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After attacks, MSF suspends Ebola treatment in epicenter of Congo outbreak

The ETC was plunged into darkness after the electricity generator was disabled in the attack. Authorities are searching for the four missing patients confirme...

The unfortunate truth about weekend sleep ins

Despite complete freedom to sleep in and nap during a weekend recovery period, participants in a sleep laboratory who were limited to five hours of sleep on w...

Congo ministry: 4 confirmed Ebola patients gone after attack

The latest violence has intensified fears that communities will continue to resist efforts to halt the country's 10th Ebola outbreak. The ministry said th...

Early use of antibiotics in elderly patients associated with reduced sepsis risk

Treatment courses were 1.3 million days beyond the durations recommended by guidelines, with most excess days due to treatment for respiratory conditions. For a...

UNICEF has Expressed Concern About the Epidemic of Measles Around the World

Experts say many of these outbreaks are being fueled by low vaccination rates among children. UNICEF's report comes as lawmakers debate anti-vaccination l...

New cancer-causing toxin found in recalled blood pressure pills

The FDA also said it is working to develop testing methods to detect other cancer-causing impurities. "Over the past few months, the FDA has conducted a major...

Fast foods less healthy now than 30 years ago

USA national survey data show fast food made up 11 percent of daily caloric intake between 2007 and 2010, according to the study. The study, led by Megan A....

IDPH: Possible measles exposure at Chicago Midway Airport

The unvaccinated patient then visited the ER at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva a couple of days later; health officials say anyone in that faci...

Vancouver Coastal Health confirms 2 new cases of measles

There have been 159 individual cases and six "outbreaks" - clusters of three or more cases - in New York, Washington State, Texas and IL. Measles usually stri...

High blood pressure medication under recall

The chemical is typically found in very small amounts in certain foods, drinking water, air pollution and certain industrial processes. The company has not rece...

Crematoriums warned cancer patients may pose radiation risk

In the first ever known case, researchers in the U.S. found radiation contamination in a crematorium in Arizona after a 69-year-old man had been cremated foll...

Electronic cigarettes linked to wheezing in adults, new study finds

That figure has been calculated after a full analysis by the Royal College of Physicians and Public Health in the United Kingdom". "Self-administered consumptio...

New Parkinson’s treatment uses implant to send drugs directly to brain

In the biggest surgical trial ever for the disease, British patients had holes drilled into the heads and special ports implanted so that a naturally occurring ...

Police investigating shooting at VA Medical Center in Florida

Miami Herald news partner CBS4 spoke to a witness, who said a doctor was shot. Bon continued trying to attack E.A. until a patient helped her to pin Bon again...

DNAmazing: Second-Ever Pair of Semi-Identical Twins Identified in Australia

The now four-year-old boy and girl are identical (monozygotic) on their mother's side sharing 100 per cent of their mother's DNA , but are like siblings on thei...

In Pursuit of Perfection: How Eating Disorders Develop

Eating Disorder Awareness Week is an global event running from February 25 to March 3. There are many contributors to eating disorders, including genetics; a...

'Catching up' on sleep on the weekend doesn't work

Despite complete freedom to sleep in and nap during a weekend recovery period, participants in a sleep laboratory who were limited to five hours of sleep on wee...

Feds to slash funding for programs with abortion services

Critics of the rule say it targets Planned Parenthood. The clinic had filed an injunction in December asking that it be allowed to resume abortions in Columbia....

Troubling statistics about childhood cancer

The researchers say around 92% of all new childhood cancer cases occur in low- and middle-income countries, with a particularly high rate in the countries of we...

The Flu Is Still Here And It’s Getting More Aggressive

A swab test found she was infected with flu virus H3N2, according to Lin. Last week there were 83 new cases of patients with severe flu complications, a new...

Pinterest, YouTube say acting against anti-vaccine messages

A recent YouTube search for the phrase "are vaccines safe" pulled up results from Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, UCLA Health, the Chil...

Man's Holiday Inn retirement plan goes viral

He continued: 'There is a better way when we get old and too feeble... "They treat you like a customer, not a patient", Robinson added, saying he's give staff...

Pupils to be taught about sexting and FGM in education shake up

The new statutory guidance will also spell out for the first time the end of parents' right to opt their children out of relationship and sex education (RSE) ...

Senators urge pharma CEOs to rein in lobbyists

Drugmakers highlighted their research and development investments, their restraint in taking price increases, and the money saved elsewhere in the health system...

Eating small amounts of peanut after immunotherapy may extend allergy treatment benefits

Injection of these peptides in the absence of whole protein allergens, which can cause life-threatening anaphylactic reactions in patients, is created to reprog...

Two more measles cases

According to a tweet from VCH, both cases are related to the outbreak at two French schools in Vancouver. Measles is a viral infection that can spread easily ...

Is the most effective weight-loss strategy really that hard?

The more often people log what they eat, the more weight they may lose, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Vermont. Study part...

At-Home Test a Good Alternative to Colonoscopy

But studies in recent years have suggested that a less expensive, less invasive, at-home stool screening may be as effective as colonoscopy at detecting cance...

Cat owners pass on personality traits to their pets, study suggest

They found similar trends to parent/child bonds. If your cat is overweight or suffering from behavioural problems it might be worth looking in the mirror to f...

Amitabh Bachchan: Discrimination against women has been most disturbing for me

The Thugs of Hindostan actor said he has heard horrific stories of female survivors facing discrimination which have upset him a lot. Amitabh Bachchan caught ...