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Report calls on US to continue supporting global health initiatives to prevent epidemics and pandemics

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May 16, 2017
Health, Policy, Science
A new report, released Monday by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, argues that the US should continue to fund and support global health initiatives. It also calls for the develop...

A new UK study predicts a resurgence in antibiotic-resistant infections

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Nov 17, 2016
Health, Science
For decades, scientists have been tracking an alarming trend: the ability of bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics. Simply put, the few bacteria to survive an onslaught of antibiotics are the strong ones,...

Research holds promise for reversing degenerative brain illness

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Jul 25, 2016
Health, Science
Research from A&M University has shown that doctors may someday be able to restore brain cells and cognitive function to aging brains using stem cells. Ashok K. Shetty, Ph.D, and his team at Texas A&M H...

Researchers discover a natural compound present in Chocolate and Red Wine can cure Alzheimer’s disease

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Sep 14, 2015
Health
Researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring compound present in red wine, as well as dark chocolate, might slow down Alzheimer's disease's progress. Alzheimer's disease is the most frequently occurri...

Salmonella illnesses result in Nationwide Chicken Recall by Aspen Foods

Platonium
Jul 17, 2015
Health
Aspen Foods, a company, based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by Koch Poultry Company, is being forced to recall 2 million pounds of chicken products after three illnesses in Minnesota were reported. The U.S....

First Case of MERS confirmed in China and patient is South Korean

Bryan M Zarpentine
May 29, 2015
Health
CHINA/HONG KONG - China confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Friday. The disease is present in a 44-old South Korean man, but 38 people who have been in close contact with him ...

Short height people more prone to heart diseases, says research

Cody Gash
Apr 9, 2015
Health
According to a recent research conducted under Professor Nilesh Samani of the University of Leicester, shorter people are at a higher risk of suffering from coronary heart sickness. The researchers explained th...

Sleeping for more than 8 hours increases your chances for strokes by 46%

Charles Omedo
Mar 3, 2015
Health
CAMBRIDGE – The National Sleep Foundation among thousands of medical doctors worldwide have already recommended a minimum of 8 hours sleep for normal adults, but a new study published by researchers from the Un...

Australian researchers find fresh options for Pancreatic Cancer treatment

Cody Gash
Feb 28, 2015
Health
There is good news to those who are suffering from pancreatic cancer. On Friday, Australian researchers have discovered medical options based on genomic sequencing. The disease was one of the most deadly malign...

Study shows mutated HIV speeds up development of AIDS to three years

Cody Gash
Feb 15, 2015
Health
A recent research has found that a strain of HIV has become epidemic among patients in Cuba. The strain of the virus is known to result in AIDS in carriers within a time frame of three years if it left untreate...
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