Weight loss & sex supplements are hiding dangerous substances inside – study
October 16, 2018 at 10:25 AM
Dietary supplements promising enhanced sexual pleasure, weight loss, and muscle gain secretly contain dangerous pharmaceuticals, researchers warn. The FDA has failed to crack down on offenders, they say, placing Americans at risk. Read More »
Scientists are seriously worried that smallpox will be weaponized
October 15, 2018 at 02:55 PM
Scientists are worried that new technology may give people the ability to bring back smallpox - the virus that killed hundreds of millions of people before it was eradicated in 1980 - and use it as a weapon. Read More »
MERS Outbreak in Saudi Arabia Claimed at Least 4 Lives - Reports
October 11, 2018 at 10:34 AM
DUBAI (Sputnik) - An outbreak of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in Saudi Arabia has resulted in the deaths of four people over the last two weeks, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the Saudi Health Ministry. Read More »
Hugs could buffer against life sapping conflict stress – study
October 08, 2018 at 04:26 PM
A simple hug may be all one needs to protect against physically draining stress levels often present after a blazing argument or individual conflict, a new study into interpersonal touch has found. Read More »
Deadly Virus Spreads Worldwide, Claims First Death in Canada
September 20, 2018 at 10:36 AM
Hundreds of cases of the West Nile Virus have been reported so far this year and 22 people have already died as a result of the mosquito-borne infection. Read More »
If You Suffer From Kidney Disease, That Extra Cup of Coffee May Extend Your Life
September 14, 2018 at 03:04 PM
According to a new study, the caffeine-associated release of nitric oxide, which improves the functioning of blood vessels, may be the cause of an observed protective effect increasing the lifespans of people suffering from chronic kidney disease. Read More »
Know-how: Canadian hospital first to ?ure patients with virtual reality
September 03, 2018 at 02:02 PM
A Calgary hospital has become the first in Canada to treat patients with virtual reality technology. It has seen patients experience a 75-percent reduction in discomfort by escaping their surroundings during painful procedures. Read More »
Flesh-eating bacteria claims 71yo man’s arm after he ate contaminated sushi (PHOTOS)
September 03, 2018 at 10:36 AM
Doctors were forced to amputate a 71-year-old man's left arm after he presented at a South Korean hospital with a two-day fever and agonizing pain in his left hand, both of which developed shortly after he ate raw seafood. Read More »
A Man's Best Friend: Dogs Being Trained to Sniff Out Cancer in UK Patients
August 28, 2018 at 02:39 PM
The animals are being trained by sniffing upward of 2,000 urine and stool samples taken from a hospital in the North of England. Read More »
It's the Sh*t!: Belgian Researchers Look for Poop Donors
August 28, 2018 at 02:33 PM
Scientists and doctors who study feces have found that it is the byproduct of a diverse community of bacteria residing in your gut that impacts your health in all sorts of ways. Read More »
