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Cholesterol is not a myth
Cholesterol plaques that develop in arteries gradually occlude the blood vessels, leading to various problems. — TNS Thirty-nine years in medical practice, together with the...
This is how much time obesity cuts off your life
The more overweight you are, the more likely you are to die. Put another way: Being overweight or obese is associated with a higher risk...
Yellow fever outbreaks in Africa need action, mass vaccination: WHO
In this Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011 file photo, a health worker injects a young boy with yellow fever vaccine in Seguela in northern Ivory Coast....
Testosterone may lower heart attack risk in older men, says study
Older men with clogged arteries who took testosterone therapy seemed to have a lower risk of heart attacks than men who did not take the...
Obesity rises at unprecedented pace worldwide
The past 40 years have seen an unprecedented increase in the number of obese adults worldwide, climbing to about 640 million from 105 million in...
The Mysterious Thing About a Marvelous New Synthetic Cell
Scientists have created a bacterium with a minimal, life-sustaining genome, but they don’t know what a third of its genes do. In 2010, a team...
Cross-border collaboration urged to curb polio in Horn of Africa
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Horn of Africa states to increase collaboration in surveillance in order to eradicate cross-border transmission of Polio....
Revolutionary cancer treatment would act like ‘living drug’ and prevent disease for at least 14 years
A revolutionary cancer treatment that remembers the disease and remains like a watchman to prevent it returning is being developed. Immune cells are being engineered...
Fibromyalgia and Chocolate: What New Research Says About Health Benefits
Do you love chocolate as I do? If so, then you’ll be happy to know that chocolate can actually love you back. When you’re dealing...
Red Cross Moves to Keep Zika Out of Blood Supply
The American Red Cross on Wednesday asked potential blood donors who have traveled to areas where Zika infection is active to wait 28 days before...
Zika virus spreading explosively – WHO
photo source: livescience.com The Zika virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas and the region may see up to four million cases of the disease...
Guinea, ground zero of the Ebola outbreak, is now free of the deadly disease
Washington: The Ebola hot zone is finally – and officially – going cold. Guinea, where the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history began two years ago,...
Cancer and the bad luck of random mutations
At some point in our lives, we’ve all heard about or talked to someone who was diagnosed with cancer. A friend, a grandfather, an aunt,...
Beijing Issues 2nd Smog Red Alert of the Month
China's capital Beijing issued its second smog red alert of the month on Friday, December 18, triggering vehicle restrictions and forcing schools to close. A...