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Pregnant women might increase their risk of stillbirth if they sleep on their backs, study finds 22 Nov 2017 - 12:11 pm
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Slower eating helps lose weight 19 Nov 2017 - 05:41 pm
Metabolic syndrome occurs when someone has any of three risk factors that include abdominal obesity, high fasting blood sugar, high blood pressure, high triglycerides and/or low HDL cholesterol, said Japanese researchers at Hiroshima University. (AFP / Ph
Swimming with dolphins in virtual reality to aid disabled 19 Nov 2017 - 12:38 pm
A therapist tests out new cutting-edge waterproof virtual reality glasses playing a film of dolphins, at the 'S Heeren Loo care centre for disabled people in Apeldoorn, on October 31, 2017, eastern Netherlands. AFP / JOHN THYS
Bill Gates joins the fight against Alzheimer's - and it's personal 18 Nov 2017 - 11:26 am
File picture of billionaire Bill Gates. Reuters
Doctors at Vatican to debate ethics of euthanasia 17 Nov 2017 - 09:43 pm
This file photo taken on June 04, 2017 in Vatican shows St Peter's basilica during a mass led by Pope Francis. AFP / Andreas Solaro
Lead poisoning lurks in scores of New York areas 16 Nov 2017 - 07:22 pm
Natalia Rollins children (L) Randy, 4, and Noah,2, watch television as Bob Friedl, a senior project manager with Environmental Management Solutions of New York Inc., checks lead levels with an X-Ray fluorescence detector at their apartment in the Coney Is
Eating variety of nuts linked to lower heart disease risk 14 Nov 2017 - 08:57 pm
Walnuts appeared to be the healthiest option, according to the findings, based on more than 210,000 people who answered regular surveys as part of a nurses' study that spanned 32 years. (Photo courtesy: nutworks.com.au)
Diabetes symptoms & risks differ in men and women 14 Nov 2017 - 01:30 am
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Midnight snacks may up heart risk, diabetes 08 Nov 2017 - 12:11 pm
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Children born to seafood eating mothers have better communication skills: Study 08 Nov 2017 - 10:07 am
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Slash antibiotic use in animals to buck resistance in humans: WHO 07 Nov 2017 - 06:09 pm
Nine-day-old chicks drink water at a Foster Farms ranch in Stanislaus County, California. Chicks are typically given various pharmaceuticals, including vaccines and low-level doses of antibiotics, in their water or food to ward off disease. Reuters/Max Wh
Overlooked infection kills 150,000 babies a year, mostly in Africa: study 06 Nov 2017 - 07:45 pm
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Pancreatic cancer survival linked to four genes: Study 05 Nov 2017 - 10:52 am
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Spicy food may help you curb unhealthy craving for salt 01 Nov 2017 - 12:55 pm
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Time off for good behaviour: Japan firm rewards non-smokers 01 Nov 2017 - 11:50 am
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Singaporeans with appetite for destruction get 'rage room' relief 01 Nov 2017 - 08:16 am
This photograph taken on October 19, 2017 shows Fragment Room employees smashing bottles during a demonstration in a
Medical marijuana legal in Poland but still rare 31 Oct 2017 - 04:21 pm
Polish mother Dorota Schewe feeds her five-year-old son Krzysztof via a tube to his stomach on October 30, 2017 in Siedlce, central Poland. AFP / JANEK SKARZYNSKI
Cash incentives help smokers quit, study finds 30 Oct 2017 - 07:12 pm
Participants were not told how much they would get paid for quitting when they entered the year-long study. (AFP photo / Kenzo Tribouillard)