Weekly health news roundup: 4 May 2015
International health news Melanoma Monday raises awareness for deadliest form of skin cancer – Since May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, every year the first Monday in May is named… Read more »
Medical fees on the rise for expats in Kuwait
It’s a bad week for expats in Kuwait using the public health care system as medical fees are expected to soar, according to an article published in the Kuwait Times…. Read more »
Wake up! Too much sleep is also harmful
Everyone knows that lack of sleep is not healthy, but unfortunately in turns out oversleeping may be even more harmful. Not only does oversleeping actually make you more tired, but there… Read more »
Weekly health news roundup: 27 April 2015
International health news Do microwaves cause a loss of food nutrients? – Research tells us some nutrients may actually benefit from quick heating. Older people tend to be happier –… Read more »
Human trial of antibody treatment to fight HIV
A study published in Nature, the international science journal, describe the promising results of a human antibody trial to fight HIV. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infects and eventually destroys white blood… Read more »
Weekly health news roundup: 20 April 2015
International health news Spreading happiness through the smell of sweat – Study suggests we can detect happiness through sweat. ‘Preventable rabies kills 160 people per day’ – Around 59,000 people die every year… Read more »
Expert advice on health insurance brokers
What is a health insurance broker? How can their services benefit expats and what is the difference between a broker and a comparison website? These questions were put to Jorien Jansen,… Read more »
Amazonian “brew” aids rehabilitation in Brazil
Prisons in Brazil have found a new innovative way to peacefully rehabilitate the inmates. There has been an enormous increase in the number of inmates in prisons in Brazil, resulting… Read more »
Weekly health news roundup: 13 April 2015
International health news Age of happiness – these 60-and-older seniors will destroy your age stereotypes. Doctors often refuse to confront obese pregnant women – Pregnant, obese and in danger. Is… Read more »
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 »