Health & Fitness
Less sports training tied to groin injury
May 3, 2015
Less sports training tied to groin injury
Groin injuries are common in sports requiring quick direction changes, acceleration and deceleration – and they’re even more common when…
World failing in fight against antibiotic resistance: WHO
May 1, 2015
World failing in fight against antibiotic resistance: WHO
The world is doing far too little to combat the misuse of antibiotics which is fuelling drug resistance and allowing…
Group therapy may work as well as drugs to prevent depression relapse
May 1, 2015
Group therapy may work as well as drugs to prevent depression relapse
Group therapy may work as well as medication to help keep depression from returning for patients who have already taken…
Scientists find chemical clues on obesity in urine samples
April 30, 2015
Scientists find chemical clues on obesity in urine samples
Scientists have identified chemical markers in urine that are linked to body mass, offering clues about why people who are…
Homosexual blood donor ban may be justified: EU court
April 30, 2015
Homosexual blood donor ban may be justified: EU court
The EU's top court ruled Wednesday that governments can ban homosexual blood donors to combat HIV but only on condition…
3D printing cures childhood airway disease
April 30, 2015
3D printing cures childhood airway disease
In a new medical breakthrough for 3D printing, US doctors have saved the lives of three children with a fatal…
Hepatitis C treatment
April 29, 2015
Hepatitis C treatment
Dr. Gamal Esmat, member of the National Committee to Combat Hepatitis C, said that treating patients with the Olysio drug…
Medical marijuana farm blooms in conservative Chile
April 29, 2015
Medical marijuana farm blooms in conservative Chile
Latin America's first medical marijuana farm has taken root in a dusty yard at a secret location in Chile's capital,…
Reading to young kids may change brain activation
April 28, 2015
Reading to young kids may change brain activation
Reading to small children may help prepare their brains for reading-readiness, a new study suggests.In pre-kindergarten kids who were exposed…
Obesity in pregnancy puts child at diabetes risk: study
April 28, 2015
Obesity in pregnancy puts child at diabetes risk: study
Women who are obese while pregnant may put their offspring at risk of childhood diabetes, a condition that requires lifelong…