BOGOTA, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Algeria - the nation where malaria was discovered - is officially free of malaria, the World...
BOGOTA, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Algeria - the nation where malaria was discovered - is officially free of malaria, the World...
Butembo, DR Congo: People in Ebola-hit eastern DR Congo are struggling to come to terms with high-security burials that are part of a...
London, Limiting evening exposure to blue-light emitting screens on smartphones, tablets and computers can reverse sleep problems and reduce symptoms of fatigue, lack...
London, Do your children go to school walking or riding a bicycle? If your answer is in affirmative, then they are less likely...
San Diego, Drinking coffee keeps the bowels moving because it changes gut bacteria and improves ability of intestines to contract, find researchers. Researchers,...
Isla Mono, Colombia: Reaching out a weathered hand, Marciana Caycedo prods the smooth round bellies of the mothers-to-be, feeling for their baby's outline...
Washington: New research backs the argument that "sin taxes" lead to a reduction in consumption, justifying the use of the duties in combating...
A troubling spike in the suicide rate among young girls is prompting leading researchers to ask questions about the role of social media...
For the first time, a large experiment suggests that trimming dietary fat and eating more fruits and vegetables may lower a woman's risk...
DAKAR: Aid workers have negotiated with fighters to enter a remote part of Central African Republic (CAR) for the first time in years,...
Paris: The active ingredient in Monsanto's weedkiller Roundup is glyphosate, one of the world's most widely used herbicides that has become highly controversial...
Athens: When George Balafoutis returned home from New York two years ago, he was shocked to see what little impact nearly a decade...
Savanah Harshbarger estimates she performed as many as 10 pelvic exams last year on patients before gynecologic surgeries, feeling for fibroid tumors or...
London, Charcoal-based toothpastes, which claim to whiten teeth, are a "marketing gimmick" which could increase the risk of tooth decay and staining, says...
New York: Anger is more harmful than sadness for older adults and may lead to health complications — potentially increased inflammation which is...
WASHINGTON: Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos unveiled on Thursday a mockup of a lunar lander being built by his Blue Origin rocket company and...
BUENOS AIRES: Amid a swirling economic crisis and protests over budget cuts for research in Argentina, one scientist has found a novel way...
DAKAR: Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak is unlikely to be contained unless violence stops, said the World Health Organization, after attacks halted...
