Top 10 most searched diseases: #1 Cancer
Cancers are one of the leading causes of death worldwide with a combined death toll of 8.2 million in 2012.
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Top 10 most searched diseases on Google
It’s interesting looking at what other people search for medically for a number of reasons. It shows us what diseases people
Read moreMalaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline likely to be approved
Malaria is a disease which affects over 200 million people worldwide each year, resulting in nearly 600,000 deaths, many of
Read moreThe Climate Health Commission and tackling global public health
On 23 June, the Lancet Journal released a paper produced by the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change,
Read moreCould legal medical cases help slow down climate change?
It is well known that climate change is endangering health. Indeed damage to public health is one of the reasons
Read moreMedicinal uses of marijuana
Marijuana has been around for a long time – at least 10,000 years – and has long been used for
Read moreClimate change and its effects on global public health
Climate Change and increasing global emissions is responsible for huge changes in global health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says
Read moreDo we risk over-medicating a healthy population?
10 years ago, screening for as many diseases as possible was the method used to keep the population healthy before
Read moreSeasonal genetic fluctuations and their effects on our health and the way we vaccinate
A study carried out by Cambridge University as found that just under 25% of our genes are expressed differently between different seasons.
Read moreMedical data, supercomputing and personalised medical care
Could IBM’s collaboration with Apple and medical electronics companies transform the way doctors treat patients and researchers assess diseases. IBM
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