Thursday, November 21, 2024

West Virginia: Probe reveals flood of 780 million painkillers in 6 deadly years

Drug Companies Poured 780 Million Painkiller Pills Into West Virginia. As increasing numbers of rural and poor West Virginians overdosed on prescription painkillers, a local...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to autism, finds new research

Vitamin D deficiency linked to autism, finds new research

Not getting enough vitamin D while pregnant could increase the chance of your child having autism, says new research. The study, led by Queensland Brain...
C-Sections May Be Causing Evolutionary Changes, Says New Study

C-Sections May Be Causing Evolutionary Changes, Says New Study

Caesarean section (or C-section) deliveries can save lives when babies are too large to be born naturally - or if there are other health...
Scientists find worrisome CRE on US swine farm

Scientists find worrisome CRE on US swine farm

A researcher at Walter Reed Army Institute for Research holds a sample being tested for superbugs. Scientists from The Ohio State University found bacteria resistant...
Only Three Sports Affect Long-Term Health, finds new research

Only Three Sports Affect Long-Term Health, finds new research

Playing tennis, squash and other racket sports is associated with almost 50% lower risk of premature death. Scientists have found that certain sports offer more...
Australian schoolchildren reproduce Martin Shkreli-hiked drug for £1 a pill

Australian schoolchildren reproduce Martin Shkreli-hiked drug for £1 a pill

Australian secondary school students have outflanked pharmaceuticals executive Martin Shkreli by reproducing the drug he price-hiked in the US. Martin Shkreli was dubbed the "most...
CDC Reveals Top Five Causes of Death in US

CDC Reveals Top Five Causes of Death in US, Report

Earlier this week, the CDC published a report assessing the leading five causes of deaths in the United States in 2014. The Centers for Disease...
Whole-Fat Milk May Make Kids Leaner, says new research

Whole-Fat Milk May Make Kids Leaner, says new research

Kids who drink whole cow’s milk tend to be leaner and have higher vitamin D levels than those who consume low-fat or skim milk,...
Tesco Contact Lens Recall: What you should do

Tesco Contact Lens Recall: What you should do

Tesco urgently recall popular contact lens solution over fears it could burn eyes or have even more 'serious health consequences'. Bausch + Lomb have identified...
Frederick Banting: Google celebrates man who discovered insulin could TREAT diabetes

Frederick Banting: Google celebrates man who discovered insulin could ‘TREAT diabetes’

Frederick Banting treated diabetes with insulin, and World Diabetes Day is celebrated on 14 November. Released Monday on World Diabetes Day, users who visit Google's...

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