health and fitness

mercredi 1 juillet 2015

Well: Think Like a Doctor: Limping Along

A 2-year-old boy suddenly stops walking. Can you figure out why?

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VIDEO: Feeding Chad's children with Unicef

Medical editor Fergus Walsh visited a Unicef nutrition centre in Chad to see what is being done to tackle the problem of child malnutrition.

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Health firm reacts to Facebook row

The health insurer Vitality promises to be "clearer" about the fact an app it promotes is owned by Facebook, following complaints by privacy groups.

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Well: Older Athletes Have a Strikingly Young Fitness Age

Older athletes can be much younger, physically, than they are in real life.

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VIDEO: What do children think of hospital care?

A survey that asked more than 18,000 children what they think about hospital care, found a majority felt safe in hospital, but many said they were not given enough attention from staff.

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Bathing in crude oil: 'a bit like chocolate' – video

A health centre in oil-rich Azerbaijan is taking full advantage of the country's natural resource by allowing customers to bath in crude oil. The Naftalan health centre says the tradition dates back as far as the 6th century and that it has been shown by Soviet scientists to have antibiotic qualities. One customer says he has heard of the carcinogenic risks, but says it feels like chocolate and smells nice Continue reading...