Healthcare
WHO plans to recommend higher taxes on sugary drinks to fight obesity ‘torpedoed’ by US administration
The PBS in the US said that the Trump administration has torpedoed a plan to recommend higher taxes on sugary drinks, forcing…
Supermarkets might be forced to ban ‘guilt lanes’ in the UK to fight obesity
You're done with your shopping in the supermarket and waiting impatiently for your turn. You're hungry and there lies the temptation, a…
Emergency landing after passengers felt sick from another passenger’s odour
A Transavia flight to Gran Canaria made an emergency landing in Portugal after passengers were reportedly sick from a "horror" smell coming…
Colon and rectal cancer tests should start at age 45
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, most frequently diagnosed among adults over 65. To catch…
If you wear glasses, you may be more intelligent than average
If you wear glasses you may well be more intelligent than the average person. A new study published in the journal Nature…
Breakthrough as human corneas were printed for first time
Human corneas have been 3D printed for the first time by scientists at Newcastle University. The researchers mixed stem cells from a…
Pregnancy complications can increase child’s risk of developing schizophrenia
CNN reports that new research suggests that complications during pregnancy could increase nearly five-fold the child's risk of developing schizophrenia later in…
WHO preparing for worst case scenario in new Ebola outbreak
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are two confirmed cases of the…
Siamese twins, dismissed after progress following operation at Bambino Gesu Hospital
Rayenne and Djihene , Siamese twins joined at the chest and the abdomen, who in October were admitted to the Bambino Gesu…
Good news for hair loss concerns
Scientists may have accidentally stumbled onto a cure for male pattern baldness. A drug initially developed for treat osteoporosis – brittle bone…
“No other explanation but God”: Boy regains consciousness after severe brain trauma
A 13-year-old boy in the US state of Alabama regained consciousness just after his parents signed the paperwork to donate his organs.…
Measles cases in Europe quadrupled in 2017
Measles, which had virtually disappeared in the UK and much of the developed world, is returning with a vengeance, despite the fact…