Source: Reuters and Huffington Post By Derick Snyder and Daniel Flynn MONROVIA/DAKAR, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Health workers in West Africa appealed on Wednesday for urgent help in controlling the world’s worst Ebola outbreak as the death toll climbed to 932 and Liberia shut a major hospital where several staff […]
Source: BBC News Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children who received the vaccine, an average of 800 cases of illness could be prevented. And in continuing trials it went on to provide protection some 18 months after the injections were given. Manufacturers GSK have now […]
Source: BBC News Reporting in PLOS Medicine, researchers found that for every 1,000 children who received the vaccine, an average of 800 cases of illness could be prevented. And in continuing trials it went on to provide protection some 18 months after the injections were given. Manufacturers GSK have now […]
Source: BBC Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise have the potential to transform the health of elderly people, say researchers in Scotland. A pilot study involving 12 pensioners showed going all-out in very short bursts, reduced blood pressure and improved general fitness over time. The team at Abertay University believe […]
Source: BBC Short six-second bursts of vigorous exercise have the potential to transform the health of elderly people, say researchers in Scotland. A pilot study involving 12 pensioners showed going all-out in very short bursts, reduced blood pressure and improved general fitness over time. The team at Abertay University believe […]
The World Health Organization estimates 35 million people globally have the virus. More than 1 million people in the US are thought to be infected, with 18% unaware of their infections. HIV infection rate in the US falls by a third in a decade Source: BBC After examining cases from […]
One in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education, it says. Previous research from 2011 put the estimate at one in two cases, but […]
One in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease worldwide is preventable, according to research from the University of Cambridge. The main risk factors for the disease are a lack of exercise, smoking, depression and poor education, it says. Previous research from 2011 put the estimate at one in two cases, but […]
By Carter Maguire, Special to CNN updated 1:04 PM EDT, Mon July 7, 2014 Editor’s note: Do you have a weight-loss success story to share? Tell us how you did it and you could be featured in our weekly weight-loss story on CNN.com. (CNN) — The presents had been opened; the wrapping paper was stuffed […]
Epigraph: The prescribed fasting is for a fixed number of days, but whoso among you is sick or is on a journey shall fast the same number of other days; […]
By Dr. Divi Chandna Health care is something that most of us have opinions about. Having just celebrated Canada Day, there is nothing closer to a proud Canadian’s heart than […]
By Dr. Divi Chandna Health care is something that most of us have opinions about. Having just celebrated Canada Day, there is nothing closer to a proud Canadian’s heart than […]
Source: Khaleej Times STAY HYDRATED Keeping hydrated is evidently more challenging in the summer months. Usually, men are required to drink about 2.5 litres of water or 10 cups, whilst women are required to consume about 2 litres, or 8 cups a day. During Ramadan, it is advised to drink […]
Learning a second language could improve reading and intelligence skills Continue reading the main story Related Stories Bilingualism ‘enriches the brain’ A second language may delay dementia Toddler brain scan […]
Learning a second language could improve reading and intelligence skills Continue reading the main story Related Stories Bilingualism ‘enriches the brain’ A second language may delay dementia Toddler brain scan […]
The Huffington Post: There’s good news and bad news, chaps. The good news is that researchers at the University of Montreal and the INRS-Institut-Armand-Frappier have shown that circumcision can hep […]
Book written by Suhail A. Khan Introduction of the Book The quality of life begins with the quality of the foods that sustains it. Health includes not merely the absence of disease. Healthy living is a matter of conscious choice. Our diet determines in large part how we look, how […]
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comments: I am glad the Pope is suggesting this, I had demonstrated the benefit of chastity in an article, in the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest […]
More than half of teenagers in the study played a computer game every day Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Games age rating rules changed EA denies games encourage violence New war games exhibition opens Playing violent video games for long periods of time can hold back […]
Source: Time By Alice Park @aliceparkny A new report shows the brains of autistic children, who suffer from the disorder tied to a combination of contributing factors from genes to the environment, have differences in regions that develop during the mother’s second trimester of pregnancy While autism is almost certainly the result […]