When fear is a weapon: how terror attacks influence mental health

Dec 04, 2015 11:43 am UTC| Health

On November 13 2015, a series of coordinated attacks in Paris left 130 people dead. A week later, armed gunmen stormed a hotel in Mali, seizing hostages while also firing indiscriminately at guests, killing 27 people. And...

The slow-burn, devastating impact of tobacco plain packs

Dec 03, 2015 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

It is three years since Australia fully implemented its historic tobacco plain packaging law. From December 1, 2012, all tobacco products have been required to be sold in the mandated standardised packs, which, with their...

The all-in-one solution to sexual health is on its way

Dec 03, 2015 09:52 am UTC| Health

The current sexual and reproductive prevention methods have significantly improved the health and well-being of women and their families. But this is not enough. Worldwide each year there are still 85 million unplanned...

Sex is neither good nor bad, but writing makes it so

Dec 03, 2015 09:38 am UTC| Life Health

Bad sex. Isnt it enough to have had it without having to read it as well? A poorly written sex scene can be viscerally dreadful. While porn is fundamentally unrealistic, bad sex in prose thats not explicit can be...

Senate Debates Obamacare Repeal Bill; Obama Threatens To Veto

Dec 03, 2015 06:28 am UTC| Health Politics

The Senate on Wednesday undertook deliberation of a bill that aims at repealing major portions of Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, and cutting off funding from Planned Parenthood, USA Today reported. Republicans slam...

Human Gene-Editing Debate Takes Centre Stage At International Summit

Dec 03, 2015 04:37 am UTC| Technology Health

The international summit on genome editing kicked off on Tuesday at the headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. Several scientists and researchers gathered for the three-day conference that will...

E. coli Outbreak Update: Taylor Farms Pacific Recalls Products Out Of ‘Abundance Of Caution’

Dec 02, 2015 10:05 am UTC| Health

According to latest reports, an ingredient in the Costcos rotisserie chicken salad diced celery, has been found as the source of the recent E. coli outbreak. The said ingredient came from Taylor Farms Pacific of Tracy,...