Health

[ad_1] KOLKATA: Even though Kolkata is struggling with a dengue epidemic, a case of Zika virus in neighboring Bihar has set off an alarm. This has prompted the state health department to …

[ad_1] It is ironic that the pharmaceutical companies that have helped spread the national epidemic of opioids have everything to gain from reacting. If we are generally reluctant to call for more …

[ad_1] Pure heroin is extremely potent and extremely rare because the drug often contains fillers that extend the benefits and often offer stronger tops. Sometimes these fillers are relatively harmless, like citric …

[ad_1] SALEM – Un cas humain du virus du Nil occidental a été diagnostiqué à Salem fin septembre, a annoncé hier le bureau de l'agent de santé de la ville. La victime, …

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) A new study estimates that by looking for consumer websites, about 60% of the US population with European heritage can be identified from their DNA, even if they …

[ad_1] Thomas A. Steitz, Nobel Prize winner for chemistry for mapping the structure of ribosomes, molecular machines that translate genetic information into thousands of proteins essential to living matter, died on October …

[ad_1] PETALING JAYA: Along with its first anniversary and World Mental Health Day 2018, Wednesday, October 10, the Mental Illness Awareness and Assistance Society (MIASA) hosted a forum entitled "Youth and Health …

[ad_1] SIOUX CITY, Iowa – As temperatures drop, the chances of getting the flu start to increase. Influenza vaccines protect many people, but what about those who have to fend for themselves? …

[ad_1] A study recently published in the American Journal of Physiology warns that certain additives and flavors in electronic cigarettes can be as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, or worse. The researchers found …

[ad_1] Our society seems to have recognized that weight gain is an inevitable consequence of growing up in a place where access to calories is easy and where physical activity plays a …