Antibiotic resistance is an even greater challenge in remote Indigenous communities

Dec 10, 2019 05:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Antibiotic-resistant infections already cause at least 700,000 deaths globally every year. Although the phenomenon is most concerning for serious infections people are admitted to hospital with, antibiotic resistance...

Chronic pain, a silent yet devastating disease in the workplace

Dec 10, 2019 05:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Back, neck, wrist or neuropathic pain, sciatica, restless-legs syndrome… In France, one person out of three suffers from chronic pain. According to academic research, 15 to 20% of the adult population suffers from...

Cholesterol: The best fruit supplement to take to lower cholesterol levels

Dec 09, 2019 06:02 am UTC| Health

Along with a healthy diet and exercise, many people can help lower their cholesterol levels with the use of supplements. It has been reported that one fruit supplement can help lower cholesterol in a person. Having high...

Lung cancer symptoms: A sitting down test that can spot the presence of the disease

Dec 09, 2019 06:02 am UTC| Health

Lung cancer is one of the many types of cancer that strike the worlds population every year, with the symptoms only showing as the disease progresses. There is a simple test that can determine whether someone may be...

Scarlet fever: Over 400 children infected in England

Dec 09, 2019 06:01 am UTC| Health

The plague has been reported to come back, but now it seems that another disease that plagued thousands of people over a hundred years ago is also making a return. It was recently reported that hundreds of children in...

How to live longer? Try out the 'blue zones' diet

Dec 09, 2019 06:01 am UTC| Health

There are many types of diets that are introduced in the world today, all of which seem to offer the same things. One certain diet has not only been shown to improve a persons health but to also improve their life...

Hypnobirthing: can using self-hypnosis techniques reduce pain during childbirth?

Dec 09, 2019 04:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The latest celebrity-endorsed health trend is the bizarre-sounding practice of hypnobirthing. Backed by the likes of Gisele Bundchen, Jessica Alba and, reportedly, Kate Middleton, women are using self-hypnosis to help them...