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...

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...