Altering the way we think about death, and teaching people to discuss it in a more positive way, could improve end-of-life health care for patients, scientists claim. Flinders University researchers surveyed 1,491 people to determine what language they used to describe their feelings when it came to dying. For many people death is one of the most taboo topics, especially if someone has recently experienced loss and the words they use can show their comfort level. People who are not comfortable with the topic are more likely to choose emotional words such as 'fear or scary' whereas others will use terms like 'inevitable or natural'.