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Life Style / Wellness

Less fat, more fruit may cut risk of dying of breast cancer 17 May 2019 - 08:00 pm
A monitor shows the image of breast cancer affected area at a centre run by the Reto Group for Full Recovery of Breast Cancer in Mexico City, October 18, 2012. Reuters/Edgard Garrido
First aid in years lifts hope for cut-off towns in Central African Republic 15 May 2019 - 12:34 am
A Central African internally displaced woman holds a child inside an emergency room of the MSF-run hospital in Bangassou on May 26, 2017. AFP/Saber Jendoubi
Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka 14 May 2019 - 08:30 pm
In this file photo taken on July 9, 2018, Customer Gary Harms shops for Roundup products at a store in San Rafael, California.  AFP / Josh Edelson
In Greece, smoking is alive and kicking despite bans 13 May 2019 - 09:13 pm
A man smokes in Athens on May 07, 2019.  AFP / Angelos Tzortzinis
US states seek explicit patient consent for pelvic exams 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
Lawmakers in a number of states now want to eliminate any question about patient consent. (AFP file photo used for representation)
Charcoal Toothpastes Don't Whiten Teeth 12 May 2019 - 11:46 am
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Anger more harmful than sadness for older adults 12 May 2019 - 09:49 am
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Billionaire Bezos unveils moon lander mockup, embraces Trump's lunar timetable 11 May 2019 - 11:45 am
Founder, Chairman, CEO and President of Amazon Jeff Bezos unveils his space company Blue Origin's space exploration lunar lander rocket called Blue Moon during an unveiling event in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
In crisis-hit Argentina, cancer researcher turns to game show for funds 11 May 2019 - 11:35 am
Marina Simian (C), a medical researcher, poses for a picture with members of her team, in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 9, 2019. Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
Congo's Ebola outbreak 'unlikely' to be contained unless violence stops 10 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
Health workers wear protective equipment as they prepare to attend to suspected Ebola patients at Bikoro Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 12, 2018. AFP / UNICEF / Mark Naftalin
Hospital ship plies turbulent waters of Colombia's Pacific coast 10 May 2019 - 08:35 pm
Locals get on a boat to the hospital ship
Measles threatens all of Chad as children go unvaccinated 09 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
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In happy Bhutan, the PM is a doctor on Saturdays 09 May 2019 - 09:46 pm
In this photo taken on March 30, 2019, Bhutan's Prime Minister Lotay Tshering (L) treats a patient at the National Referral Hospital in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu. AFP / Upasana Dahal
For British pensioners in France, Brexit is a health concern 06 May 2019 - 08:34 pm
Representative image: (Francois Dore, 83,  holds a blackboard with the word health the most important election issue for him as he poses for Reuters in Chartres, France,  February 1, 2017.)
Blood test to spot Alzheimer's before symptoms occur 04 May 2019 - 02:27 pm
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Congolese refugees cross illegally into Uganda, raising risk of Ebola 03 May 2019 - 10:15 pm
A family member of a deceased unconfirmed Ebola patient reacts inside an Ebola Treatment Centre run by The Alliance for International Medical Action on August 13, 2018 in Beni. AFP/John Wessels
Comic book superheroes too fat, too thin to be healthy, research finds 02 May 2019 - 09:55 pm
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Maternal mental health matters 02 May 2019 - 03:12 pm
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