Content Moderation Case Studies: The Challenges In Moderating Information Regarding Eating Disorders (2012)
Techdirt.,
Summary: In 2012, the Huffington Post did an exposé on eating disorder blogs, mainly on the site Tumblr. It discussed the world…
Geneticamente modificati per curare l’anemia falciforme
Scientificast,
In 8 istituti di ricerca di Stati Uniti, Europa e Canada è stata utilizzata la tecnica di ingegneria genetica CRISPR-Cas9 per…
This is the deadly virus you need to look out for
KevinMD.com,
Days are getting shorter and evenings are getting cooler in temperate regions in the Northern hemisphere. This also means that…
Lisdexamphetamine
New Drug Approvals,
Lisdexamfetamine Molecular…
Andrew Wakefield claims “natural Herd Immunity” is better than anything vaccines can do, never mind all that suffering
Respectful Insolence,
Andrew Wakefield, his claims to the contrary, is antivaccine to the core. To be honest, I’m not sure if he was always…
Cherry Concentrate Can Lower Blood Pressure As Much As Drugs, Our Study Finds
IFLScience - Health and Medicine,
Health and…
What is Diatomaceous Earth and is it Good For You?
Authority Nutrition,
Diatomaceous earth is a unique type sand that consists of fossilized algae. It has been mined for decades and has numerous…
Czas podsumowań – odsłona pierwsza
nic prostszego,
Nadszedł ten raczej nieciekawy czas roku: zamiast czytać o najnowszych doniesieniach w nauce, czytać będziemy o tym, co działo…
Scared of growing old? Now you don’t have to be
Agenda - The World Economic Forum,
One of the most impressive signs of recent human progress is the increase in life expectancy. Globally, life expectancy for…
Work On Devastating Parasitic Diseases Wins Nobel Prize
IFLScience - Health and Medicine,
Health and…
Spanish Boy Dies Of Diphtheria Thanks To Anti-Vaxxers
IFLScience - Health and Medicine,
Health and…
Is Violence a Public Health Problem?
World Bank Blogs,
Reading Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” one is confronted with an…
Peter Baker: Men’s health—a problem hidden in plain sight?
Latest BMJ blogs,
The poor state of men’s health must be one of the biggest health issues routinely not talked about. It is ignored or sidelined…
Measles kills more kids that AIDS
Healthcare Economist,
Globally, measles is a significant killer of kids and the threat is growing in the US as vaccination rates decrease. Citing a Gl…
This map shows why people are dying earlier than they should by country
ZME Science,
In America and other developed countries, the leading causes of death are heart disease and cancer. Elsewhere, the picture can…
Good News! Kids Aren’t Dying as Much as They Used To
Wired Science,
On a blog post at PLOS, the tropical disease expert Peter Hotez and postdoctoral fellow Jennifer Herricks take a run through…
In 2013, measles killed more kids than car accidents or AIDS
Ezra Klein,
Measles killed 82,100 children under age 5 in 2013, ranking the disease at No. 7 on the list of the top causes of child death…
In 2013, measles killed more kids than car accidents or AIDS
Wonkblog,
Measles killed 82,100 children under age 5 in 2013, ranking the disease at No. 7 on the list of the top causes of child death…
“Vaccine Hesitancy”: The PLOS Currents Collection
Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine,
Peter Hotez (@peterhotez), President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development…
What Kills Little Kids?
Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine,
Peter Hotez (@PeterHotez), co-Editor in Chief of PLOS NTDs and Jennifer Herricks (@JenHerricks) of the National School of…
Vaccinating Against Iron-Deficiency Anemia: A New Technology For Maternal And Child Health
Health Affairs Blog - REMOVED,
When we think of killer diseases of global health importance, iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is not something that immediately…
One Million Deaths by Parasites
Public Library of Science - PLoS Medicine,
The end of 2014 saw the release of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013), in which 240 causes of death were…
Declinism: is the world actually getting worse? | Pete Etchells
Science: Head quarters | theguardian.com,
A recent survey suggests that 71% of people think that the world is going to the dogs. Are things actually that bad, or is it a…
Declinism: is the world actually getting worse?
Science news, comment and analysis | theguardian.com,
A recent survey suggests that 71% of people think that the world is going to the dogs. Are things actually that bad, or is it a…
Why Now Is The Best Time To Be Alive, Ever
BuzzFeed - Latest,
It might not feel like it, but the world is wealthier, healthier, longer-lived, and safer than it has ever been.
Richard Lehman’s journal review—12 January 2015
Latest BMJ blogs,
NEJM 8 Jan 2015 Vol…
Di cosa siamo morti nel 2013
OggiScienza,
SALUTE – In tutto il mondo l’aspettativa di vita è molto aumentata nelle ultime decadi, parallelamente al crollo della mortalità…
Di cosa siamo morti nel 2013
OggiScienza,
SALUTE – In tutto il mondo l’aspettativa di vita è molto aumentata nelle ultime decadi, parallelamente al crollo della mortalità…
Wir leben länger
Zebu (Das ist ein Gemeinschaftsblog von Joey, Sämi und Timi-Tim),
Die meisten Menschen leben gerne. Sie werden sich über das Resultat der jüngsten Global Burden of Disease Study freuen. Denn…
Richard Lehman’s journal review—22 December 2014
Latest BMJ blogs,
NEJM 18 December 2014 Vol…
Global Life Expectancy Up by 6 Years since 1990, Study Shows
Technology Org,
It has been known for some time that advances in the treatment and prevention of cancer, tuberculosis, HIV, The post Global…
The Global Burden of Disease: non-communicable diseases increase premature death
Open Access in the Developing World,
Up-to-date knowledge of cause-specific mortality is essential for the formulation of health policies. Obtaining this evidence…
The Global Burden of Disease: non-communicable diseases increase premature death
BioMed Central blog,
Up-to-date knowledge of cause-specific mortality is essential for the formulation of health policies. Obtaining this evidence…
One note on the global revolution in longevity
demography.matters.blog,
A recent Bloomberg article, Dani Bloomfield's "It’s the Best Time to Be Born as Life Expectancy Tops 70", caught my eye. These…
Global Life Expectancy on the Rise
Big Think,
The planet's life expectancy is up to 71.5 years according to a new study. This is a six-year improvement from 1990.Read More
Global Life Expectancy Has Risen by Six Years Since 1990
Fight Aging!,
Life expectancy at birth is a statistical measure, internally consistent and useful for comparisons across time. Insofar as it…
In media viviamo sei anni in più rispetto al 1990
Fondazione Veronesi,
Negli ultimi 23 anni l'aspettativa di vita globale è aumentata: di 5,8 (per gli uomini) e di 6,6 (per le donne) anni, tra il…
UK deaths from Alzheimer’s up by 52%
Cambridge Network - News,
Anglia Ruskin University Professor has been involved in a global study into mortality rates.