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CDC approves nasal spray influenza vaccine for flu season
Over the past two years, the CDC has advised the public to avoid the nasal spray version of the influenza vaccine, but things changed this year. The agency recently published its 2018 – 2019 flu season advisory, an update over […]
Researchers use gut bacteria to turn type A or B blood into type-O
Scientists believe they have found a reliable way to transform donor blood into the universal type needed for safe, emergency blood transfusions. The discovery is enzymes from gut bacteria that can efficiently turn type-A human blood into type-O. Type-O blood […]
New drug can shrink cervical cancer tumours
Patients with advanced ovarian or lung cancer could benefit from a new drug combination that might give them more months of life, researchers say. They tested the therapy on 25 women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer and 40 patients with […]
Use honey to treat cough instead of antibiotics
Honey and over-the-counter medicines should be the first line of treatment for most people with coughs, new guidelines recommend. Antibiotics should rarely be prescribed by doctors for coughs because in most cases they do little to improve symptoms, health officials […]
15 foods that can cause heart disease
They say “you are what you eat” and in the case of heart disease, that couldn’t be truer. With diet contributing to many leading culprits of heart disease such as high cholesterol, inflammation, and obesity, what we put inside our […]
Low levels of air pollution linked to heart risks – study
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure. The […]
Measles cases are rising in Europe
Cases of measles in Europe have hit a record high, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than 41,000 people have been infected in the first six months of 2018, leading to 37 deaths. Last year there were 23,927 […]
Open plan offices are fitter and less stressed
Workers in open-plan offices are more active and less stressed than those with desks in cubicles or private offices, research suggests. This could be because they make the effort to find privacy to talk away from their desk, the researchers […]
Quit-smoking by displaying a helpline number on cigarette packets
India says tobacco firms must print a helpline number to combat smoking on all cigarette packs from 1 September. The health ministry has also released new pictorial warnings, showing images of diseased organs and rotting teeth. The government has asked […]
Consuming milk for breakfast to lower blood glucose
Milk consumed with breakfast cereal reduced postprandial blood glucose concentration compared with water, and high dairy protein concentration reduced postprandial blood glucose concentration compared with normal dairy protein concentration. Whether you pour a glass or have it with cereal, consuming […]
