Public Health

A new study found that alternative providers of primary care in the UK's NHS do not perform as well as traditional GP practices. Alternative providers have been contracted to offer primary care in…

Married people have better overall health and longevity than single people, say epidemiologists, but more is not always better.  A recent prospective multicenter observational study assessed the…

Celiac disease is a life-long condition that has severe consequences yet many people remain undiagnosed.  Celiac disease is a genetically-determined, autoimmune condition caused by a permanent…

The immune-boosting properties of breast milk have long been known and experiments in mice are beginning to show another way how. A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins pediatric surgeon-in-chief…

Many newborns are exposed in their earliest days to bisphenol A (BPA) and lots of other chemicals, the world is all chemical, but BPA has been the subject of more scrutiny than most because it is…

There is a great deal of evidence that meditation, in particular mindfulness meditation, improves the brain, and the research is teaching us a lot about how and why that happens. Let’s look at some…

Have you ever wondered what those food additive numbers in the ingredients list on your food packaging meant and what they were really doing to your body? A recent study suggests emulsifiers –…

Ghana has plenty of water. So why do its people buy plastic pouches from street vendors? Shaun Raviv investigates. When Johnnie Water was a schoolboy in the Volta Region of Ghana, he and his…

Heavy snoring and sleep apnea may be linked to memory and thinking decline at an earlier age, according to a new study - but treating the disorders with a breathing machine may delay the decline.…

A new study has found that wind instrument players have a reduced risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea. The findings presented at the Sleep and Breathing Conference 2015 suggest that this…