Poor And Unpopular People Are Less Healthy, Primate Study Shows
Nov 25, 2016 09:04 am UTC| Health
In most societies in the world, being at top of the social ladder is something that a majority of people aspire to. They want to be popular, wealthy, living the good life, and not have to face the difficulties that their...
Explainer: what is exposure therapy and how can it treat social anxiety?
Nov 25, 2016 01:16 am UTC| Health
Most of us experience a level of social anxiety at some point in our lives. We worry about what people think of us, about being excluded, about being judged or humiliated. Social anxiety is characterised by an excessive...
Opioid Vaccine Created, Helps Overcome Addiction And Lowers Death Rate
Nov 24, 2016 13:02 pm UTC| Health
Cases of overdoses caused by over-consumption of opioids like the drug OxyContin have been increasing of late. This sparked concern among health organizations about the growing addiction rates on substances that are deemed...
Three important wins for addressing obesity
Nov 24, 2016 01:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
When it comes to obesity in Australia, the statistics are alarming - and generally getting worse. The national prevalence of obesity has increased significantly over the past few decades. Roughly three in ten...
Africa's health won't improve without reliable data and collaboration
Nov 23, 2016 23:14 pm UTC| Health Economy
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that all people are born equal in dignity and rights. Sadly, this statement doesnt reflect billions of peoples daily lives. Health is one of the areas in which many if not...
All Diseases Eradicated In 100 Years, Mark Zuckerberg Believes It Can Be Done
Nov 23, 2016 05:50 am UTC| Health Technology
Mark Zuckerberg and wife Dr. Priscilla Chan recently announced a $3 billion initiative geared towards curing most of the worlds diseases called the Biohub. Through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the couple managed to draw...
Confirmation bias: A psychological phenomenon that helps explain why pundits got it wrong
Nov 22, 2016 23:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
As post mortems of the 2016 presidential election began to roll in, fingers started pointing to what psychologists call the confirmation bias as one reason many of the polls and pundits were wrong in their predictions of...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects