New ways to kill pain
Thousands of years after humans discovered the pain-relieving effects of resin from opium poppies, clinicians still rely in opioids to…
Thea Jourdan
The anti-vaccine trend
Herd immunity requires that the majority of people are vaccinated to stop proliferation of disease. Measles, for example, is so…
Replaceable Me
Replacing worn-out body parts with brand new, fully working artificial ones sounds like a great idea. In fact, millions of people…
Back to health
Whether it’s a twinge in the small of your back or an eye-watering ache in your lumbar spine, back pain is…
Scan or Scam?
Today in any large city in the UK, you can walk into a clinic and book yourself in for a total…
The feminisation of males
An increasing number of baby boys in the UK are being born with genital disorders. One in 350 male babies have…
Make yourself resilient to worry
No one is too beautiful and successful to be immune to worry. It doesn’t matter how many accolades you receive -…
Avoid Olympian injuries
The gruesome snapping sound of a leg bone breaking will be one of the memorable moments of the Rio Olympics -…
Lovely and Juicing
Whether you are a health aficionado or just keen to get 'bikini ready' for summer, you may have already decided to…
What’s so super about avocados?
The avocado rose, delicious served on toast with a screw of black pepper and lemon juice, is the latest and prettiest…
Not-so-super calcium pills?
Calcium pills, which are taken by around five million people in the UK, are popular among those who don't get enough…
Heat treatment for asthma
People with severe asthma can benefit from a procedure called bronchial thermoplasty which uses blasts of heat to cut asthma attacks…