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What's going on with the latest measles outbreak?

The revelation prompted public health officials in Oregon's Deschutes County and in Hawaii to issue alerts, although no cases were confirmed in either locatio...

Bell Let's Talk Day raises record $7.27 million for mental health

Bell originally donated $50 million to launch the initiative. This year, Bell Let's Talk Day partnered with all post-secondary institutions in Canada and pr...

Surprise! A bunch of kids who weren't vaccinated now have the measles

Now, according to an expert, the measles outbreak across the United States got traction due to the before-mentioned anti-vaxxer movement. A measles outbreak h...

CDC reports regional flu activity in 11 states including those in Mid

According to the Walgreens Flu Index, Nebraska as a whole ranked number one for flu activity in the nation for the week ending January 19th. So far this yea...

Cigarettes Linked to Heart Attacks, Strokes

Researchers at the American Heart Association analysed health data from 400,000 people who responded to the 2016 behavioural risk fact surveillance system su...

As Ebola outbreak marks 6 months, health centres a concern

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is not only spreading but is extending southward into a "high security risk area", United Natio...

State of emergency declared over Washington measles outbreak

In 2000, the USA healthcare department announced that measles has been eliminated because of a well-distributed vaccination program. The county's public hea...

Eating breakfast may not help you lose weight, study says

The studies included people who regularly eat breakfast and non-breakfast eaters. However, those findings come from observational trials and critics say there...

Canadian Olympic Committee produces short documentary for Bell Let's Talk Day

Wednesday was the annual Bell Let's Talk Day , when the telecommunication company donates five cents toward mental health initiatives for each post on social ...

Doctor prescribed cannabis cookies to four-year-old ‘to control temper tantrums’

William Eidelman suggested the pot-laced candies in 2012 after diagnosing his patient as suffering from bipolar and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder af...

Student died after eating leftover pasta in rare food poisoning case

According to Dr Bernard , who looked into the weird story on his Youtube channel , AJ put the bowl of stale food in the microwave to heat it up and ate it for ...

Swine Flu Death Toll Rises To 169; Over 4,500 Test Positive

Nationwide, 4,571 cases of H1N1 virus and 169 deaths were reported by January 27, according to NCDC data. Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by a str...

Apple Watch, using Aetna client data, wants to help you be healthy

Participants will also receive "personalized health notifications" encouraging them to do such things as get a flu shot, refill medication prescriptions, and vi...

Sleep Loss Heightens Pain Sensitivity

How does sleep works as natural pain reliever? After each session, all the volunteers underwent "thermal pain sensitivity" tests, followed by MRI scans to mon...

Children’s development ‘delayed by watching too much TV and computer games’

The study looked at various components of children's development outcomes, such as communication, motor skills, fine motor skills and problem-solving. "Most of ...

Need for urgent action to tackle obesity, climate change: Lancet

The Commission also recommends that all countries enshrine in law an overarching Right to Wellbeing, which would include the existing human rights, along with a...

Israeli scientists claim they'll have cancer cure in a year

Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd (AEBI ) chairman Dan Aridor said the company has developed a multi-target toxin (MuTaTo) that kills cancer cells, esse...

Measles outbreak in the northwest, 1 confirmed case in Colorado

Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency . A further nine cases of measles are suspected, the AP reports . Most of the cases involved children younger...

Former Def Min George Fernandes Passes Away; Condolences Pour In

He epitomised simple living and high thinking. "And was a champion of democracy, during the Emergency and beyond", he said . Modi said, "When we think ofFern...

As Count Rises, Health Officials Say Measles Outbreak Could Last Months

By Monday, the Washington's department of health confirmed 35 cases of measles in Clark County - which includes the city of Vancouver, Washington, near Por...

Measles Outbreak Grows in Northwest US, 31 Cases Reported

Inslee stated in his proclamation . Although no cases of measles related to an outbreak in Washington state have been reported in B.C., the province's ce...

Scientists expect cure for cancer in 1 year

There are more than 100 types of cancer, and nearly half of all deaths from the disease are caused by lung, liver, stomach, or bowel cancer. This miracle drug...

Graham Brady Explains How His Amendment Could Clear Path For EU Deal

A demonstration at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland in Newry, Northern Ireland. DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has welcomed Prime Minister Ther...

What parents need to know about Washington state measles outbreak 2019

Measles can be spread by coughing, sneezing, and even simply by breathing. "The best protection against measles is vaccination". In light of the outbreak in W...

State of emergency declared in USA measles outbreak

The state of New Jersey only recently declared an end to a flare-up of measles there in which 33 incidents were identified. "This outbreak is bigger than we...

Kamala Harris begins presidential campaign

It's the longtime catchphrase for Orlando attorney John Morgan's law firm, Morgan & Morgan, and is featured on billboards, TV ads and radio ads. During her time...

Washington declares public health emergency after measles outbreak of mostly unvaccinated children

Papich said there has been one suspected case so far in Spokane County, but it was determined to not be measles. Thirty-one of the confirmed patients had not ...

Singapore HIV registry data leaked online in health breach

USA citizen Mikhy Farrera Brochez lived in Singapore from 2008 and was convicted in 2017 on numerous drug-related and fraud offences, including lying to the M...

Eating Fried Chicken Daily Increases Risk Of Death By Over 10 Percent

The researchers surveyed the women who answered questions about their diets and the scientists kept tabs on their mortality rates. The results showed that eatin...

Washington under state of emergency as measles cases rise

Jay Inslee said in a proclamation declaring the statewide emergency. There are also nine suspected cases in Clark County . Officials say 30 of the patients...

Nurse Nathan Sutherland was in Christian rap group

An Arizona male nurse has been charged with raping a severely disabled woman at the long-term care facility where he worked, a crime that came to light only a...

Ibuprofen and aspirin triples cancer survival in some patients, study suggests

Common painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen can boost the survival rates from 25% to about 75% especially if cancer contain a single specific gene, w...

China clones gene-edited monkeys for sleep disorder research

Eckhard Wolf from the gene centre of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, called the research a "huge logistical performance". Whether the loss of lif...

Man with measles in King County came in contact with hundreds

Health officials in British Columbia are warning residents about a measles outbreak in Washington State. Ninety percent of people exposed to measles who have ...

Rocking Movement Helps Enhance Sleep And Reminiscence In Adults

Once asleep, they also spent more time in non-rapid eye movement sleep , slept more deeply, and woke up less. Nodding off quickly and remaining asleep ar...