Not just shellshock: we have accounts of PTSD in warfare from Homer to the Middle Ages
Sep 24, 2018 07:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
In the BBCs Bodyguard, Richard Madden plays a police protection officer and veteran soldier who is exhibiting signs of PTSD. In episode three he tries to strangle the woman he is supposed to be safeguarding. Later, a...
Cochrane Collaboration expels co-founder splitting board and prompting walkout
Sep 24, 2018 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The Cochrane Collaboration, a highly respected international medical research organisation that conducts systematic reviews and guides clinical practice, has been rocked by a scandal. Professor Peter Gøtzsche, a...
Why life insurance companies want your Fitbit data
Sep 24, 2018 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Technology
I recently predicted that health data from electronic sources could soon be compiled into a health or wellness report and shared with insurance companies to help them determine who theyll cover. And now John Hancock,...
Genes, joules or gut bugs: which one is most to blame when it comes to weight gain?
Sep 18, 2018 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Health
With obesity on the rise, so too is the diet and weight loss industry, currently valued at US$70 billion in the US alone. But most of us are still confused about the factors that lead to weight gain. Three commonly...
Cannabis with your coffee? Ontario could have thousands of pot retailers
Sep 18, 2018 12:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Legalized cannabis is just a month away, but Ontario wont have any cannabis stores until April. Thats due to the provinces recent decision to have cannabis outlets run by businesses rather than a government agency,...
How to 'love-craft' your relationships for health and happiness
Sep 13, 2018 13:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
You know how to find happiness: Just meet Prince Charming (or Cinderella), overcome all obstacles, get married. The end. Sure, we kind of know real life doesnt work like that. And yet this romantic story remains right...
Flu plane: are we really ready for a global pandemic?
Sep 10, 2018 14:12 pm UTC| Health
An Emirates airliner was quarantined at John F Kennedy International Airport on September 5 after several passengers reported flu-like symptoms. Oxiris Barbot, New York Citys acting health commissioner, said the cause of...
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
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight