Weekly health roundup September 26
International Health News HealthVault, a Microsoft app which allows users to store and monitor their health and fitness from their mobile phone, is pulling support from Windows phones. Due to… Read more »
Category: Healthcare
Weekly health roundup September 19
International Health News As bacteria becomes more resistant against medication, treating common but dangerous kidney issues could become more difficult. 12% of people featured in a study on Pyelonephritis, a… Read more »
Weekly health roundup September 12
International Health News New research from the American Journal of Preventative Medicine has shown that teenagers are the group most affected by health warnings on sugary drinks. Teenagers aged 12-18… Read more »
Weekly health roundup September 5
International Health News A new development in chickenpox research could be the answer to many parents’ prayers. Scientists now believe that a second dose of the vaccine may be enough… Read more »
Weekly health roundup August 29
International Health News ‘Magic dolls’, which are famously used all over the world to show the effects of teenage pregnancy, may not be as effective as first thought. A study… Read more »
Weekly health roundup August 22
International Health News New research now shows that the Zika virus could be more harmful to adults than first thought. Although the effects on infants have been widely studied, more… Read more »
Weekly health roundup August 16
International health news Alzheimer’s disease may finally have a cure, with research on mice having shown a drug commonly used for period pain to have “completely reversed the inflammation of… Read more »
Weekly health roundup August 8
International health news A great step has been taken towards identifying all the genes that affect the risk of depression. However, while improving the ability to study the disease, the… Read more »
Weekly health roundup August 1
International health news Breastfeeding within the first hour of birth provides newborns with their first ‘vaccine’, according to Unicef. A vital source of nutrients and antibodies, delaying the first instance… Read more »
Weekly health roundup July 26
International health news Medical tourism is set to grow 25% year-over-year for the next ten years, with people traveling across borders in search of cheaper or better healthcare. While health… Read more »