by M&G 03.12.2014 A Zambian HIV counsellor looks at text messages coming up on the U-report platform for HIV and Aids awareness at a call centre in Lusaka. (Pic: AFP)   The questions teenagers ask about HIV are brutally honest,…

by: Alistair Fairweather, M&G 24.11.2014 Technology’s usefulness will be all that matters when we need chips embedded in our bodies to get jobs or move freely around the world. Neil Harbisson is an extraordinary person. Though he was born completely…

Dubai (News Agencies) The Egyptian Gazette 15.11.2014 – The prevalence of diabetes is soaring in populations across Middle East and north Africa and the burden on the region’s healthcare system is set to increase unless more action is taken to…

by Mike Edelhart, Oct 9, 2014 Given the frenzy of interest following the announcement of the Apple Watch, you might think wearables will be the next really important shift in tech. Not so. Wearables will have their moment in the…

26 Sep 2014 by Sarah Wild Researchers from Stanford University in the United States have developed a protein that inhibits the spread of cancer. Metastatic cancer is a frightening prospect. Cancerous tumours are pockets of abnormal cell growth, with a host…

ONE eNEWS— September 12, 2014 Apple’s big wearable announcement Tuesday was met with excitement by some and disappointment by others. While health and fitness is a major selling point of the device, it’s not the standout health wearable that it might…

by Laura Tedesco Sep 11, 2014 Photo by Corbis Images How sharp you are at age 65 may be tied to something totally out of your control: your blood type. And people with Type AB blood — the least common…

ReutersSep 2, 2014 by Andrew M. Seaman   A low-carbohydrate diet is better for losing weight and may also be better for lowering the risk of heart disease than a low-fat diet, according to a new study. While low-carb diets…

Updated by Susannah Locke on August 28, 2014, 2:00 p.m. ET Sierra Leone government burial team members wearing protective clothing carry the coffin of Dr Modupeh Cole, Sierra Leone’s second senior physician to die of Ebola. Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images…

August 25, 2014  by David Bailey In what has become a farce of sorts, health care providers appear to remain far behind the learning curve when it comes to data, network and email security, as breaches have been on a…