The Insiders' Guide to Expatriate Health

European countries are paying too little attention to a chronic lung disease which affects one in ten people, warns a lung advocacy group. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an irreversible… Read more »

International health news World AIDS Day 2014 — 1 in 2 people living with AIDS don’t know they have it, World AIDS Day aims to reduce the stigma of taking anti-retroviral… Read more »

An international survey from the Commonwealth Fund has found the United States to be among the worst countries when it comes to receiving and affording health care for elderly people…. Read more »

International health news Counselling could reduce repeat suicide attempts 26% — People who have attempted suicide are very likely to try again, short-term counselling can prevent this. Alcohol in pregnancy not… Read more »

Currently, official advice is that a glass (150ml) of unsweetened fruit juice counts as one of your recommended five a day. Nevertheless, according to Action on Sugar, this advice is… Read more »

In 2012 Australia implemented laws on tobacco packaging making graphic pictures mandatory and banning any branding. Not only were the images more shocking than ever, displaying diseased gums and gangrenous feet, but the… Read more »

Scientists are celebrating a ‘major milestone’ in the fight against polio. According to the US Centre for Diseases, it appears the second of three strains of poliovirus has been eliminated… Read more »

Circadian rhythms, informally referred to as our internal body clock, have recently been a hot topic in both science and media. Our body clock is controlled by our brain, using… Read more »