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Chocolate Locust Anyone?
The UN urges the world to eat more insects
A Comfort Blanket?
Why do people wear surgical face masks in Japan?
Crying Therapists
Why older, more experienced therapists are more likely to shed tears during therapy
Flavourless
What happens when you lose the ability to smell and taste?
International Drinking Guidelines
Drinking guidelines vary hugely, so how do we know how much alcohol is safe to drink?
Postcards from the EDge
A simple strategy to reduce repeat suicide attempts and psychiatric admissions
Ancient atherosclerosis
The study that reveals hardening of the arteries may have been a problem for 4000 years.
Deworming and Vitamin A supplementation in India
A leading epidemiologist talks exclusively to HC about the largest clinical trial ever
Bacteriophages
An older alternative to antibiotics in the fight against bacteria.
HIV baby cured?
News of a child seemingly cured of HIV and the Fukushima health consequences two years on.