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Japan announces first death from 2011 nuclear disaster

The Japanese government reported Wednesday the first official death attributed to the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant seven years ago. He was di...

Airport security trays carry more diseases than toilets

A new study finds airport security bins are a hotbed for germs that can cause illnesses in humans, such as the flu and the common cold . Pandemic experts ...

Airport Security Plastic Trays Carry More Germs Than Toilets, New Study Says

Virology expert Niina Ikonen from the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare said: "The presence of microbes in the environment of an airport has n...

Knowing your 'heart age' could cut risk of stroke

People are being urged to take an online heart health test in a bid to reduce dozens of preventable heart-related deaths each day. High cholesterol and high ...

IVF and Hypertension: New Association Uncovered during Adolescence

However, people in the assisted reproduction group appeared to have signs of premature ageing of the blood vessels, indicated by their "flow mediated dilation"....

Claire Wineland, YouTuber Who Chronicled Battle With Cystic Fibrosis, Dies at 21

Fans and people around the world who were inspired by Wineland shared their condolences on social media, thanking her for all she's done for the YouTube a...

Rat-fever death toll rises to 66 in flood-battered Kerala

Shailaja said there was no need to panic as the health department had taken all the necessary actions. "But there are secondary hosts like cattle and dogs". "...

Mom says daughter hospitalized after trying on shoes barefoot

A 4-year-old girl was hospitalized with sepsis after trying on new school shoes. "I drove her straight to the hospital, she was shaking and twitching - it w...

FDA tweets: Get rid of the Honey Smacks

Thirty people have been hospitalized in this outbreak. No deaths have been reported. The Kellogg Company recalled Honey Smacks cereal on June 14, 2018. Kellog...

Elephant at Sydney's Taronga Zoo dies from herpes leaving keepers 'devastated'

Taronga Zoo director Cameron Kerr told The Daily Telegraph staff were devastated. Vet Larry Vogelnest says the disease, which can fatally affect elephant...

ALERT: WHO says lack of exercise increasing disease risk globally

Across regions, the study said, many individual countries recorded large differences in insufficient activity between women and men such as Bangladesh (40% vs 1...

Blood-testing startup Theranos reportedly to dissolve

The Silicon Valley firm will attempt to pay unsecured creditors its remaining cash in the coming months, the report said, adding that big name investors had los...

Register to help save lives through organ donation

The teenager from Scunthorpe has been on dialysis for the past year while he has been waiting for a positive match. He was born with a congenital disease. The...

A third of Aussies not active enough

But the highest rates of inactivity are in adults in Kuwait (67%), American Samoa (53%), Saudi Arabia (53%), and Iraq (52%). Finland, where only 17 per cent of ...

Nurse Realizes She Cared For Pediatric Resident 28 Years Ago In NICU

Long-time nurse Vilma Wong asked Mr Seminatore who he was when she saw him standing near an incubator wearing blue scrubs. "I then got very suspicious becau...

Indian state battles 'rat fever' outbreak after worst floods in a century

According to Live Mint , a health ministry spokesperson has said that there have been 200 confirmed cases of the waterborne disease across different district...

YouTube Star Claire Wineland Dies at 21 After Receiving Lung Transplant

Help us grow and continue telling Israel's story to the world. A social media star whose candid and courageous battle with cystic fibrosis inspired million...

Ebola control measures seem to be working in Congo

As of 29 August 2018, a total of 116 cases ( 86 confirmed and 30 probable ) including 77 deaths ( 47 confirmed and 30 probable ) have been reported in f...

Listeriosis outbreak officially over - Motsoaledi

At a media briefing on Monday, Motsoaledi said that no new cases have been detected in the last three months. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has announced t...

'Cluster' of Legionnaires' disease cases reported in B.C.: health authorities

Legionnaires' disease is caused by a bacteria known as Legionella, which is commonly found in the natural environment, including freshwater, groundwater and the...

VP Mike Pence Speaks on Trump's Behalf at McCain's Funeral

I am glad that they are able to now visit the most lovely state in the country, & I hope they enjoy their time in VT. Besides Pence, counselor to the Pres...

Extract of cannabis 'can ease' psychosis

The researchers noted abnormal brain activity in all the volunteers who had experienced psychosis symptoms. "We knew from previous studies that CBD had antips...

HCA Healthcare Inc (NYSE:HCA) Shares Sold by Boston Partners

Wetherby Asset Management, a California-based fund reported 4,660 shares. HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesd...

Struggling to cut down body fat? late breakfast, early dinner may help

For the study, published in the Journal of Nutritional Sciences , the team conducted a 10-week experiment on "time-restricted feeding " - a form of intermi...

Fraser Heath investigating outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Surrey, B.C.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been conducting environmental te...

Over-65s needing 24-hour support to rise by a third

Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said the nation's health and care services need to expand and adapt. Between 2015 and 2035, life expectancy for...

Med diet cuts elderly death risks by 25% - English

Eating a Mediterranean diet could give men the best chance of maintaining a sex life well into old age, research suggests - and olive oil is the key. What's m...

RSI suggests K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (KTWO)'s Stock Becomes Overbought

K2M Group Holdings expects 2018 sales of $288 million to $291 million with a net loss of $34.2 million to $38.2 million. It's relative volume stands at 0.37. KT...

CDC: STD rates skyrocketing in the US

This surpassed the previous record set in 2016 by more than 200,000 cases and marked the fourth consecutive year of sharp increases in these sexually transmitte...

Global Warming will Make Insects Hungrier, Eating up Key Crops

What does the study show? But that's not all: as the temperature rises, warmer air also means more bugs, up to a point. "Global warming impacts on pest in...