Fizzy drinks tax alone won't solve childhood obesity nightmare

Mar 21, 2016 13:42 pm UTC| Health Law

George Osbornes sugar levy on soft drinks seems to acknowledge, at long last, that the food industry should be regulated to help consumers adopt healthier diets. A substantial body of evidence strongly supports a soda tax....

No-one should get dud hospital care – it's time to lift our game on quality and safety

Mar 21, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Health

In 2013-14, Australian governments spent A$105 billion on health; A$44 billion of that was on public hospitals. The Commonwealth government is increasingly concerned with the size of the health budget and has acted to...

How sexting is creating a safe space for curious millennials

Mar 21, 2016 07:41 am UTC| Health

Millennials have become cyborgs. They exist far beyond biology and through a variety of technological devices which dont function as external entities but as a platform and backdrop to their daily lives. They were born...

Health Check: is it bad to pop your pimples?

Mar 21, 2016 01:33 am UTC| Health

To squeeze or not to squeeze? Ill admit that Im no skin saint. I have stood in front of the mirror on a number of occasions as a teenager with a big pimple staring right back at me. And yes, despite being advised not to, I...

Explainer: what are microneedles and why do we need them?

Mar 18, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Health

Microneedles are tiny needles, small enough that they are measured in millionths of a metre (m), designed to deliver medicines. But needles is perhaps a misnomer. In terms of how they work, microneedles have more in common...

Acne treatment: antibiotics don't need to kill bacteria to clear up your skin

Mar 18, 2016 10:20 am UTC| Health

Acne is one of the most common dermatologic diseases, affecting 40-50 million people each year in the United States. While best known as a bothersome part of puberty, affecting approximately 85 percent of young people,...

Why big datasets can help solve South Africa's environmental health ills

Mar 18, 2016 08:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health

There is a severe lack of environmental health data being collected in communities and households in South Africa. As a result of this, environmental health researchers have a significant challenge accessing high quality...