Health & Fitness
On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go
November 17, 2015
On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go
Some 2.4 billion people around the world don't have access to decent sanitation and more than a billion are forced…
CNN: 9 of the world’s most unusual spas
November 16, 2015
CNN: 9 of the world’s most unusual spas
They say beauty is pain. As it happens, so is finding Zen. Some of the world's most unusual detox treatments can prove…
Maternal mortality cut by almost half in 25 years: UN
November 16, 2015
Maternal mortality cut by almost half in 25 years: UN
Deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes have fallen by almost half across the world in the past quarter century, but…
WHO warns of widespread misunderstanding of superbug threat
November 16, 2015
WHO warns of widespread misunderstanding of superbug threat
People across the world are confused about the major threat to public health posed by drug-resistant superbugs and do not…
Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
November 15, 2015
Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get…
Study blames Upper Egypt pulmonary fibrosis morbidity on poultry industry
November 15, 2015
Study blames Upper Egypt pulmonary fibrosis morbidity on poultry industry
The high rates of pulmonary fibrosis in Upper Egyptian provinces could well be attributed to air pollution connected to the…
Drug might help breast cancer patients avoid heart damage
November 15, 2015
Drug might help breast cancer patients avoid heart damage
Many cancer treatments have a dark side - they can damage the heart.
CNN: The world’s most dangerous place to be pregnant
November 15, 2015
CNN: The world’s most dangerous place to be pregnant
The hospital in this remote region of Kenya has no blood in its blood bank, and Fardowsa Abdi is about…
Heart drugs often unavailable or unaffordable
November 14, 2015
Heart drugs often unavailable or unaffordable
Cardiovascular disease drugs are often unavailable or unaffordable in many communities around the world, particularly in poorer countries, a recent…
Autism rate doubles in US to one in 45 kids: survey
November 13, 2015
Autism rate doubles in US to one in 45 kids: survey
Autism affects one in 45 children in the United States, almost twice the rate from a few years ago, said…