Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study shows. […]
Resistant malaria spreading in South East Asia
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News Malaria parasites resistant to key drugs have spread rapidly in South East Asia, researchers from the UK and […]
GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher A fungus – genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin – can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. […]
Infecting People Isn’t a Religious Right
Source: The New York Times It’s no coincidence that measles is spreading across the United States after a decade in which the number of parents claiming exemption for their children from […]
Heart Problems Are Killing More Americans—Even Younger Ones. Here’s How to Reduce Your Risk
Source: Time BY JAMIE DUCHARME The heart health of younger Americans may be declining, even after years of medical progress. Heart disease is, and has for years been, the leading cause […]
Wanting to die at ‘five to midnight’ – before dementia takes over
Source: BBC News By Andrew Bomford Image copyrightBEFORE IT’S TOO LATE It’s not unusual for Dutch patients with dementia to request euthanasia, but in the later stages of the disease […]
HIV diagnoses at all-time high in Eastern Europe, report says
Source: CNN By Bianca Britton, CNN (CNN)The HIV epidemic in Europe is still growing at an alarming rate, particularly in Eastern Europe, according to a new report. The number […]
In Kenya, a pastor’s refusal to marry an HIV-positive bride stirs debate over AIDS stigma
Source: Religion News Service BY Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) – A Pentecostal pastor in the western Kenyan town of Bahati triggered outrage over the past week by refusing to […]
Briton dies from rabies after cat bite in Morocco
Source: BBC News A Briton has died after contracting rabies while on holiday in Morocco, health officials have said. Public Health England said the victim became infected after being bitten […]
My cheating boyfriend gave me HIV – here’s how I got justice
Source: BBC News Diane Reeve didn’t expect to find love again after her 18-year-long marriage fell apart. But in 2002, at the age of 50, she did. It turned out, […]
After intermittent fasting, these 3 men no longer take insulin for diabetes — but experts stress caution
Source: CNN By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)Three men with Type 2 diabetes used “intermittent fasting” to reverse their dependence on insulin, according to a report published Tuesday — but you shouldn’t try […]
Fear of Ebola keeps the faithful at home in Congo
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) – Thousands of faithful in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are staying home from church services to avoid contracting or spreading […]
Church in Congo suspends sacraments as Ebola spreads
Source: RNS By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — An Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month has led Roman Catholics to stop administering several sacraments […]
Exercise Could Lower Your Chances of Getting Heart Disease Even if You’re Genetically at Risk
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN April 9, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. About one in four deaths in the United States are due to heart disease. But a new study suggests […]
Me and my endometriosis: 12 women share their stories
Source: BBC News Endometriosis affects about 1 in 10 women. These incredible ladies are speaking out after spending years in agonising pain, fighting to get a diagnosis. Filmed by Lucy […]
‘Cerebral palsy won’t stop me becoming a lawyer’
Source: BBC News Video journalist Rachael Thorn. Daniel Holt has a law degree, an ambition to be a barrister – and cerebral palsy. He says his speech impediment has been […]
Being Sleepy During the Day Could Be a Warning Sign of Alzheimer’s
Source: Time By ALICE PARK Researchers know that a condition as complicated as Alzheimer’s can’t be traced to a single or simple cause. Genetic factors contribute to the degenerative brain disorder […]
Alzheimer’s researchers win brain prize
Source: BBC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Image copyrightSCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYImage captionAlzheimer’s disease brain (left) compared to normal (right) Four dementia scientists have shared this year’s 1m […]
Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine
Source: BBC News By Dr Charlie Weller Head of Vaccines, Wellcome Trust Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa […]
Fetal Alcohol Disorder May Be More Common Than Previously Thought
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN In a new JAMA study of more than 6,000 first-graders, researchers estimate that between 1.1% and 9.8% of American children have developmental or neurological problems caused by fetal alcohol spectrum […]
