Does your homemade mask work?

Jul 26, 2020 12:26 pm UTC| Health

If a surgeon arrived at the operating theatre wearing a mask they had made that morning from a tea towel, they would probably be sacked. This is because the equipment used for important tasks, such as surgery, must be...

Eczema flare-up: How this daily routine can help soothe and prevent irritated skin

Jul 25, 2020 01:34 am UTC| Health

Eczema is a condition wherein patches of your skin become inflamed, itchy, cracked, rough, and, in some cases, cause blisters. There is no known cure for eczema. Its symptoms, however, can be remedied as they...

COVID-19 danger: List of possibly TOXIC hand sanitizers now up to 77; See the products FDA wants people to avoid

Jul 24, 2020 09:14 am UTC| Health Science

Exposure to COVID-19 is not the only risk people should be careful about during a pandemic. More than 70 hand sanitizer brands were found to contain a potentially toxic ingredient, per the latest update from the United...

Neurostimulation may herald a new treatment for depression

Jul 22, 2020 12:22 pm UTC| Health

Depression is a growing problem in Canada and elsewhere, and one of the most important public health issues today, says the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing containment measures have...

COVID-19 Cure: Pharmacy company Novartis brings possible treatments for COVID-19 to low-income countries

Jul 22, 2020 05:53 am UTC| Science Health

There has yet to be a cure for COVID-19, and doctors and scientists are doubling down on efforts to develop a cure or a vaccine that could put an end to the pandemic and save millions of lives. Pharmacy company Novartis...

Is psychiatry shrinking what's considered normal?

Jul 21, 2020 14:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Psychiatric classifications catalogue the many forms of mental ill-health. They define what counts as a disorder and who counts as disordered, drawing the boundary between psychological normality and abnormality. In the...

Do poor Americans drink more soda than the rich?

Jul 21, 2020 14:29 pm UTC| Health

Many countries such as the U.K. and Mexico and a handful of U.S. cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco have imposed soda taxes in an effort to fight rising obesity. Lots of research shows a link between drinking...