Chinese Surgeon Defends 'World's First' Head Transplant
November 24, 2017 at 10:28 AM
A Chinese surgeon leading the world’s first human head transplant carried out on a corpse in China has defended the controversial operation. Read More »
You can buy almost anything online in China, even a jumbo jet
November 24, 2017 at 10:09 AM
Online shopping in China is reaching a new level after two Boeing 747 planes were sold on Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Taobao. This is the first time airliners have been purchased via an online auction. Read More »
Fatal Attraction: One in 100 Men's Heart Attacks Happen During or Just After Sex
November 15, 2017 at 10:38 AM
Research has found men are far more likely to suffer a sudden cardiac arrest and keel over during or after sex than women. The doctors behind the paper also suggested people should be taught CPR so they could resuscitate their lovers. Read More »
UK is fattest country in Western Europe with 63% of adults overweight & obese – OECD study
November 13, 2017 at 10:31 AM
The UK is the most overweight country in Western Europe, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has stated. Read More »
If age doesn’t get you, cancer will: Humans will never be immortal, study says
November 01, 2017 at 02:56 PM
Aging and cancer are two harsh but inescapable realities of life as a multicellular organism and while humanity can strive to treat one or the other, eventual death is mathematically guaranteed, according to a new study. Read More »
Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency
October 27, 2017 at 02:22 PM
Calling the opioid epidemic “the worst drug crisis in America,” President Donald Trump declared it a nationwide public health emergency and vowed to defeat the scourge of drug addiction. Read More »
People are going blind & dying because of UK hospital delays, report finds
October 06, 2017 at 03:41 PM
Patients waiting for heart treatment have died and those waiting for eye care have gone blind because of serious delays in delivering services, according to a damning report on Cornish hospitals. Read More »
This 'Exciting Discovery' Could Help Get Rid of Obesity in the World
October 04, 2017 at 02:04 PM
Human brain cells that control appetite have been discovered for the first time during a research conducted by scientists at the University of Warwick. In an interview with Sputnik, Professor Nicholas Dale, a lead author of the research, stressed paramount importance of the discovery which he said will help control a person's body weight. Read More »
Red Cross: 1 Million Cholera Cases Likely In Yemen By Years End
October 03, 2017 at 10:24 AM
In a grim prognosis of what is the “world’s largest humanitarian crisis” in current days, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Friday that they fear that there could be at least one-million cholera cases registered by the end of the year. Read More »
Healthy or Not? What You Should Know About Coffee
October 02, 2017 at 02:10 PM
Drinking coffee is healthy, says a new study, suggesting that it may even be good to consume the beverage more often as we get older. Read More »
