Contrary to popular assumption - and a talk by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference - eating a vegetarian diet...
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A peek into the future of healthcare
Wait, is your phone or tablet going replace your doctor? That notion might seem far fetched at the moment. Philips PulseRelief health device But wearable...
Scientists: Why Tall people live shorter lives
Scientists say that tall people do not have a long life span Photo: Courtesy The DNA of people who are taller or bigger may...
All African nations unite against AIDS at Zimbabwe conference
To highlight the huge strides that have been made and underpin the challenges that still loom in the fight against AIDS, thousands convene for the...
‘Invincible’ bacteria threatens global epidemic
Paris – Medicine’s final line of defense against deadly disease has been breached, raising the specter of a global epidemic, scientists say, after finding bacteria...
Multiple cups of coffee a day linked to lower risk of death
The health benefits were seen whether people drank caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee. Drinking between one and five cups of coffee per day was linked...
Low-fat diets have low impact
Large analysis finds that decades' worth of medical advice was misguided. An analysis of 53 weight-loss studies that included more than 68,000 people has concluded...
More than 400 dead, 30,000 infected in southeast Congo measles outbreak – UN
A measles outbreak in DRC's copper-mining southeast has killed 428 people and infected about 30,000 since the start of the year, the United Nations said...
Ballooning obesity among South Africans – new study
South Africa has the highest overweight and obesity rate in sub-Saharan Africa, with seven out of 10 women and four out of 10 men carrying...
Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to ‘traditional’ anti-parasitic discoveries
Left to right: Satoshi Omura, Youyou Tu, William Campbell. This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is split between two recipients — a pair of...
Doctor Shot to Death in Russia by Patient Disgruntled Over Plastic Surgery
A Russian surgeon died Monday night of his injuries after reportedly being gunned down by an unhappy patient, news reports said. The deputy head of...
Man with ‘world’s longest penis’ says women are too afraid to have sex with him
Lonely Roberto Esquivel Cabrera also claims his anaconda is actually a disability that leaves him unable to work An x-ray of Cabrera'a huge member. (PHOTO: COURTESY) A...
Researchers inch closer to a universal flu vaccine
Two teams of scientists report engineering molecules that conferred immunity against multiple influenza strains in animals. Pictured is a molecule designed by scientists at...
Learn What Is Happening To Your Body After Drinking Diet Coke
A ‘RENEGADE pharmacist’ made headlines last week when he revealed what Coca-Cola does to your body up to an hour after drinking it. Now Niraj...
US sees big declines in teen sex over past 25 years
WASHINGTON - Less than half of US teenagers today are sexually active, far fewer than in the late 1980s, a US government report said Wednesday....