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12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments

March 16, 2016 An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment in 2012 – nearly 1 in 4 of total global deaths, according to new estimates from WHO.

Anesthesia not linked to long-term mental decline

March 15, 2016 Major surgery and general anesthesia don't cause long-term mental decline in older adults, a new study indicates.

Gene test may spare some breast cancer patients from chemotherapy

March 15, 2016 A new genetic test seems to accurately identify women with early stage breast cancer who don't need chemotherapy, German researchers report.

Simple method to determine prevalence of celiac disease in young children

March 14, 2016 Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have developed a new non-invasive method which allows to determine whether a child aged 2-4 suffers from celiac disease or not without a blood extraction.

New procedure allows kidney transplants from incompatible donors

March 14, 2016 Researchers have found a way to stop patients rejecting kidneys that have come from incompatible donors, potentially slashing the waiting time for thousands of people in need of the procedure.

People who burn more calories have larger gray matter volume

March 12, 2016 Whether they jog, swim, garden or dance, physically active older persons have larger gray matter volume in key brain areas responsible for memory and cognition.

California is the most dangerous state for pedestrians

March 11, 2016 A new report projects a 10 percent surge in pedestrian deaths between 2014 and 2015 - the largest annual rise on record.

U.S. cancer death rate continues to fall

March 11, 2016 Overall rates of cancer and deaths from cancer in the United States continue to decline, a newly released report says.

Smoking in India started to go down for the first time

March 11, 2016 The use of tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death, has for the first time begun to decline across India.

Puerto Rico may face 100,000 Zika cases by year's end

March 10, 2016 Puerto Rico may be on the brink of a massive outbreak of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus which has been linked to birth defects, and cash is urgently needed, warned US health authorities on Thursday.

Fukushima report: 10,000 excess cancers expected in Japan

March 10, 2016 Residents of the Fukushima area and the rest of Japan will experience more than 10,000 excess cancer deaths as a result of radiation exposure from the triple-reactor meltdown.

Tumors contain the seeds of their own destruction

March 9, 2016 Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in understanding how the genetic complexity of tumours can be exploited by the immune system, even when the disease is at its most advanced stages.