Zombie flu: How the 1919 influenza pandemic fueled the rise of the living dead

Oct 29, 2019 19:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Zombies have lurched to the center of Halloween culture, with costumes proliferating as fast as the monsters themselves. This year, you can dress as a zombie prom queen, a zombie doctor even a zombie rabbit or banana. The...

Miscarriages affect 1 in 6 pregnancies. We need better investigations and treatments

Oct 29, 2019 19:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

A miscarriage is a devastating event. Those who experience them are suddenly and unexpectedly robbed of the promise of new life and the dream of an expanded family. The emotional toll can be even greater if conception was...

How steak became manly and salads became feminine

Oct 26, 2019 08:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

When was it decided that women prefer some types of food yogurt with fruit, salads and white wine while men are supposed to gravitate to chili, steak and bacon? In my new book, American Cuisine: And How It Got This...

Some countries have introduced mandatory nutritional labelling on menus – here's why the UK should follow suit

Oct 20, 2019 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Would you eat a burger if you knew it contained almost 6,000 calories? Some would gladly tuck in while others would recoil in horror. But if you have calories on the menu, at least you know what youre biting into. And as...

For people with a mental illness, loved ones who care are as important as formal supports

Oct 20, 2019 10:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

People living with mental illness often require support from carers, such as family and friends, on a long-term and somewhat unpredictable basis. But these support networks are not always in place. Geographical or...

Does choice overload you? It depends on your personality – take the test

Oct 20, 2019 10:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

When you wander down most supermarket aisles are you befuddled by too much choice? Do you feel overwhelmed when comparing new phone deals, insurance offers, energy provider plans? Theres a lot of research in consumer...

Three reasons you have neck pain – and why 'bad posture' probably isn't one of them

Oct 20, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

If you suffer from neck pain, youre not alone. Spinal pain is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and its occurrence has increased dramatically over the past 25 years. While most episodes of neck pain are...