Fixing an ailing Obamacare: four ways to address rising costs and less choice
Nov 22, 2016 13:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Repealing Obamacare was central to both Donald Trumps, and the Republican partys, policy platforms. The President-elect has since softened his stance and there are several Republican proposals to replace Obamacare with a...
Eat your fibre or face the flesh-eating microbe cannibals
Nov 22, 2016 13:27 pm UTC| Health
Eat your bran even if it tastes horrible its good for you! Many of us remember this advice from decades ago. While fibre has been a good cure as a bulking agent for exciting disorders like constipation, it has a dull...
Mindfulness in cancer treatment: time to stop and think
Nov 22, 2016 13:22 pm UTC| Health
Breathe deeply and focus on the moment: mindfulness now appears everywhere as a technique to improve well-being, including in health care. Mindfulness training is often suggested for cancer patients to reduce high...
How changing drug patent rules will affect developing nations
Nov 22, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
After years of legal battles, a global agreement has been reached for developing countries to buy and for drug manufacturers to produce or import generic medicines without breaching patent rules. The Conversation Africas...
Why it is useful to understand the role of genetics in behaviour
Nov 22, 2016 00:19 am UTC| Health
Scientists have studied twins for many years to understand how genes and environments influence differences among individuals, spanning conditions such as cancer and mental health to characteristics such as intelligence...
Health literacy can be a matter of life or death
Nov 19, 2016 22:00 pm UTC| Health
The basic ability to read is essential in looking after ones health, especially when managing a chronic illness that requires various treatments and medications. It is estimated that patients with low health literacy cost...
How the brain changes in Alzheimer's Disease: a new view
Nov 19, 2016 13:00 pm UTC| Health
Most people have heard of Alzheimers disease, the most common form of dementia. The disease has no cure and few, but inefficient, treatments. Despite their best efforts, doctors and researchers still dont know the sequence...
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