It may come as no surprise to you that the world is becoming more comfortable with the term “plant-based”. Many restaurants offering vegan alternatives. There’s a soaring amount of sales with vegan brands all over the globe. Even power players like Disney making a safe space for vegans. According to QSR Magazine, global demand for… Read More: The Plant-Based Movement Is Growing Faster Than Ever »
Fitness trackers like the Apple Watch now allow you to detect heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation. That’s not always a good thing, says doctor Margaret McCartney Technology | Comment 17 July 2019 Josie Ford By Margaret McCartney SELF-EMPOWERED, self-motivated, self-aware: we have got used to the idea that more knowledge about our health is… Read More: Using smart watches to monitor your heart could do more… »
Obesity now causes more cases of four common cancers in the UK than smoking, according to a charity. Cancer Research UK says bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver cancers are more likely to have been caused by being overweight than by smoking tobacco. It says millions are at risk of cancer because of their weight and… Read More: Obesity ’causes more cases of some cancers than smoking’ »
Most Ebola cases are never detectedREUTERS/Baz Ratner By Ruby Prosser Scully At least half of all Ebola outbreaks may have gone unrecognised, and more surveillance is needed to identify them early, before they get out of control. Those are the conclusions of a new analysis involving data from the largest Ebola outbreak in history. Ebola… Read More: More than half of all Ebola outbreaks are going undetected »