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Alcohol addiction: could the brain’s immune system be the key to understanding and treating alcoholism?

Alcohol addiction: could the brain’s immune system be the key to understanding and treating alcoholism?: Even moderate alcohol consumption changes the brain's structure. Syda Productions/ Shutterstock Alcohol abuse is a serious problem worldwide. In England alone, over 350,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions – and over 5,000 alcohol-related deaths – were reported in 2018. Long-term alcohol abuse …

Financial services need to wake up to fact that treating customers well is good business

Financial services need to wake up to fact that treating customers well is good business: Shutterstock South Africa’s regulatory regime for the financial services sector is going through major changes. The question is whether companies can adapt to a principles-based approach. Or will they default back to rules-based compliance during the implementation of the Conduct …

Chimpanzees eat plants that point to new ways of treating diseases

Chimpanzees eat plants that point to new ways of treating diseases: The medicinal plants eaten by chimpanzees could develop improved traditional medicines. Reuters/James Akena As cancer and other non-infectious diseases continue to rise all over the world it’s become harder for scientists to find safe, effective treatments. In addition, bacteria are becoming more and more …

Why medicinal plants could play an important role in treating malaria

Why medicinal plants could play an important role in treating malaria: Medicinal plants are a potential source of medicine to treat malaria. Shutterstock It will take effective prevention, accurate and timely diagnosis and treatment to successfully eliminate malaria. But none of this will help if the causative agents become resistant to the drugs used for …

Smart homes need to start treating their inhabitants better

Smart homes need to start treating their inhabitants better: What do you mean you've locked all my doors? Shutterstock We might still be some way from coming home to robots doing the cooking and cleaning for us, but the age of widespread home automation has arrived. More and more people now have “intelligent” versions of …

Pinterest Has Depression, And No One Is Treating It

Pinterest Has Depression, And No One Is Treating It – Yahoo News snippet curated by www.Free-Mail.co.za as being relevant to ‘Pinterest’. "There is a lack of representation from other health or medical organizations, and few have been engaged in this kind of dialogue or conversation on Pinterest with individuals who are suffering from or talking …