Doctors may be prescribing antibotics for longer than needed

Mar 06, 2019 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

For most infections, the long-standing advice is to take a full course of antibiotics. The rationale for not simply stopping antibiotics as soon as you start to feel better is that antibiotics dont kill the bacteria...

Understanding our body signals could be a key factor in eating disorders

Mar 06, 2019 14:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Eating is often believed to be entirely under our conscious control we choose to eat when we are hungry or when we feel tired and need more energy. Because of this, people often believe that overeating is caused by a lack...

Online therapies can improve mental health, and there are no barriers to accessing them

Mar 06, 2019 14:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

In recent weeks, the Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Tasforces Mental Health Reference Group published its report and recommendations, part of a wide-ranging review of services subsidised by Medicare. They recommended...

The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continues

Mar 06, 2019 14:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

​Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even today, while the number of large-scale mining disasters and the number of deaths have certainly declined, coal miners continue to face...

Are you at risk of being diagnosed with gestational diabetes? It depends on where you live

Mar 06, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Sarah lives in London. She is pregnant with her first child. Her mother had gestational diabetes and Sarah is told this puts her into a higher risk category for the condition, thus she should have a test. At 26 weeks,...

HIV/AIDS Cure 2019: Second Patient Confirmed Cured; Treatment is a Breakthrough in the AIDS Endemic

Mar 05, 2019 11:42 am UTC| Health

HIV is a virus that has gripped the world and currently, around 37 million people in the world are suffering from AIDS due to the HIV virus infection. It was reported that since 1980, the disease already claimed 35 million...

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

Mar 05, 2019 10:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Parents worry about whether their teenagers are getting enough sleep. Research studies suggest that teenagers are suffering an epidemic of sleep deprivation in Canada and globally one that will have long-term health...