Research, self-help books and the media have always taught how a very active sex life will make us happy. However, a new study at Carnegie...
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Forget coffee – DARK CHOCOLATE can help you beat the afternoon slump: Snack found to increase attention span and alertness
As the afternoon hits, do you find yourself feeling lethargic and unable to concentrate? Eating dark chocolate may give you a boost, as a study...
Should we be worried by a deadly typhoid superbug spreading across Africa and Asia?
The term “superbug” started life as a semi-hysterical label used by the non-scientific press to describe dangerous microbes with a resistance to antibiotics. However we’re...
Hepatitis C Drugs Added To WHO List Of Essential Medicine
On Friday, the World Health Organization released a new version of the Model List of Essential Medicines to include new treatment options for hepatitis C,...
Epilepsy drug could help treat Alzheimer’s disease
TORONTO: A new epilepsy drug holds promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, scientists have found. The study by the University of British Columbia reinforces...
Liberia declared Ebola-free after six weeks without a new case of disease that has killed 11,000
Liberia has been declared free of the deadly Ebola virus, which killed 11,000 people in the west African, after six weeks without a new case...
The Measles Vaccine Can Protect Against Much More Than Measles, According To New Study
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new study suggests the measles shot comes with a bonus: By preventing that disease, the vaccine may also help your...
Kenya Cholera Outbreak 2015: Nairobi Bans Raw Food, Hawking To Contain Spread Of Water-Borne Illness In Kibera Slum
Children collected water from a communal tap in the Kibera slum of Kenya's capital Nairobi, Feb. 26, 2015. A cholera outbreak there has brought...
New Type of Stem Cell Could Make It Easier to Grow Human Organs
The “region-specific” pluripotent cells are easier to grow in vitro and graft into an embryo when injected into the right spot A newly discovered type...
Ivory Coast bans skin-whitening cream
Many Africans believe whitening creams make them more beautiful Ivory Coast has banned skin-whitening creams because of health concerns, the health ministry says. It says...
World Health Organization: Lowest number of new Ebola cases in West Africa reported last week
DAKAR, Senegal - The number of Ebola cases reported in Guinea and Sierra Leone last week dropped to its lowest total this year, the World...
Toa lock: Vaginismus- The ‘witchcraft’ that gets couples stuck during sex
Getting ‘stuck’ can be explained medically and could have nothing to do with witchcraft. The condition is called vaginismus where a woman’s ‘P-Unit’ contracts involuntarily....
Innovations to Ease Life for People Living With Disabilities
Inventors are constantly working at making life easier for people living with disabilities. Naidex, the UK's largest disability, rehabilitation and home care event, is where...
Bird flu virus raises questions scientists working to answer
DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s been five months since the H5N2 bird flu virus was discovered in the United States, and producers have lost 21...
Two-week diet swap shows impact on colon cancer risk
What happens when two groups of people, half a world apart, swap diets for two weeks? That may be all it takes to start impacting...