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One in five deaths 'linked to poor diet'

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Fans Frightened As Rolling Stones Frontman Mick Jagger Faces Heart Surgery

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Quick Take: Measles cases at second-highest level in decades

CNN notes that the latest figure is also the second-highest in the us since the disease was eliminated in 2000. The reasons for the increase in measles out...

Poor diet linked to 1 in 5 deaths globally

Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington , said in a statement. The UK ranked 23rd (...

Greta Thunberg: "l’autismo può essere un superpotere"

Per questo motivo Greta Thumberg - che si è scoperta essere affetta dalla sindrome di Asperger - ha considerato la sua condizione come un superpotere che l...

Vaccini, "a scuola certificazione obbligatoria solo per morbillo"

In Parlamento è stato presentato infatti un emendamento Lega-M5S al ddl vaccini che di fatto andrebbe ad abrogare il caposaldo della legge Lorenzin perc...

Poor eating habits killing millions globally, study says

The U.S. ranked 43rd with a rate of 171 deaths per 100,000, while the United Kingdom ranked 23rd and India ranked 118th. Among the 20 most populous countr...

Celebrata la Giornata mondiale della consapevolezza dell'autismo

Quando questi bambini diventano adulti, non basterà la famiglia; occorrono quindi strutture idonee dove questi ragazzi possono imparare anche un mestiere o se...

Michigan measles: Eight additional cases reported in Oakland County

The case came from an individual who had visited Israel following a stay in NY before returning to metro Detroit. Even though there are 30 cases, 29 out of 30...

Americans borrow $88 billion annually to pay for health care

The results also showed that 45 percent of Americans are anxious that a health problem could leave them bankrupt. Americans are anxious about more than their ...

Giornata mondiale della consapevolezza sull'Autismo a Montefalco

Da anni, ormai, il 2 aprile è diventata la Giornata mondiale della consapevolezza sull'autismo , un momento non isolato né retorico per il III circolo "G.D'A...

Burger King tests out 'Impossible Whopper'

Previous year total US retail sales of plant-based meat substitutes grew more than 23 percent to exceed $760 million, according to Nielsen sales data analysed b...

E-cigarettes haven't made teen smoking cool again

Where did the story come from? This report was led by researchers at King's College London and commissioned by Public Health England (PHE). Simon Clark, di...

Bimba lanciata dal balcone. Lento ritorno alla normalità

La bambina aveva riportato un grave trauma cranico, lesioni al volto, al torace e all'addome. Dopo un primo intervento d'urgenza, nei giorni successivi subì ult...

Why IVF babies have slightly higher childhood cancer risk

The increased risk of cancer may be due at least in part to advanced maternal age and other health factors that lead women to try IVF in the first place, Specto...

Does e-cigarette use cause seizures? Feds investigating

Of those reported to the FDA and to poison control centers, 35 mentioned the use of an e-cigarette within that timeframe. The reports vary with the incidents ...

Mueller report to be released by mid-April

Democrats say they may subpoena the report if it's not forthcoming by their Tuesday deadline, which Barr has said will not be met. Mueller submitted his fina...

New wearable device could capture cancer cells in blood

Hayes, Professor at the University of MI. Tumors are capable of releasing more than 1,000 cancer cells into the bloodstream in a minute, but current methods...

Succhi di frutta per tre settimane: danni al cervello, è in ospedale

A consigliare alla 40enne di bere soltanto acqua e succhi di frutta sarebbe stato un "terapista alternativo", qualifica che in Israele può essere utilizzata...

Mozambique confirms first cholera death as Cyclone Idai aftermath continues

The Portuguese news agency Lusa cited national health director Ussein Isse, who declared the outbreak of the acute diarrheal disease on Wednesday with just five...

Boots owner warns of store closures as sales keep sliding

A Boots spokesman added stores are now being reviewed - with the group looking at poor performing shops as well "opportunities for consolidation". The group r...

Measles cases rise to 34 in MI

Nationally, there have been 387 cases of measles confirmed in 15 states this year. The infected individuals range in age from 8 months to 63. Measles is a ...

2019 Measles cases 2nd highest since 2000 — CDC

The states reporting cases are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,...

President Trump suggests deferring GOP health plan push to after 2020

Though the White House insisted a plan was already in the works and Trump repeatedly pledged, "The Republican Party will become "The Party of Healthcare!" Premi...

BBC News journalist Jeremy Bowen diagnosed with bowel cancer

Speaking on BBC Breakfast about his diagnosis, Bowen said he had had surgery to remove the cancerous tumour and was undergoing chemotherapy. Bowen said he h...

Why we must be on guard against measles community outbreak

To shed light on the current measles outbreaks, Contagion® is launching an Insights video series featuring the perspectives of 2 medical experts, 1 with a b...

Court blocks Trump rule allowing cheaper health insurance

Under the rule, businesses and individuals can team up to create group health plans that offer less expensive coverage without complying with numerous requireme...

Bottle of wine equivalent to smoking 10 cigarettes

Researchers say the aim of this study was to estimate the increase in absolute risk of developing cancer as a result of drinking moderate levels of alcohol in m...

GOP scrambles to deal with Trump's decision on health care

Then just 24 hours later, another federal judge voided a different part of Trump's ACA sabotage efforts: the expansion of so-called "association health plan...

Woman who feels no pain has genetic mutation, scientists discover

Cameron has felt little anxiety or fear throughout her life and why her body heals quickly. "Once we understand how the new gene works, we can think about gen...