Nicotine e-cigarettes and two prescription medications that curb symptoms of withdrawal are the most effective stop-smoking aids, according to a comprehensive, multinational review by a team of scientists, including a University ...
Sep 12, 2023
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For approximately 80% of the world's population, the first stop after catching a cold or breaking a bone isn't the hospital—maybe because there isn't one nearby, or they can't afford it. Instead, the first step is consulting ...
Sep 7, 2023
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IIASA researchers and experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) have conducted a systematic review of health and well-being–related indicators, as well as citizen science initiatives, to explore the potential of citizen ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Since being first introduced into Australia in 1953 improve dental health, water fluoridation has been shown to reduce tooth decay by 26–44% in children and adolescents and by 27% in adults.
Mar 6, 2023
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Most health and nutrition claims on infant formula products seem to be backed by little or no high quality scientific evidence, finds an international survey published by The BMJ today.
Feb 15, 2023
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Prominent organizations including the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have dismissed low-carbohydrate diets that prevent tooth decay in favor of recommending high-carbohydrate diets which ...
Nov 5, 2022
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Access to quality health care is a fundamental human right. Yet more than half the world's population can't obtain even the most essential health care. Out-of-pocket costs drive hundreds of millions into extreme poverty
Nov 2, 2022
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When Brazilian immunologist Helder Nakaya visited Evandro Chagas Institute in Belém (the capital of Pará state, Brazil) in 2017, there was a commotion because one of its best microscopists was retiring and much of the knowledge ...
Jul 28, 2022
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While humans evolved over a period of approximately 6 million years, breakthroughs in modern medicine as we know it today got going only in the 19th and 20th centuries. So how did humans successfully survive through millions ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Medical equipment that can be manufactured at low cost, is simple to use and can be easily maintained will help extend surgery to the 5 billion people worldwide who currently cannot get access to it, say researchers.
Jun 13, 2022
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