How hepatitis became a hidden epidemic in Africa

Mar 10, 2017 03:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The five strains of viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D and E) affect 400 million people around the world. Hepatitis B and C are the most deadly; these infections are blood borne, transmitted mainly through unsafe medical...

Brain scans reveal why it is so difficult to recover from OCD – and hint at ways forward

Mar 08, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Health

We often refer to people who are extremely neat or organised as a bit OCD. But the reality of living with obsessive compulsive disorder is a very different and serious matter. People with the brain disorder struggle...

Magnesium could offer fresh hope to tinnitus sufferers

Mar 08, 2017 08:07 am UTC| Health

You may be familiar with the experience of a ringing sensation in your ears after a night out enjoying some good music. Perhaps youve never given it a second thought as the sound normally disappears on its own. But what if...

WHO: Pollution Caused 1/4 Of Children’s Death; EPA Just Condemned More To Early Grave

Mar 08, 2017 07:39 am UTC| Nature Health

Scientists have been warning the world that climate change and environmental pollution is going to cause massive casualties in the future. It would seem that this prediction came true much too soon as the World Health...

Blurred lines: building winning athletes in sport or just plain bullying?

Mar 08, 2017 05:24 am UTC| Sports Health

Bullying can take place in all manner of settings, from the school yard to the boardroom. Recently there has been an increase in allegations associated with sport, particularly around athletes competing at the highest...

Exercise changes the way our bodies work at a molecular level

Mar 08, 2017 05:21 am UTC| Health

Exercise is good for you, this we know. It helps build muscle, burn fat and make us all into happier, healthier people. But long before you start looking the way you want, there are other hidden, more immediate, molecular...

How 'cannibalism' by breast cancer cells promotes dormancy: A possible clue into cancer recurrence

Mar 08, 2017 05:02 am UTC| Health

Breast cancer death rates overall have steadily declined since 1989, leading to an increased number of survivors. But while breast cancer survivors are grateful their bodies show no trace of the disease, they still face...