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Pokemon Go ‘bad for your health’, leading psychologist says
A LEADING psychologist has called on parents to limit the length of time they allow their children to play Pokemon Go on mobile phones. John Oates, senior lecturer in developmental psychology at the Open University, believes the craze will stop young people developing social skills. He believes no one should play the game...
Prince Harry gets tested for HIV to raise awareness
A simple jab of the finger is all it takes for a prince of England to bring attention to the fight against HIV. On Thursday, Prince Harry headed to a London clinic to get tested for HIV live on Facebook to show people how simple it is to take the test. Kensington Palace posted a link to the video on its Twitter feed along with...
Zika Virus Transmission Risk During Olympics Is Low, CDC Says
The risk of Zika virus transmission during the upcoming Olympic games in Rio will be low due to colder weather, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. In a new risk-assessment report, the CDC found that since the games are occurring during winter in Brazil, the cooler, drier weather will reduce mosquito...
How to be a healthy & productive employee all year long
Mashable's latest #BizChats Twitter chat, sponsored by Sleep Number, discussed what it takes to stay on top of your productivity at work, even when the weather is gorgeous outside and all you can think about is the beach. Over the course of an hour, @MashBusiness covered an array of questions, ranging from the signs,...
Olympic Games: World Health Organization to conduct Zika examination
The World Health Organization is to conduct an examination into the risks of holding the Olympic Games in Brazil because of the Zika virus. US Senator Jeanne Shaheen has asked WHO to examine whether the Rio Games could accelerate the mosquito-borne virus. "The Olympics draw people from all over the globe. It's...
Elena Malysheva told about her family tragedy
the popular show "Live healthy!" Elena Malysheva spoke about her childhood, meeting of her future husband, a career of the scientist and an awful tragedy of her family. Elena Malysheva recently decided to tell about the tragedy for the first. Her large family has experienced an awful time thirty...
New Incentives Needed To Develop Antibiotics To Fight Superbugs
Drugmakers are renewing efforts to develop medicines to fight emerging antibiotic-resistant bacteria, but creating new classes of drugs on the scale needed is unlikely to happen without new financial incentives to make the effort worth the investment, companies and industry experts said. American military researchers on...
Is Angelina Jolie Really Dying, Or Is It Just a Temporary Health Issue?
After the rumors about Angelina Jolie dying soon went viral last week, it was sad news for everyone who thought they were going to be losing one of their favorite stars. Fortunately, the good news is that these rumors were far from reality as one of Hollywood’s all-time favorite is only having temporary health...
Public Health England: Advice to eat more fat ‘irresponsible’
Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England's chief nutritionist has said. Dr Alison Tedstone was responding to a report by the National Obesity Forum, which had suggested eating fat could help cut obesity and type 2 diabetes. The charity had said promoting low-fat food has had...
‘WAR ON SMOKERS’ Tobacco firms lose legal battle against HUGE health warnings
TOBACCO giants have lost their High Court challenge over the Government’s new plain packaging rules — the day before the law comes into force. From tomorrow cigarettes will be sold in standardised green packaging bearing graphic warnings of the dangers of smoking from Friday under new rules designed to prevent young...
What does a form of your legs say about your character
Guessing on hands — in the past! Experts say that the health and even the nature of man can be measured by feet. Shoe size, the shape of the foot and toes, and even cracked heels — all of these can supposedly reveal your...
Depression in Old Age May Be Linked to Dementia, Study Finds
The reasons some people are more at risk for developing dementia came into clearer focus today thanks to a new study that suggests a link between depression and dementia. Researchers from Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands found that older people who developed increasingly worse depression were more likely to develop...