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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for investigation on rabies vaccine scandal
Authorities in China have ordered an investigation into a vaccination scandal as panic grows over product safety. Last week vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co was found to have falsified production data for its rabies vaccine. The firm has been ordered […]
Japan records highest temperature this summer
77 people have died and tens of thousands more have been sent to hospitals across Japan as a heatwave continues to sweep the country. Temperatures reached a record high of 41.1 degrees Celsius (105.8 Farenheit) on Monday in Kumagaya, a […]
11 babies die after pregnant mothers given viagra during drug trial
A Viagra in pregnancy trial has been urgently stopped after 11 newborn babies died. Women taking part in the Dutch study had been given the anti-impotence tablets to improve growth of their unborn children because they had poorly developed placentas. […]
Drug to cure recurring malaria approved by FDA
A new drug to treat malaria has been given the green light by authorities in the United States. The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria – caused by the parasite plasmodium vivax- which makes 8.5 million people […]
Cockroach crawls into the sleeping woman’s ear and chews hole in her eardrum
A woman in southern China had a close call with a cockroach after the insect crawled into her ear and started chewing a hole in her eardrum, Chinese media reported. A doctor at Renkang Hospital in Dongguan, Guangdong province, extracted […]
Eat fish for a longer life span
Eating fish may be the secret for long life, said scientists. According to a latest study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, consuming fish and other foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids may lower the risk of early death […]
First dementia prevalence data in the LGBT population
The first dementia prevalence data from a large population of lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults was reported today at the 2018 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago. Researchers from University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente Division of […]
5 common foods that can burn belly fat
Losing belly fat is no easy feat. Fat around the abdomen is a problem area for millions of people, who struggle to shed the lard and reach their body goals. There are a number of changes that go into losing […]
Obesity treatment device
Dubai: One hundred obese or overweight individuals in the UAE have taken advantage of the new Ellipse Gastric Balloon to lose weight and decrease its associated medical conditions, according to Dr Wael Dahhan at Emirates Hospital. “Obesity and being overweight […]
Using alternative cancer therapies linked to lower survival
Cancer patients who use alternative therapies may be more likely to shun conventional treatments and risk their chances of survival, research suggests. A study of 1,290 patients in the US found people who received such therapies often refused life-saving care […]
