Health

Hayley Okines: 100-year-old teenager dies from progeria at 17

Progeria campaigner Hayley Okines, who became known as the "100-year-old teenager", has died aged 17. Hayley Okines was born with…

10 years ago

Personalized cancer vaccine: Safety tests show promising results

The US researchers have developed personalized cancer vaccines that target unique genetic errors in a patient's tumor. Safety tests on…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak 2015: Guinea declares 45-day health emergency in five regions

Guinea has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions in the west and south-west of the country over Ebola.…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak 2015: Sierra Leone imposes three-day lockdown

Sierra Leone authorities have imposed a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to…

10 years ago

Angelina Jolie’s ovaries removed to prevent cancer

Angelina Jolie has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer. Writing in the New…

10 years ago

Study: Why sleeping more than 8 hours may be bad for your health?

A British research carried out over the past 10 years appears to show that adults who usually sleep for less…

10 years ago

Solar eclipse 2015: Eye experts warn of selfie danger

Eye experts warn people not to take pictures of March 20 solar eclipse on a smartphone because of blindness risk.…

10 years ago

Study: Longer breastfeeding boosts child’s IQ in adulthood

According to a long-term Brazilian study, there is link between breastfeeding and intelligence. Children who are breast-fed for longer go…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Ten US healthcare workers evacuated from Sierra Leone

Ten US healthcare workers are being evacuated from Sierra Leone after another aid worker back from the West African country…

10 years ago

Burger King removes sugary soft drinks from Kids Meal menu

Burger King has decided to drop sugary soft drinks from kids' meals following similar moves by McDonald's and Wendy's earlier…

10 years ago