Skipping breakfast tied to higher risk of heart-related death, study finds
Whether you eat breakfast might be linked with your risk of dying early from cardiovascular disease, according to a new ...
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Sleep myths ‘damaging your health’
Widely held myths about sleep are damaging our health and our mood, as well as shortening our lives, say researchers. ...
HIV used to cure ‘bubble boy’ disease
US scientists say they used HIV to make a gene therapy that cured eight infants of severe combined immunodeficiency, or ...
Measles cases quadruple globally in 2019, says UN
The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has quadrupled compared with the same ...
Healing Your Feet, and Finding a Balance in Following Doctor’s Orders
People rarely follow a doctor’s orders to the letter. We often seek treatments that meet our preferences, and adapt them ...
Ebola outbreak ‘not global emergency yet’
The World Health Organization says the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not yet a global ...
Culture of Secrecy Shields Hospitals With Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant Infections
In January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent out an urgent public alert about a deadly bacteria, resistant ...
Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study finds
Even light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the chances of having a stroke, according to a large genetic study in ...
Trump says no healthcare vote until after 2020 election
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to wait until after the 2020 election to draft a new healthcare ...
Nebraska grandmother acts as surrogate for gay son
A 61-year-old Nebraskan woman has told of her joy after giving birth to her own grandchild, acting as the surrogate ...
