James Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel For Cancer Research
Researchers from the United States and Japan won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that help the body marshal its cellular troops to attack invading cancers. One cancer doctor said...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Man Dies After Allergic Reaction From Fire Ant Bite
A North Carolina man died after he was bitten by a fire ant that led to an allergic reaction, his family revealed in an effort to warn others about the insect. Floyd Edwards died on Sept. 28 after...
View ArticleCanada Becomes Second Country To Legalise Recreational Marijuana
Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. The nationwide market for cannabis opened on Wednesday at midnight amid lingering questions...
View ArticleRisk Of Ebola’s Spread From Congo Now ‘Very High,’
The risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now “very high” after two confirmed cases were discovered near the Uganda border, the World Health Organization says. The outbreak of the...
View ArticleUSC Agrees To Pay $215m To Settle Doctor Sex Abuse Claims
The University of Southern California said Friday that it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist, but lawyers for hundreds of the accusers say...
View ArticleTrump Wants To Lower Prescription Drug Prices By Basing Some On What Other...
President Donald Trump’s new pledge to crack down on “the global freeloading” in prescription drugs had a sense of déjà vu. Five months ago, Trump unveiled a blueprint to address prohibitive drug...
View ArticleMeth-Laced Halloween Candy Sends Oregon Parents To Hospital, Authorities Say
Two parents were recovering at an Oregon hospital on Thursday after unknowingly eating Halloween candy laced with methamphetamine, authorities said. The unidentified couple fell ill after picking a bag...
View ArticleSuicides Among Japanese Young People Hit 30-Year High
Child suicides in Japan are the highest they have been in more than three decades, the country’s education ministry says. In the fiscal year 2016/7 up to March, 250 children from elementary to high...
View ArticleEbola In Congo Now Infecting Newborn Babies
The World Health Organization says a worrying number of the newest Ebola cases amid Congo’s ongoing outbreak are in patients not usually known to catch the disease: babies. In an update published this...
View ArticleBritish Girl, 9, Dies After Eating Ice Cream On Vacation In Spain
A 9-year-old girl has died after eating an ice cream during a family vacation in Spain. The British girl, who has not been publicly named, went into anaphylactic shock after having a severe allergic...
View ArticleNew Italian Law Requires Students To Be Vaccinated Or Face Repercussions: Report
A new Italian law reportedly put into effect Tuesday mandates that parents get their kids vaccinated for school or risk new penalties. In order to attend school, the Lorenzin law requires that...
View ArticleFDA Moves To Tighten E-Cigarette Sales
U.S. health regulators are moving ahead with a plan designed to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers by restricting sales of most flavored products in convenience stores and online. The new...
View ArticleMushrooms May ‘Reduce The Risk Of Mild Brain Decline’
Eating mushrooms more than twice a week could prevent memory and language problems occurring in the over-60s, research from Singapore suggests. A unique antioxidant present in mushrooms could have a...
View ArticleCongo Ebola Outbreak Spreading Faster Than Ever
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading at its fastest rate yet, eight months after it was first detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Each of the past two...
View ArticleTaiwan Doctor Finds Four Sweat Bees Living Inside Woman’s Eye
A Taiwanese woman was found by doctors to have four small sweat bees living inside her eye, the first such incident on the island. The 28-year-old woman, identified only as Ms He, was pulling out...
View ArticleChester Hospital Baby Deaths Probe: Nurse Lucy Letby Rearrested
A nurse has been rearrested by police investigating the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit. Lucy Letby was first arrested in July last year on suspicion of the...
View ArticleHow To Get Rid Of Mosquito Bites, According To An Expert
While you’ll probably remember to pack the bug spray for a trip to the woods, you might not remember it each time you hit up the park this summer. But fear not, we asked an expert how to get rid of...
View ArticleMeasles: Four European Nations Lose Eradication Status
Measles has returned to four European nations previously seen as free of the illness, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The disease is no longer considered eradicated in Albania, the...
View ArticleWoman Could Hear Her Own Heartbeat From Inside Her Ear
Karrie Aitkens was living a typical life as a mom in California. That is, until one day sounds from that normal, everyday life turned into sheer torture for the middle-aged mom. Aitkens woke up one...
View ArticleEbola: Attackers Kill Dr Congo Journalist Shining Light On Virus
A Congolese journalist who had been raising awareness about the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed at his home. The army said unidentified attackers raided Papy Mumbere...
View Article