Health
Chinese virus outbreak prompts extra checks at airports, fever scanners to be set up at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport
Many countries are checking the temperatures of arriving airline passengers and adopting precautionary quarantine procedures in response to a new virus as…
First case of mystery Chinese virus diagnosed in US
A man returning from China has become the first person in the US to be diagnosed with a mystery new virus. Chinese…
Europe prepares for ‘credible threat’ of Chinese flu pandemic spreading despite likelihood is considered low
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Monday considered the likelihood of introduction of the virus to the EU…
Scotland to ban children under 12 using head while playing football
Parents and teachers tell children to use their head. Well, in Scotland, that might not be allowed. The Scottish Football Association was…
WHO to convene emergency meeting as China virus spreads
The World Health Organisation is set to hold an emergency meeting to decide whether the deadly coronavirus is an international emergency. China…
China confirms sharp rise in cases of SARS-like virus across the country
China on Monday reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country, including to Beijing, raising concerns as millions begin trips…
Links between mobile phone use and health under the lens as Italian court rules that prolonged use causes cancers in the head
The prolonged use of mobile phone can cause cancers in the head, according to a ruling by Turin's Appeals Court on Tuesday.…
Do we have time for physical activity?
It's a standard in the Corporate world, that many busy executives set one of their New Year’s resolutions to primarily focus and…
Recruitment of foreign doctors is new flashpoint in Europe’s health debates
Politico reports that outgoing Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis waded into the increasingly heated EU debate over the recruitment of foreign health care…
Academics warn vaping products must not be sold as medicines
Vaping products should be sold from behind the counter amid increasing concern they pose a risk to health, experts have claimed. Martin…
Health systems unprepared for ageing population living with HIV
Global health systems are unprepared to meet the needs of an ageing population living with HIV, experts have warned. While people with…
Four in five adolescents failing to exercise for even 60 minutes a day, UN health agency warns
An alarming lack of exercise among adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN health agency revealed…