Health
Plague and botulism pathogens found improperly stored in NIH and FDA labs
A number of long-forgotten deadly microbes have been uncovered in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) laboratories in recent weeks, including the deadly toxin...
Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone announces four-day lockdown
Sierra Leone has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the Ebola disease. According to a senior official, from 18 to 21 September people...
WHO: Suicide happens every 40 seconds
According to a significant report by the World Health Organization (WHO), a person dies by taking their own life every 40 seconds. The WHO said...
Ebola outbreak: More than 1,900 people died in West Africa
More than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa's Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. WHO head Margaret Chan said there were...
Study: All diets have similar results
According to a new research, all diets - from Atkins to Weight Watchers - have similar results and people should simply pick the one...
Ebola vaccine: First human trials begin in Maryland
The first human trials for an Ebola vaccine have begun in Maryland. Researchers are studying how human immune systems respond to the vaccine. Twenty healthy adult...
Human brain can learn to like healthy foods
A new study has found that human brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does...
Ice Bucket Challenge brings $98.2 million to ALS Association in just one month
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has gone viral to an extent rarely achieved by health-care topics. The challenge format is simple - somebody has water,...
Jerry Lewis shown in rare MDA Labor Day Telethon documentary
As this year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon took shape, with Mirage headliner Terry Fator the leading representative from Las Vegas, a two-hour documentary of...
Jerry Lewis honored as Member of the Order of Australia on Labor Day weekend
Jerry Lewis was honored as a Member of the Order of Australia, the highest award bestowed on a civilian by that country. Jerry Lewis, 88,...
MDA Labor Day Telethon 2014 raises $52.3 million
2014 MDA Labor Day Telethon aired on ABC from 9 to 11PM on Sunday, August 31. The MDA Show of Strength has raised about $52.3...
ZMapp: Ebola experimental drug is 100% effective in monkey studies
The experimental Ebola drug ZMapp shows it is 100% effective in monkey studies, even in later stages of the infection, the only clinical trial...
Ebola outbreak could infect 20,000 people in West Africa
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people before it is brought...
Tomatoes may lower risk of prostate cancer
According to a new research, eating tomatoes may lower the risk of prostate cancer. Men who consume more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week...
How to avoid Ebola virus
Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2...
Ebola outbreak 2014: Nigerian schools to remain closed until October 13
Nigerian schools have been ordered to remain closed until October 13 as part of measures to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. The new...
Ebola outbreak: Liberian doctor Abraham Borbor dies despite taking ZMapp
Liberian doctor Abraham Borbor has died despite taking experimental anti-Ebola drug ZMapp, Liberia's information minister says. Abraham Borbor was one of three doctors in Liberia...
Ebola outbreak: Democratic Republic of Congo confirms two deaths
Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed two Ebola deaths in the country's north-west. They are the first reported Ebola cases outside West Africa since the...
Sierra Leone: Hiding Ebola patients is illegal
Sierra Leone’s parliament voted to pass a new amendment to its health act, imposing possible jail time for anyone caught hiding an Ebola patient. Hiding...
Most important meal may not be breakfast
Nutrition science has in recent years been bisected over the importance of breakfast. Recent studies land a weight of evidence thoroughly outside the realm of "most important...
Anthony Carbajal: Photographer with ALS explains Ice Bucket Challenge
Photographer Anthony Carbajal, who was recently diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), has posted a hilarious video of himself as part of his very...
Ebola outbreak: Dr. Kent Brantly released from hospital
Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the US aid workers who recovered from an Ebola infection, is "thrilled to be alive" as he is discharged...
Botox may slow tumor growth in stomach cancer
Animal tests suggested that Botox injections may help fight cancer. The new study, published in Science Translational Medicine, showed nerves help stomach cancers grow. Research on...
What is ALS Ice Bucket Challenge?
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is an activity involving pouring a bucket of ice water on someone's head or donating to the ALS Association...
Ebola outbreak: Liberia imposes night-time curfew and orders quarantine
Liberia has imposed a night-time curfew in a bid to halt the deadly Ebola outbreak. In addition, it has quarantined an area of the capital...
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