HIV public health emergency in Indiana
The governor of Indiana, Mike Pence, is expected to announce a public health emergency in Scott County, a county in the south of Indiana. In the last 26 months at… Read more »
Author Archives: Lara Stok
Weekly health news roundup: 30 March 2015
International health news Parents in the UK do not recognize their children’s obesity – A number of cases are being ignored as they are not seen as “extreme” enough. Beauty… Read more »
Build up a tolerance or ban completely?
Peanut allergies. We probably all know someone (or someone that knows someone) who is coping with this usually lifelong, and potentially fatal, allergy. Fearful parents are taking huge precautions which… Read more »
Daily consumption of fizzy drinks raises risk of cancer?
According to a study conducted by the Consumer Reports on the effect of caramel colouring used in soft drinks such as Coca Cola, the daily consumption of fizzy drinks is more… Read more »
Weekly health news roundup: 16 February 2015
International health news Skunk-like cannabis increases the risk of psychosis – A recent study has found a link between the use of potent cannabis and psychosis in 24% of the… Read more »
Which countries top the European health care rankings?
In order to disclose patterns and reveal the best national healthcare systems in Europe, the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) was published by the Health Consumer Powerhouse recently. The data was… Read more »