Pesticides: farming chemicals make insects sick at non-deadly doses – especially in hot weather: Farm workers are also at risk of serious harm from pesticide exposure. Bell Ka Pang/Shutterstock The various regulatory systems for approving pesticides in operation around the world are crude and flawed. This has long been clear to scientists and it is …
Man eats raw chicken for 25 days – why isn’t he sick?: Don't try this at home. Daria Miroshnikova/Shutterstock John (surname withheld) is an influencer from Florida who has gained notoriety by eating raw chicken for at least 25 days. He uses a blender to grind up the uncooked chicken (wing and breast) with flavourings, …
Profit versus health: 4 ways big global industries make people sick: Shutterstock It’s now more commonly known that alcohol and tobacco use make us ill. Less known is that just four industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths. These industries are: unhealthy processed food and drinks, fossil fuels, alcohol and tobacco. Collectively …
Social pressures leave parents feeling judged for seeking help for sick children: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock As a parent, your primary concern is always to do the right thing for your child. No parent wants their child to suffer because they failed to seek help. But although protecting your child’s health is the primary social expectation you face …
Fuel poverty makes you sick – so why has nothing changed since I was a child living in a cold home?: ARIMAG/Shutterstock During the 1970s and 1980s I grew up in a cold home. On very cold mornings, ice would be crusted on my bedroom window and my every breath would condense in the air. …
Here’s why you might feel sick after a workout – and what you can do to prevent it: Feeling sick after a workout is usually no cause for alarm. voronaman/ Shutterstock Many of us exercise to feel better. While some of us get “runners’ highs” after a workout, unfortunately some of us leave the gym …
Exercising while sick won’t help you get over a cold faster – but it may prevent your next one: The stress of exercising while sick could potentially make our immune cells less effective. Dmytrenko Vlad/ Shutterstock Exercising regularly is good for your immune system – with some research suggesting that it may even lower the …
Motion sickness: this might explain why some people feel sick in cars or on trains: Motion sickness affects people of all ages. metamorworks/ Shutterstock If you’re someone who suffers from motion sickness, travelling in many types of vehicles can be difficult thanks to a host of symptoms like dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea and even vomiting. But …
Why monkeys attack sick members of their troop – and don’t socially distance at all: Life in the wild can be tough, and sometimes animals don’t have the luxury of taking time out when they are sick. That’s certainly the reality of life for vervet monkeys living in Southern Africa, even though parasites and viruses …
Firms are cutting sick pay for the unvaccinated – what does employment law say?: baranq / Shutterstock A person’s COVID-19 vaccination status is increasingly determining which events they can attend, where they can travel and where they can work. Vaccines influence the jobs that people can do (some companies require a vaccine to work), as …
South Africa in the news: South African official says number of children sick with COVID not cause for panic: Higher hospital admissions among children during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in South Africa that is driven by the Omicron variant should prompt …: “South Africa” – BingNews Maha Health Min Urges Int’l Travellers to …
South Africa in the news: PHOTO: Sick General Chiwenga’s picture shocks the internet: Marry Mubaiwa, estranged wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has posted on Twitter a picture of the all powerful Vice President admitted at a South …: “South Africa” – BingNews T20 World Cup: Two matches to be played on Tuesday: In the …
South Africa in the news: Sick Heart River (World’s Classics): He resolves to devote his last energies to finding and restoring to health a young Canadian banker, Galliard, whose own personal crisis has led him to seek solace in the search for the distant River …: “South Africa” – BingNews Alex Lichtenstein, “Margaret Bourke-White and …
Why the pandemic made some cats sick with stress – and how we can help them: Cats were likely stressed because we interrupted their daily routine. Tatyana Vyc/ Shutterstock Those of us who own pets probably enjoyed their company in the depths of the pandemic. Not only are pets potentially good for our physical health, …
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Coronavirus: do we have a moral duty not to get sick?: Paranyu/Shutterstock The personal ethics of COVID-19 are a minefield. Over winter, disputes over our duties to one another with regard to the virus dominated Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year and they continue to raise questions with many people are back in lockdown. Now, with …
Why you should call in sick more often than you think – even if working from home: Easily done when working from home. Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com The dramatic rise in working from home due to coronavirus looks likely to become a permanent feature for many organisations, at least for part of the week. But while this …
Air pollution could be making honey bees sick – new study: A swarm of giant Asian honey bees. Rickythai/Shutterstock Whether it’s exhaust fumes from cars or smoke from power plants, air pollution is an often invisible threat that is a leading cause of death worldwide. Breathing air laced with heavy metals, nitrogen oxides and fine …