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Playing video games can be good for your health
Worldwide, we spend 1.75 billion minutes a day playing Candy Crash. There must be something better to do with that time, right? That may be so, but as with anything in life, it's really a matter of perception. When people play games, game designer Jane McGonigal says, they are "wholeheartedly Read More...
This nurse found a way to break hospital routine to reflect on life and death
In hospitals, death and dying are part of the daily routine. Nurses and doctors need to learn to cope with the death of a patient. But with all the hustle and bustle in hospitals, and the next patient already waiting, where's the time to cope, the time to stand still for a moment to reflect on life Read More...
Sales in butter and whole milk up, consumers embracing full-fat foods
It's a fact that cows don’t produce skim milk. In order to produce skim milk, you need to take the fat out of it. For years, health authorities urged people to cut back on foods high in saturated fat, like whole milk, butter and meat, and many of them did. But now, times are changing. A new Read More...
Big multinationals announce ambitious plans to use renewable energy
Yesterday, we reported on a group of big multinationals joining efforts to help feed the refugees at Europe's borders. Today, we're here to tell you that some of the world's biggest companies have announced ambitious targets to power their operations entirely with renewable energy. Companies, Read More...
Moving a little throughout the day is best way to offset health hazards of prolonged sitting
Sitting on your bum all day at work has been proven to be detrimental to health. In fact, one study found that prolonged sitting can increase your risk for cancer by more than 60%. Moving a little throughout the day—also known as fidgeting—can counteract the problems that come with sitting for Read More...
Healthier lifestyles could cut cancer cases by a third, researchers say
About a third of cancer cases could be prevented with small changes in lifestyle. That's the conclusion of researchers at the World Cancer Research Fund after studying data for the 13 most common cancers in the UK. For example, among men, 9% of cases of advanced prostate cancer could be prevented Read More...
Africa sees huge progress in fighting malaria
Intensive global efforts to tackle malaria has prevented nearly 700 million cases of the deadly disease in Africa since 2000, a new study shows. A combination of bed nets, new treatments and insecticides distributed by a variety of health organizations and charities like Unicef has dropped malaria Read More...
Yoga improves arthritis symptoms and mood, provides pain relief
The aches and pains of arthritis can be relieved with the practice of yoga. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found that yoga may be a safe and effective way to keep moving for one in five adults living with arthritis, providing pain relief and a 20% improvement in physical Read More...
Spending more time outside is healthy for our eyes, tied to less nearsightedness in children
In some parts of China, a shocking 90% of high school graduates experience nearsightedness. Around the world, the number of people with blurry vision is growing. How come? Already for years, experts have been pointing at the detrimental effect of spending too much time inside, staring at Read More...
Babies born through a Caesarian section can now get the health benefits of a natural birth
All over the world, there are worries that babies who are born through a Caesarian section miss out on some important health benefits. Children born by a C-section start life with insufficient intestinal bacteria flora, studies have shown. If a baby is born naturally, its bacterial community Read More...