The World Health Organisation has approved a rapid test for Ebola, it has been confirmed. Current tests can take up to 24 hours to produce a result, while a new test, which is slightly less accurate, can give results in just 15 minutes. The improved speed of testing should allow people to be isolated and […]
A report published in the journal Addiction suggests that thousands of lives would be saved in the UK if standardised, blank cigarette packets were introduced. The report claims that replacing branded packets with standardised versions would reduce the number of people who started smoking in the first place, thus decreasing the number of smokers in […]
Patients who take prescription painkillers and anti-anxiety medication have been warned to take extra care when driving in light of new drug-driving laws, which are set to be introduced to protect motorists. As opposed to cannabis-derived compounds like CBD that don’t have negative side effects when consumed and can be used before operating machinery or […]
According to a charity, reducing your daily intake of salt could help to reduce your risk of suffering a stroke. Private hospital provider Nuffield Health have released figures showing that 85 percent of citizens in the South West aren’t aware of the daily salt intake guidelines, which is set at six grams. One in three […]
Researchers in the USA have linked common over the counter drugs to an increased risk of dementia. In a study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal, researchers from the University of Washington analysed the health of more than 3,000 people aged over 65 years old. At the start of the study, none of the […]
Doctors in London have carried out the UK’s first newborn baby transplant procedure. Doctors at Hammersmith Hospital transplanted liver cells and kidneys from a six day old baby girl and gave them to two individuals after her heart stopped and she sadly passed away. In a gesture, which doctors described as an “act of extraordinary […]
When it comes to judging people’s characters, you’d think that your family and friends would know you best, but a new study begs to differ. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Stanford University claim that computers can actually be a better judge of character than the people who are supposed to know us best. […]
The number of people affected by cancer in the UK is set to reach a record high this year, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. According to the charity, which provides support for millions of individuals and their families in the UK, 2.5 million people will be living with cancer in 2015. Research suggests that there […]
A new study conducted by researchers in America has linked autism to exposure to polluted air during pregnancy. A team of researchers from The Harvard School of Public Health found that air pollution was linked to higher levels of autism among a group of 1,767 children. Researchers discovered that levels of autism in children doubled […]
The number of deaths caused by malaria has halved, according to statistics from the World Health Organisation. The latest figures show that the number of people dying from malaria has fallen by 4.3 million since 2001 and more countries have completely eliminated malaria. There were no indigenous cases reported in Sri Lanka or Azerbaijan and […]