A new study looking at how life expectancy around the world will have changed by 2040 holds bad news for the US: Of all the high-income countries, the US will ...
How healthy will the world be in 2040? If things continue as they are now, the answer is better off than we are today: Life expectancy will be, on average, 4.4 ...
Even before Florence Nightingale advised that hospitals be designed to let daylight in, people observed that sunshine helps keep you healthy. But there was.
All kinds of bacteria live with us indoors, and some can make us sick. A new study shows that rooms exposed to light had about half the live bacteria found in ...
All kinds of bacteria live with us indoors, and some can make us sick. A new study shows that rooms exposed to light had about half the live bacteria found in ...
Failing to open curtains fully makes people more likely to get sick, a new study suggests. It found sunlight kills disease-causing bacteria that live in dust,...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WKRN) - A mystery illness is being reported in nearly two dozen states and it's baffling doctors as it strikes in children. It's called acute ...
The CDC confirmed this week that 62 people, mainly children, have come down with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an illness that weakens their arms and legs.
Internet memes -- such as "Free food? Count me in! -- are contributing to the UK obesity crisis and harming teenagers, academics told British lawmakers.
TUCSON – Flu season is upon us and the Pima County Health Department says they have already seen some cases. They say it is important to take action now.
At 11:49 p.m. on Tuesday, Burlington police Chief Brandon del Pozo posted on Facebook a response to the Madelyn Ellen Linsenmeir obituary. By the next ...
She died on Oct. 7 in a hospital while in police custody, according to her sister Kate O'Neill, who detailed her sister's 12-year battle with drug addiction in the ...
A family's powerful obituary for a 30-year-old Vermont mother has touched the lives of many across the world, from those who know, work with or are people who ...
Regular exercise and a well-balanced diet can help you maintain your health as you age. But one type of meat is especially beneficial, according to a new ...
Eating seafood could play a role in healthy aging. Higher blood level of omega-3 fatty acids found in fish was associated with a lower risk of unhealthy aging.
Older adults with the highest blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids were more likely to be living without chronic diseases or mental or physical deterioration.
Three new children with suspected acute flaccid myelitis, or 'modern polio,' are being treated at UPMC Children's Hospital, the Allegheny County Health ...
FILE - In this May 10, 2012 file photo, a doctor holds Truvada pills at her office in San Francisco. The pill has been shown to reduce the risk of getting HIV from ...
YAKIMA, Wash. - State health officials are warning of a suspected case of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) affecting one person in Yakima. The Washington ...
Wednesday the Department of Health reported a possible case of acute flaccid myelitis in the state. AFM, a polio-like disease is a serious condition that affects ...
WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (WDTN) – Due to a recently confirmed case of Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in Ohio, one of over a hundred being reported across the ...
Measles is spreading across parts of the New York City area, and health officials blame the outbreak on children returning from Israel, where the country is ...
The number of confirmed measles cases linked to international travelers returning from Israel is up to 17, with 11 in Rockland County and six in Brooklyn.
A case of BSE - so-called mad cow disease - has been confirmed at a farm in Aberdeenshire. BBC Scotland understands the "isolated" case involves a beef ...
A case of mad cow disease has been reported at a farm in Scotland. Authorities have been quick to calm fears prompted by the outbreak of Bovine spongiform ...
Scotland's government said on Thursday that it has detected a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, on a ...
People with mental health emergencies can spend days in the emergency department waiting for mental health care to become available. That's wrong.
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Moose ticks at Maine Medical Center Research Institute. The ticks live on the moose through the winter, at first so small that they’re difficult to see with the naked eye — until they’re engorged with blood as adults.Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images
The biggest number of winter ticks that Peter J. Pekins ever found on a moose was about 100,000. But that moose calf was already dead, most likely the victim of ...
Scientists have discovered that cinnamon, vanilla, and berry flavors react with propylene glycol, a main ingredient in many vape juices, to create entirely new ...
The growing appeal of e-cigarettes, particularly among teens, has often been attributed to the assortment of sweet and fruity flavored vaping fluids—flavors that ...
Vaping may seem like a healthier alternative to cigarettes, but the list of its specific potential risks keeps growing. A study published Thursday in the journal ...
SUPPLEMENTS could be used to prevent some symptoms of diabetes type 2, which include unexplained weight loss, making more toilet trips than normal, and ...
A three-drug cocktail could be “life-changing” for patients with cystic fibrosis, researchers reported Thursday. They found that adding a third drug to an existing ...
A 4-year-old doe killed on a deer damage shooting permit in Dickinson County's Waucedah Township has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, marking ...
The Michigan DNR says a deer killed in Dickinson County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. It's the first confirmation of the disease in the Upper ...
An antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella bacteria found in raw chicken has sickened 92 people in 29 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At least 92 people in 29 states have been infected with a strain of multidrug-resistant salmonella after coming into contact with a variety of ...
At least 92 people in 29 states have been infected with a strain of multidrug-resistant salmonella after coming into contact with a variety of raw chicken products, ...
Five years after U.S. representatives wrote to the USDA about the agency's “unacceptable” response to Salmonella outbreaks traced to chicken, one of the la.
