Miami: About four in 10 cancers in the United States are due to lifestyle choices -- such as smoking and eating poorly --...
Miami: About four in 10 cancers in the United States are due to lifestyle choices -- such as smoking and eating poorly --...
Pregnant women might increase their risk of a stillbirth if they sleep on their backs during their third trimester, a new study has...
Hiroshima: People who ate slowly were less likely to be obese or develop metabolic syndrome, according to a Japanese study. Metabolic syndrome occurs...
Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Swimming with wild dolphins is something most can only dream of, and jumping into pools with captive animals has become increasingly...
Billionaire Bill Gates is personally investing $50 million to help fund research to find a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia...
Vatican City: "We don't carry out euthanasia as often as it is asked for," says Dutch GP Carin Littooji, advocating for assisted dying...
NEW YORK: In public health circles, New York City is known for its long war on lead poisoning. The city outlawed residential lead...
Washington: People who regularly snack on a variety of nuts may face a lower risk of heart disease than people who don't, said...
Some indicators and complications of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are unique to women, although most symptoms of the disease are common...
New York: Are you in the habit of late night snacking? Beware, as people with this habit have a higher risk of developing...
Stockholm, Pregnant women should eat more fish to boost the development of their children, new research suggests. They are usually advised to steer...
Geneva: The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged farmers to stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to help ensure the drugs remain effective...
DAKAR: A bacterial infection passed from mothers to babies kills around 150,000 unborn children and infants a year but has been widely overlooked...
New York, Researchers have found that alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer. "The research...
Beijing: If you enjoy eating spicy Chinese food, there are greater chances that you would crave less for salt and have lower blood...
Tokyo: Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the time their colleagues spend puffing away...
Singapore: Bad day at the office? In high-pressured Singapore there is now a solution -- a "rage room" that lets stressed-out people take...
Warsaw: The little boy shakes his hands violently to and fro, but the involuntary motion eases within minutes after his mother puts the...
