Digital health devices are great, but their prices are widening the health gap

Oct 18, 2016 02:14 am UTC| Technology Health

Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases account for more than 85 percent of all deaths in the United States. Obesity and asthma in particular are among the leading...

How retro storytelling can help boost imaginative capacity

Oct 10, 2016 07:01 am UTC| Life Health

Everyone loves a good story. Its a vital part of human experience. Theres an element of story in just about every form of popular culture, and also in the sciences and arts. Stories began as the earliest form of oral...

Friday essay: the sound of fear

Oct 07, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Common idioms such as seeing is believing give our eyes the central role in our engagement with the world. But there is little doubt that listening plays a critical part in how we navigate and understand our...

Seven things to eat or avoid to lower your blood pressure

Oct 07, 2016 15:42 pm UTC| Health

High blood pressure is called the silent killer. Thats because it has no symptoms. Having high blood pressure (hypertension) increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, heart failure and kidney disease. Six million...

When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?

Oct 06, 2016 14:35 pm UTC| Health

True for almost all situations in life, being proactive is best. And this has been a formative lesson in my time so far: whether reaching out to a potential mentor that inspired me and making time for a coffee and a chat,...

How ISIS terrorists neutralise guilt to justify their atrocities

Oct 06, 2016 14:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Torture, suicide bombings, beheadings, mass killings, sex slavery these are among the horrors that ISIS uses to terrorise people and countries. While most people feel this is just a new genocide with brutal criminality...

It's not just the 'yuck factor' that puts people off eating insects

Oct 06, 2016 13:58 pm UTC| Health

Theres a lot of hype around edible insects. Insects are being championed as a healthy and sustainable alternative to conventional protein sources in Europe and the US, and ento-prising new products are appearing almost...