Health
Breast-feeding linked to higher IQ and success in life: Report
Children who are breast-fed go on to become more intelligent, educated and successful adults, a study has found.
Breastfeeding linked to higher IQ and success in later life, study finds
Children who are breast-fed for longer go on to become more intelligent, educated and successful adults, a study has found.
Bones of contention: France to pass bill banning super-skinny models
France’s government is likely to back a bill banning excessively thin fashion models as well as potentially fining the modeling agency or fashion...
At least 10 Americans being flown to U.S. after possible Ebola exposure
At least 10 Americans possibly exposed to the deadly Ebola virus were being flown to the United States from Sierra Leone for observation, the U.S.
South African doctors perform world’s first successful penis transplant
South African doctors announced Friday that they have performed the world’s first successful penis transplant, three months after the ground-breaking...
Experts call for ‘tobacco-free world’ and raising legal age for cigarettes
Smoker numbers are declining in many parts of the world, but upward trends in African and Mediterranean countries mean the global total will not change...
UN tally of Ebola deaths passes 10,000, most in West Africa
More than 10,000 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The three...
Sugar industry shaped advice on cavity prevention, study shows
A study of documents from the 1960s and 1970s has revealed the international sugar industry convinced U.S.
Three in four Chinese at risk of heart disease, nationwide ‘epidemic’
Unhealthy eating, smoking and obesity are threatening a heart disease epidemic in China, where three out of four people are in poor cardiovascular shape,...
Call for probe into the huge rise in Caeasarian section births in Europe
Wide variations in the rate of caesarean sections carried out in Europe have raised concerns about whether women are benefiting from best practice, researchers...
Lung cancer therapy that’s ‘obliterated’ the disease in mice is set for UK trial
An experimental treatment that, in some cases, completely obliterates lung cancer in mice is to be tested on NHS patients later this year.
What kills more women than AIDS and breast cancer? Dirty water
Diseases spread through dirty water and poor sanitation are the fifth biggest killer of women worldwide, causing more deaths than AIDS, diabetes or breast...
Liberia releases last known Ebola patient from care
Liberia discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient on Thursday, as it reported for the first time in nine months it had gone a full week without any new...
Having Gout could ‘reduce the risk’ of developing Alzheimer’s
People with a history of gout have a 24 per cent lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study has found.
The long and the short of it: definitive manhood research released
British researchers have crunched the numbers to reveal the worldwide average penis size.
Drinking five cups of coffee a day reduces heart disease risk, study finds
Drinking up to five cups of coffee a day could help prevent heart disease, new research has found.
Nearly 30 countries ‘highly vulnerable’ to Ebola-style epidemic: charity
Almost 30 countries around the world are “highly vulnerable” to an Ebola-style epidemic, with Somalia, Chad, Nigeria, Afghanistan and Haiti...
Sierra Leone: Vice president in quarantine after possible exposure to Ebola
Sierra Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana has placed himself in quarantine following the Ebola death of one of his guards, a government spokesman...
Sierra Leone vice president in Ebola quarantine
Sierra Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana has placed himself in quarantine following the Ebola death of one of his guards, a government spokesman...
U.S., Liberia kick off trial of Ebola drug ZMapp
U.S. and Liberian researchers have started a clinical trial to test the safety and effectiveness of Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc’s Ebola drug ZMapp,...
UK’s second Ebola vaccine ready for testing and could be in Africa this year
The UK’s second Ebola vaccine is being fast-tracked to start testing in Africa in the coming weeks. The trial, at the Oxford Vaccine Group, consists...
Like: Facebook rolls out suicide-prevention feature
Facebook is rolling out a new suicide-prevention feature. If you spot a worrisome post from a Facebook friend, there will now be an option to report it. Facebook...
So that’s why it tastes so good: Junk foods are highly addictive, says study
It’s long been suspected that chocolate, pizza and French fries are more than just tasty and a new study from the University of Michigan has etched...
The Draw is Real : Study says junk foods are highly addictive
It’s long been suspected that chocolate, pizza and French fries are more than just tasty and a new study from the University of Michigan has etched...
Hope and Faith: Houston surgeons separate twin girls in grueling operation
Doctors in Houston are optimistic that 10-month-old twin girls will survive after a recent surgery that separated them.
U.S. surgeons separate 10-month-old conjoined twin girls in 26 hour op
Doctors in Houston are optimistic that 10-month-old formerly conjoined twin girls will survive after a recent surgery that separated them.
Houston surgeons separate 10-month-old conjoined twin girls in 26 hour op
Doctors in Houston are optimistic that 10-month-old formerly conjoined twin girls will survive after a recent surgery that separated them.
Eat-your-own placenta? U.S. mothers swear by health benefits
Health trends come and go, but one post-birth fad is gaining a foothold in the United States among some new mothers who extol the benefits of eating their...
Eat-your-own placenta? US moms swear by health benefits
Health trends come and go, but one post-birth fad is gaining a foothold in the United States among some new mothers who extol the benefits of eating their...
Hospital staff under observation after Ebola scare in Liberian capital
Eight health workers at a hospital in Liberia’s capital have been sent home for observation after coming into contact with a patient who later tested...
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