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Doctors want to cancel Rio Olympic Games because of Zika

May 31, 2016
In an open letter to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 100 leading scientists had said new findings about Zika made it "unethical" for Rio Olympic Games to go ahead.

Just half of antidepressant prescriptions are for depression

May 30, 2016
Just half of prescriptions for antidepressants in North America are actually for patients suffering depression, a new study has warned.

Low hormone levels can lead to teen obesity

May 30, 2016
If you have struggled to lose weight or keep it off, your hormones may be at play, according to a recent study.

Common abnormal heart rhythm linked to cancer risk

May 28, 2016
Women with a common heart rhythm abnormality may be at an increased risk of developing cancer, particularly of the colon, a new study suggests.

Dutch hospitals develop special facilities for obese patients

May 28, 2016
Dutch hospitals are in the process of building special rooms with special beds and toilet facilities to cope with obese patients.

Scientists uncover potential trigger to kill cancer

May 27, 2016
Researchers have discovered a new way of triggering cell death, in a finding that could lead to drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune disease.

Chilean engineer develops early cancer detection system

May 27, 2016
Chilean engineer Alejandro Tocigl has developed an early cancer detection system based on a simple blood test,local daily La Tercera reported.

Parents favor boys over girls for free heart treatment in India

May 26, 2016
Parents in Northern India favour boys over girls when it comes to making sure that their children's heart problems are corrected.

Attacking pancreatic cancer cells with ultrasound

May 26, 2016
Researchers at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway have combined a laboratory ultrasound technique called "sonoporation" with the commercially-available chemotherapy compound Gemcitabine.

A little excess weight may boost colon cancer survival

May 25, 2016
In what may come as a bit of a surprise, a new study found that overweight colon cancer patients tended to have better survival than their normal-weight peers.

Cases of pregnant U.S. women with Zika triple

May 25, 2016
The number of pregnant women in the United States infected with the Zika virus has just tripled because cases are now being counted in a more comprehensive way, federal health officials said.

Global life expectancy on rise, major inequalities persist

May 24, 2016
Dramatic gains in life expectancy have been made globally since 2000, but major inequalities persist within and among countries, according to this year’s “World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the SDGs”.
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