Source: RNS By Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some Kenyan churches are demanding premarital HIV testing before weddings, a trend activists warn is infringing on the rights of people living […]
Source: Time BY Amanda MacMillan / Health.com Most women felt improvement after three to four weeks If you are struggling to deal with hot flashes, here is some good news: A […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website A 10th of children have a “monkey-like” immune system that stops them developing Aids, a study suggests. The […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Sarah DiGiulio Sleep Reporter, The Huffington Post People with Crohn’s disease know the uncomfortable symptoms of the chronic condition all too well: diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss […]
Source: BBC Honey and water might be a useful weapon against urine infections in hospital patients, say UK researchers. Patients often have a catheter fitted, either to drain urine stuck […]
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Source: NPR BY NATALIE JACEWICZ Aminu Gamawa wants to change the way Islamic scholars think about health care. He’s a Harvard-trained lawyer who lives in Nigeria, where maternal and child […]
Source: BBC The 193 countries of the United Nations have agreed a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug-resistant infections or “superbugs”. Six years in the making, the international […]
Source: Time By Alice Park The most comprehensive study yet shows that antibiotic use hasn’t changed in hospitals, despite recent warnings that they drugs are overprescribed As the United Nations […]
Source: Stat News By MELISSA BAILEY As nutrition debates raged in the 1960s, prominent Harvard nutritionists published two reviews in a top medical journal downplaying the role of sugar in […]
Source: BBC A terminally-ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be helped to die in Belgium since age restrictions on euthanasia requests were removed two years ago, officials say. […]
Source: BBC Napping for more than an hour during the day could be a warning sign for type-2 diabetes, Japanese researchers suggest. They found the link after analysing observational studies […]
REPORT from Amnesty International Published on 19 May 2016 —View Original Download PDF (591.6 KB) New “Refugees Welcome Index” shows government refugee policies out of touch with public –China, Germany, UK top index measuring public acceptance of refugees; Russia bottom – Globally, 1 in 10 would let refugees stay in […]
Source: Time By Alice Park A new review confirms the benefits of cholesterol-lowering drugs in lowering heart disease risk, and finds that side effects and risks of the medications are exaggerated, […]
Source: BBC By Caroline Parkinson Health editor, BBC News website Image copyrightTHINKSTOCK The benefits of the cholesterol-reducing drug statins are underestimated and the harms exaggerated, a major review suggests. Published […]
Source: BBC By Robert Thompson Science writer, BBC News, Swansea Scientists are perfecting new methods to spot a difficult-to-diagnose cancer. Teams from the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Swansea […]
Source: BBC Tiny particles of pollution – inside samples of brain tissue – could be contributing to diseases such as Alzheimer’s, according to new research. The study, led by scientists […]
Source: Time By Alexandra Sifferlin Certain ingredients that are common in antibacterial hand and body soaps are no longer allowed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday […]
MOHAMMED RASOOLDEEN | Published — Thursday 1 September 2016 A Saudi security guard sprays water over pilgrims to cool them down as they walk back to their tents after casting stones at Jamarrat pillars, a ritual that symbolises the stoning of Satan, during the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, […]
Source: Money First it was soft drinks; then it was skim milk. Now you can add orange juice to the list of once-popular beverages Americans aren’t consuming anymore. OJ sales […]