Aspartame Poses No Negative Effects on Health, Study Finds
Jul 10, 2018 05:00 am UTC| Health
Despite conclusive evidence that its one of the most dangerous and addictive substances in the world, sugar is still widely used for a variety of purposes. In an effort to curb the effects of this sweet food, substitutes...
How American dogs disappeared and left a contagious cancer behind
Jul 09, 2018 14:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Cancer can be frighteningly complex and unpredictable. Cancer can evolve, change, evade and resist, but one thing we can usually rely on is that cancer cant infect. For a handful of unlucky species, however, this isnt the...
What should my heart rate be and what affects it?
Jul 09, 2018 09:40 am UTC| Health
Humans have been aware of their heart rate for thousands of years. But knowing the meaning behind the beats isnt so simple. Myriad factors affect our heart rate, including our age, medical conditions, medications, diet,...
Health Check: what causes chilblains and how can I prevent them?
Jul 09, 2018 07:46 am UTC| Health
While some of us love the winter chill, this winter others will notice itchy or tender red lumps on their fingers and toes. These small bumps are called chilblains (also known as pernio) and they occur with exposure to...
AIDS/HIV Cure Candidate Reaches Next Stage of Human Trials; Scientists Are Optimistic
Jul 09, 2018 01:24 am UTC| Health
As one of the worlds leading killer diseases, AIDS, along with its accompanying infectious microorganism, HIV, has proven to be extremely difficult to cure. However, a recent development in one of the AIDS/HIV cure tests...
Scientists Focus on Cell Metabolism in New Cancer Cure Research
Jul 09, 2018 01:14 am UTC| Health
Cancer is currently one of the worlds leading causes of death in terms of diseases. One of the reasons why its many variations are so difficult to cure is the adaptability of cancer cells. In order to address the problem...
What Big Pharma pays your doctor
Jul 05, 2018 13:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Members of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC), the lobby group for the large pharmaceutical companies, recently released their voluntary reports of payments to health-care professionals and health-care...
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