Mediterranean diet may protect your brain in old age, new finding suggests

Jan 07, 2017 01:38 am UTC| Health

Amid the contention about diets and detoxes, sugar and fats, there is at least general agreement that a Mediterranean diet fruit, vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish is a good thing. Now, a new study based on brain...

Why is it so hard to close the racial health gap in the US?

Jan 06, 2017 05:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The racial health gap in the United States is well-documented. The gap starts with the infant mortality rate (11.1 blacks vs. 5.1 whites per 1,000) and extends to almost any health domain. Compared to whites, blacks live...

We made a lightweight trauma pack to save and change lives on rural African roads

Jan 05, 2017 13:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Its a common misconception that design is about aesthetics; its a great deal more involved than that. Sometimes good design can mean the difference between poverty and prosperity, or even life and death. For the past...

The myth of romantic love may be ruining your health

Jan 05, 2017 13:11 pm UTC| Health

Romantic love in Western societies is often portrayed in a stereotypical way: two yearning halves, who search for each other to find their complete, original state. Few find this bliss because its a myth, dating back to...

The lure of cycling: tips from a middle-aged man in Lycra

Jan 05, 2017 12:45 pm UTC| Health Sports

I confess, Im a MAMIL (Middle-Aged Male in Lycra). In fact, at my stage of life, Im a SMILEY (Senior Male in Lycra/Elastane, Yo). Like most forms of physical activity, cycling is good for you. Just two hours of easy...

COVID Virus Crisis

Dengue virus antibodies may worsen a Zika infection

Jan 05, 2017 11:13 am UTC| Health

The World Health Organization declared in November that Zika was no longer a public health emergency of international concern. That doesnt mean concern over Zika is over, but now that a link between Zika and...

New Breathalyzer Can Detect Up To 17 Diseases, No Doctor Required

Jan 05, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Technology Health

Diagnosing diseases is still a job best done by health professionals, but doctors might just become obsolete in the near future if devices like a newly-developed Breathalyzer keep popping up. By simply breathing into the...