How to live longer: Beer may increase a person's life expectancy

Dec 06, 2019 04:39 am UTC| Health

The age-old question of how to live longer continues, but more and more answers, as well as more and more studies, are conducted to come to an answer. One of the answers may lie in a very unexpected drink that many may...

Type 2 diabetes: Coconut water can help lower blood sugar

Dec 06, 2019 04:38 am UTC| Health

Type 2 diabetes is prevalent among a big portion of the worlds population today due to a more fast-paced lifestyle and accessibility to healthier resources among many factors. Although fruit juices and sugary drinks are...

Lung cancer symptoms: A change in voice can be a sign

Dec 06, 2019 04:38 am UTC| Health

One of the most common types of cancer that is affecting the worlds population today is lung cancer. While the symptoms may show up later on, some subtle signs can also be found, such as a change in voice. Express...

Monkeypox: One reported case of the virus found; Signs and symptoms

Dec 05, 2019 14:54 pm UTC| Health

The disease known as monkeypox has surfaced recently due to one reported case found in the United Kingdom. This would be the second time in two years that cases of this disease have been reported in the country...

Alcohol deaths in the UK – second highest since records began

Dec 04, 2019 12:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Its easy to forget how toxic alcohol is, although this collective lapse of memory is not accidental as the alcohol industry does all it can to curate a positive image of drink. In the UK, the industry depends on heavy...

Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence

Dec 04, 2019 11:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

While theres much to celebrate in medicine, its now beyond doubt that we have too much of it. Too many tests, diagnoses, pills and procedures are wasting resources that could be better spent meeting genuine need. As a...

How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55s

Dec 04, 2019 11:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Health

Young people dont see private health insurance as good value for money. And theyre right: the cost of their expected use of private health care is significantly below what they pay in insurance premiums. Unsurprisingly,...