Chili peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which
The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals in metformin diabetes medications. Metformin is a prescription drug used to control high blood sugar in patients
When Clara Massons was in labor with her son, a midwife climbed onto her bed and pushed down on Massons’ belly, explaining that she was helping to deliver her baby.
More than 140,000 people died from measles last year as the number of cases around the world surged once again, official estimates suggest. Most of the lives cut short were
Are you drinking too much water. Before drinking many bottles of water every day, read up on how it can harm you, and the signs to look out for, reports
Authorities in Samoa asked unvaccinated families to display a red flag outside their homes on Wednesday to help a mass immunisation drive aimed at halting a measles epidemic that has
The World Health Organisation warned of a “slide back” in global efforts to eliminate measles Tuesday, as the death toll from an outbreak that has killed dozens of children in
Maintaining good bone health is prime for a healthy life. With the setting of the winter season, especially in cities with more pollution and little scope for sun rays to
China’s new vaccine administration law, adopted by the country’s top legislature in June and expected to address prominent problems in the industry, will go into effect on Sunday. According to
A measles epidemic raging in Samoa has killed 37 people, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming an anti-vaccine messaging campaign for leaving the Pacific island nation vulnerable to the