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Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

Burger King cuts soft drinks from kids' meals

12 Mar 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time

Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time

27 Jan 2015

Global Awards World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising: 2014 Award Winners

Global Awards World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising: 2014 Award Winners

18 Nov 2014

US village is cell phone free and loving it

US village is cell phone free and loving it

17 Nov 2014

IBM offers analytics platform for Ebola fight

IBM offers analytics platform for Ebola fight

28 Oct 2014

Global Awards 2014 shortlist: World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising

Global Awards 2014 shortlist: World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising

27 Oct 2014

Vivek Wadhwa, a Research Fellow at Stanford University says that technology has the ability to examine problems from all different sides, virtually simultaneously making it useful in efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus. Image:

Big data used as tool to track Ebola

27 Oct 2014

Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa got stuck in a chimney after she allegedly tried to break into a house of a man she met online. Image:

Woman stuck in chimney after online dating goes sour

22 Oct 2014

Facebook has unveiled new software, based on the location of the device, that asks for a status update and allows the user to click a button with a message saying "I'm safe" or similar and send it to all their friends and family. Image:

Facebook offers 'safety check' for disaster areas

20 Oct 2014

Newly-wed Brittany Maynard, 29, is not planning her own death after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. She has moved to Oregon that has a right-to-die law and plans to die on 1 November, before having to endure immense pain and the loss of dignity. Image:

Newly-wed with cancer plans her own death

13 Oct 2014

Harvard's David Weinberger believes that superfast internet speeds will improve everything from education to long-distance medicine. Image: Wikipedia

Ultra-fast internet connections coming

10 Oct 2014

Google's Larry Page has confirmed that its Calico initiative for health and anti-ageing is going ahead and will provide guidance and advice on living longer. Image:

Google sets up anti-ageing platform

13 Aug 2014

Google will spend $250m over five years to prevent the illegal sale of medicines in the US from Canadian companies using its AdWords platform. Image:

Google sets $250m aside to stop illegal online pharmacies

11 Aug 2014

Dartmouth University's Jay Hull warns that video game players may become what they are pretending to be. Image:

Violent video games linked to risk of crime, alcohol abuse

5 Aug 2014

Keith McCarty, Founder of Eaze delivers dagga to a patient's doorstep typically within ten minutes of receiving the order. The dagga is for medicinal purposes and legal in many US states. Image: Twitter

App provides prompt delivery of dagga order

31 Jul 2014

Amy Abernethy of Duke Medicine says people need to depend less on doctors and take more control of their own health issues. Image: Duke University

Mobile technology reshapes healthcare sector

29 Jul 2014

Researcher Russell Clayton says there is no doubt that extensive use of social networks is damaging to relationships. Image:

Extensive use of Twitter bad for marriages

7 Jul 2014

Gay men who use smartphone apps to hook up with others are at a greater risk of contracting infections. Image:

Phone app for gays linked to disease risk

17 Jun 2014

Allergan's David Pyott, back by shareholders, has again rejected Valeant Pharmaceutical's bid to buy the company. Image:

Valeant's higher offer rejected by Allergan again

11 Jun 2014

Simband, Samsung's latest health device works in tandem with SAMI, an open source platform that stores data from the body digitally to better understand health issues. Image:

Samsung unveils new digital health platform

30 May 2014

E-cigarettes are to be regulated in the US with free samples being banned at concerts and other events according to regulator Kathleen Sebelius. Image: Wikipedia

E-cigarettes to be regulated in US

25 Apr 2014

Facebook has bought the fitness tracking app, Moves for an undisclosed sum. Image:

Facebook buys fitness app Moves

25 Apr 2014

The ASIMO robot built by Honda, walks downstairs to a glittering event in Manhattan. Image:

Honda's new ASIMO robot, more human-like than ever

22 Apr 2014

There is a proliferation of new medical apps for mobile phones. Image:

Medicine goes mobile with smartphone apps, devices

20 Feb 2014

US drugstore giant CVS to remove cigarettes from store shelves

US drugstore giant CVS to remove cigarettes from store shelves

6 Feb 2014

Dylan Benson. Image: Facebook

Canadian writes of battle to save baby as wife dies

5 Feb 2014

Prescription lenses can be fitted to Google's Glass eyewear. Image: Wiki Images

Google Glass to be integrated in prescription frames

29 Jan 2014

Accenture may start running Obama's healthcare site. Image: mybaitshop

Accenture may take over Obamacare website

13 Jan 2014

The use of e-cigarettes has been banned in all public places in New York as the city clamps down further on smokers. Image: Wiki Images

New York bans e-cigarettes in public places

23 Dec 2013