May 19, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to take a tremendous toll on human health, with 37 million people infected and 1.2 million deaths worldwide in 2014. In sub-Saharan Africa, where the HIV epidemic has been...
How reducing penalty rates will affect workers' health
May 19, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Health Business
Despite only being two weeks into an eight-week election campaign, penalty rates have already become a significant issue, with Labor so far refusing to guarantee it will keep Sunday penalty rates for hospitality and retail...
Hand washing stops infections, so why do health care workers skip it?
May 18, 2016 08:19 am UTC| Health
Hospital infections affect almost two million people in the United States every year, 100,000 of whom die. Up to 70 percent of these infections could be prevented if health care workers follow recommended protocols, which...
Lyrica, the epilepsy drug that treats chronic nerve pain
May 18, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Health
Lyrica is the brand name for a prescription medicine called pregabalin. Although it is an anticonvulsant, or an anti-epileptic drug, pregabalin is commonly prescribed to alleviate nerve or neuropathic pain a type of pain...
Hypertension: why the approach has changed to tackle the silent killer
May 17, 2016 16:43 pm UTC| Health
Traditionally, someone who suffered from hypertension or high blood pressure would only receive treatment when his or her blood pressure was measured and the reading was found be higher than normal. But this meant that...
Nanoparticles in baby formula: should parents be worried?
May 17, 2016 16:34 pm UTC| Health Science
Theres a lot of stuff youd expect to find in baby formula: proteins, carbs, vitamins, essential minerals. But parents probably wouldnt anticipate finding extremely small, needle-like particles. Yet this is exactly what a...
What stressed humans can tell us about keeping animals happy
May 17, 2016 16:05 pm UTC| Health Science
Its hard to avoid stress, and the expectation that we are camels with unbreakable backs. I know this from personal experience as part of the squeezed generation with young children, an old parent and a demanding job. Often...
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