get rid of, so many people turn to home remedies. An internet search suggests everything from mashed banana to duct tape. But do these home remedies actually work? Warts develop when the...

Your smartphone knows a lot about you, but what about your mental health?

Dec 05, 2016 05:02 am UTC| Technology Health

Smartphones come with an assortment of sensors that can track behaviours such as our internet search and browse history, where we go, what music we listen to, who we speak to, just to name a few. The habitual nature of...

How e-cigarettes could 'health wash' the tobacco industry

Dec 04, 2016 23:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Business

The evidence that e-cigarettes help people quit smoking was described in the World Health Organisations (WHO) recent report as scant and of low certainty. Predictably, this triggered the latest round of claims and...

Is the Cuban healthcare system really as great as people claim?

Dec 04, 2016 23:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Pundits have been discussing the merits (or not) of Fidel Castros legacy as his body lies in state. The Cuban healthcare system is often stated as one of El Commandantes greatest achievements. But how great is the system...

How a serial killer used social media to attract his victims – and why we should all take note

Dec 04, 2016 23:15 pm UTC| Health Life

Stephen Port, a 41-year-old chef living in east London, has been given a whole-of-life prison sentence after being found guilty of the murder of four young men who he lured to his flat before drugging and raping them...

Why male couples should think about HIV in their relationships

Dec 04, 2016 23:05 pm UTC| Health

In a relationship there are myriad issues to manage. Who walks the dog? Does his mother like me? Whom are we supporting to win RuPauls Drag Race All Stars 2? But there is one issue that can often be harder to manage how...

Can we blame climate change for thunderstorm asthma?

Dec 04, 2016 19:28 pm UTC| Health

Australians have been left unsettled by the recent thunderstorm asthma event that claimed eight lives in Melbourne. As with previous extreme weather events, we are left to wonder whether it was climate change at work, if...