Tag: health
News about the success of a new Ebola vaccine may be...
Timothy P Lahey, Dartmouth College
Ebola is on the run: the number of cases dipped below 10 a week recently, and a few days ago...
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for…
Explainer: the problem drug patents pose for developing countries
Erica Penfold, South African Institute of International Affairs
Patents and restrictions on intellectual property have become more...
Africa is within reach of being declared a polio free region
Charles Wiysonge
, Stellenbosch University
More than 20 years after North and South America eliminated the threat of polio, sub-Saharan Africa is finally on the brink...
Alcohol guidelines ignore how people drink – that’s why they’re not...
Alcohol guidelines ignore how people drink – that's why they're not heeded
Melanie Lovatt, University of Sheffield
As part of the government’s strategy to cut the...
New York state’s program to eliminate mother-to-child HIV…
New York state's program to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission could work around the world
Stephen W Nicholas, Columbia University
Last month’s announcement that Cuba is the...
Despite research breakthroughs, an anti-aging pill is still a long way...
Sharon Horesh Bergquist, Emory University
Last month a team of doctors and scientists made the case to regulators at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
The compound behind all those stories about red wine being good...
By Mohit Kumar Jolly, Rice University
If you’re a teetotaller, your friends have likely tried to convince you to taste red wine by swearing on...
Britain’s love affair with cheap food could be coming to an...
By Tim Lang, City University London and Victoria Schoen, City University London
Political wrangling over food prices has a long history, and a difficult future....
EXPLORING NATURE
At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...
Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University
As Midwinter Day approaches in Antarctica – the longest and darkest day of the...
