Dying of Aids in 2017
AIDS continues to kill: one million people died of the disease last year. The death rate remains shockingly high despite the availability of antiretroviral drugs, used...
Cancer – One Minute Medical School
What is cancer? How is it caused? Can it be prevented?
Murderers betray themselves with body language
Murderers can’t control the subconscious body language which conveys their guilt. ‘Even the most confident, hardened killers can give themselves away with tiny signs and gestures...
Suicide prevention is high priority
Every suicide tells a different but equally tragic story. Suicide prevention is a high priority for councils, which already provide a range of vital services that...
Can graphic design save your life?
Can Graphic Design Save Your Life? is a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection which explores how graphic designers have encouraged us to change our...
What’s in a name? – nursing job titles
What's in a name when it comes to nursing job titles? Actually quite a lot, according to new research.‘Variation in job titles within the nursing...
How to reduce your risk of breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and affects one in eight women during their lifetime. Risk factors include age...
Statins reduce deaths from heart disease
Statins reduce deaths from coronary heart disease by 28 per cent in men, according to the longest-ever study focusing on men with high levels of...
An insight into obesity
In tribal societies, obesity is often seen as a sign of health and beauty. However, in the developed world it is regarded as a disease...
World Mind Matters Day
On World Mind Matters Day 2017, research funded by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), of laws and policies in 52 countries of the Commonwealth reveals...
