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The 10 happiest countries in the world
The latest Gallup-Healthways global well-being ranking puts Panama — a sliver of land with one of the world’s busiest shipping routes — as the place to be, along with its Central American neighbours. There are fewer Panamanians than people living […]
One stillbirth raises the risk of another
Women who’ve had one stillbirth have a four times higher risk of having another stillbirth compared to women who’ve had a live birth, British researchers report. The researchers noted that the overall risk of stillbirth is low. The review included […]
Understanding violent crime: expert Q&A
Dylann Roof, 21, has been charged with nine counts of murder in this week’s mass shooting in Charleston, SC. Roof is accused of opening fire after he attended a prayer meeting at a historic African-American church Wednesday night. WebMD talked […]
Supreme Court upholds Obama Health Care Law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the reach of the Obama health care law, rescuing the program from a potentially fatal legal challenge for the second time since Obamacare’s inception. By a 6-3 vote, the justices […]
Synthetic blood transfusions could begin within two years
Synthetic red blood cells are to be transfused into human testing subjects by 2017, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant announced this week. “Scientists across the globe have been investigating for a number of years how to […]
New test uses blood and saliva to detect head and neck cancers
Head and neck cancers affect nearly 50,000 people in the United States each year and are on the rise among men. The main risk factors include alcohol, smoking and human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection that often goes […]
‘Good’ fats from fish and plants promote longer life
Older adults who eat plenty of fish and vegetables may live longer than people who don’t, a large Swedish study suggests. Among more than four thousand 60-year-old men and women, those with the highest blood levels of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), […]
Sunscreen label confusion putting health at risk, say pharmacists
Manufacturers of sunscreen products are being urged to introduce simpler labelling after a survey revealed confusion about the dual protection ratings currently in use. Research by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) showed that many consumers are unaware that the SPF […]
How to relieve chest congestion
What is Chest Congestion? Chest congestion is an extremely uncomfortable condition resulting from an infection or inflammation of the respiratory tract. Acute respiratory infections are extremely common in our society and hence people are always trying to find out how […]
A mushroom that ‘slows weight gain’
A mushroom used for centuries in Chinese medicine reduces weight gain in animals, say researchers in Taiwan. The study, published in Nature Communications, suggested Ganoderma lucidum slowed weight gain by altering bacteria in the gut. The researchers suggested the mushroom […]
