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Ebola: 300 People Infected In Eastern DR Congo

The current Ebola outbreak is unfolding in an active war zone with several armed groups attacking health officials, government aids and civilians. It is expec...

NHS prevention plan aims to boost life expectancy

Launching its 'Prevention is better than cure' strategy this morning (November 5), the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) said it will "put prevention ...

Researchers find link between cell phones and cancer

One of the strengths of the studies was that scientists could control how much radiation the rats and mice were getting, which isn't possible when studying how ...

Raya Abirached launches "beet it" challenge to combat breast cancer

The doctor that he referred me to actually...treated his wife and, of course his wife passed away, but he said she lived a long time. "Genetic counselling can...

W.H.O debunks ‘cure for AIDS’ claim in Zimbabwe

Government on Monday, however, dismissed the claims saying prophet Magaya had not yet submitted Aguma for review and assessment as a herbal supplement and peopl...

Report says people are safe — Cellphones and cancer

The findings are unlikely to satisfy many people. Does the usage of cell phones cause brain cancer? There is "some evidence" of brain cancer. Experts sa...

Voorhees pediatric facility 2nd in New Jersey hit by viral outbreak

A 10th person died amid a viral outbreak at a pediatric care center while a different strain of the virus was found at another facility in the state, New Jersey...

Premature birth rates rise again for the third year in a row

MS had the highest rate of preterm births at 13.6 percent followed by Louisiana with 12.7 percent. The CDC says that they are at risk of vision and hearing prob...

Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace begins this week

DE now has about 24,500 people enrolled in the state health care marketplace. "We recognize some families may have to face hard decisions this fall, and we wi...

Organic Lamb Sales Market 2018-2023 with Strategic Trends Growth, Revenue

Marketresearchpro Inc. recently introduced market study " Non-Protein Nitrogen in Feed research 2018-2022 " with in-depth focused approach on qualitative rese...

Parkinson's threat 20% lower if you've had appendix out

In rural areas of Sweden, where people may be more exposed to pesticides, which may play a role in Parkinson's , the effect was even greater: a 25 per cent low...

Health officials: Two more dead in Kentucky due to hepatitis A outbreak

Neither worked in the food service industry. Primary risk factors for hepatitis A includes illicit drug use and homelessness. "The best way to prevent hepat...

Two more Lakewood measles cases confirmed

Ruppert. All three cases are children who are unvaccinated, not of school age and do not attend daycare. The individuals were seen at two urgent care facili...

More deaths seen for less invasive cervical cancer surgery

Since available files from the National Cancer Database only go back to 2004, the researchers also analyzed information from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and ...

People refuse to get their flu shot

It is a first come, first served basis. Last year's flu season was one of the deadliest in decades, and doctors say what you do now could make a big differenc...

Antibiotics and acid suppressants in early childhood linked to obesity, study shows

The study looked at over 330,000 infants in the U.S. over the first two years of their lives and found that just over 14% of children became obese, and only 11%...

Display a teal pumpkin for kids with food allergies this Halloween

With Halloween less than a day away, many are preparing for the holiday in more ways than one - including goodies for eager trick-or-treaters. Then, when that c...

Dogs could detect malaria by sniffing socks of infected people

Researchers from Medical Research Council Unit at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine used nylon socks to collect foot odour samples from apparen...

Chancellor announces funding for comprehensive mental health crisis service

With many saying that this funding will only serve to get the basics back on track, and NHS Confederation responded to the Budget by warning of "very tough" nex...

Heidi Klum's Craziest Halloween Costumes Throughout The Years!

After teasing her followers on social media with videos of her transformation throughout the day, Heidi revealed in a selfie that she and boyfriend Tom Kauli...

Men encouraged to screen for breast cancer

Now breast cancer in men is treated exactly the same way as it is in women. "Many are not aware that 1-2% of men can be diagnosed with Breast Cancer ". Alm...

Boost for Philip Hammond as poll backs his giveaway Budget

Mr Mackay said he would make his position on income tax clear when he presents the Scottish budget to MSPs. The Daily Mail runs with the headline "Phil-Good...

Moms Carried the Same Baby for the First Time Ever

However, when she fell in love with Ashleigh and learned from Dr. Kathy Doody that they carry their baby, she went all in. That INVOcell was then put back ins...

Ninth death reported at New Jersey pediatric rehab center amid viral outbreak

People associated with the outbreak became sick between September 26 and October 22, according to the New Jersey Department of Health . Health Commissioner D...

Government Plans £400m Tax Raid on Tech Giants

Tottenham MP David Lammy said: 'We shouldnot be supporting tax cuts that disproportionately help the wealthy'. "What was clear in the Budget yesterday is we h...

Breast Cancer Awareness | Happenings

I have already started drafting the 2019 breast cancer awareness campaign, as awareness is a continuous task. Two of my friends have finished their treatment ...

National Prescription Drug TakeBack Day

Saturday, Oct. 27, is the latest Take-Back Day, according to the program's sponsor, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ). According to the 2015 Nati...

Trump says new proposal will lower some USA drug prices

Enacting the rule does not require congressional approval, but it was met with swift opposition from drugmakers and would likely be challenged by many stakehold...

Flu Season: FDA Approves New Influenza Treatment

Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) as an additional treatment option to provide an effective alternative t...

Some BP drugs may increase lung cancer risk: BMJ study

Risk for individuals is still low, but could translate into large numbers of patients, said researchers led by Professor Laurent Azoulay from the McGill Univers...