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...

HIV/AIDS cure: Cuba makes breakthrough in cure; Gates Foundation, NIH donate for further tests and research

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...

The social management of HIV: African migrants in South Africa

Dec 03, 2019 03:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

HIV is the most common chronic illness in South Africa. One in every five is infected and one in every 13 takes antiretroviral drugs daily. Managing HIV medically has become more of a part of normal life. Amid this...