Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape Town, this is the oldest example of a township, settlements originally created to segregate the black African community from urban areas. Today, Langa is… Continue reading ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher | Sugar
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Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
Ministers are being urged to roll out a better testing regime for one of the country’s biggest killers, with the most recent figures showing death rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more than three times higher in some of the most deprived areas of the country. More than 20,000 people a year in England die… Continue reading Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
Doctors push for more aggressive efforts to fight Chagas disease, a silent killer
When Maira Gutiérrez was diagnosed with Chagas disease in 1997, neither she nor her primary care physician had even heard of the malady. She discovered her illness only by chance, after participating in a Red Cross blood drive organized by her employer, Universal Studios. (Universal Studios is owned by Comcast, the same parent company as… Continue reading Doctors push for more aggressive efforts to fight Chagas disease, a silent killer
What is legionella and what damage can it cause? | Legionnaires’ disease
With legionella discovered on the Bibby Stockholm barge just days after asylum seekers arrived on board, we take a look at the health hazard. What is legionella? As the UK’s Health and Safety Executive notes, legionella bacteria occur in rivers and ponds, but only tend to cause problems when they occur in water systems where… Continue reading What is legionella and what damage can it cause? | Legionnaires’ disease
New vaccine research centre in UK to help scientists prepare for ‘disease X’ | Medical research
Ministers have opened a new vaccine research centre in the UK where scientists will work on preparing for “disease X”, the next potential pandemic pathogen. The state-of-the-art Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre is based at the UK Health and Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Porton Down campus in Wiltshire. Live viruses will be kept onsite in specialist… Continue reading New vaccine research centre in UK to help scientists prepare for ‘disease X’ | Medical research
Tick tick boom: how much is Lyme disease increasing in the US? | Health
Lyme disease cases appear to have more than doubled in the US over the past 30 years. As with so many diseases, though, it can be hard to figure out how much of that increase is because doctors have become better at diagnosing it and patients have become more aware of its symptoms. Lyme, the… Continue reading Tick tick boom: how much is Lyme disease increasing in the US? | Health