Common weed killer glyphosate increases cancer risk by 41%, study says
By Emily Dixon, CNN CNN — Glyphosate, an herbicide that remains the world’s most ubiquitous weed killer, raises the cancer risk of those exposed to it by 41%, a new […]
‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Makes Bonkers Claim: You Don’t Need Health Care, Just Jesus
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson resurfaced on Fox Business on Tuesday to slam calls for universal health care. Instead of medicine, he said, people just need […]
For millennials, cancers fueled by obesity are on rise, study says
Source: CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN)Cancers fueled by obesity are on the rise among young adults in the United States and appearing at increasingly younger ages, according to an analysis […]
A New Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s 10 Years Earlier
Source: MSN By Emily Price A new blood test could potentially detect Alzheimer’s in patients over 10 years before symptoms appear. The secret is the levels of a protein in […]
Tahir Homeopathic Hospital and Research Institute Outreach
Tahir Homeopathic Hospital & Research Institute is a non-profit organization located in Rabwah, Pakistan and run by MKA Pakistan. Few highlights about the hospital: · Treats cancer · […]
The ultrasound scan you can do yourself
Source: BBC A US company has produced an ultrasound scanner that plugs into an iPhone and costs $2,000 (£1,555). Necessity is often credited as the mother of invention. For Jonathan Rothberg it was the frustration of sitting around in hospital waiting rooms that made him the father of a new […]
The lifesaving food 90% aren’t eating enough of
Source: BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News If I offered you a superfood that would make you live longer, would you be interested? Naturally it […]
Millions of People Wrongly Believe They Have Food Allergies
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME January 8, 2019 These days, it can seem like just about everybody has a food allergy. But according to a new study, about 11% of American adults actually […]
I Spent My Fertile Years Training to Be a Surgeon. Now, It Might Be Too Late for Me to Have a Baby
Source: Time By ARGHAVAN SALLES January 3, 2019 “How do you envision your family looking?” My face crumpled and tears fell from my eyes as soon as the young doctor asked […]
Texas Girl’s Inoperable Brain Tumor Unexpectedly Disappeared, Her Doctors Say
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Roxli Doss’ parents are convinced a miracle healed their daughter, who was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. The parents of an 11-year-old Texas […]
Sedative addiction and anxiety on the rise among children, reports show
Source: CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN)An apparent rise in anxiety among British children has prompted concern from mental health experts, as two reports reveal an alarming surge in medication […]
Certain antibiotics may cause aortic aneurysm, FDA warns
Source: CNN By Jen Christensen (CNN) The US Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday that the benefits of fluoroquinolone antibiotics do not outweigh the risks — which include aortic aneurysm — for certain patients, according […]
Texas Girl’s Inoperable Brain Tumor Unexpectedly Disappeared, Her Doctors Say
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The parents of an 11-year-old Texas girl are thanking God after hearing from doctors that an inoperable brain tumor seems to have disappeared. Roxli […]
The Little-Known Way Pharma Companies Hook People on Their Costly Drugs
Source: Time By SARAH JANE TRIBBLE / KAISER HEALTH NEWS Kip Burgess was relieved last year when pharmaceutical giant Amgen overnighted him a $2,976 check to help pay for his go-to […]
NHS introduces faith declaration to reassure potential organ donors
Source: The Guardian BY Rosemary McCabe Organ donors will be asked if they want their religious beliefs to be considered before any donation goes ahead after their death, as part […]
Trump administration halts study that would use fetal tissue ‘to discover a cure for HIV’
Source: The Washington Post By Amy Goldstein and Lenny Bernstein The Trump administration has shut down at least one government-run study that uses fetal tissue implanted into mice even before federal health […]
An Inside Look at Apple’s Biggest Step Yet in Health Care
Source: Time By ALEX FITZPATRICK December 6, 2018 Captain America and Black Panther were about to defend Earth from the villain Thanos when Kevin Foley first noticed something was wrong. Foley, […]
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Source: Youtube Recovering Hope is an intimate and evocative video about the mothers and families of children who are affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The video, created for […]
Cameron Underwood: Face transplant means I can smile again
Source: BBC News Cameron Underwood says he doesn’t get as many “stares or questions from strangers” since his face transplant. “I have a nose, and a mouth so I’m able […]
In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care
Source: Religion News Service By Doreen Ajiambo KATAKWI, Uganda (RNS) — In this remote town in a deeply traditional corner of eastern Uganda, a 27-year-old Pentecostal pastor has been arrested […]