Healthy relationships education offers a real chance to reduce domestic violence
Aug 01, 2018 14:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
As part of the new-style sex education curriculum, school pupils will soon start learning about healthy intimate relationships which could help to significantly reduce future domestic abuse in the UK. In recent research...
Vegan diet: how your body changes from day one
Aug 01, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Veganism, the plant-based diet which shuns meat and dairy, is having its time in the sun. Since 2008, there has been a 350% increase in the number of self-described vegans in the UK alone. Where this motivation stems from...
Bongani Mayosi: South Africa's giant of cardiology and a powerful mentor
Aug 01, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
South Africas medical fraternity is mourning the death of renowned academic and cardiologist Professor Bongani Mayosi. Mayosi, who was the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town, was...
Anxiety: stop censoring yourself and learn to lose
Aug 01, 2018 14:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health problems today. In fact, four out of every 100 people around the world have one, and research my colleagues and I were involved in at the University of Cambridge...
The rise of the conscious carnivore
Aug 01, 2018 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The August long weekend approaches, and many Canadians will celebrate with picnics and barbecues. Meat often plays a central role when choosing the menu for gatherings among family and friends. But it seems eating meat is...
Getting the temperature just right helps people with dementia stay cool
Aug 01, 2018 13:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Everyone knows how bad it feels when the temperature is uncomfortably hot or cold. For most of us it doesnt last long as we can take simple steps to get comfortable, such as putting on clothes, opening a window, or...
A healthy BMI when you're young could safeguard your heart for later life
Jul 31, 2018 15:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Your body mass index (BMI) indicates whether you are within a healthy weight range based on your height. Having a higher BMI meaning more weight relative to height can increase your risk of developing heart disease,...
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