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Gov. Cuomo pulls man from car crash on NY highway

Another video from the governor's office shows Cuomo hugging a distraught woman on the scene. Cuomo and his entourage stopped to offer assistance while stat...

Indian Cobra Venom Genes Decoded Using Cutting-edge Genomic Technologies

In the January 2020 issue of Nature Genetics , scientists from SciGenom Research Foundation (SGRF), India, AgriGenome Labs, India, MedGenome, India/USA, SciGen...

Less common flu strain helps boost number of Virginia cases

So far, almost 3,000 people have died from the flu, and that worries doctors because we're still two months away from when flu cases typically peak. Accordin...

Elizabeth Warren Accuses Trump of Killing Soleimani to Distract from Impeachment

No Republican senator has opposed McConnell's position, indicating he will probably have enough votes to adopt the Clinton rules and punt on the question of...

Amy Kennedy announces run against New Jersey congressman who switched parties

The South Jersey seat is now held by freshman Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a longtime Democrat who last month announced he was joining the Republican Party and appeared...

Health experts rank the top diets for 2020

For the third consecutive year, there was a clear victor which stood above the competition, while one of America's most popular programs ranked near the bottom....

Scientists may have found the cause behind allergic reactions to cosmetics

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Amy Kennedy running to challenge Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey

Jeff Van Drew , who joined the Republican Party after opposing the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump . Kennedy, 41, is the wife of forme...

Iran’s general replacing Soleimani vows revenge for U.S. killing

President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the USA military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that d...

Alabama lawmakers ask Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade

Gee . It comes at a time when abortion rights in the U.S. are increasingly under threat, and the issue is likely to become a point of fierce debate in the l...

Department of Health reports indicate 'mild' influenza activity in NCFL

Since the flu season kicked off in October, there have been at least 6.4 million flu illnesses and 55,000 flu-related hospitalizations, according to the CDC ...

Flu outbreak prompts appeal to not visit hospital

An INMO statement issued on Thursday challenged the HSE to cease its recruitment pause in a bid to amend the issue. "What we have are announcements and re-ann...

Intermittent fasting: Research says timing meals improves cholesterol, promotes weight loss

She began by skipping breakfast and having a snack at night, and then went on to 60-day fasting a day later. Melissa Breaux Bankston, a Crossfit instructor in...

Number of People Hospitalized due to Flu Continue to Rise

Hospital-based Public Health epidemiologists reported 593 positive influenza virus results out of 3,096 samples tested during the same week. In the 2018-2019 f...

Mediterranean, DASH Top Best Diets List

The ketogenic diet - favoured by the likes of Halle Berry and Kourtney Kardashian - eliminates carbs, cuts down on most protein, and ramps up one's fat intake...

Missiles hit Green Zone and Iraq base housing United States troops: security sources

The US has kept India in the loop about developments related to Iran following the killing of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani . Pentagon chiefs and ...

Report names the best and worst diets for 2020

According to the report, "There's a good chance you'll lose weight on the vegan diet". The diet lays lot of importance on having healthy foods in your daily die...

GOP Rep. Phil Roe Is Retiring

Among the most significant members of the GOP to not seek reelection is Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a Trump ally who has defended the president during the impea...

State reports another death from the flu

Children's Wisconsin will not allow visitors under the age of 12 at the Milwaukee hospital, Fox Valley hospital, and the Surgicenter for the remainder of flu se...

North Dakota Department of Health reports increase in influenza cases

Five more people have died due to flu-related illnesses in Arkansas this flu season, totaling 13 so far, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). T...

Lynnfield woman encounters rabid coyote in driveway

It was a coyote, and he was acting strangely. "I froze, and sort of began backing up", she recalled. At that moment, her son, Hunter, a former Lynnfield High fo...

CDC: Vaping Illness Cases in All 50 States, DC

US health officials said on Tuesday one more death occurred since last week from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total toll to 55. S...

China probes mystery pneumonia outbreak amid SARS fears

All patients have been quarantined and their close contacts are under medical observation, according to the commission. Experts from the National Health Commi...

Haul International to stop hiring smokers in 21 states, including Kansas

Some employers hiring non-smokers exclusively * Damien Grant: I know the risks of smoking - but I'm not bothered * After 10 per cent tax hike, here's what you ...

Vaccine for memory loss comes closer to reality

Furthermore, this finding demonstrates the potential of recently developed tau-based PET (positron emission tomography) brain imaging technology to accelerate A...

Pharmaceutical companies hike prices on 250 drugs as new year begins

The median price increase is around 5%, he said. But last year's price increases didn't occur until a few days into the new year, the analyst said. Soaring ...

Google's new AI detects breast cancer just by scanning X-ray

And it reduced the number of false-positive results by 5.7% for the US-based group and 1.2% for the British-based group. This was despite the fact that the AI h...

Study hints on the surprising benefits of drinking whole milk

Cutting calories is obviously top of the list, but when it comes to milk, the tendency to opt for reduced-fat milk in an effort to lose weight might be far more...

Intravenous administration boosts protective power of TB vaccine

He wondered if the TB vaccine would react the same way. PARI Pharma GbmH provided the aerosol vaccine delivery device. According to the researchers, includi...

Facebook finally pulls down ‘false’ ads attacking PrEP

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has said that PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) drugs are " highly effective for preventing HIV from sex and inj...