A self-lubricating latex condom is being developed by scientists that becomes slippery when wet and can remain so for 1000 thrusts. The researchers report that ...
In the last half a century, not much has been done to improve condoms other than a myriad of flavourings and colours. But now, a team of scientists has ...
Researchers from Boston University have invented a special coating for condoms which make them respond to bodily fluids by becoming more slippery. And it's ...
Condom innovation hasn't happened in nearly five decades, which is why a new self-lubricating condom invented by researchers at BU has the industry excited.
The length of your finger could provide clues to your sexuality, according to a study published in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. In women, the index ...
Women whose left index and ring fingers are different lengths are more likely to be lesbians, a study suggests. Scientists measured the fingers of 18 pairs of ...
London: Scientists striving to discover what factors make us gay or straight believe the length of our index and ring fingers could provide a clue to our sexuality.
Women whose left index and ring fingers are different lengths are more likely to be lesbians, a study suggests. Scientists measured the fingers of 18 pairs of ...
Women whose left index and ring fingers are different lengths are more likely to be lesbians, a study suggests. Scientists measured the fingers of 18 pairs of ...
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Researchers Explore a Cancer Paradox - The New York Times
Cancer is a disease of mutations. Tumor cells are riddled with genetic mutations not found in healthy cells. Scientists estimate that it takes five to 10 key ...
By the time we reach middle age, more than half of the oesophagus in healthy people has been taken over by cells carrying mutations in cancer genes, ...
A working 3D model of human brain tissue has been grown from cultures of induced pluripotent stem cells, giving researchers even better opportunities to ...
A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3-D) human tissue culture models for the central nervous system that mimic ...
NEW YORK -- A 61-year-old who experienced a severe cognitive decline before his death might have had squirrel brains to blame. A report on the 2015 death in ...
According to a poster presented at the recent IDWeek 2018, on the speed of diagnosis of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) like variant ...
Researchers say a New York man may have been infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease after eating squirrel brains from hunting. The disease is similar to ...
Hunting for your own food can be a rewarding and liberating thing, but knowing where to stop when preparing wild game for consumption is obviously pretty ...
A recent report says a hunter from died from eating squirrel brains. Yes, squirrel brains. A 61-year-old New York man was brought to a Rochester hospital after ...
India News: Additional chief secretary (health) Veenu Gupta visited the RPA and inspected the police quarters. She asked the director RPA to help in conducting ...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has removed its Zika virus country classification scheme from countries in the region.
Public Health England has upgraded the risk status of catching the virus in Rajasthan - which borders the Taj Mahal - to high. Zika can cause microcephaly for ...
New Delhi: The number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 106 in Rajasthan on Thursday. Of the total affected people, 25 are pregnant women, said a ...
Oct. 18, 2018 -- An FDA panel this week gave preliminary approval to a new kind of opioid for pain that is five to 10 times more potent than fentanyl. The drug ...
At issue is Dsuvia, a drug made by AcelRX that an FDA panel voted 10-to-3 to recommend for combating moderate-to-severe acute pain.
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A Flea-Borne Typhus Outbreak Is Spreading In Los Angeles, Hitting The Homeless Population HardBuzzFeed NewsBuzzFeed NewsTwitterFacebookCopyFacebookTwitteryoutubeTwitterFacebookCopyFacebookTwitterInstagramBuzzFeed NewsBuzzFeedTwitterFacebookCopy
Looking to win the battle of the bulge? There are five foods that can help you cut belly fat, according to nutritionist Joy Bauer. Noami Saxe and John Genovesi ...
A polio-like disease known as Acute Flaccid Myelitis, or AFM, has been confirmed in 22 states. Right now, the Alabama Department of Public Health is ...
Thousands of studies have shown that fluoride is safe and effective — but it's still sparking debates, seven decades after it was first added to America's water ...
A polio-like disease spreading across the country has come to Louisville. Federal health officials say the illness is affecting dozens of children across 22 states.
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An Incurable Fungal Disease Is Spreading In The Western US And Climate Change Could Make It WorseBuzzFeed NewsBuzzFeed NewsTwitterFacebookCopyFacebookTwitteryoutubeTwitterFacebookCopyFacebookTwitterInstagramBuzzFeed NewsBuzzFeedTwitterFacebookCopy
A fungus that thrives in dry soil and warm temperatures has caused a record number of infections in California. Experts fear climate change will cause it to ...
Meghan Koziel created a “No Breastfeeding Zone” to alert medical staff to the fact that she's a breast cancer survivor. One new mom and breast cancer survivor ...
One new mom just got ahead of any breastfeeding criticism in a super creative way. Meghan Koziel, a Pittsburgh-based breast-cancer survivor who underwent a ...
BISMARCK — North Dakota is investigating whether a child has a rare polio-like illness. The state Department of Health announced Wednesday. Oct. 17, it has ...
If you feel the air getting cooler and automatically picture yourself with dry, cracked skin, help is on the way. Chilly fall air does not have to mean dull skin, ...
