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WHO urges early cancer diagnosis, treatment to increase survival rate
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to step up the efforts in diagnosing and treating cancer to increase the chances of survival of patients. Late diagnosis of the disease, the WHO said, leads to millions of people enduring needless suffering […]
British Heart Foundation warns of risks of sudden death due to faulty gene
A charity organization has warned people of the risks of developing coronary heart disease or even sudden death due to a faulty heart gene, saying that an estimated 620,000 people in the UK have the gene but most are unaware. […]
Key malaria drug fails to treat patients in the UK for the first time
For the first time in the UK, a key malaria treatment has failed to cure four patients, all of whom visited Africa, showing early warning signs that the parasite is developing resistance against the drug, doctors said. The drug combination […]
Outdoor camping resets internal body clock, sleeping habits
Camping and spending time in the great outdoors resets the body’s internal clock that influences sleeping habits, a team of scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder in the US has found. The team said that spending time outdoors and […]
Lychee found to be the cause of death of hundreds of children in Indian town
Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and India’s National Centre for Disease Control said they have found that eating lychees, locally known as litchi, on an empty stomach was the reason behind a mysterious illness […]
Japan set to make Tokyo smoke-free for the 2020 Summer Olympics
As the host of the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan is set on making the public places in its capital city of Tokyo smoke-free in accordance to International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules that call for a healthy games. According to […]
Pelican BioThermal introduces new reusable pallet shipper system
Pelican BioThermal launched its advanced new pallet shipper system, Crēdo Cargo. This reusable system, specifically designed to accept a full ISO pallet, will help revolutionize the temperature-controlled bulk shipper market. Following an intensive design, testing and qualification process, the Crēdo […]
Psychologists look to virtual reality to diagnose, treat visual vertigo
A team of psychologists at the Cardiff University in the UK is working to develop virtual environments to help with diagnosis and rehabilitation of people suffering from visual vertigo. The psychologists believe using virtual reality has “real potential” to diagnose […]
US FDA finds toxic substances in certain homeopathic teething products
Consumers are being warned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against the use of certain homeopathic teething products after it has found high amounts of a toxic substance called belladonna in some of the products, posing potential risk […]
US CDC warns travelers to China against H7N9 bird flu
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new warning for those who are traveling to China in the wake of the recent bird flu outbreaks in the country. The US CDC says the H7N9 strain […]
