Author Archives: Health

What's next for the Affordable Care Act

Texas Judge Reed O’Connor’s controversial decision striking down the Affordable Care Act on Friday is only the beginning of what is expected to be a lengthy legal and political process. On Sunday, O’Connor followed up his ruling with a procedural order giving the parties until Friday to meet and confer. He also ordered them to… Read More »

Public Health England warns that improved treatment and testing rates for STIs in the UK could be imperilled by cuts

The authors place the post-AIDS increase in STIs within a historic context. Gonorrhoea cases in the UK have been recorded since 1918 and syphilis since 1922, when the UK’s network of free and confidential STI clinics was set up. This was after a Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases (as STIs used to be called) recommended… Read More »

19 natural remedies for a headache

Headaches are a very common form of pain and can be a nuisance when someone has one. Rather than reaching for over-the-counter painkillers, there are many natural methods that people can try to help them get rid of a headache. In this article, we look at a range of home and natural remedies for headaches.… Read More »