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From 13 percent in 2014, this year it is estimated that 17 percent of the world's adults will become obese by 2025 if governments do not take action to address obesity. Experts blame the current trend on the Western diet...

The medical staff of a Nigerian hospital - including one doctor, nine nurses, four health workers, and one patient - was quarantined on Oct. 7 following the death of a patient from a suspected Ebola virus case.

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Canadian researchers studied more than 8,800 individuals and tracked self-harm emergencies three years before and after patients underwent gastric bypass surgery. Self-harm rates rose in three years following the operati...

Non-inherited Parkinson's disease (PD) may be linked to functional changes in the Interferon-beta (IFN beta), an immune regulating gene. Using a PD experimental model, researchers found an IFN beta gene therapy that can ...

A new study in the United Kingdom revealed that dying at home gives terminally-ill patients more peace than dying in a hospital bed. The study also looked into grief levels experienced by family members.

Study ranks end-of-life palliative care in 80 countries around the world. High-income countries score best, although much remains to be done, researchers say.

Results of clinical trials show promise in reducing the progression of the disease, researchers say. New drug could be on the market by 2017.

A study conducted by All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) found rheumatoid arthritis worsens when there is an increase of pollutants in the air. Patients are encouraged to take a regular exercise routine to l...

California takes the lead in taking antibiotics out of the food chain, mostly. The new rules are still over two years out, however.

Smoking has been banned in majority of jails in Australia. Researchers advised intervention is needed to help former inmates from suffering a nicotine relapse.

Halloween is one of the sweetest holidays for kids, but not for kids with food allergies. The Teal Pumpkin Project urges families to distribute non-food treats to ensure trick-or-treat goodies are safe even for kids with...

A schoolchild from Cumberland, Maine has been diagnosed with viral meningitis, the second case in the county within a week. Health officials warn students to always practice proper hygiene.

A 3D printed heart saved the life of a 5-year-old in Miami. Company Stratasys 3D used CTI and MRI data to produce the model that helped the surgeons plan and carry out the surgery successfully.

Nutritional supplements that contain antioxidants have the ability to increase the spread of malignant melanoma cells. Mice exposed to antioxidants developed additional and more aggressive cancers compared to their prima...

NEW YORK. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Shortness of breath, fatigue, even the inability to get up and move across the room; that's what happens when your heart is not working properly. Five million people suffer from heart fail...

Humans are so adept at recognizing familiar voices, they can identify a close friend or a relative with just two words. Machines may be capable of capturing speech information but humans are still better when it comes to...

84-year old Tu Youyou becomes the first Chinese woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize for her works that led to the creation of the artemisinin. The malaria drug was discovered with information from an ancient text on Chines...

A couple faced the grim prospect of losing their weakening unborn baby until doctors gave them the option to try Viagra. Weeks later, the surviving baby's parents were thankful that they did.

(BMJ) UK cage fighters are indulging in potentially dangerous behaviors in a bid to lose large amounts of weight in the shortest possible time before a fight, reveal doctors in a snapshot survey of preferred slimming tac...

(Stanford University Medical Center) Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels are more likely to have babies with congenital heart defects, even if their blood sugar is below the cutoff for diabetes, according to ...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Vestigial organs, such as the wisdom teeth in humans, are those that have become functionless through the course of evolution. Now, a psychologist at the University of Missouri studying ...