Drug related deaths are at their highest level in 25 years
Aug 02, 2017 17:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
According to new data from the UKs Office for National Statistics (ONS), last year saw the highest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1993. Over half of these deaths involved an opiate such as heroin....
Jul 31, 2017 16:30 pm UTC| Health
Many of us are always looking for the easiest way to lose a few extra pounds. Whether you are trying to slim down for beach season, or trying to fit into a slightly too tight wedding dress, dieting seems like the best...
Jul 27, 2017 09:58 am UTC| Entertainment Health
Last year, New Yorks then police commissioner Willam Bratton was quick to blame rap music and the culture around it for a fatal backstage shooting at a concert by the rapper T.I. Ignoring wider issues of gun control,...
Huge drop in men's sperm levels confirmed by new study – here are the facts
Jul 27, 2017 09:45 am UTC| Health
Sperm count in men from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand declined by 50-60% between 1973 and 2011, according to a new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Surprisingly, the study, which analysed...
Explainer: what's actually in our blood?
Jul 25, 2017 14:49 pm UTC| Health
Blood is vitally important for our body. As its pumped around our body through veins and arteries, it transports oxygen from our lungs to all of the other organs, tissues and cells that need it. Blood also removes waste...
Want to be happier, healthier, save money? It's time to get cooking
Jul 25, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Health
Research shows people who cook more have healthier eating patterns, spend less money on take away foods and have indicators of better health. Cooking makes you happy A study in 160 adults examined whether eating...
The laser beam that can get rid of those pesky eye floaters
Jul 24, 2017 14:09 pm UTC| Health
Eye floaters those little cobweb-like strings that randomly sail across your vision can be successfully treated with a laser, according to a new study. Researchers in Boston, Massachusetts used a yttrium-aluminum-garnet...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects