Retirees, don't worry about your health deteriorating – leaving work can be good for you
Apr 12, 2016 06:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Life
A few years ago, my mother had a bit of a crisis in the lead-up to her retirement. She struggled with her self-worth, perceived value to society and fears of boredom. Shes not alone in her worry. The literature suggests...
Health Check: does sex count as exercise?
Apr 11, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Health
Sex isnt only a pleasurable experience, with some reports claiming the act also has health benefits that can be compared to those of exercise. In fact, the physiological response to sex is similar to that of exercise....
Death of a partner can endanger your heart health
Apr 10, 2016 00:56 am UTC| Health
For decades, medicine has recognised the powerful way grief can influence the heart. Its been called Broken Heart syndrome or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and evidence that severely stressful life events increase the risk of...
The backlash against fish oil has been overcooked – here's why
Apr 10, 2016 00:40 am UTC| Health
As a young child I recall my grandmother giving me the largest spoonfuls of cod liver oil, coaxing me with the promise of an equally large spoonful of golden syrup. It was probably a throwback to her own childhood when the...
There are no 'schizophrenia genes': here's why
Apr 08, 2016 16:40 pm UTC| Health
Genetic theories of schizophrenia were popular in the early part of the 20th century. They were built on 19th century concepts of eugenics that assumed a tainted gene pool that underpinned insanity, idiocy, prostitution,...
It's good to eat walnuts, but is it true that they prevent heart disease?
Apr 08, 2016 09:53 am UTC| Health
On a morning when much of the worlds media focused on the revelations from the Panama Papers, one British title chose to focus on a rather different story. Walnuts prevent heart disease, declared the Daily Express in a...
Understanding plague in the 21st century
Apr 08, 2016 09:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
In medieval times, plague was known as the black death and resulted in millions of Europeans dying. Plague still persists in many areas, with the highest annual burden of disease in Africa. The advent of antibiotics means...
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