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Ebola outbreak threatens city of a million people in DR Congo

As the outbreak continues to grow, fears that it may spread overseas linger as many remember the West African Epidemic in 2014. "The confirmed case in Mband...

Hotel pools a factor in water-related illness outbreaks

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy Swimming Program. Pseudomonas and Legionella are bacteria that can survive disinfectants in slimy areas...

Chief Secy. assault: Police to question Kejriwal

There is also a possibility that the police may also ask Kejriwal's deputy Manish Sisodia to join the investigation after the chief minister . Harendra Singh...

Tick season arrives in Manitoba; officials warn of new illnesses

Symptoms of Lyme disease can include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, fatigue and a circular rash. Intrieri says, "these ticks are small. you may not ...

Researchers may have figured out toxic, lime green lizard blood

They're still not sure of the benefits of the lizards having the green blood, finding out could give them an idea about human illnesses such as jaundice. This h...

Can Exercise Help Curb Dementia? One Study Says No

They added: "People with mild to moderate dementia can engage and comply with moderate to high intensity aerobic and strengthening exercise and improve physic...

Watch out for the kids: George, Charlotte in royal wedding

The palace says there will be six bridesmaids ranging from two to seven years old and four page boys , ranging from four to seven. Twins Brian and John ...

Doctors say high blood pressure screening can save your life

After looking at more than 55,000 women and more than 18,000 men who all had high blood pressure the researchers found that a higher intake of yogurt, which was...

Slight improvement as Kenya moves two places up in Federation Internationale de Football Association rankings

Four of the top five African ranked teams have qualified for Russian Federation 2018 with Tunisia retaining their top spot, followed by Senegal, DR Congo, Moroc...

Congo's health ministry says doses of Ebola vaccine arrive

The WHO said the risk of the disease spreading was " high " and announced it was preparing for the " worst case scenario ". "Our current estimate is we need t...

VP Osinbajo Visits Benue State

The vice president was in Benue state yesterday where he visited the Abagena IDPs camp along Makurdi Laafia road as well as RCM in Daudu of Guma local governmen...

More Children Ending Up In Hospitals For Suicidal Tendencies

Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville. Study Rundown: Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adolescents, and previou...

USA surgeon general says he assisted in medical emergency on Delta flight

Adams tweeted that a call went out requesting a doctor. Lauderdale, Florida to Jackson, Mississippi via Atlanta when a passenger lost consciousness on the tarm...

Deadly storms leave thousands without power along East Coast

States of emergencies were declared in Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Sullivan counties, which were hit by strong winds and marble-sized hail. Central Hudson Gas ...

E.Coli Outbreak Expected to Worsen

In April, the CDC warned Americans to toss out any romaine lettuce they might have bought in stores. Iowa, Nebraska and OR are the latest states to report ill...

Starbuck Plans 3000 New Stores in China

The coffeehouse chain recently raised over $7.15 billion through a deal with Nestle SA, is aiming to have more than 6.000 stores in China before the end of 2022...

Mumbai lock horns with Punjab in pivotal clash

Kings XI began their campaign with five wins in seven matches. For all the ball-by-ball updates and live commentary you can keep a tab on TOI Sports' live blo...

Ebola Outbreak In Congo Has Killed At Least 19

The Africa CDC will dispatch a team on Wednesday to the DRC to assess the situation and the level of support required to ongoing efforts by DRC and other partne...

Texas joins lawsuits against company accused of worsening opioid epidemic

The Attorney General says filing a lawsuit is an important step in fighting addiction by going after the root of the problem. It noted its drugs are approved by...

New York City to Stop Pursuing Many Marijuana Offenses, Officials Say

The new policy will be rolled out from August 1 and could see marijuana prosecutions fall 96 per cent from around 5,000 to 200 a year in Manhattan, the office o...

Soyinka says corrupt leaders should be jailed

Gowon said he was saddened by reports in the media suggesting that all the country's former Heads of States or Presidents were corrupt, noting that such allegat...

European Union ministers continue to talk Brexit despite little progress in recent months

Labour will hope to complicate her government's talks on customs by trying to force a vote in parliament for the release of the documents May's cabinet are cons...

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Shares Bought by Dempze Nancy E

Benedict Financial Advisors Inc owns 52,598 shares. More notable recent Johnson & Johnson ( NYSE : JNJ ) news were published by: Benzinga.com which released: ...

Minister describes Oyo LG poll a charade

Speaking on the smooth sail to victory for the APC, the caretaker chairman of Ibadan South-West Local Government, Mr Gbenga Opaleye, said other parties like PDP...

Mental Health Awareness Month

All of us live increasingly busy lives in and it is all too easy to feel overwhelmed by our many responsibilities whether it's work commitments, financial worri...

Nebraska Primary voting begins

People can register to vote at the polls, and new or unaffiliated voters can declare themselves Republican at that time if they wish to vote in the Republic...

Low extends Germany contract to 2022

Mario Gotze scored the winning goal against Argentina in the final four years ago in Brazil as Low guided Germany to their first World Cup since 1990, and their...

Iceland's Wow Air to launch low cost, long haul flights to India

Meals, check-in bags and seat selection will be charged seperately, if one wants to opt for them. That will start with basic, which covers only the fare and e...

First Known Case Of Conjoined Twin Deer Found In Minnesota Forest

When a mushroom hunter discovered a dead, two-headed deer fawn in a Minnesota forest two years ago, little did he know that his discovery would become a landm...

World Health Organization urges ban on industrial trans-fats by 2023

Health advocates say trans fats are the most harmful fat in the food supply, and say they play a big role in more than 500,000 deaths around the world each ye...