Health & Fitness

French give nod to plain cigarette packaging

French give nod to plain cigarette packaging

Cigarettes will have to be sold in plain packaging in France from next year after the French parliament narrowly voted…
The ‘Angelina effect’ has doubled preventative mastectomy numbers in the UK

The ‘Angelina effect’ has doubled preventative mastectomy numbers in the UK

Two years after the actress Angelina Jolie went public about having a gene mutation linked to breast cancer and her…
Exercise can give a boost to memory in older adults: study

Exercise can give a boost to memory in older adults: study

It seems exercising the body could also exercise the mind, with a new study reporting that older adults who take…
Imitation screws used in operations have devastating impacts on patients

Imitation screws used in operations have devastating impacts on patients

Aya is a 14-year-old girl who fell down the stairs and broke her leg, which necessitated a surgery. After the…
Brazil finds Zika virus causes deformities in babies

Brazil finds Zika virus causes deformities in babies

The Brazilian health ministry confirmed that there was a link between cases of microcephaly, a head deformity, in babies and…
Screen time, in moderation, not linked to youngsters’ depression

Screen time, in moderation, not linked to youngsters’ depression

Youngsters who spend too much time staring at televisions and computers may be more depressed than those who abstain completely,…
Health Ministry assures on alleged Sovaldi counter-effects

Health Ministry assures on alleged Sovaldi counter-effects

The Health Ministry has rejected allegations by Egypt’s pharmacists' union leader that a US-produced hepatitis cure, on the market since…
Diabetic vision loss medication may promote return to driving

Diabetic vision loss medication may promote return to driving

After a year of treatment with the drug ranibizumab (Lucentis), some people with vision loss due to diabetes regain their…
Healthy diets may not be one-size-fits-all

Healthy diets may not be one-size-fits-all

When two people follow the same weight-loss diet to the letter, but one fails to lose weight, the problem might…
Sticking to the same sleeping routine is good for our health

Sticking to the same sleeping routine is good for our health

If possible, it is better to go to bed and get up at the same time during the week and…
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