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Black men are twice as likely as whites to die from prostate cancer, one of the deadliest cancers that affect males.Tetra Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF
Black men are hit hardest by prostate cancer, but they are underrepresented in research. Researchers held focus groups in three states to understand why.
New York - A measles outbreak that is linked to a larger one in Jerusalem has local officials issuing warnings regarding 17 confirmed cases of the disease over ...
A 61-year-old hunter died from complications of a brain disease he got from eating squirrel brains, according to a paper published in October. When the man's ...
HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Ottawa County health officials have ordered unvaccinated students of West Ottawa school to stay home for two weeks, after one ...
WEST OTTAWA, Mich. - An elementary student in West Ottawa has a confirmed case of chickenpox. The Ottawa County Department of Public Health learned ...
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Unvaccinated students at Waukazoo Elementary in the West Ottawa School district must stay home for two weeks after a student was ...
HOLLAND, Mich. -- Health officials say a student at a West Ottawa elementary school has come down with the chickenpox and any student who has not been ...
Every year—shortly after National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October—the American Cancer Society reports that roughly another 1.7 million new ...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Katie Wilson is a busy mother of seven who put off getting her first mammogram several times. Wilson was eventually diagnosed with an ...
A Houston mother who went to bed with a suspected hangover and woke up paralyzed in the hospital is back in nursing school after undergoing major brain ...
Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating. It is claimed to cause weight loss, improve brain function and p...
Lifestyle changes are a process that requires support, effort, time and patience. Once you are ready to make this significant change in your life, it is surely going ...
Over the centuries, a lot of brain power has gone into making condoms more enjoyable. Condoms have come a long way since Renaissance-era men wrapping ...
A perpetually unctuous, self-lubricating latex developed by a team of scientists in Boston could boost the use of condoms, they reported Wednesday in the ...
Self-lubricating condoms may be the answer in helping promote safe sex and preventing sexual transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies, researchers ...
Deer from a private herd on a farm in southeast Minnesota have been struck with a virus carried by biting flies that causes rapid death from internal bleeding ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Health officials Arkansas and Oklahoma say a rare illness that's being compared to polio may have reached the states as it spreads ...
Health officials in Arkansas are warning parents a virus that being compared to polio is making it's way across the country and may have reached Arkansas.
An Indiana resident is among more than 60 children in the United States afflicted with a rare polio-like illness that so far has left national health officials baffled as ...
Life expectancy in 2040 is set to rise at least a little in all nations but the rankings will change dramatically, with Spain taking the top spot while China and the ...
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McCarthy loads a dung cigarette into a smoking machine.Shannon Loelius for NPR
Early one morning in the spring of 2017, Claire McCarthy started her day as many don't: rolling dried rhinoceros dung into cigarettes and packing them into a ...
LUANDA, Angola — Emiliano Cula starts to cry as his tiny fingers, curled into a tight fist, are stretched by a physical therapist to stimulate motor control. Born in a ...
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn — Six children below the age of 5 were diagnosed with measles in Brooklyn, health officials said Wednesday. The initial case started ...
The Department of Health has announced additional measles cases linked to international travelers returning from Israel in Rockland County and in New York ...
The problem of plastic pollution can seem really removed from everyday life—until you realize you're literally sprinkling plastic onto your food. A new study that ...
Salt comes from the sea. The sea is full of plastic, which we put there. So now 90% of table salt contains plastic. Of 39 salt brands tested, 36 had microplastics in ...
Chances are, you're seasoning your food with a pinch of plastic. There's a global problem with microplastics — small plastic fragments less than five millimeters ...
From the D.C. Department of Health: “A rabid raccoon has been captured in the vicinity of 32nd St. and Nebraska Ave. NW. If you came in contact with this ...
Authorities say they captured a rabid raccoon in Northwest D. C. Sunday after it attacked three people in a Chevy Chase neighborhood. The DC Department of ...
Women across the globe have taken to social media to mark World Menopause Day, offering insights - and plenty of comedy - on what it's like to experience the ...
When you think about the menopause, you probably think the first tell-tale signs of its arrival are hot flushes and night sweats – and it's understandable, that's ...
There's no denying that walking is a great form of exercise. Not only is it accessible pretty much anywhere you are, it's also easy on the joints and an.
The Arkansas Department of Health confirmed the state's first flu death of the season Tuesday. The person was in the age range of 45-64 years old, according to ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas health officials say the state has recorded its first flu death of the season. The Arkansas Department of Health says the ...
The Arkansas Department of Health confirms the first death linked to influenza so far this flu season. Public Information Officer Meg Mirivel says it occurred in an ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - The Arkansas Department of Health has confirmed the first flu death in Arkansas. The person was not vaccinated for the flu and was ...
One question that scientists and fitness experts alike would love to answer is whether exercise or nutrition has a bigger positive impact on bone strength.
One question that scientists and fitness experts alike would love to answer is whether exercise or nutrition has a bigger positive impact on bone strength.
The ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not meet the criteria of public health emergency of international concern, the World ...
GENEVA (Sputnik) - The spread of the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains an issue that demands serious attention, ...
