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Ebola: Attackers kill DR Congo journalist shining light on virus

The motives for the various groups are not always clear, although it is believed they are mostly over control of land or minerals such as gold and cobalt. Ebola...

China says Xi, Trump in continuous touch

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told Fox Business Network that three phases of the trade agreement would be required, as Washington is seeking a credi...

Washington Sees Its First Flu Death of the Season

Preliminary reports show 19 people in Minnesota have been hospitalized because of the flu so far this season. When it comes to seasonal influenza, getting a ...

Getting measles 'resets' body's immune system

Worldwide, the disease has resurfaced in areas that had been declared measles-free. The measles virus erases that memory, leaving the patient prone to catchin...

Open Enrollment Begins Friday For Marketplace Health Coverage

After the deadline, consumers will not be able to purchase insurance coverage, unless they have a qualifying life event. In 2019, there were only nine plan op...

Xintiandi turns pink for breast cancer awareness

Breast cancer has a ton of awareness, but yet, there are still things about it that people get wrong. Unfortunately half of these women lose this battle against...

Acetaminophen exposure during pregnancy linked to ADHD, autism

The samples were classified by the amount of acetaminophen and its byproducts into thirds, from lowest to highest. The risk of ASD was higher for samples in the...

Elizabeth Warren releases her plan to pay for 'Medicare for All'

Over the next ten years, individuals will spend $11 trillion on health care in the form of premiums, deductibles, copays, and out-of-pocket costs. Employers w...

Chicago gets tentative staff deal as teachers stay on strike

Since the strike's first day teachers have picketed in front of numerous district's 500 schools and rallied several times in downtown Chicago . "Are we rea...

Measles infection could cause long-term damage to immune system, studies show

This means measles survivors can remain susceptible to unsafe diseases - such as the flu and pneumonia - for years to come, despite having weathered their initi...

5 complete myths about breast cancer

You'd be surprised to hear that I've spoken with women who a decade after their surgery can only remember the scar left from the surgery". Under the program, ...

Jan Peterson: Regular mammograms are important in the fight against breast cancer

Pippins says breast cancer affects a lot of people in our community, and she says it's evident whenever you go to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. "Breast ...

New Forest ticks brain disease alert

A European visitor was also taken ill earlier this year after being bitten by a tick in the New Forest. Doctor Nick Phin said that these are the early researc...

Jennifer Aniston Sees 'Big Difference' With Intermittent Fasting

JENNIFER Aniston famously joined Instagram last week, reaching 1 million followers in just 45 minutes. "Then I started to brew some coffee, but I don't drink...

Experts Support Weight-Loss Surgery for Obese Kids

While pediatricians can help patients lose weight through lifestyle changes, these adjustments often don't result in significant or lasting improvements in ch...

Get your flu shot, Ontario health minister urges

However the CDC does not express a preference for any flu vaccine rather just recommends the shot as your first and most important step in protection against ...

STD rates increase in MI; testing urged

The Michigan Health Department has announced that STDs are on the rise in the state. They are urging regular testing among sexually active individuals in orde...

Medicinal cannabis not proven in mental health, study finds

The research analysed 83 studies of around 3,000 people between 1980 and 2018. In most randomised-controlled trials of the effects of cannabinoids on depressi...

GSK's tuberculosis vaccine shows promising results

GSK's M72/AS01E candidate vaccine contains the M72 recombinant fusion protein, derived from two Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens (Mtb32A and Mtb39A), comb...

Deadly virus which can affect the brain reaches UK

PHE is now investigating how common the ticks with the virus might be. They can also be found on cats, dogs, and urban foxes. "These are early research findin...

Almost 900 Pakistani Children Test Positive for HIV

The reason behind the dramatic outbreak was singled out to be Muzaffar Ghanghro who used old and trashed syringes on patients. He was arrested and charged wit...

Facebook's new health tool will remind you to get preventive care

Facebook still has privacy in mind, and users will be kept abreast of how their data is used (or not used in this case). "People can also use preventive heal...

Xanax anti-anxiety medication recalled on fears of contamination, infection risk

Mylan doesn't specify what this foreign substance is, but the company says there is a remote risk of infection to the patient if the substance is present in the...

Take the shot: Flu vaccine rolls out across Alberta

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices says that there is no real benefit to getting vaccinated twice in a season and their current advice is to...

Thermal camera at museum detects Woman’s early-stage cancer

The museum's general manager, Andrew Johnson, said on the World of Illusions website that they did not know the Thermal Camera had the "potential to detect life...

'Milestone' in polio eradication achieved

But Dr Moeti added: "This job is not finished until wild polio virus type 1 is globally eradicated, along with concerning outbreaks of circulating vaccine-der...

DNC Raises Qualifying Requirements for December Democratic Presidential Debate

The fundraising threshold for participation has been increased somewhat compared to the October and November debates, with the December event requiring at t lea...

CT confirms 4th case of measles

The ministry also asked all schools that did not carry out the mass immunisation exercise to liaise with the District Health Officers (DHOs) to vaccinate school...

Manitobans urged to get seasonal flu shot

She said there was significant flu activity in Australia, but it involved different flu strains from those seen here. "The holiday season is right around th...

Spending cuts coming says Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government will cut program spending by close to three per cent in Thursday's provincial budget. Earlier Wednesday, Fina...