What your sad desk sandwich says about your working habits

Mar 28, 2024 12:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Hows that sandwich? If youre munching on a supermarket meal deal while reading this, well, I probably am too. Brits in particular are known for their obsession with sandwiches, which they eat alone while continuing to...

Honey is said to help with hay fever symptoms – here’s what the research says about this claim

Mar 28, 2024 12:06 pm UTC| Health

Honey has a long history as a revered natural remedy across many cultures. Ancient civilisations recognised its therapeutic potential, employing it for various medicinal purposes. The ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Chinese,...

Eating some chocolate really might be good for you – here’s what the research says

Mar 28, 2024 12:05 pm UTC| Health

Although it always makes me scoff slightly to see Easter eggs making their first appearance in supermarkets at the end of December, there are few people who arent delighted to receive a bit of chocolate every year. It...

We’ve taken smoking from ‘normal’ to ‘uncommon’ and we can do the same with vaping – here’s how

Mar 25, 2024 05:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Vaping is a pressing public health issue. While adult smoking rates continue to fall, vaping rates are rising. Seven per cent of adults now vape daily, up nearly three-fold since 2019. Most alarmingly, the rate of daily...

Elon Musk says ketamine can get you out of a ‘negative frame of mind’. What does the research say?

Mar 21, 2024 17:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

X owner Elon Musk recently described using small amounts of ketamine once every other week to manage the chemical tides that cause his depression. He says its helpful to get out of a negative frame of mind. This has...

The hidden racist history of hair loss

Mar 19, 2024 11:33 am UTC| Health

Hair loss is common in men and women, particularly with age for example, androgenetic alopecia (or pattern baldness) affects 80% of men and 40% of women. For the most part, it can be physically inconsequential. Yet,...

Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know

Mar 19, 2024 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

A recent study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health. The study involved patients in Italy who had a condition called carotid artery plaque,...