If you're ageing and on medication, it might be time to re-assess your alcohol intake

Feb 26, 2020 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Drinking patterns tend to change as we age. The older we get, the more likely we are to drink on a daily basis. But older adults often perceive that drinking is only a problem if a person appears drunk. Australias draft...

The online wellness industry: why it's so difficult to regulate

Feb 25, 2020 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Netflix recently released Gwyneth Paltrows new six-part series, The Goop Lab. Each episode explores an area of the wellness industry, including psychedelics, cold therapy, lifestyle interventions, female pleasure and...

Coronavirus: We need to start preparing for the next viral outbreak now

Feb 25, 2020 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The coronavirus outbreak is officially a crisis lets not waste it. Undeniably, the international community is taking the matter very seriously, as it should given that the death total from the COVID-19 epidemic already...

Is your city making you fat? How urban planning can address the obesity epidemic

Feb 25, 2020 13:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

New disease outbreaks, like the novel coronavirus that recently emerged in Chinas Hubei province, generate headlines and attention. Meanwhile, however, Americans face a slower but much more pervasive health crisis:...

Antibiotic resistance: new discovery could change the future of treatment

Feb 25, 2020 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Since their discovery in 1928, antibiotics have become a common way of treating infections caused by bacteria, fungi and other microbes. To treat an infection, a doctor usually prescribes a course of antibiotics (such as...

What is hypnobirthing, the technique the Duchess of Cambridge used?

Feb 25, 2020 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

In a new parenting podcast, Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, said she used hypnobirthing techniques to help her get through severe morning sickness a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum. She also used the...

New DNA test that reveals a child’s true age has promise, but ethical pitfalls

Feb 25, 2020 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Epigenetic clocks are a new type of biological test currently capturing the attention of the scientific community, private companies and governmental agencies because of their potential to reveal an individuals true...