Health
Wal-Mart China recalls tainted Five Spice donkey meat
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is recalling Five Spice donkey meat sold at some outlets in China after tests showed the product contained the DNA of...
Vitamin E beneficial in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease
A new research suggests a daily dose of vitamin E could help people with dementia. A study in the journal JAMA found people with mild...
FDA warning over antibacterial soaps
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that antibacterial chemicals in soaps and body washes may pose health risks. The FDA called for a...
Katie Couric issues mea culpa on HPV vaccine controversy
Katie Couric has admitted a disproportionate reporting on HPV vaccine controversy during an episode of her show. She said some of the criticism that the...
Vitamin D’s role in protecting against cancer, diabetes and dementia queried
French researchers have cast doubt on the value of vitamin D supplements to protect against diseases such as cancers, diabetes and dementia. Scientists writing in...
Parkinson’s disease linked to common pesticides
A new research has found that farm workers and people living in rural or agricultural communities tend to suffer from higher rates of Parkinson's. Health...
Male and female brain connections are completely different
A research team from University of Pennsylvania has found that men and women's brains are wired in completely different ways which may explain why...
Energy drinks can change heart contractions
A new research found that energy drinks packed with caffeine can change the way the heart beats. The research team from the University of Bonn...
Thalidomide lawsuit settled for $81 million
The Thalidomide lawsuit filed by more than 100 people in Australia and New Zealand who suffered birth defects caused by the drug has been...
FDA bans 23andMe personal genetic screening
The FDA has imposed a ban on 23andMe, a company offering personal genetic screening to the general public. 23andMe has been ordered to "immediately discontinue"...
Amphotericin B can make flu far worse
Amphotericin B, a drug commonly used to beat severe fungal infections, can make flu far worse, animal studies suggest. The effects in people are still...
Sugary drinks raise endometrial cancer risk by 78%
According to a new study, women who drank the most sweet soft drinks had a 78% increased risk of endometrial cancer. Researchers have found that...
Food addiction used as an excuse for overeating
Professor John Blundell from the Institute of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds warns the term “food addiction” is being used far too...
New guidelines on taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs
According to new guidelines, a third of all adult Americans should consider taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. The first such new guidelines in a decade estimated...
Depression speeds up ageing process
A new study found that depression can make us physically older by speeding up the ageing process in our cells. Lab tests showed cells looked...
E. coli outbreak prompts Glass Onion Catering chicken salad recall
California-based Glass Onion Catering that makes prepared chicken salad has recalled more than 180,000 pounds of its products after some were linked to a...
Anterolateral Ligament: New human body part discovered
Two surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium have found and named a new ligament in the knee, which they dubbed the anterolateral ligament,...
Myriad Genetics prostate cancer test may avoid unnecessary operations
A new prostate cancer test can predict how aggressive a tumor is and could spare men unnecessary operations, researchers suggest. Early data, presented at the...
Syria polio outbreak: Ten cases confirmed by WHO
The WHO has confirmed 10 cases of polio in Syria - the first outbreak in the country in 14 years. The WHO says a further...
HealthCare.gov: Obamacare website goes down
Obamacare website - HealthCare.gov - experienced a connectivity glitch on Sunday, another complication for an already beleaguered population of would-be health care applicants, the...
Augusto Odone dead: Lorenzo’s oil creator dies in Italy at the age of 80
Augusto Odone, a former World Bank economist who rejected medical opinion and created an oil to save the life of his son Lorenzo, has...
Heart disease risk from saturated fat is a myth, says cardiologist Aseem Malhotra
According to British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, the risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat is being overstated and...
Brain uses sleep to wash away toxins
According to a new study, the brain uses sleep to wash away the waste toxins built up during a hard day's thinking. The US team...
Healthy adults do not need to take vitamin D supplements – Lancet study
According to a new study, healthy adults do not need to take vitamin D supplements. The study published in The Lancet found the subjects had...
Madagascar faces bubonic plague epidemic
Experts have warned that Madagascar is facing a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease. The Red Cross and Pasteur Institute...
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