Health

CrAssphage: New gut virus discovered

According to a study in Nature Communications, scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus living in the human gut. Exploring…

10 years ago

Eduardo Rosas Cruz: California authorities searching for fugitive tuberculosis patient

Californian authorities are searching for fugitive homeless Eduardo Rosas Cruz, who has refused treatment for tuberculosis and may be contagious.…

10 years ago

Study: Type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts

A large international study suggests that type 2 diabetes is more common in people who work shifts. The findings, published…

10 years ago

San Francisco soda tax approved for November ballot

San Francisco city has approved a measure for the November ballot that would place a two-cents-per-ounce municipal tax on sodas…

10 years ago

What is bubonic plague?

Bubonic plague, known as the Black Death when it killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe during the Middle…

10 years ago

China plague death puts Yumen city under quarantine

Yumen city in Gansu province, north-west China, has been partially sealed off and dozens of people placed in quarantine after…

10 years ago

ObamaCare: Appeals court strikes down federal subsidies

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has thrown out a federal regulation implementing key subsidies of…

10 years ago

Mesothelioma: How Is Asbestos Cancer Diagnosed?

Malignant mesothelioma or asbestos cancer is most often diagnosed after a person goes to a doctor because of symptoms. If…

10 years ago

Mesothelioma: Signs and Symptoms of Asbestos Cancer

According to the National Cancer Institute definition, malignant mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer in which malignant cells are…

10 years ago

US HIV infection rate decreases by 33.2% from 2002 to 2011

According to a new study, the rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the US has fallen by a third over…

10 years ago