Proving that the Zika virus causes microcephaly
Feb 07, 2016 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When the Zika virus was first discovered in Uganda in the 1940s, it was thought to be harmless. It caused a rash and, in some cases, a slightly elevated temperature. But in the past few months in Brazil, it has been linked...
If football is deadly, why do we still watch?
Feb 07, 2016 15:12 pm UTC| Health Sports
Right in the middle of footballs biggest party week, there was more tragic news on the head injury front. Ken Stabler, the flamboyant Oakland Raiders quarterback who led his team to a Super Bowl victory in January 1977,...
Zika: what Brazil is doing to tackle the virus
Feb 04, 2016 15:10 pm UTC| Health
The explosive spread of the Zika virus has prompted health officials to predict up to 4m cases this year and 26 countries and territories have already been affected in the Americas. Brazil has been particularly hit by Zika...
Toxic lead can stay in the body for years after exposure
Feb 04, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Health
The ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan has highlighted just how harmful lead contamination is. What you may not realize, however, is that lead exposure is a problem throughout the U.S. The Centers for Disease...
Zika via sex and blood: how worried should we be?
Feb 04, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Health
For a fairly non-descript virus, Zika continues to surprise us. Zika has hit the headlines yet again with the news that theres been transmission in Brazil of two cases by blood transfusion. This is on top of the recent...
People with a mental illness discriminated against when looking for work and when employed
Feb 04, 2016 02:01 am UTC| Health
A survey of people with mental illness has found more reports of discrimination than positive treatment while they were looking for work. In the survey, 1386 people with diagnosed mental illness were asked about how...
Zika emergency status a cause for alert, not alarm
Feb 04, 2016 01:55 am UTC| Health
Overnight, World Health Organisation Director-General Margaret Chan declared the outbreak of Zika virus a public health emergency. So what does this mean? This is the fourth time the WHO has declared a state of...
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