Google searches as a public health resource:

Google.org has released Flu Trends, an online reporting tool for flu-related search activity. It’s long been theorized that Google’s search data would be useful to predict epidemics. This is the first time they’ve released a tool like this to the public. As they say on the main page:

We have found a close relationship between how many people search for flu-related Read more »

A regular practice of yoga will help you gradually expand the awareness of both your internal and external lives. Through meditation it is possible to achieve a clarity of the world you live in, increase your understanding and tolerance, and heighten your aspirations in life. Furthermore, the power of mediation can help you realise the true nature of your being and soul, both spiritually and emotionally.

Mediation has a variety of Read more »

The UK Organ Donation Taskforce concluded that assuming organs could be used unless people opted out was unlikely to increase the amount of organs available.

‘Such a system has the potential to undermine the concept of donation as a gift, [and] erode trust in NHS professionals,’ the report said.

Instead, health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a 4.5 million campaign to persuade 25 million people to sign Read more »