Since 1971, when the U.S. government made defeating cancer a goal and put major funding behind it, death rates for many cancers have plummeted, but some are increasing, according to a new American Cancer Society report. Death rates for all…
Read MoreHow A Healthy Lifestyle Can Give You More Years To Live
Being healthy entails more than just eating a salad once in a while or going for a hike once every other week. These habits are advisable but need to be patterned in such a way that guarantees maximum wellness. Consistency is…
Read MoreHow the gut microbiota develops in the first five years of life
The human gut microbiota largely reaches an adult-like composition by five years of age, but important differences remain, finds a study published on March 31st in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. Several bacterial taxa that have been associated with…
Read MoreKim Kardashian's Greatest Quotes About Motherhood Over the Years
Proud mom! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West started growing their family in 2013, and the reality star has been gushing about her children ever since. The couple, who began living separately in 2020 amid divorce rumors, first welcomed their daughter North, followed…
Read MoreHealth officials say the coronavirus will likely become endemic in the next several years. What does that mean?
Even as cases continue to decline and more Americans receive their vaccines, the coronavirus isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, health officials say. The nation’s top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed the idea that COVID-19 would be…
Read MoreGrowing concern over first W.Africa Ebola outbreak for five years
West Africa faced its first known Ebola resurgence since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016 on Sunday, with Guinea responding to what its health chief called an “epidemic” after seven cases were confirmed. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic stretching…
Read MoreDR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How to live 10 years longer… cheer up!
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How to live 10 years longer… cheer up! (and here’s how you can train yourself to do it) Do you remember the scene at the end of Monty Python’s Life of Brian, where Brian is being crucified…
Read MoreStopping the spread of COVID-19 misinformation is the best 2021 New Year’s resolution
As we begin a new year and head back (at least virtually) to work and school, we might be thinking about personal things we would like to improve. Some people resolve to exercise more, stick to a budget or cut…
Read MoreWoman's heart has stopped and been restarted eight times in three years
In August 2017, Amy Metters went numb from the waist down and went to hospital. There, she suffered her first cardiac arrest. Since then, her heart has stopped and been restarted a further seven times – and doctors have no…
Read More500 years ago, another epidemic swept Mexico: smallpox
There were mass cremations of bodies; entire families died and the inhabitants of the city, afraid to pull their bodies out, simply collapsed their homes on top of them to bury them on the spot. The scene, beyond even the…
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