Oolong tea proven to lower blood pressure
Dec 03, 2019 08:53 am UTC| Health
One of the most common illnesses that are affecting the world today is heart disease, specifically high blood pressure. The recent study has proven that drinking tea can help lower blood pressure readings. When someone...
Pale or yellowish skin can mean a vitamin B12 deficiency
Dec 03, 2019 08:53 am UTC| Health
There are many cases when a body is lacking in certain nutrients or is actually suffering from a condition, that it begins to show in the skin. In this case, a person is suffering from a vitamin B12 deficiency if their...
Dec 03, 2019 08:52 am UTC| Health
The search and development for a cure for HIV/AIDS continues, but thanks to todays technological innovations, we become one step closer to developing a cure for all stages. Cuba makes a breakthrough in its HIV/AIDS vaccine...
Nasopharyngeal cancer: Ears ringing may be a sign of disease
Dec 03, 2019 08:52 am UTC| Health
The many cancers that are present today have symptoms that are similar to others, perhaps, less severe conditions. In this case, ringing ears may be a symptom of nasopharyngeal cancer. Express reports that a ringing in...
How to protect the NHS in a post-Brexit trade deal with the US
Dec 03, 2019 03:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Health
A US-UK trade deal is being negotiated, and drug prices are a key issue. Several US officials are demanding that foreign countries pay higher prices to US drug companies. The UK government is denying that drug prices will...
Stimulus package: brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated
Dec 03, 2019 03:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
This year, a Chinese patient known only as Mr Yan became a medical pioneer. He agreed to have electrodes surgically inserted into his brain, allowing his surgeon, by touching the screen of a simple tablet computer, to...
What we found about bacteria that resist antibiotics in seafood
Dec 03, 2019 03:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its important to gain a deeper understanding about the various ways in which humans and animals have been exposed to antibiotics, and the rise in bacteria found in food thats resistant to the drugs. This explains why there...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects