The contagious thought that could kill you
Source: BBC By David Robson To die, sometimes you need only believe you are ill, and as David Robson discovers, we can unwittingly ‘catch’ such fears, often with terrifying consequences. […]
Rates of HIV Infection Rising in Australia
Source: SBS Rates of HIV infections are rising, but fewer people are dying from AIDS, data from the Kirby Institute for infection and immunity in society says. The human immunodeficiency […]
Ben Carson: Many prisoners go in straight, come out gay
http://launch.newsinc.com/?type=VideoPlayer/Single&widgetId=1&trackingGroup=69016&siteSection=tbtimes&videoId=28681186 Source: Tampa Bay Times By Lauren Carroll on Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 On CNN March 4, 2015, likely presidential contender Ben Carson, a Republican, said “A lot of people who go into prison straight, and when they come out they’re gay.” Homosexuality is a choice, just look at the […]
HIV vaccine that transforms cell DNA brings fresh hope
Source: BBC By James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website A radical new approach to vaccination seems to completely protect monkeys from HIV, US scientists report. Vaccines normally train the immune system to fight an infection. Instead, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California have altered the DNA of monkeys […]
Canada Legalizes Physician-Assisted Dying
February 6, 2015 Canada today provided terminally-ill citizens with increased peace of mind and control over the dying process. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that those who are terminally […]
Happiness is not about YOU, its about US
Source: Psychology Today Recently a lot of research has been coming out about what really makes us happy. I have seen TED talks and documentaries on Netflix on happiness. Time and time again the results are the same. Although we may seem to think that our happiness depends on our […]
What We Learn Before We’re Born: Ted Talk
Source: TED Talks Annie Murphy Paul, a science writer and reporter, has recently done research on fetal origins which is based on the theory that our health and our well-being is significantly affected in the rest of our lives by the 9 months in our mother’s womb. One of the […]
‘Half of UK people’ will get cancer
Source: BBC By James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, analysis suggests. Cancer Research UK said this estimate, using a new calculation method, replaced a forecast of more than one in three people […]
UK MPs say yes to three-person babies
Source:BBC MPs have voted in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in an historic move. The UK is now set to become […]
Dementia ‘linked’ to common over-the-counter drugs
By Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News online A study has linked commonly used medicines, including over-the-counter treatments for conditions such as insomnia and hay-fever, to dementia. All of the types of medication in question are drugs that have an “anticholinergic” effect. Experts say people should not panic or stop taking […]
Grapefruit and pills mix warning
Source: BBC Doctors have warned of a “lack of knowledge” about the dangers of mixing some medications with grapefruit. The fruit can cause overdoses of some drugs by stopping the medicines being broken down in the intestines and the liver. The researchers who first identified the link said the number […]
Coca-Colanisation is coming to Britain
thegurdian: by Sarah Boseley — Coca-Cola may not enjoy the cult status it has in Mexico but modern marketing tactics such as turning the London Eye Coke-red ring alarm bells ‘The corporation doesn’t need slogans or the jingly tunes it once employed to get into our heads. We know what […]
In Idaho, ‘Faith-Healing’ May Have Killed More Children Than We Ever Suspected
Editor’s note: Please locate a 5 minute, very recent video in CNN, about this issue. Does Christianity cause children to die, like Islam promotes terrorism? It is a rhetorical question; […]
Antibiotics: US discovery labelled ‘game-changer’ for medicine
By James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website The decades-long drought in antibiotic discovery could be over after a breakthrough by US scientists. Their novel method for growing bacteria has yielded 25 new antibiotics, with one deemed “very promising”. The last new class of antibiotics to make it to clinic was […]
Ebola outbreak: Liberia opens new cemetery
BBC News: Liberia has opened a new national cemetery to provide safe burial sites for victims of the Ebola outbreak. A Liberian official said the 50-acre site in Monrovia, half of which is ready to use, will enable “dignified” burials instead of cremations. READ MORE…
Scientists create precursors to human egg and sperm
Scientists at the University of Cambridge working with the Weizmann Institute have created primordial germ cells – cells that will go on to become egg and sperm – using human […]
Smartphone use ‘changing our brains’
Source: BBC By Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News online Our brains are adapting to touchscreen smartphone technology say researchers who have carried out a study on human volunteers. The scientists […]
IMF policies blamed for Ebola spread in West Africa
BBC News: Spending cuts imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have contributed to the rapid spread of Ebola in three West African states, UK-based researchers say. It had led to “under-funded, insufficiently staffed, and poorly prepared health systems” in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, they said. READ MORE… […]
Cambodia orders probe into ‘HIV village’ as more than 100 test positive
Hong Kong (CNN) — Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for an inquiry into a suspected mass HIV infection in a remote village in northwestern Battambang province. The infected cases […]
How Exercise Changes Our DNA
We all know that exercise can make us fitter and reduce our risk for illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease. But just how, from start to finish, a run […]