Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health editor, BBC News website Women with endometriosis are more likely to lose the baby and need extra care, say fertility doctors. It is caused by the lining of the uterus being found elsewhere in the body including the ovaries or vagina. A study, on […]
Source: BBC Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already indicated a link with cardiovascular health, but this is the first to look at specific nuts and diseases. Maastricht University researchers found a 23% […]
Source: BBC Eating half a handful of nuts every day could substantially lower the risk of early death, a Dutch study suggests. Previous studies had already indicated a link with cardiovascular health, but this is the first to look at specific nuts and diseases. Maastricht University researchers found a 23% […]
By Carina Storrs, Special to CNN | Video Source: CNN (CNN) A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday recommended approval of a new type of experimental cholesterol-fighting drug that could be more potent and carry fewer side effects than statins, which are among the most prescribed drugs in the […]
Source: BBC The phrase “Aids epidemic” awakens distant memories in most of Europe, Australia or the Americas, where infection rates have generally been in decline for years. But as former […]
Source: BBC The phrase “Aids epidemic” awakens distant memories in most of Europe, Australia or the Americas, where infection rates have generally been in decline for years. But as former […]
Source: BBC More than 10,000 people are reported to have died in the current Ebola outbreak Ebola crisis How Ebola changed the world The hunters breaking an Ebola ban on […]
Source: BBC Around 59,000 people die every year from rabies transmitted by dogs, with the poorer regions of the world worst affected, says a report by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. The report authors said more should be done to vaccinate dogs, particularly in low-income countries. Vaccines for bite […]
Source: BBC A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections could hold the key to killing antibiotic-resistant superbugs, experts have said. Scientists recreated a 9th Century Anglo-Saxon remedy using onion, garlic and part of a cow’s stomach. They were “astonished” to find it almost completely wiped out staphylococcus aureus, otherwise known as […]
Homeopathy not effective for treating any condition, Australian report finds Report by top medical research body says ‘people who choose homeopathy may put their health at risk if they reject […]
Source: SBS Rates of HIV infections are rising, but fewer people are dying from AIDS, data from the Kirby Institute for infection and immunity in society says. The human immunodeficiency […]
Casting Out Demons: Pope Francis Declares Support for Exorcisms Originally posted by Abdul Alim Livescience.com: Pope Francis recently expressed his approval of a group of exorcists meeting at the Vatican […]
Source: BBC By James Gallagher, Health editor, BBC News website A radical new approach to vaccination seems to completely protect monkeys from HIV, US scientists report. Vaccines normally train the immune system to fight an infection. Instead, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California have altered the DNA of monkeys […]
By Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News online A study has linked commonly used medicines, including over-the-counter treatments for conditions such as insomnia and hay-fever, to dementia. All of the types of medication in question are drugs that have an “anticholinergic” effect. Experts say people should not panic or stop taking […]
Source: BBC For 75 years, Finland’s expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It’s like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be […]
Hong Kong (CNN) — Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for an inquiry into a suspected mass HIV infection in a remote village in northwestern Battambang province. The infected cases […]
It may be beneficial for employers to not only encourage office Christmas parties but also celebrate holidays and festivals from a variety of religions, according to a Kansas State University […]
Source: Global News More Ontarians are reporting mental anguish and almost a quarter million have considered killing themselves in the past 12 months, according to a report from the Centre […]
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
By Laura Smith-Spark updated 4:06 AM EST, Wed November 5, 2014 (CNN) — It’s not the news that any shift worker wants to hear. Not only is working irregular hours bad for your social life and likely your health, but it has a chronic effect on your ability to think, […]