Category: Health

The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency shows that diagnoses of gonorrhoea and syphilis have surged in the last year. Shockingly, gonorrhoea rates are the highest they have been since records began in 1918. Gonorrhoea has increased from 71,133 diagnoses per year before the pandemic to 82,592 in 2022. It’s now the second […]

Depression has many triggers. Factors such as family genetics, stressful environment, physical changes, personality and hormonal changes can trigger depression in people. However, many people don’t know that some widely used prescription drugs can also cause depression as a side effect. Depression is incredibly common, impacting one in six people in their lifetime. Depression is […]

Vitamin B12 is an essential vitamin that has an important role in the production of red blood cells, in the production of DNA, and in the function of nerve cells. Despite its importance, many people suffer from its deficiency, which can lead to a variety of medical problems such as: Fatigue – B12 is needed […]

There’s a good reason why, when you’re waiting with your shopping cart at your supermarket’s checkout counter, you are unlikely to see nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits – but candy, salty snacks, soft drinks, ice cream and other junk food. Children demand that parents put these in the cart, and adults snatch them up for […]

The heavy haze and high temperatures that Israel recently experienced may cause migraine attacks and even worsen the frequency and intensity of pain among those who suffer from migraines. Approximately one million Israelis suffer from migraines with varying degrees of severity, and more than half of sufferers are sensitive to weather changes including exposure to […]

Recently published research has found a link between breastfeeding for longer and higher GCSE grades. We know from previous research that across a whole population, breastfeeding can help support health and development. Babies who are breastfed are statistically less likely to develop certain health issues, or – as in this study – slightly more likely […]

For several days after each November full moon, a wondrous spectacle occurs on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia: corals release into the water billions of eggs and sperm that unite to form free-floating larvae. These eventually settle, seeding new coral colonies. Corals are not the only creatures to synchronise breeding by the light of […]

Straight hair is all the rage among women today – and many who were not born with it will try anything to make their locks look ironed. But if they were early humans living in Africa, they probably would suffer even more.  Curly hair does more than simply look good to devotees – it may […]

When Shoshana Polakoff, 40, received an unexpected breast cancer diagnosis three years ago, the mother of three young children needed extra support. Her friends, family and Jewish community in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan immediately stepped up. They organized help with after-school childcare, packed school lunches for her kids and sent her little notes […]

People who have experienced childhood maltreatment are more likely to develop alexithymia in adulthood, according to a new study published this month. The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Psychological Bulletin, sought to understand the long-term social and emotional impact that experiencing mistreatment in childhood could have. What is ‘alexithymia’? Alexithymia is a personality trait […]