Health

Metformin could increase lifespan

According to a large-scale study conducted by researchers at Cardiff University, type 2 diabetes patients treated with metformin live longer…

10 years ago

Vitamin D deficiency boosts dementia risk

A new study suggests that older people who have a severe vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of developing…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak an international health emergency. WHO officials said a coordinated international response…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: New York isolation patient tests negative

A New York man who was admitted to hospital with a high fever and stomach problems after travelling through West…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Liberia declares state of emergency

Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has declared a state of emergency over the Ebola outbreak. Speaking on national television Ellen…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: Suspected patient dies in Saudi Arabia

A Saudi man who was suspected of contracting Ebola disease in Sierra Leone has died at a hospital in Jeddah,…

10 years ago

Daily aspirin can reduce bowel, stomach and esophageal cancer deaths by 40%

Taking aspirin every day can reduce the chance of developing or dying from bowel and stomach cancers, a Queen Mary…

10 years ago

ZMapp: Ebola trial drug given to infected Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol

The Ebola infected US aid workers, Dr. Kent Brantly and Nurse Nancy Writebol, appear to be improving after receiving an…

10 years ago

Surrogate baby: Australian child protection services investigate biological father

Australian child protection services are investigating a man accused of abandoning a baby with Down's syndrome to a surrogate mother…

10 years ago

Ebola outbreak: World Bank to allocate $200 million in emergency assistance

The World Bank is to allocate $200 million in emergency assistance for West African countries battling to contain the Ebola…

10 years ago