Aiming to attract the increasing numbers of global medical tourists, Taiwan has launched five “health liaison centres”, with four in airports. These centres will provide medical consultations, aiming to “enhance… Read more »
International health news Top health stories from 2013 — Deadly infections, post-menopausal pregnancy, and an HIV cure are among the top medical stories this year. Reading a novel changes your brain… Read more »
Christmas is always a time of overindulgence. Check out our list of five healthy gift ideas to help get you, and your loved ones, back on track for the New… Read more »
On the 3 December, the Dutch insurance company Ditzo started a unique campaign to help cancer research, all inspired by Professor René Bernhards, who works at the Netherlands Cancer Institute…. Read more »
International health news E-cigarette industry difficult to regulate — Hundreds of e-cigarette products are available with little or no regulation of their content in some countries. Irregular heartbeat “growing global health… Read more »
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently revealed global cancer cases have now reached 14 million each year. It also predicts that by 2025 the incidence of cancer around the world… Read more »
It’s expected the average Brit will consume 6,000 calories (kcal) on Christmas day, compared with the recommended daily intake of 2,000kcal for women and 2,500kcal for men. In addition to… Read more »
International health news Global cancer cases skyrocket – The number of cancer cases has leaped to 14 million cases annually, a shift in developing countries’ lifestyles is partly to blame…. Read more »
The Saudi Ministry of Health has started a huge recruitment drive for 3,500 expat medical professionals for vacancies in hospitals across the Kingdom. The majority of staff, including doctors and… Read more »
Leading doctors have extolled the benefits of a Mediterranean diet in preventing dementia, ahead of an international summit on the topic. In an open letter to the British Health Secretary,… Read more »