Immune health is all about balance – an immunologist explains why both too strong and too weak an immune response can lead to illness

Nov 21, 2023 04:01 am UTC| Health

For immune health, some influencers seem to think the Goldilocks philosophy of just right is overrated. Why settle for less immunity when you can have more? Many social media posts push supplements and other life hacks...

Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic

Nov 21, 2023 04:01 am UTC| Health

Each year antimicrobial resistance the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on...

Bayer Halts Key Drug Trial Amid Performance Concerns, Faces Growing Challenges

Nov 20, 2023 09:41 am UTC| Business Health

Bayer announced the premature termination of a significant late-stage trial for an experimental anti-clotting drug. The trial was halted due to the drugs inferior performance when compared to Bristol-Myers Squibb and...

Adidas, Disney, Walmart Linked to Cambodian Factory Pollution Scandal

Nov 20, 2023 07:10 am UTC| Business Health

A report by The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) has unveiled alarming practices in Cambodian brick factories. Waste materials from major international brands, including Adidas and...

Flame retardant chemicals can cause serious health risks – and they only slow fire by a few seconds

Nov 19, 2023 06:23 am UTC| Health

House fires are many peoples worst nightmare. But chemicals created decades ago to protect peoples homes from out of control flames opened our front doors to a new menace: toxic chemicals. Ones that we are consistently...

Creative minds are vulnerable to mental illness – but magicians escape the curse

Nov 19, 2023 06:11 am UTC| Health

Can you think of a comedian, actor, poet or writer who suffered from mental illness? Maybe the actor Robin Williams or comedian Stephen Fry came to your mind. Perhaps it was the writer Virginia Woolf. All three have had...

FDA's latest warnings about eye drop contamination put consumers on edge − a team of infectious disease experts explain the risks

Nov 19, 2023 06:04 am UTC| Health

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in late October 2023 urging consumers to avoid purchasing and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of risk of eye infection that could...