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Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men

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

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

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

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…
Hoping to find life on other planets, astronomers start on giant Chile telescope

Hoping to find life on other planets, astronomers start on giant Chile telescope

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet put hammer to stone on an Andean mountaintop on Wednesday evening to mark the start of…
Indonesia says forest fires could be back in weeks

Indonesia says forest fires could be back in weeks

Indonesia's forest fires, which this year sent vast plumes of smoke across the region described by climate officials as a…
Heart drugs often unavailable or unaffordable

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…
Authorities warn against illegal fishing practices near High Dam

Authorities warn against illegal fishing practices near High Dam

Authorities at the Aswan High Dam said fishermen have been told to abstain from poaching practices in Lake Nasser. Asaad Abdel…
Autism rate doubles in US to one in 45 kids: survey

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…
CNN: Albert Einstein’s colossal mistake

CNN: Albert Einstein’s colossal mistake

El Malahim. Ragnarok. Armageddon. Those are terms we use to describe the end of the world.
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