Health & Fitness
Smokers who quit may have brains hard-wired for success
May 22, 2015
Smokers who quit may have brains hard-wired for success
Smokers who kick the habit could be hard-wired for success, thanks to greater communication between two regions of the brain…
Access to calorie-counting app doesn’t lead to weight loss
May 22, 2015
Access to calorie-counting app doesn’t lead to weight loss
Merely recommending a calorie-counting app to overweight people and giving them access to it on their phones does not lead…
Hepatitis C drug ‘Olysio’ in Qalyubia as of Sunday
May 22, 2015
Hepatitis C drug ‘Olysio’ in Qalyubia as of Sunday
Health Ministry Undersecretary in Qalyubia Dr.
Doctors may not fully explain risks of common heart procedure
May 21, 2015
Doctors may not fully explain risks of common heart procedure
Patients mulling whether to get a common procedure to unclog blocked arteries may not get enough information from their doctors…
Study: Fewer kids have severe mental problems; more get help
May 21, 2015
Study: Fewer kids have severe mental problems; more get help
Contrary to public perception and horrific cases that make headlines, serious mental problems are declining among the nation's youth, and…
Vienna’s Life Ball extravaganza draws stars in fight against AIDS
May 21, 2015
Vienna’s Life Ball extravaganza draws stars in fight against AIDS
From actress Charlize Theron to French fashion icon Jean-Paul Gaultier, the Life Ball, one of the world's biggest AIDS charity…
Sanderson sees no alternatives to antibiotic use in chicken production
May 21, 2015
Sanderson sees no alternatives to antibiotic use in chicken production
Sanderson Farms Inc, the third largest U.S. poultry producer, plans to continue using antibiotics on its birds partly because there…
Cholera kills 33 in Burundi refugee camp in Tanzania
May 21, 2015
Cholera kills 33 in Burundi refugee camp in Tanzania
A cholera outbreak at a refugee camp sheltering thousands of Burundian refugees in northwest Tanzania has killed at least 33…
South Korea reports first case of MERS virus; patient stable
May 20, 2015
South Korea reports first case of MERS virus; patient stable
South Korean health officials on Wednesday confirmed the country's first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in a patient…
Is nicotine all bad?
May 20, 2015
Is nicotine all bad?
Since he ditched Marlboro Lights five years ago, Daniel's fix is fruit-flavored nicotine gum that comes in neat, pop-out strips.…