Chocolate could help you live better
LONDON – A new catchy research suggests that eating chocolate is good for your health. As The Guardian’s website reports, scientists carried out a review of seven studies relating to chocolate. The...
View ArticleThe real global killers: heart, lung disease and cancer
NEW YORK, USA – What’s killing us? For decades, global health leaders have focused on diseases that can spread: AIDS, tuberculosis, new flu bugs. They pushed for vaccines, better treatments and other...
View ArticleBinge drinkers more likely to develop cancer
LONDON – A survey conducted by the 2020health think tank claims that binge drinkers are more likely to develop cancer, and health problems. As The Daily Telegraph reports, the healh threat is greater...
View ArticleCancer screenings are imperfect
WASHINGTON – It turns out that catching cancer early isn’t always as important as believed. Some tumors are too slow-growing to ever threaten your life. Some are so aggressive that finding them early...
View ArticleJust 1 in 4 with HIV have infection under control
ATLANTA – Only about 1 in 4 Americans with the AIDS virus have the infection under control with medications, federal health officials said Tuesday. Part of the reason is that about 20 percent of those...
View ArticleFoot and mouth disease outbreak kills hundreds in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam says an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed 156 people, mostly children, and sickened more than 96,000 through late November. An official at the Ministry of...
View ArticleAlzheimer can be prevented
SAN JOSE, UNITED STATES – A research led by the University of California, Berkeley claimed that Alzheimer can be prevented with daily intellectual stimulation. This is what the principal investigator...
View ArticleGluten-free diet may be pointless
NEW YORK – Nowadays there are a lot of gluten-free products on the market for those who suffer from celiac disease. Though a study led by Dr. Roberto Corazza of the University of Pavia might prove...
View ArticleUS drafts plan to fight Alzheimer's disease
WASHINGTON – It has been reported that the Obama administration declared Alzheimer’s “one of the most-feared health conditions” on Wednesday as it issued a draft of the nation’s first strategy to fight...
View ArticleIceman mummy oldest evidence of Lyme disease
NEW YORK - The 5,300 year-old ice mummy named Ötzi, that was discovered in the Eastern Alps roughly 20 years ago may be the oldest evidence of Lyme disease. Some studies led by researchers discovered...
View ArticleKid turns orange when eating carrots
LONDON – The three-year-old Leo Barnett cannot eat carrots any longer, because otherwise he turns orange. This is caused by a medical condition which is called hyper-beta carotenemia, and most likely...
View ArticleBoy dies up to 5 times in a year
LONDON – This is the incredible story of Aaron Sweeney, a 3 year-old British boy who dies up to 5 times a year, because of a rare heart condition. His heart can stop for 7 minutes every time he suffers...
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Watch out for insects while sleeping
NEW YORK – Surely you will struggle falling asleep today after reading this article. Watch out for the insects in your sleep, it has been reported by the Scientific American that the Chagas disease is...
View ArticleCalifornia: new case of mad cow disease
WASHINGTON – It has been reported that the U.S. Agriculture Department says a new case of mad cow disease has surfaced in a dairy cow in the state of California. The case is the fourth in recent years....
View ArticleFoot-and-mouth disease spreads to Gaza Strip affected by foot-and-mouth disease
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – It has been reported that Egypt’s outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has reached neighboring Gaza Strip and could soon spread across the Middle East. The Rome-based Food and...
View ArticleMore people to suffer from obesity in the future
WASHINGTON – It will not get any better but worse. More bad news about Americans’ waistlines: They are only going to get bigger. Already, about a third of people are obese. By 2030, it is estimated 42...
View ArticleBrain disease found in athletes to be analysed
WASHINGTON – It has been reported that a small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers, suggesting they may be at risk of...
View ArticleFlesh-eating disease woman, now can breathe
ATLANTA – It’s an important improvement for the woman with the flesh-eating disease. It has been reported that a young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating disease is now able to breathe on her own, a...
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Early Alzheimer symptoms detected in teenagers
A new study found that Alzheimer’s disease can start to develop at a very early age. A research published in the journal Lancet Neurology argues that those affected by familial Alzheimer start to...
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